The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Commemorative Medals

THE PRESTON-MORLEY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COLLECTION, Chequers House, Centenary of the Birth of Sir Winston Churchill, 1974, oxidised silver and bronze (2), medals by R. Norris for Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd, bare-headed bust of Churchill right, rev. frontal elevation of Chequers House, silver stamped 393 on edge, both 45mm; together with silver medals (3), by R. Norris for Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd, revs. Blenheim Palace, Chartwell Manor and 10 Downing Street, all stamped 393 on edge, each 45mm [6]. Mint state; the silver medals in blue fitted case of issue, with certificate (£40-50)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Commemorative Medals.

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Provenance:
Silver medal set bt J. Whitmore May 1990.
One bronze medal bt Toye Kenning & Spencer, October 1974; issue price £4.
Other bronze medal bt A. Judd July 1998.

1000 sets struck in silver.

Chequers House, the splendid red-brick Tudor country house rebuilt in 1565 by William Hawtrey, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire, was donated to the nation by Lord Lee in 1917. Since 1921 it, and the adjoining 1,000-acre estate, has been the official country residence of the British prime minister, and the house was much used by Winston Churchill during World War II – Churchill made his “we’ll fight them on the beaches” radio address from there