Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 43 25 Mar 2020
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The Pavilion Collection, Commemorative Medals, George IV, Death 1830, a pair of medals, copper and white metal, 1830, unsigned (? B. R. Faulkner), as previous lot, bare head l., HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY GEORGE IV, rev. panoramic view of the façade of Windsor Castle centered on the King George IV Gateway, as seen from the Long Walk, in ex. DIED AT WINDSOR CASTLE..., 51.5mm. (BHM.1391; Eimer 1219; JT.131b), both nearly extremely fine (2)
*first ex Alan Irvine Collection, Baldwin Auction, 10 May 2013, lot 3183; second bt. Coinex 2015
Eimer suggests B. R. Faulkner as a possible medallist. The King George IV Gateway was made to open onto the Long Walk as part of the restoration works by James Wyatt [Wyatville]. The King had taken up residence in Windsor Castle in December 1828.
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*first ex Alan Irvine Collection, Baldwin Auction, 10 May 2013, lot 3183; second bt. Coinex 2015
Eimer suggests B. R. Faulkner as a possible medallist. The King George IV Gateway was made to open onto the Long Walk as part of the restoration works by James Wyatt [Wyatville]. The King had taken up residence in Windsor Castle in December 1828.
(120-150 GBP)