British and World Commemorative Medals - Baldwin's

201 British Colonial Coins (66), mostly Base metal
but a few Silver, including ½-Oboli, 1820, for the
Ionian Islands (Pr 21); Australia, Shilling, 1911
(KM 26), early British decimal issues (14) and ZAR
Silver coins (4). Conditions range from good to about
uncirculated. (84) £120-150
202 Latin American Coins in silver (20), copper (2) and
cupro-nickel (3), including an 1865 “Copiapo” Peso
from Chile (KM 4) and other Crown-size coins (6).
from Chile, Peru and Mexico. Mixed grades, good to
about uncirculated. (25) £40-60
203 204
203 Coin Jewellery, Silver Coin Brooches (5), Australia,
3-Coin Brooches (2), Sixpence and Threepences
(2), 1910, 1910-1911, this with central openwork
Sixpence; Vatican, 3-Coin Brooch, Lira 1868, with
US and Canada 10-Cents, 1876, 1870; Turkey, 3-
Coin Brooch of Abdul Hamid II; India, 5-Coin
brooch, Victorian 2-Annas. All wearable, first three
especially in good order. (5) £60-80
204 Coin Jewellery, Goa, Luis I (1838-1861-1889),
Coin Brooches (2), Rupee and ½-Rupee, showing
reverses, in “roped life-belt” mount; Spain, Alfonso
XII, 2-Pesetas; France, 5-Francs, 1876 A, both capstan
brooches; Germany, Anhalt, Thaler, 1855, openwork
around bear; Switzerland, coin-like brooch, openwork
around Helvetica; Chile, Proclamation Medalet, 1823,
these brooch mounted; Sarawak, Spoon, bowl from
10-Cents, 1927, clasp to second broken, very fine and
interesting. (8) £100-150
205 An Assortment of World Coins (approx 260),
including many silver issues. Mixed grades.
(lot) £120-150
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS
BRITISH MEDALS
206 Edward I (1547-1553), Christ’s Hospital, Marker’s
Prize, Silver Medal, by T Pingo, bust of Edward
VI, the Boy King right, rev HEAR READ MARK
LEARN, in exergue CHRIST’S HOSPITAL INST MDLII,
awarded to William Henry Millington 1876, 35mm
(E 29; MI i 61/16; Pingo 66). Toned, as struck. £50-70
207 Charles I (1625-1649), Silver Medals (2), Henrietta
Maria, 1628, by Nicholas Briot, conjoined shields of
Britain and France, rev tree in a grove, ships in the
background, 29mm (MI i 249/23; E 110); Birth of
Prince Charles, 1630, 23mm (MI i 254/36). Both fine.
(2) £100-120
208 Charles II, Nurnburg Brass Counters (5), with
portraits and coin-like reverses, by Conrad Lauffer,
27mm (MI 494/121), 25mm, 18mm (3); others (5),
William & Mary, William III, Anne, and a later of
Louis XVI. Generally fine, one pierced. (10) £70-90

209 Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops, struck
Silver Medal, 1688, by G Bower, bust right,
GVIL SANCROFT ARCHIEPISC CANTVAR 1688,
rev medallic busts of the seven bishops, 51mm
(E 288; MI i 622/37). Very fine, scarce as a struck
medal. £150-200
210 Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops, struck
White Metal Medal, 1688, by G Bower, bust right,
GVIL SANCROFT ARCHIEPISC CANTVAR 1688, rev
medallic busts of the seven bishops, 51mm. About
extremely fine. £220-280
211 Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops, cast Silver
Medal, 1688, by G Bower, bust right, GVIL SANCROFT
ARCHIEPISC CANTVAR 1688, rev medallic busts of
the seven bishops, 49mm. A high quality cast, about
extremely fine. £150-200
212 Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops, cast Silver
Gilt Medal, 1688, by G Bower, bust right, GVIL
SANCROFT ARCHIEPISC CANTVAR 1688, rev
medallic busts of the seven bishops, 49mm. A high
quality cast, pierced, about extremely fine. £150-200

213 Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops, small White
Metal Medal, 1688, bust of Sancroft left, rev the
church on a rock in the middle of the sea assailed
by the four winds. IMMOTA TRIVMPHANS, 31mm
(MI i 624/41). Fair, some areas flaking, extremely
rare. £200-250
214 The Church and Bishops, Lead Medal, 1688, a
Jesuit and a monk with a pickaxe attempt to
undermine the church, THE GATES OF HELL SHALL
NOT PREVAILE AGAINST IT, rev medallic busts of
the seven bishops, edge UPON THIS ROCK I HAVE
BUILT MY CHURCH, 40mm (MI i 626/43). Good very
fine and extremely rare. £400-500
215 James II (1685-1688), the Flight of Prince James,
Silver Medal, 1688, by C Wermuth, a Jesuit, Father
Petre, seated on a lobster at the seashore, holds the
infant prince, a French ship off the shore waits for
them, rev shield displaying windmill within rosary,
31mm (E 300; MI i 643/71). Toned, good very fine with
faint traces of original lustre. £300-400
216 William and Mary (1688-1694), Coronation 1689,
Silver Medal, by J Roettiers, conjoined busts right,
rev Jove hurls his thunderbolt at Phaethon, 35mm
(MI 662/25; E 312). Very fine. £200-250
217 Death of Mary, Bronze Medal, 1694, by J and N
Roettier, MARIA II D G MAG BR FR ET HIB REGINA,
bust right, rev NAT APR 30 1662 MOR DEC 28 1694 in
centre, SVBLATAM EX OCVLIS QVÆRIMVS INVIDI
around, 49mm (E 362; MI ii 111/343). Good very
fine. £150-200
218 Anne, The Capture of Tournai, Copper Medal,
1709, by J Croker, bust of Anne left, rev Pallas
seated holding shield and trophies beside her,
TORNACO EXPVGNATO, 39mm (MI 354/190).
Very fine, but corrosion mark adhering to ORNA of
TORNACO. £70-90
219 George II, Bronze Medal, by J Dassier, 40mm (E 525);
Queen Caroline, Bronze Medal, by J Dassier, rev
DILECTA DRO ET HOMINIBUS, Charity, 40mm
(E 524). Both extremely fine. (2) £60-80

220 Accession of George III, Bronze Medal, 1760,
by Pingo, GEORGIVS TERTIVS REX, bust left, rev
FELICITAS BRITANNIAE, Britannia facing, 41mm
(BHM 3; Eimer 683). Attractive patina, extremely
fine. £100-150
221 Queen Charlotte, official Silver Coronation Medal,
1761, by L Natter (BHM 66), gilt and in contemporary
gilt metal swivel mount; George, Prince Regent,
Opening of Waterloo Bridge, Silver Medal, 1817, by
T Wyon Jr, 27mm (BHM 961), very fine. (2) £70-90
222 John Wilkes (1727-1797), politician, Copper Medal,
1768, by J Westwood, rev A LOVER OF HIS KING ...,
40mm (BHM 114, R 2 ), fair to fine; Brass / Bronze
Medalets (4), each with bust left, first two with
reverse legends, last two with Britannia, 29.5mm,
24mm, 24mm, 20mm (BHM 118, 122, R 4 , 123, 124, R 3 ),
last pierced, fine or better, a rare group. (5) £150-250
223 Admiral Rodney, Capture of St Eustatius, Bronze
Medal, 1781, unsigned, uniformed bust right, G B
RODNEY, rev two frigates, one ablaze, a fortress
behind, 33mm (BHM 233; E 789). A flan flaw or
attempted piercing at 11 o’clock, otherwise good very
fine. £150-200
224 Admiral Rodney, Capture of St Eustatius, Bronze
Medal, 1781, unsigned, uniformed bust right, G B
RODNEY, rev two frigates firing on a fortress, all
within a compass design border, 25mm (BHM 238).
Good fine. £150-200
225 William Pitt (1759-1806), Death, Copper Medal,
1806, by J G Hancock, bust left, rev legend within
wreath, WITH FORTITUDE ..., 53mm (BHM 613);
Manchester Pitt Club, Silver Member’s Medal, 1813,
by T Wyon Jr, bust left, rev Pitt arousing the Genius
of Britain, 50mm (BHM 771). Both nearly extremely
fine but second with deep and somewhat uneven tone on
obverse. (2) £80-120
226 Colonel Gwyllym Wardle, soldier and politician,
small uniface oval Silver Medal, c.1809, unsigned,
half-length bust right, within rope border,
GWYLLIM LLOYD WARDLE around, fields stippled,
rev hollow, 29mm x 23mm (BHM -; E -). Good very
fine and rare. £80-120

227 Manchester Pitt Club, Silver Medal, 1813, by T Wyon
Jnr, bust left, rev Pitt calls on the Genius of Britain
to resist the demons of anarchy, HIMSELF AN HOST
in exergue, 50mm (BHM 771; E 1039). Contact marks
below PITT, toned, extremely fine. £180-220
228 Medallic Portraits in relief (6), unknown gentleman,
oval plaster, bust to right, his hair en queue,
signed B[enedetto] Mastrellini, deep oval frame
(cf BDM III, 608); St Peter, oval lead Plaquette,
143mm x 121mm, 19 th century; unknown bearded
gentleman, perhaps Garibaldi, 19 th century, carved
in low relief on thin marble flan, 100mm x 80mm;
others (2), Josiah Wedgwood; Matthew Boulton,
and classical helmeted head, small oval frame,
uncertain dates and materials. Decorative, generally
very fine. (6) £80-120
Mastrellini, sculptor, worked in Rome mid to late 18 th century.
229 John Scott, 1 st Earl of Eldon, PC, KC, FRS, FSA
(1751-1838), Lord Chancellor, 1801-1806, 1807-
1827, uniface bronzed electrotype circular portrait
Plaque, bust left in legal gown and short wig,
within wide double border, 180mm, at one time
cleaned but a handsome piece in high relief; other
electrotype portraits (2), Prince Albert, from Bois
Durci original, 110mm, and an unknown bearded
gentleman, 138mm. Generally very fine, the second
pierced. (3) £50-80
230 Death of George III, Bronze Medal, 1820, by C H
Küchler, GEORGIUS III . D : G BRITANNIARUM REX
FID DEF &c, bust left, rev PATER : PATRIÆ, legend
in wreath, 48mm (BHM 991; Eimer 1121). Polished,
about very fine. £40-60
231 George IV (1820-1830), Sir Walter Scott, Bronze
Medal, by A J Strothard after F Chantry, published
by S Parker, rev female leaning on column, TO
GREAT MEN, 62mm (BHM 1260); George IV,
Coronation, Bronze Medal, 1821, by Pistrucci,
35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146). Extremely fine and
nearly so. (2) £60-80

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232 Death of John Flaxman, Bronze Medal, 1826, by E
H Baily, bust left, rev female figure leaning on short
column, 62mm (BHM 1259; Eimer 1185). About
extremely fine, the obverse with darker patina. £50-70
233 Cheltenham, C G B Daubeny, The British
Association for the Advancement of Science,
Meeting at Cheltenham, Copper Medal, 1856, by J
Moore, 54mm (BHM 2586); Brass Tokens relating
(2, varieties), issued by T Cape, Cheltenham; White
Metal Medal of Cheltenham Proprietary College,
1846, by Ottley, 53mm (JT 140a; BHM -). Fine and
better. (4) £40-60
234 Lincoln Cathedral, Copper Medal, 1856, by Jacques
Wiener, for Elkington, façade and interior, 60mm
(BHM 2591; E 1504); James Watt & Co, Copper
Advertisement Medals (2), by J Moore, busts of
Boulton and Watt, 39mm (BHM 2922; E 1617);
sundry others, Copper (4) and White Metal (2).
Most very fine or better. (9) £80-120
235 Liverpool Fancy Fair, Silver Medal, 1849, for the
benefit of the Infirmary Northern & Southern
Hospitals and held in the Prince’s Park, under the
Mayoralty of John Bramley-Moore, by Allen &
Moore, arms of Liverpool, rev legend with details,
engraved on edge “REALIZED NETT £9593.6.2 –
Anne Fry”, 45mm (BHM 2360, not listed in silver).
Extremely fine and rare. £80-120
The Fancy Fair and Flower Show was held on 8-10 August 1849,
and included a hot-air balloon ascent. A similar silver medal,
named to a Miss Emma Hargrave Wraith, was sold by the
Simmons Gallery amongst their “Liverpool Collection”.
236 Marriage of the Prince of Wales to Princess
Alexandra, Bronze Medal, 1863, by Ottley, threequarter
facing medallic busts, rev H R H The Prince
of Wales etc (BHM 2767). Minor scuffs, otherwise
extremely fine, apparent trace of silvering. £60-80
237 Marriage of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, to Marie
Alexandrowna of Russia, Bronze Medal, 1874,
by C Schnitzspahn, conjoined heads right, rev an
angel behind crowned shields of the couple, 63mm
(Diakov 809; E 1632). Almost as struck. £250-300

238 Fine Arts Exhibition, Bronze Medal, 1874, by J
E Boehm, head of Albert Prince of Wales left, rev
the Albert Hall, edge inscribed LADY DRAKE
CATALOGUE N O 5053 AND SERVICES, 52mm (BHM
2992; E 1633); Art Prize Bronze Medal, 1853, to Z
King. First extremely fine, the second with edge knocks,
good very fine. (2) £50-70
239 William Booth (1829-1912), Founder of the Salvation
Army and, from 1878, the first General, Bronze
Pressed-metal Portrait, bearded and uniformed
bust left, approx 180mm x 135mm, maker’s stamp
of HB & Co, Birmingham, in wooden frame. Very
fine. £40-60
The portrait perhaps adapted from a photograph by Elliott & Fry.
240 International Medal Congress, large Bronze
Medal, 1881, by L C Wyon, draped bust left, rev
Hippocrates protects the people of the world
from menacing Death, 77mm (BHM 3110; E 1683).
Extremely fine. £250-300
241 Charles Frederick Huth (1806-1895) and Frances
Caroline Marshall (died 1901), Golden Wedding,
1886, Iron Medal, by Allan Wyon, conjoined busts
left, rev angel stands below palm holding conjoined
armorial shields, IN JOYFUL CELEBRATION, 45mm,
48.14g (BHM 3205; Grueber EPM, p.322). Virtually
mint state, extremely rare, only two known. £150-250
Grueber, “English Personal Medals”, Numismatic Chronicle,
Third Series, Vol XII, p 322 “two were struck in gold, fifteen
in silver, forty five in copper, five in bronze, two in iron, one in
platinum and one in aluminium.”
The Huth family : Reginald Huth (1853-1926), Banker and
London representative of the Bank of Spain. The family business
Frederick Huth & Co was first established by his grandfather
in Corunna, Spain, in 1805. He came to London in 1809 and
in 1814 he took John Frederick Grüning into partnership and
the resulting firm, Huth & Company, was formed. Throughout
the 19th century the firm is described in London directories
as ‘merchants’. In 1903 Reginald Huth changed the priorities
and Frederick Huth & Co was established as a merchant bank.
The bank was dissolved in 1936 and absorbed into the British
Overseas Bank and then, in turn, the Royal Bank of Scotland.
A prolific collector of coins, his collection was sold at Sotheby’s
in three sales in April and June, 1927. He also commissioned a
number of fantasy Pattern Coins and medals, manufactured by
Spink and John Pinches.
242 City of London, The Cooks’ Company, Silver Livery
Medal, 1888, Charles Kemp Dyer the Younger,
Company arms, rev name etc, 45mm, suspension
loop and ribbon. Nearly extremely fine, lightly
toned. £50-70
Charles Kemp Dyer, the elder was a director of the English &
Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company.

243 The Confectioners, Bakers and Allied Traders
Annual International Exhibition, London, Gold Medal,
1901, awarded to H G Stiles, St Ives, Ceres with
sickle and bundle of wheat, rev named within wheat
wreath, 48.5mm, 15ct, 39.3g, Birmingham hallmark,
1901, maker T & JB. Extremely fine. £800-1000
244 Jersey, The Jersey Eisteddfod, Silver Award Medals
(3), 1931, 1935, 1936, Irish harp within shamrock
wreath, rev wreath, all engraved for singing, latter
two named to Arthur Guiton, total weight 140g,
45mm. Choice extremely fine. (3) £70-90
Believed to be a member of the Guiton family, long-time owners
of the Jersey Evening Post.
245 Edward VIII, Proposed Coronation, 1937, Bronze
Medal (struck 1936), by Ludwig Hujer, Vienna
mint, uniformed bust left, EDWARD VIII below, rev
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE CORONATION 1937 -
VIVAT CRESCAT FLOREAT ..., 81mm, in fitted case
of issue (Gi CM300; BHM 4289). As struck, matt
surface, choice extremely fine. £150-200
246 The Birmingham Mint, Silver Medal [1977],
armorial device, rev aerial view of the mint in 1860,
45mm, 44.58g, in case of issue. Proof-like, virtually
as struck. £40-60
Sold with a Compliment slip of W R P King.
WORLD MEDALS
AUSTRALIA
247 Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, Bronze
Medal, 1887, by E A Altmann, crowned bust
of Victoria left, rev FIRST ORDER OF MERIT in
wreath, 76mm (Carlisle 1887/5). Nearly extremely
fine. £80-120

248 Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition,
large Bronze Medal, 1888, by Stokes, bust of Queen
Victoria to left, veiled and wearing a diadem,
rev stars and motto within an open wreath, edge
inscribed GEBR. APPOLT, 76mm. About extremely
fine. £80-120
AUSTRIA
249 Maria Theresia, The Division of Europe following
Prussia’s refusal to recognise the Sanction of
Prague, Satirical Bronze Medal, 1742, mother and
child, rev figures sit around a map making their
claims, 42mm. Very fine. £20-30
250 Slovenia, Franz von Miklosich (1813-1891),
philologist, Copper 70th Birthday Tribute Medal,
1883, by J Tautenhayn, bust right, rev figure of
Learning inscribes tablet, 53mm (Wurz 6302). Very
fine. £30-50
BELGIUM
251 Liège [Lüttich], Copper Token, 18 th century, St
Martin, on horseback, sharing his coat with a begger,
rev value “II” within wreath, 22mm (Neumann
13936). Very fine. £40-60
252 Queen Victoria’s visit to Anvers, Bronze Medal,
1843, by Hart, bust left, rev shield within wreath
and legend (BHM -; Eimer -). Good very fine. £30-50
253 Leopold I (1790-1830-1865), 25 th Anniversary of
“Liberté”, Copper Medal, 1855, by L Wiener, semidraped
Belgica brandishes flag and leans against
lion, rev Liberty and Peace support the enthroned
Belgica, 74.5mm (Wurzb 607). Very fine. £60-80

254 Leopold I, 25 th Anniversary of the Kingdom, Copper
Medal, 1856, by Leopold Wiener, bare head left, rev
Belgica and Victory to either side of throne, 75mm;
Leopold II, First Annual Music Festival, Copper
Medal, 1868, by E Geerts and A Geefs, 65mm. Good
very fine, first better. (2) £50-80
255 Association de la Presse Belge (Antwerp –
Limbourg), Silver Pass, undated (c.1900), named
to Chas M Mate, standing figure of Literature, quil
in hand, rev legend and name, 41mm, suspension
loop and gold ring, in leather case of issue, lid set
with silver Royal Arms, and named in gilt. Very
fine. £50-80
256 Société Génerale, Centenary, Bronze Medal, 1922,
by Godefroid Devreese, figure representing the
Society kneels before Belgica, rev Mercury seated on
log at sea-shore, looks towards distant star, 75mm.
Extremely fine. £30-50
FRANCE
257 Renaissance Medals, Michel le Tellier (1603-1685),
French Statesman, Bronze Medal, 1684, by Abraham
Dupré, bust right, MICHAEL LE TELLIER FRANCIÆ
CANCELLARIVS, rev Justice seated right, crowned
by Minerva and Truth, FORTUNATAE VIRTVTI, in
exergue, FILIORVM PIETAS MDCLXXXIV, 87mm
(cf Trésor III, 23, 5, the obverse die differing from the
Michael Hall collection example). A fine obverse die
crack forming, no break in the reverse, nearly extremely
fine. £150-200
258 Louis XIV (1638-1643-1715), Bronze Jetons (6),
Ordinaire des Guerres (2), 1702, rev elephant;
undated, rev zodiac; Trésor Royal (2); Trésorerie
Générale des Domaines, 1654, rev River God of the
Seine; and Cardinal Richelieu, 29mm. Generally
fine. (6) £60-80
259 Aphrodite, Bronze Medal, undated, by Jean
François Antoine Bovy, naked bust turned right,
rev cherub in wreath, 44mm (BDM I, 245); modern
uniface strike of a medal [1967], of the opening of
Versailles as a museum, 1837, by Montagny, 48mm.
Very fine. (2) £30-50
260 Directoire, Napoleon Bonaparte, Victories in the
Italian Campaign, Medals (2), silvered-bronze
and White Metal, 1796, uniformed bust right, rev
Minerva seated with shield and olive branch, VOILA
SOLDATS VALEUREUX LE FRUIT DE VOS TRAVAUX,
32/33mm (Henn 767); Medalets of the period
(4); 2-Sols 1791 A, counterstamped with fasces in
wreath, yr 13. Mostly very fine. (7) £80-120
261 Marriage of Napoleon and Marie Louise 1810,
Silvered White Metal Medal, by Mercié, conjoined
busts in wreath left, rev figure of Lyon at altar,
48mm (Bramsen 960). Good very fine. £80-100
262 Napoleon, The Battle of Marengo / Cisalpine
Republic, Restrike Bronze Medal, by Lavy (Br 42);
other Bronze Restrikes (4): St Bernard / Marengo, by
Montagny; Science and Art, by Duvivier; marriage
to Marie Louise; and a Mulhouse prize medal; Birth
of the King of Rome, 38mm, original Bronze Medal,
and White Metal Medals (2). The restrikes very fine
and better, the others varied. (8) £60-80

263 Death of the Duc de Berry, Silver Medal, 1820, by
Dubois, bust left, rev legend in seven lines, 23mm.
A little heavily toned, good extremely fine. £20-40
264 Charles X, The Vote of the 16 March, Bronze Medal,
1830, La France stands by column holding Charter,
rev DÉCERNÉE AUX 221 VOTANS DE L’ADDRESSE,
56mm. Extremely fine. £30-50
265 The Siege of Paris, 1870-1871, an amazing framed
and glazed Silver Presentation Medal to the
Society of English Friends, adapted from an
agricultural medal by Eugène André Oudiné,
Ceres stands, emblems to either side, engraved
legend, SOUVENIR DE RECONNAISSANCE DE
GRATITUDE ET DE PROFONDE ESTIME, rev engraved
legend around and within agricultural wreath
of animal heads, crops and tools, SIÈGE DE PARIS
– RAVITAILLEMENT – 1870-1871, LA COMMUNE DE
VILLEMOMBLE DÉPARTMENT DE LA SEINE A LA
FRIEND ENGLISH SOCIETY, the frame screw-fitted
gilt metal with beaded border and thick glass to
either side (slightest chip to edge of obverse glass at
10 o’clock), in maroon fitted leather case. Choice,
virtually as issued. £300-400
Villemomble is about 9 miles to the east of Paris. The cataloguers
are unable to unravel quite how the English Society was able to
send supplies to the Commune.
266 Shop Window Competition, Paris, 1935-1936,
Silvered-bronze Medal, by Ch Pillet, semi-draped
female works on plan, Victory hovers above, rev
genii hold plaque, named to George Prade, Jury,
70mm. Good very fine. £30-50
GERMANY
267 German Empire, Prussia, Wilhelm I (1861-1888),
Silver Medal, 1897, 33mm, 16.53g; Wilhelm II (1888-
1918), Silver Medal, 1906, 32mm, 18.14g. Second
with tiny light surface marks, otherwise both attractive
good extremely fine with reflective fields. (2) £30-50
HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE
268 Leopold II (1747-1792), cast and chased uniface
Bronze Plaquette, unsigned, thought to be North
Italian, P. LEOPOLODO [I]NPERATORE, bust left,
wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece. Extremely
fine, contemporary. £40-60
Leopold II was Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and
Bohemia 1790-1792, Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of
Tuscany which is presumably where this piece is from.

INDIA
269 International Exhibition, Calcutta, 1883-1884,
Bronze Medal, by J S & A B Wyon, large crowned
and veiled bust of Queen Victoria to left, rev figures
display the fruits of their labour and progress,
including a locomotive engine, 76mm (Pudd
883.2.1). Some spotting, good very fine. £120-150
270 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, Bronze
Medal, 1886, by L C Wyon, head left, rev text in wreath,
52mm (E 1725; Pudd 886.1.2). As struck. £40-50
ITALY
271 Tommaso Rangone (1493-1577) of Ravenna,
Professor of Philosophy and Astronomy, Bronze
Medal, 1562, by a medallist now only identified
as “Unknown Venetian Medallist I”, bearded bust
right, dated in field behind head, rev Jupiter in
the guise of an eagle, brings the infant Hercules
to a Jupiter, who reclines amidst the Milky Way,
38.5mm (Attwood 237; Arm II, 196, 19; BDM VI,
289; Brettauer 923; cf also undated medals, Kress
417b; Pollard, Bargello III, 751; Clifford [Spink 21
May 1996] 136). A contemporary 16 th century medal,
strictly fine. £200-300
Pollard, in the Kress catalogue, attributed the medal to Sansovino
(1486-1570), but he changes the attribution to Pomedello in the
Bargello catalogue. Clifford (1996), followed Weddigen with an
attribution to Matteo Fide, though he points out that there is a
statue of Rangone by Sansovino and that, as the medallist, he
“seems much more plausible”. The BM specimen, ex Rosenheim
Collection, is the only example recorded by Attwood and is
catalogued as an ‘Aftercast’.
272 Tuscany, Leopold II (1797-1870, Grand Duke, 1824-
1859), Uniface Medal in Berlin Iron, unsigned,
1839, bewhiskered bust left, LEOPOLDO II G D DI
TOSCANO. Very fine. £60-80
273 The Martyrs for the Unification of Italy, Copper
Medal, 1844, legend in five lines within wreath,
ORA E SEMPRE LA GIOVINE ITALIA AI SUOI
MARTIRI 1844, rev the names of the ‘martyrs’,
66.5mm. Nearly extremely fine, rare. £70-90
The legend inspired by the activist for Independence, Giuseppe
Mazzini (1805-1872).

274 Switzerland/Rome, Dassier, Silver Medalets (3),
from his series of Roman History, Majesty of
the Senate / Glory of Rome, Battle of Pharsala /
Humaity of Caesar, Laws of the 12 Tables / Virginia,
31mm. All toned and extremely fine. (3) £150-250
275 Ships of the Modern Navy, a series of Silver and
Silvered-bronze Medals (30), some with enameled
decoration, including the RN Garibaldi, 1900, 23mm;
the Orsa class, 40mm; Submarine Leonardo da Vinci,
many with ship portraits, all but first around World
War II period or later, most 25mm. Very fine and
better and an interesting group. (30) £200-250
RN Garibaldi (built Genoa), sunk the Turkish Avnilla and several
gunboats at Beirut during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912.
The Orsa class were a group of large torpedo boats or destroyer
escorts built in the late 1930s. The Submarine Leonardo da Vinci,
sunk May 1943, had been the top scoring non-German submarine
of the all war.
Papal Medals
276 Pius II, Piccolomini (1458-1464), Bronze Medal, bust
left, rev VELOCITER SCRIBENTIS SOBOLES, a table
covered with books, 44mm (Linc 351). Extremely
fine, all examples were posthumously struck, this medal
shows the faint dies cracks. £40-60
277 Hadrian VI (1522-1523), Coronation, restrike Bronze
Medal from original 16 th century dies, bust left, rev
scene of the coronation (Linc 453). About extremely
fine, almost certainly early 18 th century. £50-70
278 Julius III (1550-1555), Restoration of Catholicism in
England 1555, Bronze Medal, by Cavino, bust right,
rev ANGLIA RESVRGES, the Pope raising England,
with him Queen Mary, Cardinal Pole, Emperor
Charles V and Philip II of Spain, Mary’s husband,
49mm (Linc 553-5; MI i 70/15). A later strike, good
extremely fine. £150-200
279 Pius V, Ghislieri (1566-1572), the Battle of Lepanto
1571, Bronze Medal, by Giovanni Antonio de Rossi,
half figure bust right, rev A DOMINO FACTVM EST
ISTVD 1571, view of the naval battle, 42mm (Modesti
620). A crisp strike, small die crack suggesting it is
slightly later, extremely fine and rare. £100-150
On 7 October 1571 an alliance of Catholic navies led by John of
Austria defeated the Ottoman fleet off Lepanto, in the Gulf of
Patras. The victory halted the Ottoman Empire’s efforts to secure
free access to the Mediterranean and was decisive in protecting
Italy and Western Europe from total Ottoman invasion.

(image reduced)
280 Alexander VII (1599-1655-1667), Fabio Chigi,
cast Bronze Complimentary Medal, 1659, by
Gioacchino Francesco Travani (fl 1634-1675), the
reverse by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, bearded bust left,
rev Androcles and the lion, MVNIFICO PRINCIPI
DOMINICVS IACOBATIVS, in scroll below ET FERA
MEMOR BENEFICII, 94mm (Mol 96; Roma 79; Linc
1192; Ciech 255; Clifford 186). A later cast, very
fine. £70-90
281 Urban VIII (1623-1644), the Tomb of the Apostles
in St Peter’s in Rome, restrike Bronze Medal, by
Gaspar Mola, bust right, rev the Baldacchino of
St Peter and St Paul, 42mm (Linc 1007). Extremely
fine. £40-50
282 Clement X (1670-1676), Emilio Bonaventura
Altieri, Bronze Annual Medal, Year 3, 1672, by
Giovanni Hamerani, bust right, wearing tiara and
embroidered cope, rev the Roman Charity, Pero
offers her breast to her imprisoned father, Cimon,
VIVIFICAT ET BEAT, 34mm (Linc 1318). Extremely
fine. £50-70
283 Innocent XI (1611-1676-1689), Benedetto Odescalchi,
Annual Medal, Year 12, 1688, by Giovanni
Hamerani, bust right wearing tiara and cope, rev
Hope stands with anchor, SPERENT IN TE QVI
NOVERVNT NOMEN TVVM, 38mm (Bartolotti 688;
Lincoln 1475). Extremely fine. £80-120
284 Innocent XI, Benedetto Odescalchi, Bronze Annual
Medal, Year 13 (1688), the Fortitude of the Church
(Victories over the Turks; the Arrival of James II
in Rome), by G Hamerani, bust right, wearing
cap, cope and stole, rev seated figure of Fortitude
holding a broken column, her other hand resting on
a lion, FORTITVDO MEA DOMINI, 37mm (Linc 1477;
Roma 132; Miselli 175, 174; Bartolotti 689; Wolf 6:2).
Extremely fine. £60-80
Of Jacobite interest: the Pope bemoans the loss of England as a
Catholic country and by patting the lion shows his sympathy
for James II.

285 Innocent XI, Benedetto Odescalchi, restrike Bronze
Annual Medal, Year 11 (1686), by G Hamerani,
bust right wearing cap, cope and stole, rev cross on
rock buffeted by the four winds, IN PERPETVVM
TRIVMPHAT, 36mm (Linc 1470; Mazio 347; Roma
130). Extremely fine. £40-60
286 Alexander VIII (1610-1689-1691), Pietro Vito
Ottoboni. The Pope’s Monument, cast Bronze
Medal, by Ferdinand de Saint Urbain, bust of the
Pope left, rev elevation of the Pope’s tomb in St
Peter’s, with group of admiring figures to the right,
PETRVS. CARD. OTTHOBONVS. S.R.E. VICECANO
PATRVO. MAG. BENEMERENTI. POSVIT, 64.5mm
(Linc 1512; Ciech 264; Weber 361; Roma 137; Venuti
XXI). A somewhat porous cast. £40-60
287 Clement XI, (1700-1721), Giovanni Francesco
Albani, Sealing the Holy Door, Bronze Medal, 1700,
by G Hamerani, bust right wearing decorated cope
and tiara, rev Pope leads the ceremony and lays the
first brick to seal the holy door, BENEDIXIT FILVS IN
TE, 37mm (Linc 1594). Extremely fine, perhaps struck
a little later. £70-90
288 Clement XI, Giovanni Francesco Albani,
architectural Bronze Medal, 1702, by G Hamerani,
bust in tiara right, rev NOVA BASILICA S S XII APOST
MDCCII, the floor plan of a church, 44mm (Linc
1610). Extremely fine. £80-100
289 Benedict XIII (1649-1724-1730), Pietro Francesco
(later Vincenzo Maria) Orsini, Jubilee of the Year
1725, restrike Bronze Annual Medal, by Ermengildo
Hamerani, bust right wearing cap and cope,
rev equestrian statue of Charlemagne, CAROLO
MAGNO..., 48.5mm (Linc 1730; Weber 364; Roma
163). Extremely fine. £60-80
290 Benedict XIV (1675-1740-1758), Prospero Lorenzo
Lambertini, , Memorial to Princess Clementina 1735,
Bronze Medal, by O Hammerani, bust right, rev
MEMORIÆ M CLEM BRIT REGINÆ, the momument,
34mm (Linc 1812; Woolf 45.2). Perhaps a later strike,
extremely fine. £80-100
291 Pius VII, Chiaramonti (1800-1823), Liberation of
the Pope from imprisonment by Napoeon, 1814,
Gilt-bronze Medal, by Tommaso Mercandetti, PIVS
SEPTIMVS PONT M A XV T MERCANDETTI F R bust
right, rev RENOVATVM PRODIGIVM S PONTIFICIS
REDITVS RELIGIONIS TRIVMPHVS A D MDCCCXIV
an angel liberates St Peter, 39mm (Bartolotti E 814).
Very fine. £30-50
292 Leo XII (1823-1829), Annibale Francesco Clemente
Melchiore Girolamo Nicola Sermattei della Genga,
Bronze Annual Medal, Year 3, by Giuseppe
Girometti, bust right, wearing mantel and Zuchetto,
rev Pope sealing the holy door in 1825, 42mm (Linc
2115). Extremely fine. £40-60

293 Pius IX Mastai-Feretti (1846-1878), the Arch in the
Piazza del Popolo, Bronze Medal, 1846, by Nicola
Gerbara, bust left, rev the arch, 60mm. Good very
fine, the edge stamped with the head of Athena. £40-50
294 Pius IX Mastai-Feretti, Opening of the Vatican
Council 1869, large Silver Medal, by Bianchi,
bust left, rev TIBI. DABO. CLAVES. REGNI.
CAELORVM, Christ, with apostles, hands the
keys of heaven to St Peter, 69mm (Bartolotti
XXIV-8, Cam.1649/1334). A few light brush marks,
otherwise extremely fine. £400-500
295 Leo XIII (1878-1903), the Canonisation of New
Saints, Silver Annual Medal, 1872, Year 5, by Bianchi,
bust left, rev CARLITVM SANCTORVM HONORES
DECRETI, saints below a dove representing the holy
spirit, 44mm. Toned, extremely fine. £80-100
296 Pius XII (1876-1939-1958), Eugenio Maria Giuseppe
Giovanni Pacelli, Accession, Silver Medal, 1939, by
Albert de Jaeger (1908-1992), half-length bust left
wearing tiara and cope, rev shield of arms over
crossed keys, tiara above, IVSTITIA below, the edge
stamped ARGENT, CARTIER and FRANCE, 68mm.
Extremely fine. £100-150

Italian �ar��ue �ar��ue
297 298 299
297 Cardinal Mazarin (Giulio Raimondo Mazarino), Chief Minister of France (1602-1642-1661), Battle of Casale,
Copper Medal, 1659, perhaps a late 18 th century striking, by J Dollin after Warin, bust of Mazarin right, rev soldier
riding between two armies, with the intention of negotiating terms, in the distance the city, 54mm (BMC [Jones]
Vol II, 212 var). Extremely fine. £70-90
298 Cardinal Emmanuel Théodose de la Tour d’Auvergne de Bouillon (1643-1715), Holy Jubilee 1700, Copper Medal,
by Suzan Rey, half-length bust of the Cardinal right, wearing mitre and embroidered robes, rev the Cardinal
assists in the Ceremony of opening the Holy Door, APERITE PORTAS QUONIAM EMMANUEL / ANN IVB MDCC,
56mm (Miselli 337; Martinori 83 var; Linc 1593 var). The bust in high relief, pierced, some edge bruising, good very
fine. £100-150
299 Cardinal Angelo Quirini, Bishop of Brescia, Bronze Medal, c 1745, by Otto Hamerani, bust left, rev legend, 48mm
(Wurz Wurz 7749). An early restrike, extremely fine with lustre. £80-100
(image reduced)
300 Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), inventor of the battery, centenary of the battery 1899, impressive cast Bronze Medal,
by G Lonazzi, bust with dates right, rev ornate plaque inscribed A VOLTA, with wreath, legend around, 93mm. A
magnificent reverse, extremely fine, rare. £150-200

NETHERLANDS
301 William IV, Prince of Orange (1711-1751), Stadtholder,
Copper Medal, 1747, by J and J A Dassier, armoured
bust left, rev Wilhem, as Roman warrior, urging
seated Genius of the Netherlands to defend the
country, MOVEBIT FORTIS IN ARMA VITROS, 54.5mm
(vL I, 234, 24). Extremely fine. £70-90
302 Utrecht, New Year Medal [Nieuwjaarspenning],
1766, head of Aquarius and Capricorn, within
serpent, rev two cornucopiæ between trees, HINC
PLACIDUS ..., 28mm (vL 380), very fine but rust corrosion
adhering 10 – 11 o’clock on reverse; Nurnburg Jettons
(6), St Mark’s lion (2), one by Hans Krawinckel,
others (3), 1590, 1591 (2), Imperial eagle, rev four
pellets and one French; Silver Medalet of William I,
1825, 23mm, mostly fine. (8) £70-90
303 Hommage to Telegraphy and the Loss of the Titanic,
Société des Amis Hollondaise-Belge de la Médaille
d’Art, Bronze Plaquette, 1912, by E de Bremaecker,
diaphonous female on telegraph wires, rev names of
the innovators and names of the operators including
Harold Bride, SS Titanic, 66.5mm x 52.5mm. Good
very fine, scarce. £100-150
304 Margaret of Austria, Prince Maurice, the de Witt
brotherts, Peace of Breda, Peace of Nijmegen, Peace
of Ryswick, a series of 17 Electrotypes of Medals,
mostly Dutch interest but including others, Andreas
Gritti; silhouetted portrait of St Peter, etc. Mostly
very fine and decorative. (17) £80-120
POLAND
305 Peace between Poland and Sweden, Silver Medal,
c.1642, by Hoehn and S Dadler, Justice and Peace
embrace, rev Piety and Faith join hands, view of the
city of Danzig in the distance, 52mm (Wiecek 94).
Pierced and plugged, very fine. £150-200

306 200 th Anniversary of the salvation of Vienna from
the Turks by Jan Sobieski, Copper Medal, 1883,
draped, cuirassed and laureate bust of Jan Sobieski
right, rev troops hailing Sobieski on horseback. Good
very fine. £60-80
RUSSIA
307 Nicholas I (1796-1855), Pacification of Hungary and
Transylvania, Silver Award Medal, 1849, 29mm
(Diakov IV, 589.1). Fine. £40-60
SPAIN
308 Isabella II (1830-1904; 1836-1843-1868), Accession
and Proclamation in Bilbao, Gilt-bronze Medal,
1836, by Leveque, also signed V F, the young queen
and her mother stand before the cityscape of Bilbao,
rev legend, 41mm. Extremely fine. £40-60
ex Reginald Sebastian Huth collection
(images reduced)
309 Isabella II (1830-1904; 1836-1843-1868), Visit to
Andalucia y Murcia, White Metal Medal, 1862, by José
Gallardo, bust left, rev emblems on art and industry,
51.5mm; Very fine and extremely fine. (2) £50-70
ex Reginald Sebastian Huth collection
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
310 USA, New York State Chamber of Commerce, New
Building Opened, Copper Medal, 1902, by Tiffany
& Company, building façade, rev Indian chief and
Columbia clasp hands before globe, 77mm, in booktype
case with green-interior (scuffed). Extremely
fine. £60-80

MEDALS BY SUBJECT
311 Agriculture, Silver Medal, unissued and undated,
for Toogood & Sons, animals in farmyard, 44mm;
Copper Medal, unissued, by J Moore, a ram and
two sheep, 45mm. Good very fine. (2) £40-60
312 Angling, Red Spinner Angling Society, Silver
Medal, 1937, for an 11lb 8oz Trout at Loch Rannoch,
fish and reel design, 36.5mm, 28.35g, suspension
loop and ring. One time polished, very fine. £30-50
The trout hardly seems worthy of a medal when compared with
the British Record of over 31lbs 12ozs (39 inches long, girth 25.5
inches and the tail measured 11 inches), caught 15 March 2002,
in Loch Awe. The Red Spinner Angling Society is still active.
313 Apiculture, France, Louis XV, Procureurs de
Comptes, Silver Jeton, undated, birds building nest
on water, rev bees swarm around a hive beside a
rose, 29mm (Feud 1816); Orleans, Rogier, Richault,
Meunier & Co, octagonal Silver Jeton, 1854, beehive
before money-chest, rev entwined anchor, 31mm.
Good very fine and extremely fine. (2) £100-150
314 Art, Peter Paul Rubens, uniface Lignum Vitae
Wood Medal, after Hart, bust three-quarters left,
77mm; another, larger in wood-composite, with
wide border, 120mm; other composite Medals (2),
William Hogarth and John Flaxman, from the Art
Union Medals, plain and fluted borders respectively,
125mm and 115mm. Generally very fine. (4) £70-90
315 D�gs, The Kennel Club, founded 1873, Silver Prize
Medal, unawarded, by J A Restell, collars, leads
and whips below three crowned National shields
of arms, wreath of National flowers, 57mm, 68.21g.
Virtually mint state. £70-90
316 D�gs, France, Dog Show Award Medals (8),
Silvered-bronze (6), and Bronze (2), all with dog
images in the design including a full-fave German
Shepherd, 36mm, 40mm and 45mm. Very fine and
better. (8) £40-60
317 Educati�n, Silver Ticket for Jernegan’s Lottery, 1736,
adapted as a Reward of Merit, Minerva stands with
emblems of arts and sciences, MERIT REWARDED, in
ex, Dec r 1828, rev Queen Caroline waters palm, LO
HONOUR REARS HER CHOICEST PALMS FOR THEE,
in ex initials, EJPH, 39mm (cf MI 517/72; Betts 169),
pierced, suspension ring, very fine; Uniface Engraved
Brass Medal for Louth [Lincolnshire], 1 st Prize July
1868 at LOUTH £20, 44mm, pierced, fine. (2) £60-80
318 Educati�n, Scotland, Edinburgh School Board,
Silver “Leaving Certificate” Medal, 1902, Broughton
School (John M Kerr), 44mm; Stirling Burgh School
Board, St Ninian’s School, Silver Dux’s Medal, 1912
(Wm H O’Brian), 38mm; Copper Medals (5), Raine’s
Foundation School, 39mm; Harrow Music School,
1891, 36mm, silver suspension loop; Sea Anglers,
1908, 39mm; Baking, 1902, 44mm; Borough Walk,
1903, 38mm, all in fitted cases of issue. Extremely
fine. (7) £100-150

319 Educati�n, �elgium, Verviers, Literary Circle,
pair of engraved Silver Medals, 1867, awarded to
Léon Pirard, engraved centre within a crowned
wide [hollow] border, 58mm and 52mm, extremely
fine, partial toning; France, Ecole Secundaire, Pau,
engraved Silver Prize Medal, from R L de la Paix
to D Tholozan, 1832, engraved legend both sides in
italic script, 54mm, 58.2g, very fine. (3) £80-120
320 Educati�n, Switzerland, Bern, Copper Prize
Medal, 1857, by A Bovy and A Walch, Helvetia
stands between figures and emblems of Industry,
Agriculture and the Arts, rev name within wreath,
“P Schaerer”, 47mm, within double-sided glazed
mount applied with gilt decorations, and cased,
this dated. Medal mint state. £50-70
321 E�uine Interest, Cleveland Bay Horse Society,
founded 1884, Silver Medal [1903], by Vaughton,
Birmingham (1903), a bay stands facing left,
CLEVELAND BAY HORSE SOCIETY, rev blank, except
for Birmingham Hallmark, 1903, 63mm. Matt
surface, extremely fine. £60-80
The Cleveland Bay Horse Society is still very much in existence today.
322 E�uine 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) £60-80
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
323 Exhibiti�ns, International Exhibition, London
1862, Copper Prize Medal, by L C Wyon after
David Maclise, to W C Sanders, Class XXX, 76mm;
1862, obverse spotted; Electrotype copy of the medal,
damaged; a separate Electrotype copy of the obverse;
Paris, International Exhibition, 1855, Electrotype
copies of Juror’s Medals (2, one once silvered),
these named to C E Amos, 59mm, fine to very fine,
except as noted. (5) £60-80

324 Firefighting, Burnley Fire Brigade, Copper Ticket,
numbered 300, an early (horse-drawn) engine,
45mm (D&W 301, 10). Very fine. £60-80
325 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. £30-50
326 H�rticulture, The Royal Horticultural Society,
Silver “Flora” Medal, by W Wyon, awarded 1935
to Edward James, “For an exhibition of Richardia
Pentlandii, Chelsea Show”, 55mm, 38.25g, in case
of issue. Virtually as struck. £60-80
Edward James (1907-1984) was a notable patron of the arts
who, in order to preserve his family estate at West Dean House
in Sussex, established the Edward James Foundation, a centre
for the preservation of traditional arts and crafts. He is buried
amidst the Arboretum he established.
327 Literature, John Freeth (1731-1808), The Birmingham
Poet, Penny Token, c.1795, by Lutwyche, bust right
in hat and coat, rev BRITONS BEHOLD THE BARD OF
FREEDOM... (D&H Warwickshire 30), extremely fine
with lustre; John Milton (1608-1671) and Alexander
Pope (1668-1744), French Portrait Medals (2), by du
Vivier, for the “Series Numismatica”, 41mm, nearly
extremely fine. (3) £60-80
Freeth, a Political ballad writer and propriotor of ‘Freeth’s
Coffee House’, wrote under the pen name John Free. ‘Britain’s
Glory’ was to become his most famous song whilst “The Political
Songster” (1790) was his most substantial collection.
Latter two ex O’Byrne collection.
328 Mas�nic, Royal & Ancient Order of Buffaloes, Lord
Raglan Lodge, Past-Secretaries Jewel (1927), in Giltsilver
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. £60-80
329 Mas�nic, “Outre Manche - Across the Channel”,
Lodge No 14, circular Silver and Enamel Jewel, central
roundel a steamer heads for Calais past the White
Cliffs of Dover, London Hallmark, 1933, maker G
Kenning & Son, 37mm, 36.2g; Third Principal’s Jewel,
Silver, without Lodge or personal identification,
London Hallmark, 1894, maker Charles Wootton,
64.5mm, 35.3g. Good very fine. (2) £80-120
The Outre Manche Lodge in Calais was founded by J B
McDowell, sometime Master of the Rye Lodge.
330 Medicine, Midwifery, Edward [Anthony] Jenner
(1749-1823), immunologist, French Silver Prize
Medal of the Central de Vaccine du Department
du Nord, 1872, by Hamel & Lecomte, 1 re Classe,
awarded to “Mme Briffaut-Mailliez – Sage-Femme”,
bust of Jenner on plinth, rev inscription, 41mm;
another, Copper, 2 e Classe, un-named, 36.5mm.
Very fine. (2) £50-70
Jenner, the pioneer of the smallpox vaccine, studied his natural
surroundings in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, where he was born.
331 Medicine, John Hunter Medals (2), Leeds Medical
School, Silver, for First in Chemistry, 1882-1883, and
First in Physiology, 1884, by B Wyon, awarded to C
F M Althorp (died 1918), bust of Hunter right, rev
named within wreath, 51mm, 64.03g and 64.90g,
in Wyon cases of issue (one slightly damaged).
Virtually as struck. (2) £140-180
Charles Frederick M Althorp, MB Lond, was later Senior
Surgeon to the Bradford Royal Infirmary. He served as a medical
officer to the “Bradford Pals” Battalion during their training in
Bradford. A copy of his obituary is sold with the lot.

332 Medicine, Scotland, University of Glasgow, William
Cullen Medal, Bronze, by N Macphail, awarded to
William L Jones, Clinical Medicine 1892-1893, bust
left, rev legend, 70mm. Good very fine. £40-60
333 Medicine, Ireland, The City of Dublin Hospital,
Silver Award Medal, 1867-1868, “Presented by Dr
J Hawtrey Benson and Dr David B Hewitt” and
“Awarded to Mr Alexander R Dance - Clinical
Medicine”, 46mm. Extremely fine. £70-90
Sir J Hawtrey Benson (1843-1931)
334 Minting, Henry William Atkinson (1753-1834),
Provost of the Corporation of the Moneyers in the
Royal Mint, 1820-1835, Golden Wedding, Gilt-silver
medal, 1830, legend on both sides in many lines,
32mm. Edge nick at 4 o’clock, otherwise extremely
fine. £40-60
335 Philately and N�taphily, Enameled Two-Pence blue
of 1840, JE – EJ, perforated; One-Penny Revenue
Stamp; Bank of England, white £5 (2), November
1876, 20mm x 30mm. Each brooch-mounted, very fine,
one of last with a slight chip. (4) £100-150
336 Religi�n, Germany, St John the Baptist, circular
cast Brass Plaquette, c.1920s, bearded and nimbate
St John, clasps cross his chest, S IOHANN DER
TAEUFER, 130mm. Sharp very fine. £30-50
337 Science,Norway, Christopher Hansteen (1784-1873),
Copper Medal, 1861, by R Bergslein, bust right, rev
legend within and around wreath, 38mm (Wurzb
3566). Very fine though the reverse stained. £40-60
Hansteen, Norwegian geophysicist, astronomer and physicist,
first to map the Earth’s magnetic field.
338 Science, France, Société de Chimie Industrielle,
20 th Anniversary, Bronze Plaquette, 1937, by M
Aronson, busts of Paul Kestner, President and Jean
Gérard (1890-1956), Vice President, burning cauldron
between, scenes of industry, transport and agriculture
below, rev legend, 66mm x 90mm, in card box of issue.
Matt surface, extremely fine. £60-80
339 Sp�rt, Clare College, Cambridge, glazed Silver Prize
Medal, undated (c.1870s), by Peters of Cambridge,
College arms, rev legend in wreath, 40mm, silver rim
with broad suspension loop. Extremely fine. £60-80
340 Sp�rt, Cricket, South Hants Cricket Club (late St
Luke’s), engraved Silver Shield, 1883, “Presented
to Major Fellowes RE for the Highest Bowling
Average”, 51mm x 42.5mm, in case. Very
fine. £60-80
James Fellowes (1841-1916), South African born cricketer
who played for the MCC in 1870, for Kent 1873-1881 and for
Hampshire 1883-1885, representing the County eleven times.
His bowling style is given as “Right-arm roundarm Fast”.
Following his cricket-playing career, he was appointed Assistant-
Commandant of the School of Military Engineering in 1888.

341 Sp�rt, Cricket, T & C Cricket Club, Silver Shield,
with gold centre, 1898, M McGee for “Highest
Batting Average”, 45mm x 35mm, 15.5g; F��tball,
York and district, Silver and Enamel Badges (3),
1919-1928. Very fine. (4) £50-70
342 Sp�rt, Shooting, Scotland, “Scotland’s Cup”, Silver
and Enamel crowned oval Regimental Badge, 1870,
motto in Garter, NEMO ME IMPUNELACESSET,
reverse engraved “The Property of Forfar Art y Vol s ”
and twice numbered “3”, 85mm x 60mm, original
brooch fitting. The enameling seriously damaged but a
rare military badge. £50-70
The Scotland’s Cup was a competition for long range rifle shooting,
instituted in 1861 and was initially a challenge from Scottish
Volunteer regiments to their English counterparts. The Forfarshire
Militia was originally raised in 1798 becoming, in 1854, the Forfar
and Kincardine Artillery. It was disbanded in 1909.
343 Sp�rt, Shooting, NRA, Revolver Competition,
1930, shaped oval Gold Medal, details over a
revolver, 35mm x 28.5mm, 18ct, total weight 21.7g,
suspension loop and ring. Extremely fine. £350-450
344 W�rld War I, Local Medals for War Service, 1919
(4), for Bournemouth, silver (?), 31.5mm; Bradfordupon-Avon,
Lincoln and non-local, 38mm, 36mm
and 38mm, each in case of issue; Long Service
Medals (2), Bath, Mayor’s Medal, Silver, 1931, for
50 years service at the Isaac Carr Mills, Twerton,
35mm, with ribbon and silver suspender; Institute
of Quarrying, 66 years at Clee Hill Quarries
[Shropshire], Birmingham hallmark, 1963, 44mm;
Bernhard Baron, Carreras New Factory, Arcadia
Works, NW1, 1928, 38mm (BHM -; Eimer -). All
extremely fine, all in cases of issue. (7) £100-150
(image reduced)
345 W�rld War I, Belgium, Prisoners of War, Silver
Medal, 1915, by G Devreese, a young lady, her arm
through an opening in a door, a girl with parcels
beside her, LA CANTINE du SOLDATS PRISONNIER
rev a prisoner, having taken a parcel kisses the
hand that gave it, 55mm, numbered 476 on edge
(Lefébure 529; Willenz 157). Matt surface, good very
fine. £60-80
The sale of the medal was banned by the Germans for showing
a too emaciated prisoner.
MILITARY
346 19 th Century Uniform Buttons, mostly regimental
(approx 200), many varieties. Very fine or better.
(lot) £80-100
347 19 th Century Uniform Buttons, mostly regimental
(approx 100), many varieties and some small badges
and insignia (2). Very fine or better. (lot) £50-80
MISCELLANEOUS MEDALS
348 Northern Europe, Cast Bronze Plaquette, celebration
in a hillside village, a piper and dancers, 160mm x
106mm; another, classical scene, Helios or Apollo
in chariot, preceded by the wind and cherub with
torch. Quite modern, good very fine. (2) £40-60
349 Medalets (16) and Engraved Coins (6), including
engraved Halfcrowns (2), 1746, and a few French
Commemorative Medalets. Fine to about extremely
fine. (22) £30-50
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