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Auction: 24123 - British and World Coins and Medals featuring the Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1012

Victorian Exhibition Medals (6) | Great Exhibition, AE Medal, 1851, by Allen & Moore, THE BUILDING AT LONDON FOR THE/INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION/1851, external view of the Crystal Palace in exergue, crowned medallion of with conjoined heads Victoria and Albert right, supported by cherubs each holding attributes, rev. interior view, EXPOSITION 1851, in exergue in two lines, plain edge, 38mm, 29.62g, (Eimer -; BHM 2424), a very graphic design, light brown colouring, very fine;
Great Exhibition Exhibitors Bronze Medal, AE Medal, 1851, by W. Wyon, H : R : H : PRINCE ALBERT PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION, bust left, rev. EXHIBITION OF THE WORKS OF INDUSTRY OF ALL NATIONS MDCCCLI, globe within wreath, plain edge, 44mm, 61.93g, (Allen A55; BHM 2463), a few contact marks but otherwise toned, very fine;
Exhibition of Art Treasures, AE Medal, 1857, by Messrs J. Pinches, EXHIBITION OF ART TREASURES, view of exhibition buildings, OPENED AT MANCHESTER BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT MAY 5TH 1857, in exergue in four lines, rev. MDCCCLVII, allegorical group of three muses symbolizing the Arts, plain edge, 41mm, 37.81g, (Eimer 1513b; BHM 2605; Taylor 173b; WE 727), toned, very fine;
North-West Provinces Provincial Exhibition, Lieutenant-General Drummond's Medal of Honor, AE Medal, 1867, by W. Wyon, VICTORIA D : G : BRIT : REG : FID : DEF :, crowned bust left, flowers beneath, rev. PROVINCIAL EXHIBITION N . W . P . THE HONBLE E. DRUMMOND LTGR (MEDAL OF HONOUR 1867), text within central wreath, plain edge, 43mm, 43.22g, (Pudd 867.1), scarce, light brown tone with pleasing lilac hues, very fine;
International Exhibition, London, AE Medal, 1874, J. E. Boehm and G. T. Morgan, ALBERT • EDWARD • PRINCE • OF • WALES • PRESIDENT, bare head left of Albert, Prince of Wales, rev. • LONDON • ANNUAL • INTERNATIONAL • EXHIBITION • OF • ALL • FINE • ARTS • INDUSTRIES • AND • INVENTIONS •, view of the Albert Hall, MDCCCLXXIV on banner below, THE LADY MILDRED BERESFORD HOPE. CATALOGUE NO 5084 on edge, 52mm, 73.58g (BHM 2992), evidence of previous handling to otherwise glass-like and brilliant fields, pleasing blue tone to the edges of devices atop brown surfaces, as struck;
International Inventions Exhibition, London, AE Medal, 1885, by L. C. Wyon and L. F. Day, VICTORIA REGINA, crowned and veiled head left, rev. IN VENTION MVSIC, Invention seated left, holding compass and olive branch, gear in background, and Music, seated right, holding lyre, both on plaque bearing legend 1885 INTERNATIONAL INVENTIONS EXHIBITION, plain edge, 45mm, 52.16g, (Eimer 1715; BHM 3198; ARC 39/15; WE 1497), glossy surfaces, bagmarked, bruise on rim at 11 o'clock, but otherwise very fine (6)

The Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals



Lady Mildred Arabella Charlotte Henrietta Beresford-Hope (née Gascoyne-Cecil) (1822-1881) was a leading figure in London society for many years. She was born in 1822 to James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury. In 1842 she married Sir Alexander James Beresford Beresford Hope, a conservative MP and writer on archaeology and architecture, as well as ecclesiastical and artistic subjects. Further, he was President of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1865 to 1867 and a trustee of the British Museum.

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