Catalogue
Restoration of Charles I, 1660, bronze 29mm, bust of Charles I facing right, rev. crossed sword and olive branch, struck from same dies as 1643 medal “Peace or War”, but date changed, see note. Very fine.
Estimate $70
Charles II, Embarkation at Scheveningen 1660, in silver (68mm) by Pieter Van Abeele (M1.455/44; Eimer 210), made from a pair of plates joined by a rim with a blow hole at the top and bottom, embossed and chaised (59.99g). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $3,200
Coronation of Charles II, 1661, official issue by T. Simon, silver 29mm, crowned bust of Charles facing right, rev. the king on throne with Peace hovering above. Good - very fine.
Estimate $480
Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, 1678, silver 38mm, by G. Bower, cast and chased, bust right being strangled with his own cravat, rev. prostrate man being strangled, watched by a Papal figure. Good - very fine.
Estimate $150
Landing of William of Orange at Torbay, 1688, cast silver 48mm, by Bower, bust facing right, rev. equestrian figure with large fleet in background. Very fine.
Estimate $240
Battle of La Hogue, 1692, (English and Dutch fleets defeated the French), white metal 48 mm by F. Kleinert, naval action with the French flagship La Soleil Royal in flames, rev. Turks on shore lamenting the loss of the French fleet, with lengthy edge inscription. Extremely fine.
Estimate $240
Charles I, memorial medal in bronze (50mm), by J. & N. Roettier (Eimer 162a). Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
Charles I Memorial, bronze 50mm by John Roetier, armoured bust facing right, rev. hand from heaven holding celestial crown. Extremely fine.
Estimate $240
Death of Queen Mary, 1694, bronze 49mm by J. and N. Roettier, bust of Mary facing right, rev. legend. Extremely fine.
Estimate $180
Archbishop Sancroft and the Seven Bishops, 1688, cast and chased AR Medal, by J. Smeltzing (after George Bower), capped bust right, rev. bishops in seven friezes, 22.55g, 51mm. (Eimer 288b; MI 622/37). Very good.
Estimate $60
Peace of Ryswick, 1697, between England, France and most of the European countries, white metal 37 mm by Georg Hautsch, the Palace of Ryswick with Fame flying above, rev. Peace holding olive branch and shields of countries involved, with lengthy edge inscription. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
Prince James (III), Attempted Invasion of Scotland, 1708, silver 37mm by Norbert Roettier, bust of Prince James facing right, rev. map of Great Britain and Ireland, sea dotted with ships. Very fine.
Estimate $180
Coronation of George I, 1714, silver 44mm by Vestner, bust facing right, rev. St. George slaying a dragon, Victory hovering above. Rare, good - very fine.
Estimate $720
Coronation of George I, 1714, Official Medal, silver 34mm by Croker, armoured bust facing right, rev. George in coronation robes enthroned, being crowned by Britannia. Extremely fine.
Estimate $420
Accession of George I, 1714, silver 44mm by Vestner, bust of George facing right, rev. a star in the constellation of Leo. Rare - extremely fine.
Estimate $1,200
William Penn Memorial, 1718, bronze 40mm by Pingo, Bust of Penn facing right, rev. Penn and a native American Indian clasp hands, “PENNSYLVANIA SETLED 1681”, Penn was given a royal land deed in 1681 and created a colony as a refuge for Quakers and others. Medal struck circa 1780. Good - very fine.
Estimate $480
Death of Duke of Marlborough, 1722, bronze 42mm, by Dassier, bust facing right, rev. Victory standing between military trophies. Good - extremely fine.
Estimate $120
Dassier’s Kings and Queens of England, 1731, complete set of 34 medals from William I to George II, in wooden case by Seaby, bronze 40mm, all with portrait of the monarch, rev. view of tomb. Good - extremely fine.
Estimate $1,800
Duke of Argyle and Sir Robert Walpole satirical medal, 1741, brass 37mm, figure leaning on a column, rev. the Devil leads Walpole by a leash, issued during the 1741 election which lead to the end of Walpole’s career as the first de facto Prime Minister. Good - very fine.
Estimate $240
Edmund Halley, Astronomer and Mathematician, 1744, bronze 55mm by J. Dassier, bust facing right, rev. legend. Good - extremely fine.
Estimate $480
French and Spanish Fleets Defeated off Toulon, 1744, brass 38mm, figure hanging from a gibbet, rev. battle scene. The inconclusive battle allowed the French and Spanish fleets to escape the blockade and cause great controversy in Britain. Extremely fine.
Estimate $180
Concord of Holland, England and Germany, 1746, silver 43mm by M. Holtzhey, figure holding spear, rev. three urns representing the Scheldt, the Thames and the Rhine flowing into the one sea. Rare - extremely fine.
Estimate $360
Ireland, Dr. Charles Lucas of the Corporation of Dublin, 1749 in copper (40mm) by T. Pingo (Eimer 4; MI 11 653/357; Storer 2273). Good very fine.
Estimate $150
Prince Charles, Legitimacy of Jacobite succession, 1750, bronze 51mm by T. Pingo, bust of Charles facing right, rev. figures of the Prince and Scotia. Rare, extremely fine.
Estimate $360
Prince Charles, Oak Society, 1750, bronze 34mm, by T. Pingo, bust of Charles (the young pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie) facing right, rev. a leafless oak tree. Extremely fine with lustre.
Estimate $240
Battles of Rosbach and Lissa, 1757, bronze 42mm by T. Pingo, bust of Frederick the Great facing right, rev. Victory and arms, commemorating the defeat of France and Austria. Good - very fine.
Estimate $72
Calendar medal, 1772, by John Powell, Birmingham, brass (40mm), showing dates of Sundays, Easter dates, number of days in month, King's birthday, accession, coronation, etc. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
Captain James Cook Memorial, 1779, bronze 44mm by L. Pingo, bust of Cook facing left, rev. figure of Fortune with column and globe. Scratches in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $300
Capture of St. Eustatius (Dutch Leeward Islands) by Admiral Rodney, 1781, bronze 33mm, bust of Rodney facing right, rev. two frigates, Good very fine.
Estimate $240
Joseph Priestley, Chemist and Theologian, 1783, bronze 36mm by Hancock, bust of Priestley facing right, rev. bench with scientific apparatus, (BHM 251, Eimer 807). Very fine.
Estimate $200