British and World Commemorative Medals - Baldwin's

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