CHRISTMAS RARE BOOK & COLLECTORS’ SALE December 11th & 12th, 2024

149 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 1143. Medals [Co. Wexford] Royal Agricultural Improvement Society of Ireland Charles A. Walker Esq., a group of four silver Medals to include: * Wexford Union Farming Society, 1861 (Tykillen) Best Yearling Heifer, 1st Class, * South Wexford Farming Society 1857, For Best Boar; * Wexford Union Farming Society 1860, for Best Heifer Calf, 1st Class * Wexford Farming Society 1859, for Best Ram 1st Class, all designed by Jones, Dublin. As a collection. (4) €250 - €320 1144. Medal: [Horticulture] 1939, [A.E. Guinness] Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland, awarded to Hon. A.E. Guinness, winner of the Lord Ardilaun Daffodil Cup, 1939, hallmarked. Scarce. (1) €120 - €140 1145. Medals: Agricultural, two silver Medals, to include: * R.D.S., to John Molloy Esq., for the best pair of domestic Poultry bred and reared in Ireland 1934 - Cattle Show; * Dublin Cattle Show, Royal Agricultural Improvement Society, John Molloy, Rutland Square, 1844, ‘For Newly Invented Hains and Trace Fastenings at the Dublin Cattle Show,” As Medals. (2) €180 - €220 1146. Medal: R.D.S. (Royal Dublin Society) 1894, a silver Medal, for 1st Prize, three years old Geldings Class 20, won by Captain Thomas J. Walker for Zero, Horse Show 1894, illustrated with Minerva on obverse, as a Medal. Scarce. (1) €80 - €120 1147. [Penal Cross] An early 20th Century bronze “Knights of Columbanus” Penal Cross Pendant, the obverse with crucified Christ, the reverse inscribed with date “1729” presented to Knights Fleet. (1) €180 - €220 1148. Medal: Football, [Thomas Fattorini (Birmingham)] a silver “Sample”Medal, the obverse with crown surmounted and central crest overlay inscribed “Res Non Verba,” hallmarked, in original case. (1) €150 - €200 1149. Commemorative Coins: Silver, a heavy silver Republica de Panama 20 Balboas Coin, 1977, in protective shield, approx. 130 gms, cased; also a H.M. Queen Elizabeth United States Bicentennial Visit July 1976, cased, approx. 53gms. As a lot. (2) €150 - €200 1150. Medals: (Co. Kildare) Fletcher Moore, two silver Medals, to include: * North Kildare Farming Society Show 1910, 1st Prize Class X, Lavish of Kilbride (45,903); * North Kildare Farming Society Show 1911, 1st Prize Class X, Locket of Kilbride (47,644) hallmarked with design of cow by J. Moore on obverse. As Medals. (2) €80 - €120 1151. Coins & Tokens: Two 1820 & 1822 George III silver Coins, two 1797 George III copper Tokens (Brittania), and a George III 10 pence silver Bank Token, together with 7 copper Georgian period Irish & English Tokens, as a lot, w.a.f. (1) €180 - €220 1152. Commemorative Coins: A cased set of heavy silver ‘Eamon de Valera’ Coins, each obverse depicting side profile of Dev., the obverse with ogham stone, issued by Spink & Son, Limited Edition; in original presentation case; together with another silver Coin ‘Uachtaran na hEireann 1959-1973’ [Eamon de Valera], and profile on obverse, the reverse with Presidential crest, in original case. (3) €200 - €250 1153. Tokens & Coins: A large collection of late 18th and 19th Century Coins, Tokens: including Hibernia (Bank of Ireland), Bank of Upper Canada, American, Continental, and others (mostly worn) as a collection, w.a.f. (1) €150 - €200 1154. Gold Coin: A 50 Ecu gold Coin, the obverse with Profile of Stag ‘Eire, 1990, the reverse with central harp, star surround border, 50 Ecu,’ good example, approx. 15gms. (1) * The Coin was released to commemorate the Irish Presidency of the E.E.C. and produced by Pobjoy mint. €800 - €1000 1155. Gold Coin: 1975 1 ounce fine gold Krugerrand, approx. 22 carat gold (34 gms). Good example. (1) €1500 - €2000 1147 1143 1154 1144 1155 1145