Catalogue
The Halloran School Medal, 1824, in silver (68mm), by Samuel Clayton, obverse, an allegorical scene of Minerva leading a schoolboy, the temple of Fame and a church in the background, at the top in a ribbon scroll, 'SYDNEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL' and below left corner marked 'S.Clayton' and right corner marked 'Delt. et Sculpt.', reverse, in 13-lines, 'To/Henry Halloran/FOR HIS PROGRESS IN HIS STUDIES/AND GENERAL GOOD CONDUCT/- This MARK of - /HONORARY DISTINCTION/is Presented,/BY HIS FRIEND, & PRECEPTOR,/Laurence Halloran D,D,/A.D. 1824,/AEt. 13.' (aged 13), in unofficial case; also Calcutta International Exhibition Medal, 1883-84, in bronze (76mm), by J.S.& A.B.Wyon, obverse, Queen Victoria bust left, 'Victoria/Empress', reverse, figures representing science, industry and agriculture presenting themselves to India and Britannia, 'Calcutta' at top and in exergue, 'International/Exhibition/1883-84', in case of issue with lid lining gold blocked, 'H.HALLORAN, ESQ., C.M.G., J.P./MEMBER,/NEW SOUTH WALES COMMISSION'; Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886, in bronze (52mm) (BHM 3209; Eimer 1725), obverse, bust of Prince Edward left, reverse, text with wreath around, in case of issue by Ralph Heaton & Sons, The Mint, Birmingham, in case of issue. The first with some roughness and nicks to edge, hairlines, otherwise nicely toned, extremely fine and very rare particularly as this medal is the only one known to date to have the name Sydney Grammar School on the obverse and text in English, amongst the earliest of Australian medals extant having been executed by the finest silversmith in the colony at the time, the other two uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $30,000
School award medals, all undated, (c1800s-1900s), all unnamed, Scotch College Melbourne, in bronze (48mm); Wesley College Melbourne, in bronze (51mm); also a thin copper plate trial strike of the obverse of the same medal; St Peters & Prince Alfred College South Australia, in bronze (50.5mm); The Hutchins School Hobart, a lead pull of the obverse (61mm), on reverse is faint outline of an advertising token for kangaroo products and written near the edge in red ink, 'Amor 1991'. Fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Fort Street School badge, 1849, in silver plate (25x30mm), with lugs on reverse, features image of original school building on badge. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Wesleyan Collegiate Institution, prize medal, 1869, in silver (44x46mm), with ornate edged frame of leaves with an open book at suspension, obverse inscribed, 'Junior/Public Examination at/Sydney University/Passed by/William J. Neill/December, 1869', reverse inscribed, 'Wesleyan Collegiate/Institution./Newington House/Parramatta River/N.S.Wales'. Toned good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $480
Albert Park School, The Victoria Medal prize, 1879, in silver (38mm), with unofficial brooch fitting on reverse, pin and securing clip missing, obverse, head of Queen Victoria left with legend, 'THE VICTORIA MEDAL', plain reverse inscribed, 'Albert Park/Dux of School/1879/Jessie A McArthur/Jas Smith/Head Master/State School'. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
St John's School Darlinghurst, prize medal, 1889, in silver (44mm), reverse inscribed, 'Emma Maude Clarke/Junior Examination/1889'. Toned good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Wrentmore College good conduct medal, (c1890s), in silver (23x31mm), with suspension ring and loop, obverse inscribed, 'Wrentmore/College', reverse inscribed, 'E.Felton/for/Good Conduct'. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Rossendale School, prize medal, 1890, in silver (42mm), obverse, plain disc with raised edge and raised design featuring a shield and scroll with floral decoration above, the shield is inscribed, 'Rossendale/School/Darlinghurst/Xmas/1890' and the scroll is inscribed, 'A.M.Wright. Principal', reverse decorated with a wreath and inside this is inscribed, 'Presented/By/S.Sanford Esq/To/O.Phillips/For/General Improvement.' Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Catrine Public School, award medal, Donor The Late W.G.Murray Esq, Sydney, New South Wales, undated (1891), in silver (45mm), with suspension ball and ring, plain reverse inscribed, 'Awarded/To/Miss Lizzie W. Winning/For/Superior Knowledge/Of/The Holy Bible/3rd July 1891/Mr. John Beveridge, Teacher'. Toned nearly uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
Scottish School prize medal to Australian, issued in Scotland, 1897, in silver (57x73mm), with suspension ring and loop, hallmarked for Glasgow 1896 by RS (Robert Scott), obverse inscribed, 'Awarded/To/Robert Craig/18th June 1897', reverse inscribed, 'Ardrossan No 2./Public School/Presented By/Mrs Joseph Russell/To/The Dux/In Boys Department/Wm.Comrie, Master'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
New South Wales University of Sydney, (1902), prize medal in silver (42mm), by Amor, reverse inscribed, 'Senior/Public Examination/1902/Freehand/&/Model Drawing/Winifred Mabel Sophia Eva'. In case by John Hirst & Co, 321 George Street, Sydney, uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Cathedral School Perth, Attendance medal, 1903-06, in silver (36x54mm), with suspension ring and loop, hallmarked for Birmingham 1904, maker W.A (William Aitken), inscribed to, 'J.Bisset/1903-06'. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
New South Wales University of Sydney, (1913), prize medal in silver (42mm), by Amor, reverse inscribed, 'Senior/Examination.November 1913/French/Lancelot Stokes Dudley'. Small metal flaw on obverse edge at 3 o'clock, toned extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Royal Colonial Institute, (1927), prize medal in bronze (39mm), obverse, the institute crest, reverse, wreath and inside inscribed, '1st Prize/Class B/Awarded to/Jean Robison/for/Essay Competition/N.S.W. Branch/1927'. In case of issue by Amor Ltd, toned uncirculated.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Prize medals, (1970s-1990s), The Pittwater House School, in bronze 36mm), with suspension ring, reverse inscribed, 'T.Hay/1979'; Primary Schools Mathematics Competition, in bronze (36mm), reverse inscribed, 'D.Leeder/Yr 4 1994/Tas'; Way College Prize and Medal, For Chemistry, Adelaide, in bronze (51mm), unnamed; Geelong College, in silver (26mm), unnamed; Riverview College, in silver (29mm), unnamed; Turramurra College, in bronze (27mm), reverse inscribed, '1916/Harriers/2nd'; At Peter's College, (Adelaide), in silver (38mm), reverse inscribed, 'F.C.Goodhart/Junior Hurdles/1916'; Sydney Grammar, in bronze (39mm), reverse inscribed, '1919/100 yds under 14/R.B.Stewart'. Very fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $100
Passed in
School award medals, undated (c1980s-1990s), Cranebrook School, in silvered bronze (51mm), unnamed; Ivanhoe Grammar School, in silvered bronze (45mm), unnamed; St. Joseph's College Regatta, in silvered bronze (44mm), reverse inscribed, '1990/Gallagher Prize/French/H. Mackell'; The Canobolas High School, Excellence Award, in bronze (57mm), unnamed, also Achievement Award (38mm) (3) in gilt, reverse inscribed, 'Dux/of Year 8/1983/Melinda Smith', in silvered, unnamed, in bronze, reverse inscribed, '1 st/in Year 8/Language/1981/Natasha/Joo'. Fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $70
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