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, Botany: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911), Linnean Society of London, copper tribute medal, 1898, by Frank Bowcher, bearded bust left, JDH - Æ LXXX either side, rev. presentation legend within floral wreath, 76mm (BHM 3632; Eimer 1829), extremely fine, rare
*ex Mrs. Irene "Neddy" Allen stock
To be sold on behalf of several animal charities
Hooker was Charles Darwin's closest friend and served as Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew for twenty years. He was presented with the medal in gold for his study of Indian flora. Bowcher's portrait was used again on a Wedgwood plaquette and on Hooker's memorial in Westminster Abbey.
(100-140 GBP)
*ex Mrs. Irene "Neddy" Allen stock
To be sold on behalf of several animal charities
Hooker was Charles Darwin's closest friend and served as Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew for twenty years. He was presented with the medal in gold for his study of Indian flora. Bowcher's portrait was used again on a Wedgwood plaquette and on Hooker's memorial in Westminster Abbey.
(100-140 GBP)