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Auction 49 5 Oct 2021
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Admiral Lord Nelson, The Erection of the Nelson Memorial Statue, Birmingham, copper medal, 1809, by Peter Wyon, Richard Westmacott's statue, the plinth inscribed, rev. , 'HE FINISHED A COURSE OF GLORY, IN THE ARMS OF VICTORY' within wreath, 52mm. (BHM 678; Eimer - ; Hardy 80; Milford Haven 535), nearly extremely fine, scarce
The statue, which now stands in the Bull Ring in the city centre, was the first to be erected following Nelson's death and the inscription on the plaque on the plinth reads, 'THIS STATUE, IN HONOR [sic] OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, WAS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM A.D. MDCCCIX', The £2,500 cost was paid for by public subscription.
(80-120 GBP)
The statue, which now stands in the Bull Ring in the city centre, was the first to be erected following Nelson's death and the inscription on the plaque on the plinth reads, 'THIS STATUE, IN HONOR [sic] OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, WAS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM A.D. MDCCCIX', The £2,500 cost was paid for by public subscription.
(80-120 GBP)