Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 12 - Argentum 4 Nov 2017
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British Coins, Elizabeth II, coin design, cast bronze macquette, possibly an obverse trial for a Coronation year Commonwealth coin, 1953, unsigned, diademed bust r, wearing drop earrings and pearl necklace, QUEEN * ELIZABETH * THE * SECOND, beaded border, 112mm., extremely fine, unrecorded and believed unique
Perhaps by Cecil Walter Thomas (1885–1976). The legend is found on some Commonwealth coins and Thomas was the engraver on many of these. Thomas also had to re-master the portrait of the Queen by Mary Gillick (1881-1965), to make it useable by the Royal Mint on the new British coinage. The Queen is wearing the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" tiara; the "Greville Chandelier" earrings and the "Three Strand Necklace of Family Pearls", this made to her order from family pearls shortly after she came to the throne in 1952.
(100-150 GBP)
Perhaps by Cecil Walter Thomas (1885–1976). The legend is found on some Commonwealth coins and Thomas was the engraver on many of these. Thomas also had to re-master the portrait of the Queen by Mary Gillick (1881-1965), to make it useable by the Royal Mint on the new British coinage. The Queen is wearing the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" tiara; the "Greville Chandelier" earrings and the "Three Strand Necklace of Family Pearls", this made to her order from family pearls shortly after she came to the throne in 1952.
(100-150 GBP)