BRITISH MEDALS FROM OTHER PROPERTIES 1323
Victory off Cape St Vincent, 1780, a copper medal, unsigned, uniformed bust of Admiral Rodney right, rev. ACTIVE BRAVE VICTORIOUS in wreath, 38mm (BHM 225; E 785).Good fine, scarce
£80-100
1324
George III, Thanksgiving at St Paul’s, 1789, a white metal medal by C. James, bust right, rev. sun above City arms, 33mm (BHM 294; DH Middlesex 176); John Horne Tooke, John Thelwall and Thomas Hardy Acquitted of High Treason, 1794, a white metal medal, unsigned, 37mm (BHM377; E 860); Preliminaries for the Peace of Amiens, 1801, white metal medals by H. Kettle (2), both 38mm (BHM 516; E 935); Peace of Amiens, 1802, a white metal medal signed H. & L., 39mm (BHM 542); Death of Lord Nelson, 1805, a white metal medal, unsigned, 38mm (BHM 582); Death of William Pitt, 1806, a white metal medal by P. Wyon for J. Bissett, 53mm (BHM 617) [7]. About very fine or better
£60-80 1325
Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807, a copper medal by T. Webb, bust of William Wilberforce right,
rev.Britannia with Victory and other allegorical figures, 53mm (BHM 627; E 983). Rust marks on portrait and some light scratches, otherwise good very fine
£100-150
1326
William Wilberforce, the Election at York, 1807, a white metal ticket, unsigned, WILBERFORCE FOR EVER, rev. HUMANITY IS THE CAUSE OF THE PEOPLE within wreath, 40mm (Millett FPL 2001, 346; cf. DNW 31, 678). Minor scratches in upper obverse, otherwise extremely fine with full mint bloom, very rare; pierced for suspension
£200-300
1327
Society of Arts (Inst. 1753), a gold award medal by G.F. Pidgeon, conjoined busts of Mercury and Minerva right, rev. wreath, named (To A. Bain, M.D., MDCCCVIII, For Plantations of Forest Trees, Cl. 14), 51mm, 45.95g (E 643). Reverse rim knock and associated test marks on edge, otherwise about extremely fine; in original red shagreen case
£900-1,200
1328
George III, Grand National Jubilee, 1809, a white metal medal by P. Wyon, bust left, rev. angel seated on clouds with banner, gilt ropework edge, 55mm (BHM 652); Peace of Paris, 1814, a white metal medal, unsigned, 43mm (BHM 820); William IV, Coronation, 1831, a white metal medal, unsigned, 43mm (BHM 1502); Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, Zion Sunday School, Trowbridge, a bronze award medal, unsigned, 32mm (W & E –); other miscellaneous white metal medals (2) [6]. The 1897 medal extremelyfine butpierced forsuspension,others mostly about very fine
£40-50 These lots are illustrated on our web site
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