Catalogue
Naval Victory, First of June, 1794, in bronze (41mm); siege of acre, 1799, in bronze (41mm); Capture of Badejoz, 1812, in bronze (41mm); Battle of San Sebastian, 1813, in bronze (41mm); Surrender of Napoleon, 1815 in bronze (41mm); Napoleon at St. Helena, 1815, in bronze (41mm); Bombardment of Algiers, 1816, in bronze (41mm), (Eimer 856, 905, 1021, 1036, 1078, 1079, 1085; Mudie 3, 7, 19, 24, 37, 38, 39). Extremely fine - good extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $250
SOLD $440
English Army in Egypt, 1801, in bronze (41mm); British Army at Bombay and East India Company's Victory, 1804, in bronze (41mm); Royal Military Academy, 1813, in bronze (41mm); Battle of Almarez, 1812, in bronze (41mm); Peace in Europe, 1814, in bronze (41mm); England gives Peace to the World, 1814; Scottish Regiments, Victory Honours, 1815, in bronze (41mm), (Eimer 929, 952m, 1024, 1035, 1046, 1047, 1081; Mudie 2, 8, 10, 11, 20, 27, 28). Extremely fine - good extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $250
SOLD $440
Duke of Wellington, Arrival of the English Army in the Peninsula, 1808, in bronze (41mm); Passage of the Douro, Portugal, 1809, in bronze (41mm); Battle of Talavera, 1809, in bronze (41mm); Battle of Vitoria, 1813, in bronze (41mm); English Army Pass the Pyrennes, 1813 in bronze (41mm); Battle of Toulouse, 1814, in bronze (41mm); Battle of Waterloo, 1815, in bronze (41mm), English Army enters Paris, 1815, in bronze (41mm), (Eimer 988, 997, 999, 1033, 1034, 1042, 1068, 1077; Mudie 12, 15, 16, 22, 23, 26, 35, 36). Extremely fine - good extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $250
SOLD $500
Duke of Wellington, Victories in the Peninsula War, 1812, in bronze (36mm), Battle of Waterloo, 1815, in white metal (43mm) by J.Westwood; another in silver (20mm), (BHM 740, 879, 882). First holed at top, last two rare, good fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Duke of wellington's Continental Victories, boxed medal in bronze, gilded surround (47mm), containing fourteen paper discs inscribed with the names and dates of wellington's victories, (BHM 885). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $230
Duke of Wellington, Battle of Waterloo, 1815, in silver (18mm), obv. owl atop Corinthian helmet on sword and laurel branch, rev. text in German `Sieg/ Bei Belle/ alliance/ durch Herzog/ V.Wellington/ und Fursten/ v.Blucher/ am 18 Juni/ 1815'; Blucher and Wellington, 1815, token in bronze (34mm), obv. heads of Blucher and Wellington face to face, rev. battle scene; Waterloo statue, Hanover, 1832, in bronze (50mm) by L. Fritz, obv. head of William IV, text surround in German, rev. Waterloo statue, text in German surround. Good fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
Duke of Wellington, British Victories of the Peninsula War, 1815, a brass tube, inscribed 'British Victories in the Peninsula' on its side, containing twenty (out of original twenty six) 15mm medals with a uniform obverse, Victory flying, 1. BY THE MERCY OF GOD, the reverses are inscribed with a miltary action and the date, the lid is inset with a medal bearing the portrait of Wellington, the base is inscribed with the name and date of the first and last battles, manufactured by Thomson & Jones (BHM.888, Eimer 1076). Nearly extremely fine-extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $250
Duke of Wellington, Governor of Plymouth, 1819, in bronze (955mm) by T.Webb after P. Rouw; Lord Warden of the Cinque Forts, 1839, in bronze (56mm), by B. Wyon, (BHM 986, 1889). Nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Duke of Wellington, Elected Chancellor of Oxford University, 1834, in white metal (38mm) in original screw fitting ebony box, miniature medal in bronze (18mm), probably struck during his term as Prime Minister (BHM 1663, 1472). Extremely fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
Duke of Wellington, Equestrian Statue at the Royal Exchange, 1844, in white metal (39mm) by Allen & Moore (BHM.2192); Calendar Medal, E. Moses & Son, London 1853, in white metal (41mm); The Fete of Vitoria, Vauxhall 1813, in white metal (53mm) (MHM.758); English Army enters Paris, 1815, in white metal (40mm)(BHM.889); token 1812, in bronze, listing some of the battles on rev.; Admiral Lord Nelson, Battle of the Nile, in bronze (38mm)(BHM.452). Good-very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Death of the Duke of Wellington, 1852, in white metal (64mm) by Allen and Moore; another in white metal (48mm), (BHM 2474, 2475, 2477 rare). Second and third medals holed at top, otherwise nearly extremely fine-good extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Death of the Duke of Wellington, in bronze (51mm) by T.R. Pinches, London (BHM.2489). Cased, clasp broken on case. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Death of the Duke of Wellington, a group of medals recording the death of Wellington in white metal including, BHM.2475 (51mm); 2480 (39mm); 2487 (45mm, rare); 2493 (42mm); 2495 (39mm); another in brass (29mm) (BHM.2496). Very fine-good extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
Yeouvil Perpetual Benefit Society, established June 25, 1835, medal in white metal (54mm) by Dowler, encapsulated in glass with brass surround and suspension ring. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Crystal Palace, Handel festival medal 1857, in copper 41mm, by Pinches, London, to Miss Messent, performer. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886, in bronze (53mm) by L.C.Wyon (Eimer 1725). Toned, small edge bruises otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886, in bronze (52mm) by L.C. Wyon; George V, Coronation, 1911, in bronze (35mm), Jubilee 1935 in silver (32mm); Edinburgh University, award medals in bronze (52mm) (2) both to W.A.E. Tucker, one for Anatomy 1st year / 1886-87, the other for Diseases of the eye / 1890; award for boxing in bronze (39 mm) inscribed on rev. `Marlborough'/College / 1910 / M.H. Young / 7 Stone, miniature silver award medal for hockey. All cased, very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
George V, Coronation 1911, in bronze (64mm) by F.Bowcher for Spink, London (Eimer 1921). Good very fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $30
Lusitania Medal, British Issue, in iron (55mm), (Eimer 1941a, BHM 4118). Extremely fine, in box of issue.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Royal Horticultural Society, Sir Joseph Banks medal in bronze (38mm) inscribed on rev. 'Awarded by / Vancouver / Hort.Society / to / Mr W.T.Willson / 1928'; Royal Commonwealth Society, founded 1868, incorporated 1882, award medal in bronze (50mm) uninscribed. Extremely fine.(2)
Estimate $30
SOLD $30
Medal, bronze 44mms, Crystal Palace National Challenge Show Cage Birds, 1932, (awarded to W.A. Shepheard for best Crest Canary. Extremely fine.
Estimate $20
SOLD $40
King Edward's School (Birmingham) founded 1552, sports medal in bronze (57mm) by Allen and Moore, obv. King seated on throne at left being advised by two elders, rev. text 'Studio Fallente Laborem / Praemium / in Gymnasio / Meritu'. Cased. Extremely fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $30
Scholastic award medal, in silver (39mm) by Vaughtons, Birmingham, inscribed on rev. 'SENIOR CHAMPION / 1938 / R.E.LADBROOK'. Cased. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Royal Horticultural Society, Long Service Medal in bronze (33mm) awarded to F.R. Boyes. Suspender from a green ribbon with a 50 years' bar. In a John Pinches fitted case. Uncirculated.
Estimate $20
SOLD $10
Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, medals in gold (900 fine, 36mm, 15.9gms; 26mm, 7.9gms). Nearly uncirculated.(2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Death of Winston Churchill, 1965, in silver and bronze (50mm) by A.Lowenthal, a re-issue of the 1945 medal (Eimer 2105). Nearly uncirculated-uncirculated.(2)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu Collection, comprising thirty six sterling silver ingots by John Pinches, London, housed in a wooden display case. Nearly FDC.(36)
Estimate $350
SOLD $380
Waterloo Medal, in silver (63mm) issued in 1975, restrike of Pistrucci's medal by John Pinches, edge numbered '435'. In case of issue. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Earl Mountbatten of Burma, 1900-1979, memorial medal in nickel silver (45mm) by the Tower Mint, together with framed memorial silhouette (75 x 95mm oval). Nearly uncirculated.(2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Various award medals of 19th and early 20th century, in silver, bronze (2) and aluminium. Very fine or better (4).
Estimate $20
SOLD $20