BRITISH HISTORICAL MEDALS FROM VARIOUS PROPERTIES 3080


Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a silver medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, crowned bust left, rev. royal arms surrounded by small shields bearing names of British territories, 76mm (W & E 3475A.5; BHM 3511; E 1816). Lightly polished, otherwise about extremely fine, scarce; in box of issue


£150-180 3081


Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, a white metal medal by F. Bowcher for Spink, similar, 76mm (W & E 3475A.1; BHM 3511; E 1816). Good extremely fine; in original Spink box


£80-100 3082


Victoria Institute, Worcester, a silver award medal by Elkington, robed female seated above scroll, rev. legend, named (George J. Bowkett for Success in Art, 1897-8), 38mm. About extremely fine, attractively toned


£60-80 3083


Edinburgh Royal High School, Carmichael Prize, a silver award, named (James Cameron Stewart, July 1899), 46mm; Glasgow University, Hunter Medal, a bronze award by N. MacPhail, named (William R.D. Hamilton, Summer 1915, Practical Pathology), 70mm (E 806); together with other Scottish award medals, in silver (2), bronze (3) [7]. Varied state; three in cases of issue


£200-300 3084


Eton College, base metal medals by the Educational Supply Co (2), both 44mm; together with other attendance and related base metal medals (84), from Canterbury, Clerkenwell, Cromer, Cumberland, Ealing, East Ham, Isle of Ely, etc [86]. Varied state


£80-100 3085


Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a gold medal by E. Fuchs for Elkington, conjoined busts of Edward and Alexandra right, rev. Britannia seated right, resting right arm on shield dated 26 JUNE 1902, Westminster Abbey in background, 20mm, 6.76g (cf. W & E 4205A.11; cf BHM 3772; cf. E 1870). Edge bruise at 11 o’clock on reverse, otherwise very fine, extremely rare with this date


£1,000-1,200


The cataloguer has found only two other examples of this type, both dated 9 August 1902. The original ceremony which was scheduled for 26 June, had to be postponed when, on 24 June, Edward was diagnosed with appendicitis


3086


Polytechnic Technical Schools, London, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall after W. Wyon, St George spearing dragon, rev. turreted castle, named (Bessie Wenmoth), edge inscribed (Awarded by Mr Arthur Bourchier and Miss Violet Vanbrugh, May 30th 1905, for Elocution), 57mm. Good extremely fine and toned; in case of issue


£80-100 www.dnw.co.uk


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