21st Sep, 2021 10:00

Fine Art & Antiques

 
  Lot 77
 

77

A commemorative 'Gold Medal' of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition 1904; a 'Commemorative Medal' for the same event, both by by Adolph A Weinman; a large bronze medallion designed by John Pinches, the obverse cast bust portrait of Frank Bowcher in relief and inscribed J.D.H., LXXX, the reverse inscribed To Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker MDRN GCSI CB DCL LLD PPRS FLS FGS in recognition of services to sciences from the Linnean Society of London, 1898, 7.5cm diameter; a silver medallion for the Internationale Tentoonstelling van Tuinbouw, 1877; a Smithfield Club, a silver award medal by W. Wyon, bust of Earl Spencer left, rev. bust of the Duke of Richmond right, all medallions in cases of issue and contained in a leather travelling writing box with outer leather case and Bramah lock

Sold for £380


 

A commemorative 'Gold Medal' of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition 1904; a 'Commemorative Medal' for the same event, both by by Adolph A Weinman; a large bronze medallion designed by John Pinches, the obverse cast bust portrait of Frank Bowcher in relief and inscribed J.D.H., LXXX, the reverse inscribed To Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker MDRN GCSI CB DCL LLD PPRS FLS FGS in recognition of services to sciences from the Linnean Society of London, 1898, 7.5cm diameter; a silver medallion for the Internationale Tentoonstelling van Tuinbouw, 1877; a Smithfield Club, a silver award medal by W. Wyon, bust of Earl Spencer left, rev. bust of the Duke of Richmond right, all medallions in cases of issue and contained in a leather travelling writing box with outer leather case and Bramah lock

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