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Auction 76  3 Jun 2023
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Lot 296

Estimate: 140 GBP
Price realized: 110 GBP
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Admiral Lord Nelson (1758-1805), Death at Trafalgar, gilt-bronze medal, 1805, unsigned, uniformed bust left, rev. three-line Latin inscription, H. VICECOM NELSON..., within wreath of palm and laurel, 39mm. (BHM.581; Hardy 67; MH.505), gilt examples rare; the Nelson Monument, Birmingham, copper medal, 1809, by P. Wyon, the statue on its plinth, rev. within wreath, HE FINISHED HIS COURSE OF GLORY..., 54mm. (BHM 678; Hardy 80; MH 535), both nearly extremely fine (2)
*ex Cheffins auction
The statue by Sir Richard Westmacott, the first to be erected following Nelson's death, now stands in the Bull Ring in the city centre. The £2,500 cost was paid for by public subscription.

Estimate: 140 - 180 GBP
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