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Auction 29  14-15 Sep 2017
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Lot 1875

Starting price: 350 USD
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BRITISH INDIA: George V, 1910-1936, AE medal, 1912, 44mm bronze medal by Elkington & Co., winged figures holding British flags above conjoined busts of King George & Queen Mary within oval amidst scenes of Bombay // EXHIBITION OF OLD BOMBAY / TO COMMEMORATE / T.I.M. KING GEORGE V / AND / QUEEN MARY'S / CORONATION VISIT / TO INDIA/ 1911-1912, in original case of issued by Elkington & Co. Medallists, Old Mansion House 73 Cheapside, London E.C., light reverse scratch, lovely chocolate brown original luster, Unc. Elkington & Company (formally Elkington, Mason & Co. and later Elkington and Co. Limited) were bronze statue founders, art metal smiths, gilders, bronze and ormolu manufacturers, and medallists. The company pioneered the use of electroplating in Britain. Elkington's had a factory in Birmingham from the late 1830s and offices in London from the 1840s. The company has changed name a number of times during the twentieth century but has continued to trade under the Elkington name.

Estimate: 350-450 USD
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