Australian Historical Medals

Sale 115    25–28 Jul 2017   Gallery Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 677    SESSION 3 (2.30PM TUESDAY 25 JULY)    Australian Historical Medals

Estimate $2,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $4,000

TASMANIAN POULTRY SOCIETY, 1859, hand engraved in silver (66mm) in two convex silver discs (51mm) joined by a plain surround ring as a hollow medallion, an intricately worked snake surrounds the whole piece with a fixed ring through the snake's mouth at the top to which is attached a bar suspension for a ribbon for wearing, reverse inscribed 'Presented by Mr T.Wimbush/to the/Tasmanian Poultry Society/for Competition/and awarded to/Mr John Howe/for the best pen of/Game Fowls/July 1859'. This finely engraved and decorated medal is not hallmarked, nearly extremely fine and probably unique.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 58 (lot 2901).

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