Electronic Auction 395
Date: 2017-04-12 00:00:00
Lots: 693
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STUART (ORANGE). Mary II. 1688-1694. AR Medallet (22mm, 2.91 g, 12h). Struck 1689. MARIA II DEI GRA, bust right / EX CANDORE DECVS, rose branch. MI 695/94; Eimer –. Good VF, toned.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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STUART (ORANGE). Mary II. 1688-1694. Gilt Æ Medal (49mm, 58.06 g, 12h). On hear death. By J. & N. Roettier. Dually dated 30 April 1662 and 28 December 1694. MARIA II D G MAG BR FR ET HIB REGINA, draped bust right / (lis) SVBLATAM EX OCVLIS QVÆRIMVS INVIDI, NAT/ APR 30 1662/ MOR DEC 28/ 1694. MI 111/343; Eimer 362. Good VF, marks, some breaks in gilding.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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STUART. Anne, with Prince George. 1702-1714. Æ Medal (42mm, 29.87 g, 12h). By J. Croker. Struck 1702. ANNA D G MAG BR FRA ET HIB REGINA, draped bust left / GEO DAN PR ADM ET DVX SVP ANGLIÆ, draped and cuirassed bust left. MI 233/14; Eimer 392. EF.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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temp. HANOVER. Samuel Clarke, philosopher. 1675-1729. Æ Medal (42.5mm, 29.27 g, 12h). On his death. By J. Dassier. Struck circa 1729. SAMUEL CLARKE, bust facing slightly right / QUO VERE TAS VOCAT, student ascending rocky mountain path to summit, where stands Truth, lifting hand towards radiant name of God. MI 490/31; Eimer 518. EF, die break on obverse.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex J. Henri Ripstra Collection (William O. Coats Auction, 14 February 1975), lot 1221.
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HANOVER. Caroline. Queen consort, 1727-1737. Æ Medal (40.5mm, 35.91 g, 12h). The Kings and Queens of England series. By J. Dassier. Struck 1731. CAROLINA D G MAG BR FR ET HIB REG, draped bust right / DILECTA DEO ET HOMINIBUS, Charity seated right, head left, with four children around. MI 499/44; Eimer 524. EF.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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temp. HANOVER. Edward Vernon and Charles Brown. 1684-1757 and 1678/9-1753. Æ Medal (32mm, 14.86 g, 6h). Edward Vernon and Charles Brown – Capture of Portobello. Dated 22 November 1739. ADMIRAL VERNON AND COMMODORE BROWN, three-quarter length figure of Admiral Vernon facing slightly left, holding telescope; to left, three-quarter length figure of Commodore brown facing right, holding telescope; TOOK PORTO BELLO / WITH ·:· SIX ·:· SHIPS ·:· ONLY ·:· NOV ·:· 22 ·:· 1739, six English ships and two smaller merchant vessels within fortified semicircular harbor of Portobello. MI 532/97; Adams-Chao PBvb 5-I; Betts 266; Eimer 548. Near VF, brown surfaces.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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temp. HANOVER. Edward Vernon. 1684-1757. Æ Medal (39mm, 15.64 g, 12h). Capture of Fort Chagre. Dated 22 November 1739. VICE · AD : RL · OF THE BLEW; & COM : ER · IN CHIEF · ALL HIS MAI : SHIPS IN THE WEST · INDIES, half-length figure of Vernon facing slightly right, holding baton; in background, tree and row of buildings in front of ship under sail right on sea; in three lines to right, A · VIEW ·/OF · FORT ·/CHAGRE; in two lines in exergue, THE · HON : EDWARD/VERNON · ESQ / PORTO BELLO TAKEN BY ADMIRAL VERNON WITH SIX MEN OF WAR ONLY · NOV · 22 · ANNO DOM · 1739 ·, six ships under sail right within harbor of Portobello. MI 547/153; Adams-Chao FCv 1-A; Betts 277; cf. Eimer 554. VF, brown surfaces.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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temp. HANOVER. Edward Vernon. 1684-1757. Æ Medal (37mm, 9.68 g, 5h). Capture of Cartagena. Dually dated 1740 and 1741. ADMIRAL : VERNON : VEIWING : THE : TOWN : OF : CATHAGANA (rosette), Vernon standing slightly left, holding telescope; in background, town and three ships; in exergue, 1740 : 1 / THE FORTS OF CARTHAGENA DESTROYD BY ADM VERNON, three ships before the town of Cartagena and two fortifications, labeled S · IOSEPH, S · IAGO, and CARTHAGENA; 42 below. MI 548/155; Adams-Chao CAv 6-G; Betts 334; Eimer 558. VF, brown surfaces, some roughness.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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temp. HANOVER. Alexander Pope, poet. 1690-1744. Æ Medal (54.5mm, 75.02 g, 12h). By J. Dassier. Dated 1741 (in Roman numerals). ALEXA- NDER POPE, draped bust right / POETA/ ANGLUS/ MDCCCXLI within ornate border. MI 565/198; Eimer 564. EF.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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temp. HANOVER. Alexander Pope, poet. 1690-1744. Æ Medal (67mm, 92.8 g). Draped bust right within frame / Rough back engraved Alexander pope. MI –; Eimer –. VF, with attached loupe.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from Maison Platt, September 1965.
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HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. AR Medal (49mm, 46.35 g, 12h). Siege of Gibraltar – Hanovarian Brigades. By Pingo. Dated 13 September 1782. Later restrike by the Medallic Art Co. of New York. PER TOT DISCIMINA RERUM, view of Gibraltar with ships at sea; in exergue, XIII SEPT/ MDCCLXXXII / BRUDERSCHAFT, REDEN/ LAMOTTE/ SYDOW/ ELIOTT (regimental names) within wreath. Cf. BHM 248; cf. Eimer 796 (for original). EF.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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temp. HANOVER. General George Augustus Eliot, 1st Baron Heathfield. 1717-1790. WM Medal (44mm, 30.97 g, 12h). Siege of Gibraltar. By J. Reich, of Furth, Bavaria. Dated 1783 (in Roman numerals). ELLIOT AN MARTIS SOCIVS NON : IVPITER IPSE EST, uniformed bust right, wearing tricorn hat / ENSIBVS EX MERTIS LVX PACIS LAETA RESVRGIT, bombardment of Gibraltar; in exergue, MDCCLXXXIII. BHM 254; Eimer –. Near EF, scratches and marks, with original, slightly damaged ribbon and loup.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.Hoping to take advantage of British involvement in the American War of Independence (1775-1782), Spain and France fought to retake the island of Gibraltar. Known as the Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779-1782), it was numerically one of the largest actions fought during that time, and the longest siege endured by British armed forces. Gibraltar is a rugged peninsula, located on the coast of Spain, it was considered to be one of the Pillars of Hercules, the ancient gateway between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. During the War of the Spanish Sucession (1701-1715), a combined English and Dutch fleet captured Gibraltar from the Spanish. Under the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713), Gibraltar was ceded to the British, who subsequently fortified it as a naval base in the Mediterranean, making its name synonymous with an impregnable fortress. In 1727, the Spanish tried unsuccessfully to lay siege to it, and again, during the War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1748), when their plans to establish nearby trenches was thwarted by the strengthening of the British squadron there by Admiral Vernon, fresh from his victory at Portobello (see lot 1624 for a Portobello medal of Admiral Vernon). In 1779, a combined French and Spanish operation once again laid siege to Gibraltar, as part of each country's attempt to help the other recover territory lost to Britain.At the time of the siege, British forces on Gibraltar were under the command of George Augustus Eliott, its governor from 1770 until his death in 1790. A veteran of the Royal Engineers, he once served in the Prussia Army under Friedrich Wilhelm I, and was an Aide-de-camp to George II, Eliott distinguishing himself during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). He was second-in-command at the capture of Havana in 1762. A few years before his appointment to Gibraltar, Eliott was made a Privy Counsellor and temporary governor of Londonderry. Anticipating the siege, Eliott applied his experience in the Engineers by shoring up Gibraltar's fortifications. Prior to the Grand Assault of 13 September 1782, the Spanish attempted to starve the British garrison. Eliott, ever an abstemious individual, in a letter posted during the initial period of the siege (late September 1779), stated simply, Nothing new. G.A.E.."On 13 September 1782, the combined French and Spanish forces launched their great attack against Gibraltar. Known as the Grand Assault, ten newly engineered "floating batteries", as 18 ships-of-the-line, 40 gunboats and 20 bomb-vessels, were tasked to destroy the fortifications. Once this was completed, a combined land force of 35,000 Spanish and 7,000 to 8,000 French troops, as well as 86 cannon, would assault those same fortifications once they had been demolished. Over 80,000 spectators occupied the adjacent hills over the Spanish border, among whom were members of the Spanish aristocracy, hoping to watch, "the British flag trailed in the dust." (R. Chartrand and P. Courcelle, Gibraltar 1779-1783: The Great Siege [Gibraltar: 2006], p. 65). But, when the guns of the floating batteries opened fire, the British garrison replied with red-hot shot to set fire to and sink them. Among the three floating batteries that blew up as a result of this red-hot shot was the Pastora, commanded by Rear-Admiral Buenaventura Moreno. To commemorate this, badges, possibly manufactured within the fortress and hand engraved with a design of the event and the names of the recipients, were presented to the members of the actual battery that sank the ship (see lot 1627). "
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temp. HANOVER. Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe. 1726-1799. Æ Medal (48mm, 61.21 g, 12h). Battle of the First of June. Soho (Birmingham) mint. By C. H. Küchler. Dated 1 June 1794 (in Roman numerals). RIC COMES HOWE THALASSIARCHA BRITAN, uniformed bust right; below, PATRIÆ DECVS ET TVTAMEN / NON SORTE SED VIRTUTE, the flagship Queen Charlotte sinking a French ship; in exergue, GALLOR CLASSIS PROFLIG/ DIE 1 JUNII/ MDCCXCIV. BHM 383; Eimer 855. EF, red-brown surfaces, minor marks and discoloration.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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temp. HANOVER. John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent. 1735-1823. WM Medal (48.5mm, 48.23 g, 12h). Battle of Cape St. Vincent. By J. G. Hancock and P. Kempson. Dually dated 26 January 1735 and 14 February 1797. JOHN JERVIS EARL OF ST VINCENT ADMIRAL OF THE WHITE, uniformed bust left; below, BORN JANUARY 26 1735 / Hispania seated right, head left, on shore with coat-of-arms and sword; naval engagement in backround; above, WITH 22 SHIPS and 1428 GUNS PERSUED & DEFEATED/ THE SPANISH FLEET OF 37 SHIPS & 2600/ FOUR SHIPS AND 382 GUNS TAKEN; in exergue, FEBRUARY 14 1797. BHM 435; Eimer 881. VF, scattered marks, roughness on reverse.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Johnson & Jensen (14 December 1980), lot 137.
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HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. Æ Medal (48.5mm, 64.27 g, 12h). Union of Ireland with Great Britain. By P. Kempson and S. Kindon. Dated 4 June 1737. Struck 1801. GEORGIUS III D G BRITANNIARUM REX F D, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right; below, NATUS JUNII IV MDCCXXXVIII / NULLA DIES PACEM NEC FŒDERA A RUMPET, Britannia seated facing, head left, resting hands on coat-of-arms and rudder; at feet, cherub left, holding book reading XIX and showing an Irish harp. BHM 527; Eimer 926. Near EF, red-brown surfaces, scattered marks.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. Æ Medal (48mm, 53.01 g, 12h). Golden Jubilee. Issued by N. Hyde. Triply dated 4 June 1738, 25 October 1760, and 25 October 1810. GEO III BORN 4th JUNE 1748 ASCENDD THE THRONE OCTR 25th 1760, uniformed bust left; COMPLETED 50th YEAR/ OF HIS REIGN/ OCTR 25th 1810 / THE FIFTIETH YEAR, Britannia seated right with three children holding flaming heart; glory of rays above; on plinth below, FROGMORE. BHM 686; Eimer 1007. EF, brown surfaces, a few tiny marks.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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temp. HANOVER. Field-marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. 1769-1852. Æ Medal (53.5mm, 86.9 g, 12h). Creation as Earl and Parliamentary Tribute. By T. Webb. Struck 1812. ART COMES DE WELLINGTON, bare head left / VOTA/ PVBLICA within wreath. Eimer 1029; BHM 746. EF, light scattered marks.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. George III, with Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, Franz I of Austria, and Aleksandr I of Russia. 1760-1820. Æ Medal (47.5mm, 42.93 g, 12h). Treaty of Paris. By T. Halliday, issued by E. Thomason. Dated 30 May 1814 (in Roman numerals). NVNQVAM VIDEBIMVS EIS SIMILES ITERVM, jugate laureate busts of the four rulers right / AVSPICIVM MELIORIS AEVI, Pax standing left, holding olive branch and cornucopia; in exergue, PAX PER EVROPAM/ MDCCCXIV/ MAI XXX. BHM 802; Eimer 1045; Diakov 385. EF, scattered marks, edge bump.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from C. Hornby, 1966.
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temp. HANOVER. William Pitt the Younger, statesman. 1759-1806. Gilt Æ Medal (36.5mm, 19.12 g, 12h). Nottingham Pitt Club. By T. Webb. Dated 19 April 1814. NON SIBI SED PATRIAE VIXIT, bare head left / NOTTINGHAM/ PITT–CLUB/ ESTABLISHED/ APRIL XIX/ MDCCCXIV within wreath. BHM 838; Eimer –. EF, scratches.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. Æ Medal (41mm, 40.11 g, 11h). Mudie's National Medals Series: Dedication Medal. By T. Webb and A.J. Depaulis. Dated 1817 (in Roman numerals). HOC ACSPICE ORBIS SALVS, laureate head right; below, MDCCCXVII / RELIGIONE FIDE ET CONSTANTIA, Faith, standing left, holding cornucopia and clasping hands with Religion, standing right, holding long cross; lion in background to left; in exergue, MDCCCXVII. BHM 933; Eimer –. EF, brown surfaces.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. Princess Charlotte of Wales. 1796-1817. Gilt Æ Medal (51mm, 86.5 g, 12h). On her death. By E. Avern. Triply-dated 7 January 1796, 2 May 1816, and 6 November 1817 (in Roman numerals). H R H THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE in Old English script, bare head right / Male and female figures mourning at plinth inscribed with the name CHARLOTTE and THE LORD/ GAVE/ AND/ THE LORD HATH/ TAKEN AWAY/ BLESSED/ BE THE NAME/ OF THE LORD; in exergue, BORN JAN 7 1796/ MARRIED MAY 2 1816/ DIED NOV 6 1817. BHM 936; Eimer –. EF, some pitting and scattered light marks.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (6 November 1996), lot 3847.