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Royal Exchange Assurance, badge in silver and enamel (24x38mm), hallmarked for Birmingham 1942 by maker 'HCF Ld (H.C.Freeman Ltd), pin-back, obverse Queen Victoria Crown over Royal Exchange Building with R.E.A.1720 bar below (50 years since rebuild in 1670), reverse in relief, 'From The/R.E.A/To/ engraved 'I - M'/A Souvenir/Of/Good Services/Rendered/In/Time Of War'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Elizabeth II, cased medals, coronation 1953 (2 different in base metal); King Robert the Bruce 1974 in bronze by Spink & Son; Mary Rose in nickel silver, London Transport Museum in nickel silver; Duke of Edinburgh visit to North America 1966 in silver (38mm) by Spink & Son (illus.). Uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Royal Commonwealth Tour, 1953-54, in bronze (38mm) (BHM 4457; Eimer 2091), in Royal Mint case of issue, this with foxing on lining. Extremely fine.
Estimate $20
Passed in
Elizabeth II, silver medal (35mm) (21.73g), by John Pinches Presented by the Sunday Sun to 'John McLaughlin' on Behalf of the Australian Red Cross; Austria Ferdinand Archbishop (1932) of Seckau, in 900 fine silver (60mm) by Hartig, Munzamt Wien 900 on the edge (101.79g), Australia threepence 1916M, 1925 and JIM notes (12) and a Churchill crown 1965 in CBC holder. Very good - good extremely fine. (17)
Estimate $110
SOLD $70
The Church Benefit Society, medal in oxidised bronze, with pin-back suspender 'The Church Benefit Society', obverse, Founded 1878, plain reverse inscribed, 'Medal of Honour/1958./Sister./Dorothy Williams.'; Salvation Army Nurses Fellowship, lapel badge in gilt and enamel, pin-back. Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $30
Passed in
London Shipping Athletic Association, undated, medal in silver (28mm), ring top suspension, with pin-back ribbon suspender 'Vice President', with clasp on ribbon, 'London Shipping Athletic Association', obverse, a Viking long ship with shield from the City of London coat-of-arms on the sail, plain reverse inscribed, 'K.P.Barrett', with case of issue by F.Phillips, Aldershot. Extremely fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Elizabeth II, layered 24ct gold with inlaid ruby Swarovski crystal (110g, 70mm) five crowns, 2016 Gos Save The Queen; others 40mm including 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth; Proclamation of Accession 1952; Year of the Three Kings 1936 (3); Una and the Lion; King Richard I; The Birth of Christ; gilt penny 1967; gilt threepence 1967; Diamond Jubilee 1012 token; Victoria penny 1855. Good very fine - FDC. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Masonic Breast Jewel for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, 1887, in silver, gilt and enamel, with clasp, '13th June 1887', issued to attendees at the Grand Lodge Especial Meeting, with 1837-1887 stick-pin suspender, in G.Kenning & Son case of issue. Ribbon with foxing, medal toned extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Masonic medal, handcrafted award featuring a gilt bird within a wreath on a hand engraved silver design plate with suspension below, by (Joseph) Davis, with a ribbon and pin-back suspender inscribed in capital letters, 'J I O T A S O P', the plain reverse of the medal is inscribed, 'Presented To/P.C.N. (Past Chief Noble) Bro J.Clarke/by the/Life Boat Lodge/March 28th 1890.' Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Ancient Order of Comical Fellows C.R, jewel in sterling silver, reverse inscribed, 'A.O.C.F.C.R./No.30/Presented To/Bro. C. Ralph/P.N.G.R./ Feb 9. 1893'; another in sterling silver and enamel, reverse inscribed, 'A.O.C.F.C.R./Lodge No.30/Presented/To/Bro. C. Ralph/P.N.G.R./Dec 6 1898', hallmarked for London 1898 and maker's mark 'AJP over CP'. No ribbons, small nick at top edge of first jewel, otherwise very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $190
SOLD $120
Masonic jewels, Royal Masonic Institution For Boys, 1930, in silver, gilt and enamel, hallmarked for Birmingham 1929 by maker 'R.S' (Spencer & Co [originally Richard Spencer]), with voided gilt and enamel emblem affixed to ribbon; another, 1950, in gilt and enamel, by Fenwick, B'ham, with Steward suspension bar; RMIB (Royal Masonic Institution For Boys), 1947, Steward badge in gilt, by Spencer, London, pin-back; Mark Benevolent Fund, 1948, Steward badge in silvered, by Spencer, London, pin-back. Good very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Masonic jewels, Royal Masonic Institution For Girls, in voided gilt, silver and enamel, hallmarked for Birmingham 1930 by maker 'GK&S' (George Kenning & Son), with prancing horse shield with Invicta in scroll below affixed to ribbon, with Steward 1930 and reversed Cs suspender; in gilt, silver and enamel, hallmarked for London 1939 by maker 'GK&S' (George Kenning & Son), with Worcestershire Masonic emblem affixed to ribbon, with Steward 1940 suspension bar; N.U.T.G. (National Union of Townswomen Guild) lapel badge in rolled gold and enamel, by Thomas Fattorini Ltd, Birmingham. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Masonic jewels, includes Royal Masonic Institution For Girls, in silver, hallmarked for Birmingham 1934 by maker 'R.S' (Spencer & Co [originally Richard Spencer]), with Warwickshire County emblem affixed to ribbon and with Steward suspension bar; another in gilt, silver and enamel, hallmarked for London 1939 by maker 'GK&S' (George Kenning & Son), with Worcestershire Masonic emblem affixed to ribbon, with Steward 1940 suspension bar; another in voided plastic, 1945, by London Assn. For The Blind, with Steward suspension bar with King's Crown above. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Masonic jewels, Royal Masonic Benevolent Instn, 1942, in gilt and enamel, by Spencer, London, with Steward stick-pin suspender in gilt and enamel; Royal Masonic Benevolent Inst, 1946, in voided plastic, by London Assn. For The Blind, with Steward pin-back suspender in voided plastic; R.M.B.I. (Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution), Province Of Worcestershire, in gilt and enamel, with Steward 1956 pin-back suspender in gilt and enamel; Mark Benevolent Fund, 1948, Steward badge in silvered, by Spencer, London, pin-back; Steward pin-back suspender in gilt and enamel; R.M.B (Royal Masonic Benevolent) Inst 1947 clasp in gilt silver and enamel. Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Masonic jewels, Lodge Of Endeavour No. 6267, Founder jewel in gilt silver and enamel, with Founder stick-pin suspension bar in gilt silver and enamel; Etone Lodge No 5981, Founder jewel in voided gilt silver and enamel, with Founder stick-pin suspension bar in gilt silver and enamel; Royal Arch Chapter jewel, in voided gilt silver, undated, hallmarked for Birmingham 1924 by maker 'HS Ltd' (Henry Slingsby Ltd), with stick-pin suspender. Very fine - nearly extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30