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

153 1814 and 1829 Duke of Wellington medals. 1814 bust left ARTURUS DUX DE WELLINGTON; reverse Hibernia seated with list of victories on a plinth EUROPAE LIBERATOR BRIT. PRAESIDIUM HIB. DECUS AD 1814, copper, 56mm, by I. Parkes, Eimer 1049, BHM 791. 1829 bust left ARTHUR DUKE OF WELINGTON, reverse GEORGE IV KING / DUKE OF WELLINGTON PRIME MINISTER / CATHOLIC DISABILITIES REMOVED APRIL 13TH 1829 / IRELAND PACIFIED, copper, 55mm, by T. Webb, bust modelled by Rouw. Provenance: Tom Ryan Collection. Condition: Very fine. Estimate €150-€200 (approx £130-£170) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 153 154 1819. Earl Fitzwilliam silver medal. Bust left, THE RT. HON. EARL FITZWILLIAM; reverse HEIR TO THE VIRTUES AS WELL AS TO THE ESTATES OF HIS UNCLE CHARLES, MARQUIS OF ROCKINGHAM, AND NOT MORE NEARLY ALLIED TO HIM BY PROXIMITY OF BLOOD THAN BY SIMILARITY OF MANNERS. HE GOVERNED IRELAND IN PEACE, AD 1795, ANDWAS LORD LIEUTENANT OF THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE FROM 1798 TO 1819. 55mm. By J. Wilson. Eimer 1113. BHM 988. Provenance: Sothebys, Slane Castle, 29 June 1979, ex Lot 180; Tom Ryan Collection. Condition: Very fine. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 154 The Tom Ryan Collection of Medals 96