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

255 Agricultural medals - Cavan, Monaghan and Roscommon. (7) Silver medals by Woodhouse, Lizars, Birmingham etc.: County Roscommon Agricultural Society unnamed, 1845 Best Bull, recipient’s name excised, Royal Agricultural Improvement Society 1846 Derlargan to Constantine Flood, County Cavan Agricultural Society to Joseph Bowden, 1885, Clones Union Farming Society to Joseph Bowden, Shirley Estate Agricultural Prize - the latter also in copper, both unnamed. Mostly 50mm or slightly larger. Provenance: Tom Ryan Collection. Condition: Very fine except County Monaghan A.S. which has recipient’s name scratched out and rim bumped all around. Estimate €250-€350 (approx £220-£300) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 255 256 Silver Agricultural medals, Ulster. (6) Royal Agricultural Improvements Society of Ireland, 1849, 45mm, to James McGowan of Duntybryan, ‘for The Best Cultivated Tillage Farm in the Draperstown and Tobermore Farming Society, North East Agricultural Association of Ireland, Lurgan Agricultural Show 1912, by J. Moore, 45mm‘Presented by A. Mair For Best Fed Calf ’, and same association’s Spring Show 1899 to James Young, Farrier, Newtown Butler Farming Society 1863, 40mm, to James Johnston for The Best Pair of Calves, Dungannon Farming Society, 1852, 40mm, to C.P. Leslie M.P. for The 2nd Best Durham Cow, and Ballyoney Farming Society by Parkes,1845, 45mm, to G.B. Brooke for The Best Pen of Ewes. Provenance: Tom Ryan Collection. Condition: Very fine. Estimate €250-€300 (approx £220-£260) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 256 THE HISTORY SALE · 1-11 NOVEMBER 2023 The Tom Ryan Collection of Medals 147