Lot 833

Description

A group of award medalsfor biscuits to T.B. Guest & Co. of Melbourne, 1856-1888; Victoria Industrial Society in silver (31mm) inscribed on reverse 'Barne's Guest & Co/for the best sample of/lemon biscut/November/18546; International Exhibition Victoria 1873, in silver (47mm) by Stokes &Martin, Goge impressed. 'T. B. Guest &Co., Biscuits'; London Fine Arts Exhibition 1873, in gilded white metal (70mm) by G. Morgan, edge impressed 'Guest & Co', Agricultural Society of N.S.W. in bronze (90mm) (2) by Hardy Brothers, first inscribed on reverse 'Messrs. T. B. Guest//& Co/Class 746/No.2137/1870; second inscribed on reverse 'T.B. Guest & Co./1873/Class/biscuits'; Melbourne 1875, Philadelphia 1876, Exhibition in bronze (69mm) by Stokes & Martin, edge impressed 'Messrs. T.B. Guest & Co'. Philadelphia International Exhibition, 1876 in bronze (76mm) by H. Mitchell uninscribed. Sydney International Exhibition, 1879 (76mm) by J.S.& A.B. Wyon. Uninscribed. Melbourne International Exhibition 1880, in silver (51mm) by H. Stokes edge impressed 'Messrs. T. B. Guest & Co;'Melbourne International Exhibition 1880, in silver (51mm) by H. Stokes edge impressed. 'T.B. Guest & Co. Melbourne-biscuits:, Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition 1887, first order of merit, in bronze (76mm) by E.A. Altmann (C.1887/5). Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne 1888, in gold (18ct, 38mm) by the Royal Mint Melbourne, edge impressed 'T.B. Guest and Co: first medal holed at top and good/fine, rest very fine or better and rare as a group.