British Historical Medals - The Tom May Collection
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Lot 3088 Session 10 (7.30pm Wednesday) British Historical Medals - The Tom May Collection
Estimate $130
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $200
ELGIN MARBLES, c1820, in bronze (47mm) (BHM 1061, Eimer 1140); Thomason's Metallic Vase, 1821, in bronze (54mm) (BHM 1176, Eimer 1160); Death of Earl of Bridgewater, 1829, (41mm) by Donadio (BHM 1340, Eimer 1209); Death of Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1830, in bronze (41mm) by S.Clint after E.H.Bailey (BHM 1448); Preston Jubilee, 1842, in bronze (48mm); Isaac Pitman, in bronze (41mm) by A.Wyon, for proficiency in shorthand, stamped on edge '752'. Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
See 'Australasian Coin and Banknote' magazine, June 2010, pp66-67, for last medal.
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