Commemorative Medals, British, Harold Lee-Dillon (1844-1932), 17th Viscount Dillon, cast Bronze Medal, 1913, on his retirement as Curator of the Armouries, Tower of London, by Sydney Carline (1888-1929), bust left, slightly turned, wearing Homburg hat, rev an armadillo before a Tudor portrait and early helmet, DUM SPIRO SPERO, 78.5mm (BHM 4098; Cribb*, Fig 8), much as made, good very fine, very rare
Cribb, Ruth, Sydney Carline – 'A rare artist and a rare teacher', The Medal, 68, Spring 2016. Carline has signed the medals reverse by 'carving' his name onto the picture's frame.
(300-400 GBP)