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Auction 52  18 Nov 2020
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Lot 194

Estimate: 36 GBP
Price realized: 48 GBP
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From the remaining stock of Mrs Irene [Neddy] Allen (1928-2020), Medals by Subject, Art: Crystal Palace Exhibition, copper prize medal, 1899, by G. G. Adams, awarded to George Hillyard Swinstead (1860-1926), Fame flies above Britannia and figures, rev. inscription, 63.5mm. (Allen SY-1893/010) very fine, rare
*ex Mrs. Irene "Neddy" Allen stock
To be sold on behalf of several animal charities
George Hillyard Swinstead was an artist specialising in the sentimental, winning the medal for "Clean as a New Pin", which depicts a naked child seated beside a wooden tub, cleaning a kitten.
(60-80 GBP)
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