British Historical Medals from the Collection of the late David Perry

Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, an Exhibitor’s copper medal by W. Wyon, edge impressed (British Guiana No. 159), 44mm (Allen A55; BHM 2463; E 1459); Department of Science and Art, Queen’s National Medal, 1856, in copper, by W. Wyon, named (George M. Paterson, Edinburgh Male School, Stage 5B, 1863), 55mm (E 1511); Newbury Art & Industrial Exhibition, 1884, a silver award medal, unsigned [for Thomas Garlick, Newbury], named (W.H. Bravant, For specimen of Artistic Printing), 41mm (Allen –); Exeter College Boat Club, Oxford, a silver award medal, unsigned [for Rowell & Harris, Oxford], engraved (Meade Fours, 1885), 52mm (cf. DNW 57, 1470); Gardening and Forestry Exhibition, London, 1893, a silver award medal by G. Cook, London, named (George Cadell), 41mm (cf. DNW 130, 1661); Epsom College, Propert Prize, a bronze award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, named (P.H. Kealy, 1896), 57mm (MJP p.39; cf. DNW 66, 1078); Sherborne School, a bronze award medal, unsigned [by J. Pinches], engraved (Swimming, 1901, 300 Yards, Open, 2nd), 51mm; City and Guilds of London Institute, a bronze award medal by E.D. Jackman for Pinches, named (Douglas Home Watson, Watch & Clock Making, 2nd Prize, 1912), 51mm (E 1684); Royal Academy of Music, award medals by J. Pinches (2), named (silver: Dorothy Munns, Pianoforte, 1918; bronze: Gwendolyn M. Berdoe, Pianoforte, 1922), 40mm; together with an uninscribed silver livestock award medal by W.J. Dingley, hallmarked Birmingham 1921 [11]. Extremely fine and better, Newbury very rare; all except Epsom and 1918 Royal Academy medal in cases of issue £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Historical Medals from the Collection of the late David Perry.

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Provenance: First and ninth bt V. Henstridge July 1987; third bt V. Henstridge August 1987; fifth bt Barbara Armstrong September 1981; last bt H. Brown July 1987.

The first medal was awarded to Jonathan Hopkinson for a Japanned cup and plate, made from the native fig-tree. George Cadell (1844-1909); for other medals to him, see Lots 1330, 1338 and 1424