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Auction: 19020 - British and World Historic and Commemorative Medals and Tokens: e-Auction 3
Lot: 208

Institutions and Public Spaces, various Medals, including, 8th Earl of Bridgewater, Canal-Builder, 1829, AE, by A Donadio, 42mm., 35.26g (Eimer 1209); Opening of London Bridge, 1831, AE, 27mm, 13.52g; also, Opening of New Royal Exchange, 1844, WM [4], by Allen & Moore, 51mm, 48.11g; another, by Davis, 44mm, 25.03g; also, 26.5mm. [2]; The Great Exhibition, 1851, WM, 26.5mm.; Opening of Saint George's Hall, Liverpool, 1854, by J Mayer, 45mm, 27.69g; Opening of Calthorpe Park, Birmingham by the Duke of Cambridge, 1857, by J Moore, 55mm, 82.53g; Exhibition of Art Treasures, 1857, WM, 41mm. [2], about extremely, the other much as struck and in original fitted case; Opening of the International Exhibition, 1862, WM, by G Dowler, 52mm., much as struck, in cardboard case of issue; William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, Appointment as Chancellor of Cambridge, 1862, WM, 44mm.; Royal Choral Society, First Concert, 1872, WM, 30mm, 11.97g; Opening of Alexandra Palace, 1875, WM, 52mm, 40.28g; another Opening of Wolverhampton Park, 1881, 54mm, 39.96g; Hindley Jubilee Celebrations, Leyland Free Library and Museum, 1887, WM, 52mm, 36.21g; Opening of Tower Bridge by Prince and Princess of Wales, 1894, WM, 35.5mm. pierced for suspension otherwise good very fine; Celebration of the Guildhall, Preston, 1902, WM, by Bowcher for Spink and Son, 51mm, 55.27g; also, 1922 Guild AR Medal, by Bowcher, 77mm, 170.56g (Eimer 1981); lastly, Oxford Millenary 1912, AR, by C Thomas, 51mm, 69.13g (Eimer 1932), in original presentation case, all mostly very fine to extremely fine or better [21]

Dr Leibfried collection

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