Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), the Capture of St Eustatius, bronze medal (1781), uniformed bust r. in tricorn hat, rev. HMS Sandwich in full sail to l., SANDWICH above, 24mm. (BHM.237; MH.395), light graffiti initials J K either side of ship, good very fine; The Trial of John Elder and William Stewart for Sedition [1793), lead medal, FOR A NATION TO BE FREE IT IS SUFFICIENT THAT IT WILLS IT, rev. LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE EQUAL REPRESENTATION AND JUST TAXATION, 39mm. (BHM.502, R3), poor but extremely rare, with no example listed by Brown in a public Collection (2)
The second medal is something of a mystery piece, with Brown [BMC] suggesting an American connection. This is quite possible and General Lafayette certainly used the obverse quotation. However, both quotations appear in the records of the trial of John Elder [bookseller] and William Stewart [merchant], both of Edinburgh, 'Proceeding in the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh against John Elder and William Stewart on an Indictment charging them with Sedition, January 10th, 1793'
(80-120 GBP)
The second medal is something of a mystery piece, with Brown [BMC] suggesting an American connection. This is quite possible and General Lafayette certainly used the obverse quotation. However, both quotations appear in the records of the trial of John Elder [bookseller] and William Stewart [merchant], both of Edinburgh, 'Proceeding in the High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh against John Elder and William Stewart on an Indictment charging them with Sedition, January 10th, 1793'
(80-120 GBP)