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Trinity College Dublin silver medals 18th to 20th century collection.
1794 Historical Society silver medal to Rob. Deane, and three college
medals 1853, 1908 and undated, three different types all with Queen
Elizabeth obverse. Good fine to very fine. (4).
€150-€200 (£120-£160 approx)
543
1868 Frederick Steele medal Portora Royal School, Enniskillen.
Bronze , 50mm. FREDERICK STEELE DIED 5 NOV 1866 obverse. Slight
oxidisation on obverse, very fine and rare.
The Royal School at Enniskillen was founded in the reign of Charles I. A
son of Rev. W. Steele, D.D., Head Master, was drowned when boating on
Lough Erne; in remembrance of this accident the Steele Memorial Prize,
“value £12,” was annually awarded, and this medal was struck as a record
of his death. Frederick Steele senior was a famous headmaster of the
school and noted for his development of its reputation in the 1860s to
the 1870s, including renaming the school “Portora Royal School”.
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx)
544
Mixed lot of Irish prize medals
Silver medals for Queen’s Institute Dublin 1879, Photographic Society of
Ireland 1915 and 1957, and copper or bronze medals for Glasnevin and N.
Co. Dublin Horticultural Society circa 1890, Irish Bee-Keeping Association
1882, Photographic Society of Ireland 1901, and Amateur Photographic
Society of Ulster. Fine to very fine. (7)
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx)
545
Royal Irish Academy and Royal Hibernian Academy medals.
“JACOBUS COMES DE CHARLEMONT PRAES” and bust of Lord Charlemont
obverse, ACAD.REG. HIB. INST. JAN 28 MDCCLXXXVI (1786), bronze, 50mm,
commemorating the granting of the royal charter to the Irish Academy,
and 1876 RHA prize medal in copper, 65mm, Queen Victoria bust obverse,
inscribed on reverse to Joseph Malachy Kavanagh for Second in “Drawing
from Living Model”. About fine holed at 11 o’clock at edge, and good very
fine. (2)
The third Viscount Charlemont was the first president of the Royal Irish
Academy and was a well known patron of the arts.
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx)
546
No lot
547
Irish agricultural medals
Silver include Farming Society of Ireland 52mm by Mossop “at Ploughing
Match” 1804, Royal A.S. of Ireland 52mm by Jones for National Cattle &
Horse Show 1869, Portarlington & Mountmellick by Parkes 47mm 1846,
Shorthorn Society George V for Munster Agricultural Show 1925,
Hereford Breeders Association Thurles Show 1967. Bronze and copper
medals include Duke of Devonshire medal by Woodhouse for “Improving
Tenant”, Irish Dairy Association 1895, Imokilly and Barrymore Farming
Society by Parkes, not inscribed. Mainly very fine. (8)
€150-€200 (£120-£160 approx)
548
County Roscommon collection of agricultural medals.
Silver medals include Roscommon Union A.S., 52mm by Collis, 1842, Irish
Polled Aberdeen Angus Association, 45mm, Roscommon 1903 and 1905,
Royal A.S. of Ireland 45mm for Roscommon Farming Society 1867, and
1868, Roscommon AS by I. Parkes, 45mm 1870; bronze medals with
Roscommon A.S. by I. Parkes 1866, Roscommon Union by Collis, 52mm,
1843 and Irish Hereford Breeders Strokestown 1955, 52mm. Recipients
include Arthur Chute, H. D’E. Strevens, Lord Crofton and T.E. King. Mainly
very fine. (6 silver, 3 bronze).
€150-€200 (£120-£160 approx)
549
Irish agricultural silver medals collection.
Includes Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland medals by Jones with
crowned harp motif obverse, 52mm, for Upper Ossory to William Owen
Blessington 1866, and for Gowran Farming Society to James Riddell of
Grange House, 1868, and silver 45mm for Upper Ossory to Riddell 1864,
and Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland similar design,
52mm for Upper Ossory to William Owen. Very fine. (4)
€100-€120 (£80-£100 approx)
550
Irish Agricultural medals
Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland medals by Jones, in
silver with crowned harp motif obverse, 52mm silver, for Strabane Union
to James Clarke, Port Hall, 1856, and National Cattle Show Londonderry
to William Owen Blessington, 1858, County Cavan Agricultural Society
silver 45mm by J. Moore, to Joseph Bowden, 1910, The Shorthorn Society
George V obverse, silver 52mm by Pinches, Clones Union, bull motif by
Woodhouse, silver 52mm, to Joseph Bowden 1880, Carrickfergus & Kilroot
Agricultural Society, bronze, 45mm, to HJ McClintock 1853. Mainly very
fine. (6)
€150-€180 (£120-£140 approx)
551
Irish Agricultural silver medals.
Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland medals by Jones, with
crowned harp motif obverse, 44mm West Clare 1869 to Martin Carroll,
and 52mm, Clogheen Union, Strabane Union with animals and farmer
motif by L. Parkes Dublin to James Clarke 1846, Drogheda Meath and
Louth Farming Society with animals motif by Collis uninscribed, 52mm,
and North West of Ireland Society with Ceres head motif by Mossop
43mm, to Thomas Ramsay of Gortmesson 1822, mainly very fine. (5)
.€120-€150 (£100-£120 approx)
552
Clones Farming Society, 1890, ‘Best Drake & Duck’.
A Britannia metal trophy cup engraved to the rim: ‘Clones Farming
Society - Presented by Frank Phillips Esq. - For Best Drake and Duck’, and
to an oval cartouche: ‘ James Walsh - 1890’. 9 x 4½in. (23 x 10cm)
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx)
553
Royal Dublin Society collection of medals.
Circa 1860 circular medal in silver, by Mossop, 55mm, unissued, 1890
Horse Show medal with horse motif obverse, to Thomas A. Lake for First
Prize Class 15 , later oval bronze medal by G. Brown, unissued, and 1931
Bi-Centenary enamel badge. (4)
€80-€ 120 (£60-£100 approx)
554
Jacobs Biscuit Factory Long Service Medal.
A silver circular medal, the obverse with enamel figure of a herald, the
reverse inscribed: “Token - Of Long Service - Miss Monica Calvery - 1898-
W. & R. Jacobs & Co. Ltd.” Dublin, 1935, by J. Miller & Co.
€60-€ 80 (£50-£60 approx)
555
1930s Safe Driving Medals
National Safety First Association, Freedom from Accidents Competition:
Five Year silver and enamel medal, Birmingham, 1930; Ten Year medal,
silver and silver gilt with enamel, London, 1935, and five bars for 1930-
34.
€100-€150 (£80-£120 approx)