Electronic Auction 397
Date: 2017-05-17 00:00:00
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HANOVER. George III, with Franz II of Austria, Alexander I of Russia, and Wilhelm III of Prussia. 1760-1820. CU Medal (132.5mm, 428.0 g, 12h). The Battle of Waterloo. By B. Pistrucci. Later high-quality cast copy of an 1849 original. Conjoined laureate and draped busts left of the allied sovereigns: George III, King of Great Britain, Franz II, Emperor of Austria, Alexander I, Tsar of Russia, and Wilhelm III, King of Prussia; around, allegorical and mythological allusions to the Treaty of Peace, which resulted from the Battle of Waterloo: above, Apollo driving quadriga left, restoring the day; to upper right, the rainbow Zephyr and Iris following to right; to upper left, Gemini indicating the month in which the battle occurred; to right, Hercules seated right upon rock, suppressing the Furies within the Cimmerian caverns below; to left, Themis, the protector of the Just, seated left; to lower left, the Fates spinning the future, indicating that human actions will be governed by Justice alone; below, Night, the mother of the Fates, receding into darkness / Two equestrian figures, in classical attire and with the features of the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blücher, being guided to the battle by Victory; around, the Battle of the Giants, being silenced from above by the thunder of Jupiter, driving facing quadriga. Bramsen 2317; BHM 870; Eimer 1067a; Julius 3368 (all for electrotype). EF. With damaged case.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. George III, with Franz II of Austria, Alexander I of Russia, and Wilhelm III of Prussia. 1760-1820. AR Medal (63mm, 122.7 g, 12h). The Battle of Waterloo. After B. Pistrucci. Struck copy issued by John Pinches (Medallists) Ltd, 1872, after an 1849 original. Conjoined laureate and draped busts left of the allied sovereigns: George III, King of Great Britain, Franz II, Emperor of Austria, Alexander I, Tsar of Russia, and Wilhelm III, King of Prussia; around, allegorical and mythological allusions to the Treaty of Peace, which resulted from the Battle of Waterloo: above, Apollo driving quadriga left, restoring the day; to upper right, the rainbow Zephyr and Iris following to right; to upper left, Gemini indicating the month in which the battle occurred; to right, Hercules seated right upon rock, suppressing the Furies within the Cimmerian caverns below; to left, Themis, the protector of the Just, seated left; to lower left, the Fates spinning the future, indicating that human actions will be governed by Justice alone; below, Night, the mother of the Fates, receding into darkness / Two equestrian figures, in classical attire and with the features of the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blücher, being guided to the battle by Victory; around, the Battle of the Giants, being silenced from above by the thunder of Jupiter, driving facing quadriga. Edge numbered 4774. Bramsen 2317; BHM 870; Eimer 1067a; Julius 3368 (all for electrotype). EF. In original case.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. Field-marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. 1769-1852. Æ Box Medal (47.5mm, 29.89 g, 12h). British Victories in the Peninsular War. DUKE OF WELLINGTON, uniformed bust left / BY HIS/CONSUMATE SKILL/AS A GENERAL,/HE HAS RAISED THE/BRITISH ARMY/TO THE HIGHEST/EXCELLENCE, & HIMSELF/THE MOVE NOBLE, &/EXALTED HERO,/IN THE ANNALS OF/ HISTORY within wreath. With original interior mounted paper and nine cardboard discs naming battles and campaigns. BHM 885; Eimer 1075a. Good VF, a few cardboard discs missing.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from the Antique Collectors Fair Corp., April 1991.
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HANOVER. Field-marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. 1769-1852. WM Medal (51mm, 43.12 g, 12h). Death of the Duke of Wellington. By Allen & Moore. Triply dated 1 May 1769, 18 June 1815, and 14 September 1852. ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON, bust left wearing military uniform / BRITANNIA MOURNS HER HERO NOW AT REST, sarcophagus inscribed WELLINGTON/ BORN/ MAY 1 1769/ DIED/ SEPR 14 1852; Britannia mourning to left, lion recumbent below, Victory placing wreath to right; in exergue, WATERLOO/ June 181 1815. Eimer, Wellington 143; BHM 2476; Eimer –. EF, toned, edge bumps.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. George III. 1760-1820. CU Medal (41mm, 38.46 g, 12h). Mudie's National Medals Series: Dedication Medal. By T. Webb and A. J. Depaulis. Dated 1817 (in Roman numerals, but struck 1820). HOC ACSPICE ORBIS SALVS, laureate head right; below, MDCCCXVII / RELIGIONE FIDE ET CONSTANTIA, Religion, standing facing, gives fortitude to Faith, seated left; lion to far left; in exergue, MDCCCXVII. BHM 933; Eimer 1102; Mudie 1. EF, brown surfaces.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. Princess Charlotte of Wales. 1796-1817. Æ Medal (49mm, 55.52 g, 12h). On her death. By T. Webbs and G. Mills. Issued by Mudie. Triply-dated 7 January 1796, 2 May 1816, and 6 November 1817 (in Roman numerals). H · R · H · PRINCESS CHARLOTTE AUGUSTA, diademed and draped bust facing slightly left, head turned slightly right, wearing floral crown; in three lines in exergue, BORN IAN · 7 1796 ·/MARRIED MAY 2 ·/1816 · / DIED NOV · VI MDCCCXVII, Britannia seated left, in attitude of mourning, holding pole surmounted by Phrygian cap; to left, two pillars, one of which is broken; funerary urn to right, surmounted by crown; to lower right, somber lion crouching left; in three lines in exergue, WEEP BRITAIN THOU HAST LOST/THE EXPECTANCY AND ROSE/OF THE FAIR STATE. BHM 940; Eimer 1097. Choice EF. In original case.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. temp. George III. 1760-1820. CU Medal (41mm, 40.79 g, 12h). Mudie's National Medals Series: Constitution Given to the Ionian Islands. By A. J. Depaulis. Dated 1817 (in Roman numerals, but struck in 1818 or 1820). MDCCXVII, Britannia seated left, placing right hand on the tablets of the Constitution, left supporting shield; in background to right, statue of Neptune on garlanded base; in exergue, ENGLAND GIVES A/ CONSTITUTION TO / Seven females, representing the seven Ionian islands, dancing around British flag; in exergue, THE IONIAN ISLANDS. BHM 958; Eimer 1094; Mudie 40. Superb EF, brown surfaces, a few light marks.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AR Medal (34mm, 16.55 g, 12h). Coronation. By B. Pistrucci. Dated 1821. GEORGIUS IIII D · G · BRITANNIARUM REX F · D ·, laureate head left / PROPRIO JAM JURE ANIMO PATERNO · (now in his own right with paternal spirit), George seated left on throne, being crowned by Victory to right; to left, Britannia, Hibernia, and Scotia standing right; in exergue in three lines, INAUGURATUS/DIE · JULII · XIX/ANNO · MDCCCXXI. BHM 1070; Eimer 1146a. EF, toned, some hairlines.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (13 February 1991), lot 2067.
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HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. AR Medal (35mm, 22.95 g, 12h). Coronation. By B. Pistrucci. Dated 19 July 1821 (in Roman numerals). GEORGIUS IIII D · G · BRITANNIARUM REX F · D ·, laureate head left / PROPRIO JAM JURE ANIMO PATERNO · (now in his own right with paternal spirit), George seated left on throne, being crowned by Victory to right; to left, Britannia, Hibernia, and Scotia standing right; in exergue in three lines, INAUGURATUS/DIE · JULII · XIX/ANNO · MDCCCXXI. BHM 1070; Eimer 1146a. Superb EF, brown surfaces, a few light marks.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. Caroline. Queen consort, 1820-1830. Æ Medal (32mm, 16.79 g, 12h). Coronation. Struck 1820. CAROLINE DE BRUNSWICK, crowned bust left / Crowned CR cipher; serpent below. BHM –; Eimer –. Choice EF, brown surfaces.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. George IV. 1820-1830. Æ Medal (60mm, 110.8 g, 12h). Naval Aid to Greece. By B. Pistrucci. Dated 1824 (in Greek numerals). ΓEΩPΓIOΣ Δ MEΓ BPET BAΣIΛEYΣ, head left, wearing fillet / Trident flanked by dolphins; AΩ KΔ. BHM 1221; Eimer 1171. EF, brown surfaces, minor marks.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. Prince Frederick, the Duke of York and Albany. 1763-1827. Æ Medal (76mm, 169.62 g, 12h). Death of the Duke of York. By I. Parkes. Dated 1827. FREDERICK DUKE OF YORK AND ALBANY, draped bust facing, head turned slightly left; I·PARKES·F on truncation of bust; biographical inscription in three lines below / Rumor flying left, head right, holding horn and scroll with biographical inscription in fourteen lines; altar with biographical inscription in ten lines below; I·PARKES·F to lower left. BHM 1282; Eimer –. EF, iridescent color.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex California Collection of British Historical Medals (Classical Numismatic Group 85, 15 September 2010), lot 1609.
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temp. HANOVER. John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, barrister and politician. 1751-1838. AR Medal (47mm, 61.54 g, 12h). By C. Voigt. Dated 1827 (and various other biographical dates). JOHN EARL OF ELDON LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF GREAT BRITAIN 1827, bust left, wearing whig / Biographical inscription in twelve lines. BHM 1308; Eimer 1197. EF, toned, a few light scratches.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Status International (18 May 2007), lot 9001.
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HANOVER. William IV. 1830-1837. Gilt Æ Medal (54.5mm, 68.23 g, 12h). Accession. By E. Thomason. Dated 1830. HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY WILLIAM IV, bust right; 1830 below / HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN ADELAIDE, bust right; 1830 below. BHM 1308; Eimer 1423. EF, scattered marks and scratches.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. Albert. Prince consort, 1857-1861. AR Medal (52mm, 38.13 g, 12h). The Great Exhibition. By Allen & Moore. Dated 1851. PRINCE ALBERT, CONSORT OF QUEEN VICTORIA, bare head right; all within border / THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION, view of the Crystal Palace, LONDON 1851 above, architectural information below. BHM 2422; Eimer –. EF, toned. In original case.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. temp. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Medal (46mm, 62.58 g, 12h). Henley Royal Regatta – Radley & Cheltenham Match. Presented 1877. ISIS ET TAMESIS, jugate busts of Isis and the river-god Thames, wearing crown of reeds, left / RADLEY & CHELTENHAM MATCH, HENLEY/ ROYAL/ REGATTA; engraved below, 1877. EF, toned, minor scratches.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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temp. HANOVER. Wiliam Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister. 1809-1898. Æ Medal (76mm, 161.2 g, 12h). Laying of the Foundation Stone of the National Liberal Club. By G. Kenning. Dated October 1884. IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE NATIONAL LIBERAL CLUB BEING LAID BY THE RT HON W E GLADSTONE M P OCTR 1884, bust facing slightly left / Façade of the National Liberal Club building. BHM 3176; Eimer 1706. EF, a few scratches.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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HANOVER. temp. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Medal (47mm, 55.52 g, 12h). Centennial of the Conquest of Trinidad, 1897. SIR RALPH ABERCROMBY, bust of Sir Ralph Abercromby facing slightly left / · TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL OF THE CONQUEST OF TRINIDAD BY THE BRITISH 1897, view of Port of Spain in Trinidad, with fort waving British flag and several ships; in exergue, MISCERIQUE PROBAT/ POPULOS ET FOEDERA/ JUNGI (He approves both of the people intermingling and of the treaties being entered upon). Eimer 1809a; BHM 623. EF, light scratches.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (21 February 1990), lot 640.
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temp. WINDSOR. Iron Medal (55mm, 64.60 g, 12h). The Sinking of the S. S. Lusitania. British copy issued by Gordon Selfridge. After K. Goetz. Dated 5 May 1915. KEINE BANN WARE! (no contraband!), the Lusitania sinking in heavy seas; in five lines in exergue, DER GROSSDAMPFER/=LUSITANIA=/DURCH EIN DEUTSCHES/TAUCHBOOT VERSENKT/5 MAY 1915 (the liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine) / GESCHAFT UBER ALLES (business above all), skeleton (as Death) standing left within ticket booth marked CUNA[RD]/LINIE and CUNARD (the Cunard Line, owners of the ship) above and to right, and FAHRKARTEN/AUSGABE (ticket office) below; to left, queue of passangers, one of whom reads a newspaper with the headline U/BOO[T]/GEFAH[R] (U-Boat danger). Burns, Commemoration 2a1; BHM –; Eimer 1941Ab; cf. Kienast 156 (for prototype). EF. See also lot 803 for an American copy of the same medal.From the Estate of Dr. Robert B. Beckett. Ex Daniel Frank Sedwick 1 (17 May 2007), lot 368.Entering passenger service with the Cunard Line in 1907, the Lusitania continued the line's heavily-traveled service between Liverpool and New York City. After the outbreak of World War I, however, relations between Great Britain and Germany diminished, as the two became enemies within the conflict. This lead to Germany's declaration of submarine warfare upon the British Isles and a 'no-sail zone' for any vessel flying the British flag. On 7 May 1915, the Lusitania was identified by a German U-Boat, torpedoed, and sank in 18 minutes, killing over 60% of the passengers. The vessel went down 11 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland, and instantly became an iconic symbol for American involvement into the now global conflict.Satirical German medallist Karl Goetz made the original medal concerning this event, but widespread attention from the British audience demanded a further supply of the medal, resulting in a copy such as this example. Though grim and gruesome from a British (and to a smaller degree, American) perspective, these medals were popular and desired for the memory of the liner and her ill-fated passengers. The copies were produced with the proceeds benefitting various charities.
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William Shakespeare, poet and playwright. 1564-1616. Æ Medal (42mm, 42.43 g, 12h). British Worthies series. By J. Dassier. Dated 1564. Struck circa 1740. GULIELMUS SHAKESPEARE, bust facing slightly right / WILD ABOVE RULE OR ART, wild natural landscape with hills, woods, and streams; in exergue, NAT 1564. MI 208/42; Eimer 95. EF, brown surfaces.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.
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William Shakespeare, poet and playwright. 1564-1616. AR Medal (48mm, 38.38 g, 12h). National Edition of Shakespeare's Works. By C.H. Küchler, obverse after T. Banks. Dated 1803. Presented to Humphrey Sumner, 1809. Sculpture group Shakespeare attended by Painting and Poetry by Thomas Banks: William Shakespeare seated facing slightly left on rock, attended by the Muse of Drama and the Genius of Painting; rock set on plinth inscribed HE WAS A MAN/ TAKE HIM FOR ALL IN ALL/ I SHALL NOT LOOK UPON HIS LIKE AGAIN (Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 2) / (lyre, olive branch, and scroll intertwined)/ THIS/ MEDAL/ REPRESENTING SHAKSPEARE BETWEEN/ THE DRAMATICK MUSE AND THE GENIUS OF PAINTING/ IS RESPECTFULLY PRESENTED TO/ THE PERSON/ WHOSE NAME IT BEARS/ IN GRATEFUL COMMEMORATION OF THE GENEROUS SUPPORT/ GIVEN BY THE SUBSCRIBERS/ TO THE GREAT NATIONAL EDITION OF THAT/ IMMORTAL POET/ BY II & JN BOYDELL/ AND/ G&W NICOL/ 1803. Engraved on edge: COLL REGAL HUMPHREDO SUMNER 1809. BHM 553; Eimer 950. EF, toned, scratches.From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Wayte Raymond Collection (Part II, NASCA, 4 May 1978), lot 2721.This medal was presented to those who subscribed to Boydell's 8 volume edition of the works of the bard.