Lot 603, 1 Mar 00
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| Collection: |
GREAT EXHIBITION MEDALS, 1851 (A Collection) |
| Category: |
British Historical Medals |
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A COLLECTION OF 1851 GREAT EXHIBITION MEDALS |
| Estimate: |
£30-£40 |
| Hammer Price: |
£120 |
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Description
Prize medal, 1851, by W. and L.C. Wyon, in bronze, similar, edge named (De Grave, Short & Fanner, Class X), 77mm (BHM 2462; E 1457); together with International Exhibition, 1862, bronze award medal by L.C. Wyon, Britannia surrounded by symbolic figures, reverse legend in wreath, edge named (De Grave, Short & Fanner, Class XIII), 77mm (BHM 2747; E 1553) [2]. About very fine and better, but both have been cleaned in the past (£30-40)
Footnote
De Grave, Short & Fanner, St Martin’s le Grand, London; manufacturers of assay balances and weights for all industrial, retail and precious metal purposes. Further details are sold with the lot
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