A Collection of Irish Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman


407


scrolls on arms of cross, rev. plain, but with two makers’ marks, HP and W & H, plain edge, suspension bar at top (blue ribbon attached), 52mm. Extremely fine


£150-£200 408 409


Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 5 June 2004, lot 589 Loyalist or Free Foresters, a silver Maltese Cross, hand of Ulster on leaf cross, L-U-O-F in angles, engraved acanthus leaf


The Board of Trade of Intermediate Education, Ireland, a white metal award medal, crowned Irish harp within Gothic trefoil, shamrocks and Vs in angles, rev. wreath of leaves and shamrocks, un-named, 32mm. Extremely fine £30-£40


Provenance: Bonhams/James Adam Auction (Dublin), 21 February 2003, lot 504 Westmeath Farming Society, a silver award medal by I. Parkes, rural scene with cow, pig and sheep, rev. open wreath


of corn and shamrocks, un-named, 43mm. Extremely fine £50-£70


410


King’s Hospital, Oxmantown, an oval award medal by T. Halliday, frontal elevation of a building, rev. named (At An Examination held at the King’s Hospital Dublin in June 1881, This Medal was awarded to John J.M. Dowzer, For superior answering in Scripture), 58 x 47mm (D & W 268/488; Went, Heritage 131; cf. Baldwin FPL 1996, 191). Pierced for suspension, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1068.


£200-£300


One of the oldest boarding schools in Ireland, the King’s Hospital was founded as the Hospital and Free School of King Charles II and was commonly known as the Blue School. In 1783 the hospital moved to the building in Blackhall place presently occupied by the Incorporated Law Society


411 412 413 Shaw, Junior Class, Christmas Examination 1881), 40mm. Very fine


Provenance: DNW Auction 66, 6 July 2005, lot 1292 (part) Morehampton House, Dublin, a silver cross-shaped badge, shamrocks around monogram, rev. named (Rhoda Mary


£40-£60


Inauguration of the National Monument to Daniel O’Connell, 1882, a white metal medal, facing bust, rev. Celtic cross with harp and hound, 38mm (BHM –). Pierced at top, extremely fine


£30-£40


Exhibition of Irish Art and Manufactures, Dublin, 1882, award medals (3), in gilt-bronze (2) and bronze, unsigned [by J. Woodhouse], female figure urging a stonemason to get up from the ground, anvil at right, revs. wreath, named (Patrick Bourke & Son, Class C, Section XVI…J.V. Traynor & Co, Class E, Section XXXI…Daniel Sheehan, Class D, Section XXV), 51mm (Allen Pt 5) [3]. Very fine and better, first with minor reverse edge bruise


£150-£200


Provenance: DNW Auction M8, 24 June 2009, lot 2136, additionally: last J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction 66, 6 July 2005, lot 1141 (part)


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