Watch List notes:

British Medals, Peter Henry Emerson (1856-1936), photographer and writer, silvered bronze portrait medal, by James Havard Thomas, bust r., rev. coat of arms, engraved below, 'DR EMERSON for breaks 1907', 45mm., good very fine and very rare
The medal is that unusual combination of a respected sitter by a respected sculptor. Emerson had been honoured by the Royal Photographic Society with a major retrospective exhibition in 1900. James Havard Thomas (1854–1921) was a Welsh sculptor active in London and Capri. He was the first Chairman of Sculpture at the Slade School of Art in London.