Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 33 12 Jun 2019
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Commemorative Medals, The Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, the gold Isis prize medal, awarded 1843, to Robert Matts 'For his Design for a School House'; by Thomas Wyon, Jr., head and shoulders of Isis l., ARTS AND COMMERCE PROMOTED, rev. details engraved within and around olive wreath, 40.5mm., wt. 41.35gms. (Allen no. 13; BDM.VI, 646), in red leather case, a superb example, brilliant and virtually mint state
Robert Matts (1821-1897) of 23 Regent Square, St. Pancras and later 4 Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, was to become an architect and an iron and steel merchant with offices and yard in Star Street, Edgware Road, Paddington, London. He had won the Society's silver medal the previous year 'For a design for a Parliament House'. The fire that destroyed Parliament was in 1837 and whilst the Lords sat in their new chamber in 1847 it was not until 1852 that the House of Commons was completed. The cataloguers have been unable to find any further information concerning the School House design for which this substantial medal was awarded.
D. G. C. Allen, The Early Medals of the Royal Society of Arts, The Medal III, 1983, pp. 1-3.
(1200-1500 GBP)
Robert Matts (1821-1897) of 23 Regent Square, St. Pancras and later 4 Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, was to become an architect and an iron and steel merchant with offices and yard in Star Street, Edgware Road, Paddington, London. He had won the Society's silver medal the previous year 'For a design for a Parliament House'. The fire that destroyed Parliament was in 1837 and whilst the Lords sat in their new chamber in 1847 it was not until 1852 that the House of Commons was completed. The cataloguers have been unable to find any further information concerning the School House design for which this substantial medal was awarded.
D. G. C. Allen, The Early Medals of the Royal Society of Arts, The Medal III, 1983, pp. 1-3.
(1200-1500 GBP)