Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 16 17 Apr 2018
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Commemorative Medals, British Medals, Sir Robert Peel (1750-1830), silver tribute medal on his 78th birthday, 1828, unsigned but published by Thomason, bust l., in frock-coat, rev. legend in 12 lines, 54mm. (BHM.1327 – recorded only in copper), extremely fine and extremely rare
*ex Baldwin's vault
Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet, politician, MP for Tamworth, industrialist and textile manufacturer. The medal's legend reads, ON THE TENTH OF MAY 1828 SIR ROBERT PEEL MET AT THE HOUSE OF HIS SON THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ROBERT PEEL IN LONDON 50 OF HIS CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN. His more famous son was Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, twice Prime Minister during the reigns of William IV and Victoria. Peel had married as his first wife Ellen Yates (the daughter of his partner) on 8 July 1783 and had eleven children. His birthday was 25 April, rather than the date of celebration given on the medal, when a silver medal was presented to each of the fifty.
(100-150 GBP)
*ex Baldwin's vault
Sir Robert Peel, 1st Baronet, politician, MP for Tamworth, industrialist and textile manufacturer. The medal's legend reads, ON THE TENTH OF MAY 1828 SIR ROBERT PEEL MET AT THE HOUSE OF HIS SON THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ROBERT PEEL IN LONDON 50 OF HIS CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN. His more famous son was Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, twice Prime Minister during the reigns of William IV and Victoria. Peel had married as his first wife Ellen Yates (the daughter of his partner) on 8 July 1783 and had eleven children. His birthday was 25 April, rather than the date of celebration given on the medal, when a silver medal was presented to each of the fifty.
(100-150 GBP)