Lot 434

Description

London Annual International Exhibition, of All Fine Arts, Industries and Inventions, 1873, in gilt bronze (70mm) (Eimer 1622), obverse by G.Morgan and reverse by J.Gamble, obverse, bust of Prince of Wales left, reverse, facade of exhibition buildings including Albert Hall, edge impressed, 'Victorian Meat Preserving Company'. Some edge marks and loss of gilding, otherwise very fine and rare to Australian recipient.

In the various categories the Australian Meat Preserving Company (Exhibitor 634) fared as follows:- Boiled Beef, equal first; Roast Beef, second; Roast Mutton, third; Boiled Mutton, first; Game and Fowl, first; overall First.