Lincolnshire auction takes the medal
AUCTION DATES
John Taylors, Louth
Antiques, Toys, Collectables, Jewellery & General, Tues 1st Feb, 10am
Robert Bell & Co, Horncastle
Period & Modern Household Furniture & Effects, Wed 23rd Feb, 10am
Golding Young, Bourne
Collective Sale, Wed & Thurs 2nd & 3rd Feb, 10am
Golding Young, Grantham
Collective Sale, Wed & Thurs 9th & 10th Feb, 10am.
Asian Art Sale, Wed 23rd Feb, 10am
Golding Young, Lincoln
Garage Retirement Sale, Fri 11th Feb, 10am.
Collective Sale, Wed & Thurs 16th & 17th Feb, 10am.
Fine Art Sale, Wed 23rd Feb, 4pm
Batemans of Stamford
Antiques and Specialist Collectors, Sat 5th Feb, 10am.
Jewellery & Watches, Silver & Gold, Coins & Banknotes, Fri 18th Feb, 4pm
Stamford Auction Rooms, Stamford
Valentine’s Specialist Jewellery, Silver & Coin, Fri 11th Feb, 10am.
The Town House of Spalding Collection, Antiques & Objets d’art, Sat 26th Feb, 10am
Unique Auctions, Lincoln
Antiques, Collectors & General Auction, Sat & Sun, 26th & 27th Feb, 9am.
Please refer to the websites of each company to see the most recent updates on auction postponements and cancellations.
Words by:
William Gregory MRICS
Featured in:
February 2022
By William Gregory MRICS, Golding Young and Mawer.
The Auction Rooms are an excellent place to find the unusual and interesting. The history that items can convey is no better expressed than by medals and medallions.
By their very nature medals tend not to be of an ephemeral nature and have often been cherished long after they have been awarded. This can result in items in good condition being offered for auction.
Recent examples sold include a souvenir medal commemorating the shooting down of a German Zeppelin during the second raid on Hartlepool in World War One on 27th November 1916.
The airship is recorded as having dropped a total of 46 bombs before it was hit and went down in the sea. Unfortunately, there appears to be no historic recording of anyone involved with the initials ‘JWF’.
G Carpenter was the recipient of the Queen Victoria Military General Service medal. Awarded retrospectively, it is recorded that only some 26,000 were awarded with a total of 21 clasps. The example offered by auction recently bore the Egypt clasp authorised in 1850 and made £1,100 at auction.
A more recent medal trio comprising Queen Elizabeth II service, campaign and long service medals awarded to Corporal JH Greaves RA sold for £150.
Nottingham sculptor Ernest Gillick (1874-1951) designed the National Emergency medallion, awarded for service on the General Ten Day Strike of May 1926. The example in the auction was offered with its original fitted case.
Finally, a group of Masonic medals sold for £100. The items were of local interest as they included a silver and enamel Round Table Lodge of Lincolnshire Founder’s jewel.
Full details and results can be found at www.GoldingYoung.com
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