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


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Irish Water Spaniel Club, a silver award medal, unsigned, head of a water spaniel right, rev. crowned harp and wreath of shamrocks, named (Dublin Show, 1895, won by Col. The Hon. W. Le Poer Trench’s ‘Shamus’), 51mm. Virtually as struck and attractive, rare


£120-£150 Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1066.


Col. The Hon. William Le Poer Trench (1837-1920), Dalystown, Loughrea, co Galway and Gerrards Cross, Bucks; a surveyor who served in the Royal Engineers, he was also Conservative MP for Galway 1872-4


443


front of camera, curtain at left, rev. named (M.A. Ennis, First Prize, Opals), hallmarked Birmingham 1895, 39mm. Reverse edge bruise at 7 o’clock, otherwise about very fine


Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1229 Wexford Amateur Photo[graphi]c Exhib[itio]n, 1896, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, robed female seated left in


£100-£120


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above legend, all in wreath, edge named (John A. Cunningham, Session 1896-97), 39mm (BHM 2880). About extremely fine, very rare in silver


£150-£200


Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1083 Royal College of Science for Ireland, a silver medal after W. Wyon, coroneted bust of Victoria left, rev. crowned harp


445


Provenance: Baldwin Auction 33, 7 May 2003, lot 1384 Irish Cricket Union, Leinster Branch, Junior Challenge Cup, 1896, an engraved silver Maltese cross, shamrocks in


angles, arms with ‘Celtic’ designs, central roundel with engraved legend and date, rev. plain, 30mm. Good very fine £50-£60 446


Provenance: DNW Auction 58, 24-5 June 2003, lot 1424 (part) Blarney Fete, 1896, a white metal medal by J.F. O’Crowley, view of Blarney Castle rising above trees, rev. legend,


31mm. Very fine £30-£40 447


Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Aucxtion M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1216 Irish [Pigeon] Fanciers’ Association, a silver award medal by J. Carter, six pigeons, rev. wreath, named (Strabane Show,


1896, won by John Waters), 45mm. Extremely fine £100-£120 448


Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1078 Photographic Society of Ireland, a silver award medal by J.A. Restall, arms in quadrilobe, rev. wreath, named (Lantern


Slides, Ernest Scott, 1897), 51mm (Frazer p.199; cf. DNW 61, 1309). Very fine £80-£100


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