Great Britain - Historical Medals
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Lot 2181 Session 8 (9:30am Wednesday 27th July) Great Britain - Historical Medals
Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $260
ELECTROTYPES, for Great Exhibition, 1851, Council medal in bronze (75mm) obverse (BHM 2461); London International Exhibition, Crystal Palace, 1884 in silvered bronze (63mm) reverse (BHM 3174); Launching of the SS 'Great Britain', in bronze (51mm) obverse (BHM 2114); Queen Victoria, plaque in Bois Durci (80mm); Victoria on horseback, reproduction plaque, in plaster (145mm); Australia, electrotypes for International Exhibition, Sydney, 1879, in bronze (74mm) by J.S.& A.B.Wyon, obverse; Jubilee International Exhibition, Adelaide, 1887, in bronze (74mm) obverse; Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888, gold plated obverse and reverse (43mm); France, commemorative plaque for the International Exhibition, London, 1862, in Bois Durci (147mm) by T.Canu, obverse, Victoria seated, surrounded by two female figures and two cherubs, English inscription around, reverse, French inscription. Last medal, holed at top and piece missing, edge chipped, eighth and ninth both holed top and bottom and scratches on obverse field, good - good very fine. (10)
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