Auction 39 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals

Benjamin Disraeli – Medals and Pins / Four Silver Medals

Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
Fifteen medals and pins with the portrait of Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881).
1-3. Three identical medals with the portrait of Disraeli and the inscription "Earl of Beaconsfield KG" [title bestowed by Queen Victoria]. Diameter 33 mm. Two medals with a hook, one medal with cloth ribbon.
4-5. Two pins with Disraeli's portrait.
6-11. Six medals in memory of Disraeli, with his portrait. Two identical. One medal with a hanger and a cloth ribbon. 22-45 mm.
12-14. Three silver medals (marked), with Disraeli's portrait. On the reverse of one medal Disraeli is seen next to a desk. Diameter 35-43 cm.
15. Silver medal. Obverse: "The Badge of Parliament". Reverse: Disraeli facing his political opponent William Gladstone, with the inscription: "Gladstone and Disraeli Great Prime Ministers in Competition 1868-1885". One of a series of silver medals portraying significant occasions in British history. Diameter: 45 mm.
Numismatics – Coins, Banknotes, Medals
Numismatics – Coins, Banknotes, Medals