BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS - Baldwin's
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS - Baldwin's
BRITISH COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS - Baldwin's
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1700 Lord Nelson, Ferdinand IV (1751-1759-1825), King of Naples and Sicily [Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies], his<br />
throne re-established by Nelson, Copper Medal, 1799, by C H Küchler, bust of the King right, rev panorama<br />
of Naples and distant Vesuvius, a ship enters harbour whilst crowds await, Fame carries medallic shield<br />
of Nelson above, 48mm (BHM 479; MH 489; Pollard 18). Extremely fine, minor marks. £180-220<br />
1701 George III, Preliminaries for the Peace of Amiens, Copper Medal, 1801, by C H Küchler, bust left,<br />
rev Peace holds olive branch and burns weapons, 48mm (BHM 535; Eimer 941; Pollard 25); Charles<br />
James Fox (1749-1806), Statesman, Death 1806, Copper Medal, by T Webb, bust right, rev Angel<br />
on Globe holds wreaths, 53mm (BHM 604; Eimer 979); Frederick Duke of York, the Royal Military<br />
Academy, Bronze Medal, 1813, by Thomas Webb, bust left, rev Queen Charlotte presents colours,<br />
41mm (BHM 769; Eimer 1036; Mudie 11). All extremely fine. (3) £180-220<br />
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1702 George III, Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, the lid set with a Gilt-silver medal of the Drayton Agricultural<br />
Society, awarded 1805 to Mr Tho s Dicken, by C H Küchler, Britannia seated, holding wreath in right<br />
hand, with cornucopia and shield, lion behind, rev (shows on inside lid) “Best 2 Year Old Heifer own<br />
breeding” within wreath, box 75mm. Very fine, the medal obverse rubbed and faded, the reverse a rich gold,<br />
the box with restoration to the lid, examples of the medal that have been awarded are very rare. £150-200<br />
The [Market] Drayton Agricultural Society, Shropshire, was instituted in1800. Thomas Dicken was a wealthy banker and land owner.
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