Commemorative Medals and Banknotes - Baldwin's

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560 Equine Interest, Clydesdale Horse Society, large Copper Medal, awarded 1913, by Edward & Sons, Glasgow, horse stands to left, rev engraved inscription within wrearth, “To R S Aitkenhead … for Keepsake”, 78mm. Very fine. £40-60 ex Meister & Sonntag Auction, lot 2616 561 Equine Interest, Merionethshire Agricultural Society, Copper Medal, awarded 1895, by Ottley, equestrian figure of jockey on racehorse to left, rev named within wreath, “Awarded to Major Scott, First Prize for Mountain Pony 1895”, 47mm; Mid- Annadale Agricultural Society, engraved Silver Prize Medal, 1898, horse stands to left, FOR THE BEST FOAL GOT BY “FIT� GALLANT”, rev engraved legend, PRESENTED BY A. MONTGOMERY ESQ. WON BY [but no name], 38mm, Glasgow Hallmark, maker RS. Both extremely fine. (2) £80-120 Annadale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. First ex DNW Auction, 15 December 2005, lot 1203 562 Equine Interest, Princes Risborough Show, Bertram Mills Silver Prize Medal, 1937, horse stands left, hills beyond, rev legend, edge impressed (Equitation School Class, Third Prize), 45mm. Matt surface, extremely fine. £40-60 Bertram Wagstaff Mills (1873-1938), circus proprietor, lived at Pollards Wood, Chalfont St Giles. Apart from his circus, which he founded in 1920, he was deeply involved in equestrian matters, particularly those relating to Hackney harness horses. ex Peter Preston-Morley collection, DNW Auction, 19 June 2002, lot 676 (part) (image reduced) 563 Equine Interest, A Horse’s Head, sculptural uniface Bronzed Medal, produced by the electrotype process, bridled head left, 85.5mm. Very fine. £40-60 ex Meister & Sonntag Auction, lot 2622 564 Equine Interest, Arab Horse Society, Silver Medal, 44mm; National Federation of Sea-Anglers, Bronze Medals (2). All about extremely fine. (3) £30-50 565 Equine Interest, France, Silver Agricultural Medals (2), 37.5mm; other Prize Medals (5), Bronze / Brass, 35mm – 57mm, all with equine portraits, though three include other animals. The smallest fine, others very fine or better. (7) £80-100 ex Meister & Sonntag Auction, lots 2610, 2611, 2612, 2618 and 2623 566 Equine Interest, France, “Chevaux”, Silveredbronze Medal, awarded 1921, by C-J M Degeorge, a youth with two horses and a foal, in rural setting, rev within wreath, “Raid de l’Atlantique, Mai 1921, Offert par M Ruellin, Député”, 68mm (BDM I, 543; CGMP, p.123); another, uniface striking of the obverse, 68mm. First with matt surface, good very fine, rare. (2) £80-100 The medal was first struck in 1881, but not issued by the Monnaie until 1887. First ex DNW Auction 66, 6 July 2005, lot 1475 Second ex Baldwin’s Auction, 5 June 2004, lot 663 567 Expositions, Universal and International Exhibition, Liege, 1905, Bronze Plaquette, Section Française, by F Vernon, Figure of Liege greets Visitor, rev palm branch and cityscape, 63mm x 72mm, with rounded top; France, Agricultural, Industrial and Fine Art Exhibition, Nice, 1883-1884, Gilt-bronze Medal, France seated amidst trophies, rev Victory blows trumpet, within tablet, “Deuième Médaille Beaux-Arts”, 66mm. This extremely fine, the first good very fine. (2) £80-120
568 Fire Service, Anderlacht, 75 th Anniversary of the Fire Brigade, Bronze Plaquette, 1932, by J Witterwulghe, Firemen and old engine at fire, 61mm x 66mm, rounded top. Extremely fine. £40-60 569 Masonic, Royal & Ancient Order of Buffaloes, Lord Raglan Lodge, Past-Secretaries Jewel (1927), in Gilt-silver and enamel, openwork design with crossed quils, named on ‘gold’ scroll to “Bro John Lee”, 68mm x 36.5mm, Birmingham Hallmarks, in case of issue. Extremely fine. £70-90 570 Mining, Wales, Rhymney Valley / Ambulance / Area / League Rescue Station, shaped Silver Badge with ‘gold’ centre showing spade, pick and lamp, 43mm x 32mm, maker, Pleasance & Harper, Birmingham Hallmark, 1930; smaller unattributed Silver Badge; Order of St John / Priory for Wales, small Silver Badge, named on reverse “Brinley Jones – WA – 4453 – 1926”, the three badges on a heavy fob chain, total weight 74.2g. Very fine. £100-150 The river Rhymney formed the border between Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire. The towns of Rhymney and Butetown grew up around the coal mines and iron works. 571 Motoring, France, Dunlop, 35 th Anniversary, Bronze Medal, 1922, by R Baudichon, Mercury holds tyre and collects rubber drops, rev factory, 50mm; and a small medal for Pirelli, 1902-1952, 30mm. Good very fine, first with a pleasing ‘Art Deco’ obverse. (2) £80-100 572 Motoring, Switzerland, The Bern “Autavia”, 1926, Bronze Medal, by Huguenin, speeding open racing car / eagle soars over the Alps, 39.5mm; Belgium, International Sporting Exposition, Brussels, Giltbronze Medal, 1894, for cycling, 50mm; other Sporting Medals for angling, athletics (3), bowling, cricket, diving, fencing (3), hockey, silver and enamel, ladies gymnastics, hurdles, sea angling, skating, swimming (6), water polo, London- Brighton ‘Go as you please’, 1901; Empire Games, 1934 ‘Metro Police’; others pieces (5). Mainly very fine several better. (31) £80-100 First ex Robert White Collection, Baldwin’s Auction 36, October 2003, lot 1980 (part) 573 Music, Royal College of Music, Prize Medals (3), 1936-1937, Apollo head, Silver and Bronze (2), to Alexa McKay, in cases of issue; Kite and Model Aeroplane Association, Silver Medal; France, Ballet Dancers, Bronze, by Maurice Charpentier- Mio, 60mm x 44mm; Savoie, c.1950, uniface Bronze Plaque by R Delamarre, figures and buildings symbolic of the province, 91mm x 54mm. Extremely fine or nearly so. (6) £50-70
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