Great British Prime Ministers, a set of six 22ct. gold medals, 1966, by Stuart Devlin for 'Medallioners Limited', comprising: Robert Walpole, 1676-1745, bewigged bust r.; Pitt the Elder, 1708-1778; Pitt the Younger, 1759-1806; Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881; William Gladstone, 1809-1898; and Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, all revs. the crowned portcullis of Westminster with the inscription 'PRIME MINISTER OF GREAT BRITAIN', each 45.5mm., wts. 55.14, 55.25, 54.92, 55.05, 54.86, and 54.84gms., respectively, each numbered 012 (from an edition of 500 sets), in (damaged) case of issue, brilliant mint state (6)
Further to the sets, 1,000 individual Churchill medals were issued separately.
Sold with photographs of those depicted (except Churchill – see previous lot), supplied to Devlin from the National Portrait Gallery, to help him with the commission (with an additional photograph of Charles James Fox).