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Anne, Accession, (1702) in bronze (36mm) by J.Croker (MI, ii 227/1; Eimer 388). Spotted on obverse, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Anne, Accession in bronze (36mm) by J.Croker (MI, ii, 228/3; Eimer 389). Traces of red, good extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
French Fleet Defeated off Cape Finistere, 1747, in silver (43mm) (MH 345; Eimer 616), by T.Pingo, obverse, bust of Lord Anson left being crowned by Victory with her foot on the prow of a galley, reverse, Victory holding a wreath and trident and standing upon a sea monster, six laurel wreaths around with the names of the principal officers of Anson's ship, Centurion, on her world circumnavigation 1740-1744 (type with Campbel). Nicely toned, a few very minor edge nicks and a few marks in Anson's hair, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
George II, battles and military leaders, 1758 in bronze (39mm); George III fifty years, Frogmore in white metal (48mm); Death 1820 in white metal (44mm) by Westwood; William IV, Accession 1830 white metal (38mm)(BHM 1418); Laudatory medal for Charles Roach Smith, Numismatist, 1858 in bronze (38mm)(BHM 2636) by W.J.Taylor, London. Nearly very fine - good extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $170
SOLD $190
Battle of the Nile, Davison's Nile Medal, 1798, in bronze (47mm) by Kuchler, (BHM 447; Eimer 890), with incuse edge inscription, 'A Tribute of Regard From Alexr Davison Esqr St.James's Square'. With some surface marks and small edge nicks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $480
Robert Banks, Lord Hawkesbury, Secretary of State, 1803, in bronze (49mm) by Hancock, obverse, bust facing left, reverse, Britannia and Mercury (BHM 548, Eimer 947). Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
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Death of Joseph Priestley, 1804, in white metal (56mm), by Halliday, obverse, bust facing left, reverse, extensive legend (BHM 563). Good very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Lord Nelson Victories, three medals from a set of four issued about 1810, in white metal (20mm), includes Boukir 1798, Copenhagen 1801, Trafalgar 1805 (BHM.454, 511, 591) (missing BHM 437 for St Vincent), obverse, uniformed bust of Lord Nelson left and legend, 'England Expects Every Man Will Do His Duty', reverse, details of battle, medals in a small, contemporary screw top wooden cylinder. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Snuff box, circular, in blackened tin, late 19th century (55mm dia, 24mm ht) top of lid embossed with uniformed bust of Admiral Lord Nelson left, bottom of box embossed within open wreath 'Conqueror/at/Aboukir/1 Augt 1798/Copenhagen/2 April 1801/Trafalgar/21 Oct 1808/where he/gloriously/fell', side of box with Greek key design. Very fine.
Estimate $250
Passed in
Chronology of Kings of England, circa 1820, in white metal (44mm) by Ingram, listing all rulers up to George IV; Miles distant from London, circa 1820, in white metal (44mm) by Ingram, listing towns, universities and bathing places. Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
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John Rennie, 1821 memorial, uniface in bronze (65mm) by Bain, struck out of a collar (Eimer 1152; BHM 1164). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
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Coronation of William IV, 1831, in silver (33mm) (BHM 1475; Eimer 1251), by W.Wyon, obverse, bust of William IV right, reverse, bust right of diademed Adelaide Queen Consort. A few small nicks on reverse, cleaned otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
William IV, Queen Adelaide, coronation in silver (33mm) by W.Wyon (BHM 1475; Eimer 1257). Porous, pitted surface, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Various events, William IV, to Edward VIII, plus silver (58mm) of Sir Francis Chichester 1966-67 by P.Vinze; Battle of Jutland 1911 in bronze (45mm) by Spink; Guernsey, Death of Albert 1863 in white metal (38mm). Fine - uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Scotland, Cambuslang, Blantyre, and Rutherglen Agricultural Society, 1862, in silver (50mm), by M&A (Muirhead & Arthur), hallmarked for Glasgow 1861, plain disc with elaborate frame surround with scroll and loop suspension, obverse inscribed, 'Presented/By/John Clark Forrest,/Dechmont/President Of The/Cambuslang, Blantyre,/and Rutherglen/Agricultural Society/Season 1862', reverse inscribed, 'To/The Exhibitor Of/the best animal of the cow kind/age considered/Won By/Andrew Wallace./West Burn.' A few small bumps where the disc has been fitted into frame, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Scotland, The Caithness Agricultural Society, 1867, in silver (49mm), by Jamieson, Aberdeen, reverse inscribed, 'James Henderson Esq/Of Bilbster/For/Best Short Horned Bull/From 2 To 8 Years Old/1867.' Hairlines, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
International Exhibition, May 1st 1862 in white metal (41mm), WWI Victory medal '2 Lieut BM Benjamin R.F.C.' New York medalet and France Old Orleans Mint 1838-1909. Very fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Naval Interest, Shipwrecked Mariners Society, 1872, in white metal (32mm), bust of Nelson; Visit of Fleet to Sunderland, HMS Devastation, in bronze (31mm), (BHM 2988); British and Foreign Sailors Society, 1888, in white metal (38mm); British and Foreign Sailors Society, HMS Bacchante, in white metal (38mm); Navy League Founded, 1895, in bronze (25mm); HMS Vengeance Launched at Barrow, 1899, in white metal (36mm); Naval and Military Exhibition, 1901, in white metal (38mm), (BHM 3734); Britain Rules the Waves, undated, in bronze (34mm); Bombardment of Scarborough by German Fleet, 1914, in aluminium (19mm), (BHM 4111). Very fine or better. (9)
Estimate $160
SOLD $90
Scotland, Altrincham Agricultural Society, 1873, in silver (47mm), by Ottley, Birm(ingham)., reverse inscribed, 'Awarded/to/Joseph Faulkner/Bowden/For Horse Shoes/1873'. Some scratches and edge bumps, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $400
Scotland, Central Banffshire Farmers' Club, 1876, in silver (49mm), by J.Moore, with brooch pin fitted to reverse and also loop suspension ring at back top edge, reverse inscribed, 'Central Banffshire/Farmers' Club/for/Best Shorthorned Bull/belonging to a Tenant paying/under ?150 rental./from/J.Gedder Brown Esq./1876.' Surface marks and small rim bumps and edge nicks, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
The British Dairy Farmers' Association, Founded 1876 (issued 1909), in silver (47.5mm), by J.A.Restall, hallmarked for Birmingham 1909, edge inscribed, 'Awarded To W.A.Veen For Best Faverolle, Dairy Show, 1909.' In J.A.Restall case of issue dated 1909, uncirculated.
Estimate $130
SOLD $120
Volunteer Movement 21st Anniversary, 1881, in bronze (63mm) (BHM 3104; Eimer 1682), obverse, crowned, veiled and draped facing bust of Queen Victoria, the letters, 'VR' in the field, reverse, a standing warrior protects the kneeling figures of Anglia, Hibernia and Scotia in defence of their mother Kingdom. Obverse with a few small scratches, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
(West Lancashire), bird society medal, 1890, in silver (38.5mm), no maker, reverse inscribed, 'Special Prize/Won by/Wm Huyton/Ormskirk/1890'. Nicely toned, good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $130
Coronation and Jubilee medals, issues for Queen Victoria (with scratches), Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII and the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, also some other medals including Charles Dickens, uniface in bronze (38mm); M.C.C. Centenary 1987, in bronze (45mm); Anglo-Japanese Numismatic Society memorial medal for Emperor Hirohito in cupro nickel (38mm) (2); and Glasgow Exhibition, 1901, in bronze (24mm), with suspension loop; two others in poor condition; and an Institute For The Crippled And Disabled Good Luck medal, undated, in gilt (29mm), with suspension loop. Poor - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
Lord Nelson, 19th century miniature portrait in oil on ivory, in an oval gold frame (40x49mm; tests as at least 14ct; tot wt 23.3g), with glass cover and suspension ring at top back edge. Very fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Lord Nelson's Flagship Foudroyant, 1897, stuck in copper (37mm), with metal recovered from Lord Nelson's flagship after breaking up (BHM 3613; Eimer 1813), on descriptive card; Admiral Lord Nelson, undated, bronze plaque (60x75mm), uniface with uniformed bust of Nelson in relief to left; Battle of Trafalgar, issued 2005, in gilt (31mm), in City of Exeter 2005 plastic case; vintage voided cast brass horse martingale (75x90mm), featuring image of Lord Nelson and date 1805; Battle of Trafalgar Bicentenary presentation pack, includes Gibraltar one crown, 2005, and a genuine piece of oak from Nelson's flagship HMS Victory; 2 of hearts playing card featuring coloured rescue scene from Trafalgar and Nelson's flagship; Carreras cigarette card from a series of 25 Famous Men, No.9 Lord Nelson; soft cover booklet from Men of Courage Series, Horatio Nelson by L.Edna Walter, 1953, 48pp with b&w images. Fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Lord Nelson's Flagship Foudroyant, 1897, stuck in copper (37mm), with metal recovered from Lord Nelson's flagship after breaking up (BHM 3613; Eimer 1813); Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1905, in white metal (32mm) (BHM.3923), being a reduced size version of the medal designed for Mathew Boulton in 1805; Foudroyant, undated, made from copper bolt of Nelson's flagship (16.5mm), with suspension loop; B.F.S.S. (British & Foreign Sailors' Society), Nelson Centenary, 1905, made from copper from HMS Victory (16.5mm) (4, two with Victory obverse, and two with George V Patron obverse), all with suspension loop; another with a similar Victory 1905 design but with the port broadside of Victory, this is within an elaborate cross design (32x33mm), with suspension loop, in a scarce original British & Foreign Sailors' Society Souvenir box. The first with some oxidation toned areas and the second with edge bumps and nicks, otherwise fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
National Rifle Association, undated (late 19th century), in silver (38mm), by Fenwick, obverse, bust of Victoria facing left, reverse, kneeling figure with rifle; Prize medal, 19th Century, in bronze (48mm), obverse, Britannia and lion, reverse, wreath; Society of King Charles the Martyr, 19th Century?, in bronze (32mm), obverse, bust of Charles, reverse, Crown; National Emergency (Great Strike), 1926, in bronze (51mm), (BHM 4210); Ireland, Opening of Northern Parliament, Belfast, 1921, in bronze (33mm), with edge loop. Extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Balloon School Royal Engineers, 1907, in bronze (32mm), by Fenwick, a dirigible flying over a town, (BHM 3697, R); British Aluminium, first lot produced, 1896, in aluminium (38mm), (BHM 3498, RR); The Rights of Scotland, 1901, in white metal (45mm), obverse, Scottish Flag, reverse, EDWARD I OF BRITAIN FALSELY STYLED EDWARD VII, (BHM 3736). Very fine or better. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Handcrafted award fob, in gold (9ct, 8.8g, 30x40mm shield shape), obverse inscribed 'Presented/to/R.Purvis/by/C.Hall/Sep 16th/1912' on centre shield overlay, reverse 'From the/Silksworth/Colliery Inn/Leek Show/For Best Leek/in Show'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250