WHYTE'S THE HISTORY SALE TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 1-11 NOVEMBER 2023

185 Mixed lot of mainly Irish medals (8). Includes 1939-46 Emergency Service Medals (3) Defence Forces and Air Raid Precautions (2), 1916 Battle of Jutland, 1953 Antrim County Coronation medal, 1966 Pearse ten shilling silver coin, Irish Japan Association Lacadio Hearn silver medal and 1916-2016 enamel and gilt, English one pound coin overstamped ‘IRA’. Provenance: Tom Ryan Collection. Condition: Good to extremely fine, generally very fine. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 185 186 1770 Society of Artists Dublin silver medal and two others. (4) Sculptor and painter motif, reverse: The SOCIETY FOR ARTISTS Instituted 16th Febry. 1764 / 1770 To Thos. Major, silver, 35mm; similar obverse, reverse EXHIBITION TICKET No. 50 Lord Jocelyn, silver, 35mm; Royal Hibernian Acadamy / VICTORIA REGINA, bust rignt, 1823 1861; reverse William Dixon Painting in Oil from Life Session 1871 PRIZE MEDAL copper, 60mm; SIR DAVIDWILKIE R.A., bust right 1785-1841, reverse with detail of Wilkie’s painting The Village Politicians ART UNION OF LONDON, WILKIE DES. L.C. WYON F., copper, 55mm, issued 1861, Eimer 1549, BHM 2704. Provenance: The Day Collection, Baldwin’s, Lot 130; With Chris Denton, 1980; Tom Ryan Collection. Condition: Very fine to extremely fine. 100 of these medals or ‘tickets’ were issued, priced at 3 guineas and allowed the purchaser free admission to all the Society’s exhibitions. With this income and the funds of the promoters the Society’s octagonal exhibition room at 58 William Street was opened. Estimate €250-€300 (approx £220-£260) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 186 The Tom Ryan Collection of Medals 112