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E-Sale 87  29 Jul 2021
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Lot 1426

Estimate: 50 GBP
Price realized: 65 GBP
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Great Britain, temp. Hanover. London International Industrial Exhibition WM Medal. Dies by Allen & Moore. Birmingham, 1851. PRINCE ALBERT, CONSORT OF QUEEN VICTORIA., bare head to right, ALLEN & MOORE below / THE INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION LONDON, 1851 in two lines above a view of the Crystal Palace in its original location in Hyde Park, ALLEN & MOORE below to left, BIRMm. below to right; PROPOSED BY H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT, DESIGNED BY JOSEPH PAXTON ESQ. F. L. S., ERECTED BY FOX, HENDERSON & Co., LENGTH 1848 FEET, WIDTH 456 FEET, HEIGHT OF PRINCIPAL ROOF 66 FEET, HEIGHT OF TRANSEPT 108 FEET, GLAZED SURFACE 900,000 SUP FEET, OCCUPIES 18 ACRES OF GROUND, ESTIMATED VALUE £150,000, in ten lines in exergue. BHM 2422; Eimer -. 37.88g, 51mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine; some marks and edge knocks, lustrous.

From a private British collection.
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