Great Britain Historical Medals
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Lot 1881 Session 6 (9.30am Wednesday 19th November) Great Britain Historical Medals
Estimate $120
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SOLD $110
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART, Queen's Medal, 1856, in bronze (55mm) by W.Wyon (Eimer 1511) impressed around edge 'Mary Anne Jessie Gardner, London Stage 3 B, 1860' (cased, damaged); Science and Art Department, award medal in bronze (39mm) by W.Wyon, inscribed around edge 'Arthur J Hobson, Naval Architecture, 1895'; Royal Academy of Music, award medal in bronze (40mm) with loop mount, by W.Wyon, inscribed on reverse 'Percy Howard/Organ/1889' (cased); silver and enamelled medal (38mm x 38mm Maltese Cross shape) with loop mount, engraved on reverse 'Victoria Pier/Blackpool/Choral Competition/May 15th 1897/2nd Prize/Won by/Blackpool Prize/Choir'; Trinity College of Music, in silver and enamel (32mm) with loop mount, engraved on reverse 'Marjorie Hope/Tippetts/Senior Elocution'. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
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