British Historical Medals
Lot 1748 Session 7 (11.30am Wednesday) British Historical Medals
Estimate $120
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SOLD $180
DUKE OF WELLINGTON, Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1839, in bronze (55mm) by B.Wyon (BHM 1889, Eimer 1328); Birkenhead Docks Stone Laying, 1844, in white metal (64mm) by - (unlisted in BHM and Eimer), obverse, details in 11 lines, reverse, list of Commissioners of the Docks in 16 lines; Opening of the Forth Bridge, 1890, in white metal (35mm) by - (BHM 3400); Foundation of the Derbyshire Infirmary, 1891, in white metal (38mm) by Bemrose (BHM 3422); Construction of the Burrator Reservoir, Plymouth, 1898, in white metal (44mm) by - (BHM 3635). Third and fourth medals holed at top, very fine - extremely fine. (5)
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