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Sold on 19 June 2002

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The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Commemorative Medals

Peter Preston-Morley

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№ 611

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19 June 2002

Hammer Price:
£50

THE PRESTON-MORLEY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COLLECTION, Royal Arch & Mark Masons of Buckinghamshire, a uniface engraved silver-gilt plaque by J. Restall, named (Presented to their Chief The Very Rev. Dean J.S. Brownrigg, Grand J. Eng:, as a mark of respect and affection, Aylesbury, June 28th 1928), hallmarked Birmingham 1927, 62 x 58mm; Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital, a uniface silver enamel badge by T. Fattorini, flame issuing from lamp, with un-named clasp, hallmarked Birmingham 1934, 46 x 30mm; Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital, Voluntary Collector’s blue enamel badge by Fattorini, 25mm; Aylesbury & District Football League, a silver enamel award badge, swan chained, un-named, 37 x 30mm; Aylesbury Festival of the Arts, silver and bronze enamel award badges, lyre and sheet music, both un-named, both 30mm; National Federation of Business & Professional Women’s Clubs of Gt Britain & N. Ireland, Aylesbury & District, Past President’s brass enamel badge, standing duck in shield, named (Mrs E.L. Nurse, 1966-1968), 42 x 32mm; Aylesbury School, a brass enamel badge, two shields, floreat ailesburia on scroll below, 39 x 25mm [8]. Very fine and better, mostly rare, particularly the first two (£60-80)

Provenance:
Mark Masons bt G. Stewart November 2000.
RBH 1934 bt G. Stewart October 1994.
RBH Voluntary bt G. Stewart October 1997.
Football and silver Festival of the Arts bt R. Hayes September 1995.
Bronze Festival of the Arts bt G. Scott May 1996.
Women’s Club bt G. Stewart April 1999.
Aylesbury School bt G. Stewart November 1995.

The Very Rev. John Studholme Brownrigg (1841-1930), of Bocking, Essex; educ. Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge; ordained 1864; Canon of Bangor 1899-1930; Dean of Bocking 1906-30