Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), 'Record of British Valour', the victories of the Peninsular War, bronze box medal, 1815, by J. Porter, published by Edward Orme, bust of Wellington l., the base depicting Victory seated under a tree and inscribing a tablet, containing printed end-pieces in lid and base and the full set of 13 aquatint roundels depicting battle scenes, 75mm. (BHM.866; Eimer, Wellington 80; Eimer 1074), in original silk and velvet-lined red leather case of issue stamped RECORD OF BRITISH VALOUR, the medal extremely fine, the contents in very good order though none still linked, scarce
(500-700 GBP)