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Scotland, Renfrewshire Agricultural Society, Instituted 1819, in silver (43mm), reverse inscribed, 'James Henderson/South Arthurlie', edge inscribed, 'For Fresh Butter 1859-60'. Scratching over naming area on reverse, a few small edge nicks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Scotland, GLA (Glasgow Liberal Association), Franchise Demonstration, 1884, badge in voided white metal (51x99mm), pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Scotland, University of St Andrews MCCCCXI (1411), prize medal in bronze (52mm), obverse, design of the interior of a medieval hall with shields and St Andrew nailed to a cross and with young boy holding a candle and kneeling before a teacher and with watching group of boys at right, reverse inscribed in the centre, '1914-15' and around the outside, 'Geology Engineering Course/William James Stewart', in case of issue by Alexr Kirkwood & Son, Medalists, 9 St James Square, Edinburgh, Estab. 1926. Toned obverse, good very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Scotland, Edinburgh University, in bronze, engraved 'Indian & Colonial Forest Trees/1936-37/Gordon S. Walker', by Alex Kirkwood & Son Edinburgh. In case, uncirculated.
Estimate $60
Passed in
Ireland, South Fingal Cavalry, hand engraved oval medal in silver (47 x 54mm), swinging wide loop suspension for ribbon, obverse mounted cavalry officer shooting at a stationary target, reverse 'Obtained/by/Lieut. Hill/for Superiority as a/Marksman,/in the/South Fingal/Cavalry,/20th Novemr. 1803.'. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
Ireland, County Kerry Agricultural Society, 1873, in silver (51mm), by Jones, Dub(lin), reverse inscribed, 'To/J Blood Smyth Esq./Fedamore/For Best/Long Wooled Ram/Exhibited at Tralee/in 1873./1st Class.'. Small edge bump and hairlines, otherwise nicely toned very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $450
Ireland, Trinity College, Dublin, 1890, in silver (52mm), obverse, half length figure of Elizabeth I half facing left, legend around 'Coll SS et Individ Trin Reg Elizabetha Juxta Dubl 1591', reverse, shield centre, surrounded by shamrocks, rose left, portcullis right, legend around 'Ethicus et Logicis Feliciter Excultis', engraved to 'Carolus.H.Keen Sch 1869' (see MIi,158/138). Reverse edge knock at 7 o'clock otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $400
Ireland, City of Londonderry coat of arms medal, in silver (cross shaped 36x36mm), with scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'G.Nesbett./1879.' No ribbon, dark toned very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Isle of Man, WWI Knockaloe Internment Camp for German POWs, trench art brooch on a shaved down copper coin, obverse features a naked man pensively sitting on a rock with his left wrist chained to the rock, above is inscribed, 'When Again?', at the bottom is inscribed, 'Knockaloe/I.O.M./10.7.1915'. Brooch pin fitting removed from reverse, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in