A Collection of Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman


397


flying right, holding cornucopia, rev. wreath, named (Section XVII, W. & A.K. Johnston), 75mm (E 1577). Good extremely fine


£100-£120 398


Royal Geographical Society, a copper award medal, unsigned, Minerva standing left, holding wreath and map, rev. named (Martin Stewart, 1870), 39mm (E 1652). About as struck; in contemporary fitted case


£40-£50


Alexander Keith Johnston (1804-71), Scottish geographer and cartographer. See aslo Lots 390, 395 and 399 Dublin International Exhibition, 1865, a copper award medal by A. Geefs, ARTS AND MANUFACTURES, winged female figure


399


Royal Geographical Society, Patron’s Medal, a gold award by W. Wyon, coroneted head of Queen Victoria left, rev. OB TERRAS RECLUSAS, Minerva standing left, holding wreath and map, 54mm (BHM 1796). Matt, as struck, very rare, set in glazed lunette; named on band of lunette (A. Keith Johnston, PH. Dr. F.R.S.E.)


£10,000-£12,000


Awarded in 1871 ‘For distinguished services in the promotion of Physical Geography’. Alexander Keith Johnston (1804-71), Scottish geographer and cartographer. See also Lots 390, 395 and 397


400


Industrial Exhibition Company Ltd, Manchester (Est. 1880), a silver award medal by Elkington, standing robed figure of Industry, flanked by seated female artist and male artisan, rev. legend, un-named, 55mm. Fields tooled and some edge knocks, otherwise good very fine, rare


£60-£80


401


wreath, named (J.H. Garrett, Materia Medica, 1883-4, Third Prize), 37mm. Some minor marks, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100


For another medal to the same recipient see the next lot University College, London, a silver award medal, unsigned [after W. Wyon], Minerva seated left, holding wreath, rev.


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