Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 292 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
Lot number: 382 Price realized: 20 GBP (Approx. 25 USD / 23 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals Spiridion & Son (Cardiff, fl. 1855-1963) WALES, Opening of the Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff, 1907, a bronze medal by Spiridion & Son, conjoined crowned busts of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra right, rev. City arms and supporters, 51mm, 54.84g (W & E 4921A.1; BHM 3945; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.65, 92; E 1900). Good fine £10-£15 --- The dock, built on land reclaimed from the sea by the Bute Docks and Taff Vale Railway companies, was opened by Edward VII on 13 July 1907. |