British Medals, Decorative medals, a group of richly gilt electrotype impressions of British medals (19 – relating to 8 medals): Rowland Hill's column at Shrewsbury, 1816, by Halliday, 50.5mm. (BHM.912), reverse only, positive and negative; Matthew Boulton, 10th Anniversary of his Death, 1819, by G. F. Pidgeon, 67.5mm. (BHM.976), reverse only, positive, additional border to facilitate display; Walter Scott, 1824, by W. Wyon, 53.5mm. (BHM.1238), both sides, both negative; Frederick, Duke of York, Death 1827, by Isaac Parkes, 75mm. (BHM.1282), obverse, positive and negative ; George IV, Death and Windsor Castle, 1830, possibly by B. R. Faulkner, 50.5mm. (BHM.1391), reverse positive and both sides negative; Victoria, Coronation 1838, by J. Davis, 62.5mm. (BHM.1807), reverse, positive and negative; Duke of Wellington as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports; Dover Castle, 1839, by B. Wyon, 54.5mm. (BHM.1889), reverse positive and both sides negative; Victoria, Marriage to Prince Albert, 1840, unsigned, 48mm. (BHM.1925), both sides, positive and negative, much as made, extremely fine (19)
Ex Baldwin's vault
The purpose of the negative (intaglio) images is uncertain, but the positive images make excellent display items.