1874 London International Exhibition bronze medal in contemp...

Hammer

£85

1874 London International Exhibition bronze medal in contemporary box (Eimer 1633, BHM 2992). Obverse: left facing bust of the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VII, signed by George T Morgan, 'ALBERT · EDWARD · PRINCE · OF · WALES · PRESIDENT' around. Reverse: architectural scene, view of the Royal Albert Hall with 'MDCCCLXXIV' below and 'LONDON · ANNUAL · INTERNATIONAL · EXHIBITION · OF · ALL · FINE · ARTS · INDUSTRIES · AND · INVENTIONS ·' around. Edge: inscribed 'ROSSER & RUSSELL. CATALOGUE No 6189'. Weight: 75.49g. Diameter: 51.5mm. Packaging: offered in a velvet lined box, logo to interior of lid faded. Rosser & Russell were a firm of heating engineers, founded in 1866.