| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > February 2024 World CCO Auction | Auction date: 26 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 74735 Price realized: 200 USD (Approx. 184 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: GREAT BRITAIN. International Exhibition bronze Award Medal, 1862. London Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED. BHM-2747; Eimer-1553. By L. C. Wyon (after D. Maclise) for Pinches. Diameter: 76mm. Engraved and awarded to W. C. Sargeaunt. Obverse: Britannia seated left, receiving female personifications of Industry, Science, and Agriculture, along with their attributes; to right, three muses personifying the Arts; below in foreground, lion crouching left, clutching trident in forepaws; Reverse: Legend and date in four lines within garlanded oak wreath. Edge: W. C. Sargeaunt, Class III. Charming brown surfaces, with a somewhat glossy and enticing nature. The official account of the international exhibition notes that W. C. Sargeaunt won this award in Class III for "sugars and preserved fruits; illustrative series of sugars and preserved fruits produced in the colony" (of Natal). Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa, founded in 1843. A great British type that has a colonial and South African connection. Estimate: $150 - $300 |  |
