Catalogue
Cessation of Transportation, 1853, Tasmania Founded 1803, in white metal (58mm) (C.1853/2) by Royal Mint London. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
Cessation of Transportation, 1853, Tasmania Founded 1803, in white metal (58mm) (C.1853/2) by Royal Mint London. Good very fine.
Estimate $200
Melbourne Exhibition, 1854, in white metal (38mm) (C.1854/3), by W.Barclay, obverse, Exhibition Building, reverse, wreath of flowers and sticks of corn above, with text, "The Harvest Of/The Yesterday,/The Seed-Corn Of/Thy Morrow". Some oxidation spots, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $80
Products of New South Wales, Sydney, 1854, in bronze (73 mm) by L.C. Wyon (C.1854/5). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
Coppin's Balloon, Aerobatic medal Cremorne Gardens Victoria 1858, in white metal (38 mm) (by Stokes?) (C.1858/1). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
The Wreck Of The Steamship Admella, 1859, in silver (51mm) (C.1859/1), by DeGruchy and Leigh (Sydney), De G & L on truncation to ground, obverse, a scene of the wreck with "Hope To the Last" on a ribbon, divided by an anchor, legend around rim "The Admella Steamer Wrecked On Her Passage From Adelaide To Melbourne Off Cape Northumberland (6 Aug,1859)", reverse, a corded border outside a wreath enclosing, at top of the All-seeing eye, legend in field "Awarded To/ (Peter Smith.)/By the Victorian Colonists/for/Heroic Exertions,/In Saving Life/(under Divine Providence)/From The/Wreck of the Admella". In a damaged original case by Brush & MacDonnell, Sydney and Melbourne, surface marks and several edge nicks, otherwise very fine and extremely rare, a classic Australian medal.
Estimate $8,000
Ballarat Agricultural Society Exhibition, Sept 1859, in silver (45mm), with suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Five Fat Ewes/1st Prize/Awarded to/D Swan Esqr'. Suspension broken, a few small edge nicks, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
Victoria Agricultural Society, First prize, 1862, in silver (56 mm) handcrafted, inscribed "Mangold/Wurtzel/awarded to /Mr W. M. Hall/6th March/1862". Toned extremely fine and very rare,
Estimate $2,000
New South Wales Prize Exhibitors medal, 1862 (London), in gold (76mm) struck in nearly pure gold (23.5ct) (12oz / 365gm) by W.Kullrich, awarded as a special prize by the New South Wales Government for the best spun yarn from NSW grown wool to Joseph Craven of Dole Mill, Thornton, Yorkshire, inscribed on edge 'Joseph Craven. Fabric', probably the largest Australian award medal in gold. In original case, nearly FDC and excessively rare. In original case, nearly FDC and excessively rare.
Estimate $60,000
New South Wales, To the Prize Exhibitions 1862, in silver (76 mm) by W. Kulrich edge inscribed "Edye Manning Services". Deeply toned, most attractive, nearly uncirculated and rare thus.
Estimate $1,200
Maldon Horticultural Society, 1864, in silver (64 mm) by J.Y., reverse "R.J. Lawrence/First Prize/ Seed Wheat/ March 1864". Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
Sandhurst Agricultural Society, 1864 in gold (45 mm ; 24.41 g) by J.M. "R.J. Lawrence/First prize.Wheat/ March 10th 1864". Beutifully made, nearly uncirculated and probably unique..
Estimate $5,000
Sandhurst, E & J. Buckley's Prize for Wheat, March 10th 1864, in silver (64 mm) "awarded to R.J. Lawrence Baringtuo, maker (J.T?). Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
Queen Victoria, Products of New South Wales, Sydney, for Paris Universal Exhibition 1867, in silver (39 mm) by L.C. Wyon for the Sydney Mint (C.1867/5). Toned good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
Acclimatization Society of Victoria, 1868, bronze 57mm by Wyon, view of deer, rabbits, pheasants, llama and other species introduced into Australia, rev. legend in wreath, (Carlisle 1868/3). Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
Horticultural Society, New South Wales 1868, in bronze (61 mm) by Thorthwaite Sydney, struck by the Royal Mint Sydney (C.1868/4). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $800
Victorian Exhibition Melbourne, 1872, white metal 47mm by Stokes and Martin, Figure standing among symbols of industry and agriculture, rev. “STOKES AND MARTIN MEDALLISTS MELBOURNE 1872” in a wreath (Carlisle 1872/3). Very fine.
Estimate $200
Ricketty Dick, medalet, 1873, in brass by Julius Hogarth. Struck at the Exhibition Mint (C.1873/2). Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
Agricultural Society of New South Wales, 1873, Prize medal in bronze, 89mm by Hardy Brothers, standing figure surrounded by agricultural items, rev. wreath, engraved “D Scott PHOTOGRAPHS 1873”. Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
Agricultural Society of New South Wales, large award medal 1874, in silver (89 mm) bt Hardy Brothers London "Sydney; rev inscribed" Messrs Barnes & Smith Bros/Excellence in Sectn 1,2 & 3 / at the Clarence Past & Agr./ & Hort. Society Show/ 1874" Relatively preserved for such a large medal, lightly toned, nbearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,000
Intercolonial Exhibition Melbourne, 1875, Philadelphia, 1876, in bronze (69mm) (C.1876/6), obverse, O.R.Campbell Des. and J.Hogarth Fec., in line above exergue, below Stokes & Martin - Melbourne, impressed on obverse, "Melbourne. 1875." and impressed around edge, "Zoological & Acclimatisation Society.". Toned extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $1,000
Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition, 1877, in white metal (38mm) (C.1877/2), with pierced hole at top edge, by Stokes & Martin, obverse, head of President Sir Hercules Robinson K.C.M.G., reverse, the Exhibition Building in New South Wales. Some contact marks, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
First International Exhibition, 1879, in silver (39mm) (C.1879/7), by Evan Jones. Toned, contact marks otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $600
First International Exhibition, James Cook Discovered N.S.W., 1770, Commemorative Medal N.S.Wales 1879, in bronze (38mm) (C.1879/7), by Evan Jones, with pierced hole at top edge. Very fine.
Estimate $200
International Exhibition, Sydney NSW, 1879, in silver (76 mm) by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, "The Honourable Robert Wisdon M.P.. Attorney General" (230 g) edge inscribed "Awarded For Distinguished Service". Polished good very fine.
Estimate $900
Sydney International Exhibition, 1879, Prize medal, unawarded, in bronze 76mm, by Wyon, figure of NSW surrounded by exhibition items, standing in front of the exhibition building, rev. wreath of Australian flowers. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $400
Sydney International Exhibition, 1879 in bronze (51mm) by J S & A B Wyon. Engraved on rev. ' E Bratfield / for / Drawing Mapping / and / Needlework'. A few tiny edge bumps and obverse field marks otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
Melbourne Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition, 1879, uniface medal, bronze 24mm, not listed in Carlisle, rare; Henty Portland Jubilee, (C.1884/1); Victoria’s Jubilee Maldon, (C.1887/47); Bendigo Juvenile Exhib., silver, (C.1886/7); Melbourne Exhib., silver, (C. 1888/5c); another (C. 1888/16); Geelong Fire Brigade, (C. 1888/15); Ballarat Exhib., silver, (C1895-6/1); Ararat Jubilee 1897, C. V/5). Several holed, very fine - good very fine. (9)
Estimate $150
Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880, in gold (39 mm; 51.25 g) by H. Stokes, edge inscirbed "Thos O'Grady J.P" For Services" Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $7,500
Medallions, Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880 in silver (51mm) by H. Stokes, edge 'E. CORNELY, PARIS - Embroidering Machine'; La Perouse (C1956/10), Queen Victoria, C1987/89, 90); Aust Coin Associates large silver medals (C. 14, 15, 17, 18, 19), HMAS Sirius 1788-1988 in silver (27mm), two Satirical one ounce .999 fine silver ingots, USA. Very fine - uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $1,200