Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 21 26 Sep 2018
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British Medals, William IV and Queen Adelaide, Accession 1830, white metal medals (3), by Thomas Halliday, similar obverses, all 38.5mm., bare head, rev. (i) bust of Queen Adelaide r., PRESENTED TO THE PURCHASERS OF THE PAUL PRY (BHM.1418); rev. (ii) crown, sword and sceptre on plinth (BHM.1419); rev. (iii), Coronation, bust of Queen Adelaide r., legend on ribband (BHM.1482, R3); and a larger but similar version of the second medal, 45.5mm. (BHM.1417), extremely fine or nearly so, scarce and rare (4)
The name Paul Pry derived from a theatrical farce by John Poole (1825), about an interfering busybody. The name was taken up by a newspaper intended to expose political corruption and fraud. The medal would be linked to the English paper rather than its better known namesake, published by one Anne Royall in America.
(120-160 GBP)
The name Paul Pry derived from a theatrical farce by John Poole (1825), about an interfering busybody. The name was taken up by a newspaper intended to expose political corruption and fraud. The medal would be linked to the English paper rather than its better known namesake, published by one Anne Royall in America.
(120-160 GBP)