Great Britain Historical Medals
Lot 3725 Session 14 (4.30pm Thursday 24 November) Leslie J Carlisle C Great Britain Historical Medals
Estimate $90
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SOLD $50
LONDON INSTITUTION, 1807, member's medal in bronze (43mm), by W.Wyon, reverse with number 973 on horizontal lined background below shield and impressed vertically to right of shield is the number 827*; Universal Cookery & Food Association, 1899 Prix D'Honneur medal in silver (38mm), by J.A.Restall, reverse inscribed, 'R & A. Main.' The first nearly extremely fine, the second with edge bumps and holed near top, very good. (2)
The London Institution was established on 18 January 1806 in the house of Sir William Clayton. Its purpose was to procure the advancement of literature and the diffusion of useful knowledge. The total number of 'proprietors' (members) was limited to 1,000.
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