Agricultural Medals - The David Allen Collection
Lot 2039 Session 7 (11.30am Wednesday) Agricultural Medals - The David Allen Collection
Estimate $450
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $900
LIVERPOOL PLAINS P A & H Association, 1877, in silver (44mm) by J.Moore, inscribed 'Awarded to/ P.R.L.& M.Coy/for the best/Arab Stallion/"Aladdin". Some edge bruising, light scratches in field, toned, otherwise good fine/very fine and rare.
P[eel] R[iver] L[and] and M[ineral] Company which was managed by Philip Gidley King (1817-1904). Born in Parramatta, King was a midshipman on HMS Beagle. He became a close friend with Charles Darwin and Sir Henry Parkes. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Hannibal MacArthur in 1843. The P.R.L & M.Coy was formed when gold was discovered in 1852. King was the first Mayor of Tamworth, 1879-80, and was a Commissioner in 1879 for the Sydney International Exhibition. See also lot 2084 to the same recipient.
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