BRITISH HISTORICAL MEDALS FROM VARIOUS PROPERTIES 3047


British Battles, 1815, a tubular brass box medal by Thomason & Jones inscribed ‘British Victories in the Peninsula’, lid inset with portrait medalet of Wellington, containing 20 [of 26] brass medalets, each with winged Victory, revs. the battles named (lacks Oporto, Buzaco, Almeida, Salamanca, Vittoria, and Waterloo), each 16mm, tube 38 x 19mm (Eimer 84; BHM 888; E 1076) [21]. Tube good very fine, medalets mostly extremely fine


£150-200 3048


British Battles, 1815, a tubular brass box medal by Thomason & Jones inscribed ‘British Victories in the Peninsula’, containing 18 [of 26] brass medalets, each 16mm, tube 38 x 19mm (Eimer 84; BHM 888; E 1076); together with other boxes made from medals (3) and coins (10), and a paperweight made from a medal of Nelson [33]. Varied state


£150-200 3049


Opening of Waterloo Bridge, 1817, a silver medal by T. Wyon, 27mm (BHM 961; E 1091); Accession of George IV, 1820, a copper medal, unsigned [possibly by J.G. Hancock], 45mm (BHM 1017); William IV, Coronation, 1831, a copper medal by W. Wyon, 34mm (BHM 1475; E 1251); Death of William Roscoe, 1831, a copper medal by S. Clint & J. Gibson, 47mm (BHM 1533) [4]. Third very fine, others extremely fine


£150-200 3050


The Elgin Marbles, 1820, a set of 48 white metal medals by E. Thomason, royal arms with supporters, revs. fragments from the Parthenon frieze, each 48mm (BHM 1061; E 1140b) [48]. Varied state, some with minor corrosion, rare as a set; on four fitted trays within wooden binding [this damaged and partly repaired]


£300-400 3051


Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural Society, 1820, a silver award medal, un-named, 39mm; International Inventions Exhibition, 1885, a bronze award medal by L.C. Wyon, un-named, 45mm (BHM 3198; E 1715); Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886, a bronze medal by L.C. Wyon, un-named, 52mm (BHM 3209; E 1725); Royal Photographic Society, a bronze award medal, named (C. Barrow Keene, 1895), 63mm; Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1897, a gilt-bronze medal by A. Fenwick, 38mm; Automobile Club Show, Richmond, 1899, a bronze award medal, named (The Daimler Motor Co Ld, Coventry & London), 36mm; London United Tramways, 1904, a silver award medal for Tug-of-War, 39mm; Cave House School, Uxbridge, a silver award medal, un-named, 36mm [8]. Varied state


£150-200 3052


George IV, Coronation, 1821, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, laureate bust left, rev. Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia approaching the enthroned King being crowned by Victory, 35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146). Extremely fine and attractively toned


£150-200


3053 3054


George IV, Coronation, 1821, a silver medal by B. Pistrucci, similar, 35mm (BHM 1070; E 1146a). Some contact marks, otherwise extremely fine


£90-120


Infant Orphan Society, Reward of Merit, an engraved silver medal, legend, rev. named (Presented to Louisa Jones, June 2nd A.M. 5594), hallmarked London 1829, 50mm. Very fine and toned, pierced for suspension, rare


£200-300 The Hebrew dates suggest that the Society in question was Jewish. AM 5552 = 1791-2; AM 5594 = 1833-4 3055


Kings and Queens of England, 1830, a complete set of Thomason’s re-worked set of the Dassier medals, with additional medals for George III and George IV (36), in white metal, each with portrait obverse, revs. legend with biographical details, each 41mm (excepting Cromwell, 38mm) (BHM 1437; E 1236) [36]. Mostly extremely fine or better, scarce as a complete set; in three contemporary fitted trays


£300-400 3056


Scientific and Philosophical Medals, c. 1830, by E. Thomason, a complete set (16) in white metal, each 73mm (BHM 1336; E 1237b) [16]. Very fine or better, most with some minor corrosion, rare as a set; in original case [this partly repaired] with magnifying glass


£200-300 www.dnw.co.uk


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