Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Lot 811 SESSION 3 (John Chapman Collection, 2.30pm Tuesday) Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Estimate $600
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SOLD $1,600
CASTLEMAINE AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 1868, handcrafted medal in silver (56.5mm), plain silver disc with an ornate floral design surround and swivel suspension from a scroll clasp, obverse, a central overlay of a cast silver bunch of grapes and leaves, inscribed around 'Agricultural & Horticultural Society Castlemaine', inscribed on reverse 'Best Colonial White Wine / Presented / by / J.W.Lyon / to / Mr Thos Meredith / 1st Prize / Vintage 1868'. Extremely fine and rare.
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Lot 809
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Lot 810
CASTLEMAINE AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 1868, handcrafted medal in silver (57mm), plain silver disc with ...
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CASTLEMAINE AGRICULTURAL & HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 1868, handcrafted medal in silver (56.5mm), plain silver disc with ...
Estimate $600
Lot 812
BANK STREET SCHOOL, Emerald Hill, 1868, in silver (41.5mm) by W.J.Taylor London, inscribed on obverse ...
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Lot 813
QUEENSLAND PASTORAL SOCIETY, Springsure, 1868, in silver (51mm) by J.S.& A.B. Wyon, inscribed on reverse ...
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