Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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From the remaining stock of Mrs Irene [Neddy] Allen (1928-2020), Medals by Subject, Astronomy, Scotland: Thomas Coats (1809-1883), death, copper medal, 1883, by Neil McPhail, bust of Coats l., rev. the façade of the Paisley Observatory, 49mm. (BHM 3147; Eimer 1698), extremely fine and rare
*ex Mrs. Irene "Neddy" Allen stock
To be sold on behalf of several animal charities
Thomas Coats's wealth came from one of the largest thread manufacturing companies in the world. A generous benefactor, he established the Observatory in 1882. His collection of coins and medals, which formed the basis of Edward Burns' Coinage of Scotland, was presented to the Hunterian Museum by the Coats family in 1921.
(70-100 GBP)
*ex Mrs. Irene "Neddy" Allen stock
To be sold on behalf of several animal charities
Thomas Coats's wealth came from one of the largest thread manufacturing companies in the world. A generous benefactor, he established the Observatory in 1882. His collection of coins and medals, which formed the basis of Edward Burns' Coinage of Scotland, was presented to the Hunterian Museum by the Coats family in 1921.
(70-100 GBP)