Lot 362
  • 362

Orders and Medals mostly awarded to or attributed to Lady Crewe

Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
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Description

  • metal
  • largest 7cm. high, 40cm. wide; 2¾in., 1½in.
including: Coronation Medal, 1937, with riband bow for wearing by Ladies, in box of issue; mounted Ladies’ miniatures of 1911 Coronation, 1935 Jubilee and 1937 Coronation medals; France, Légion d’Honneur, Third Republic, Fifth Class badge in silver-gilt and enamels; a Great War bronze-gilt plaque recognizing Oeuvre pour sauver les enfants serbes, 1917, named Mme la Marquise DE CREWE,  cased; Serbia, Order of St. Sava, type II (1903-21), Third Class neck badge by Arthus Bertrand, in silver-gilt and enamel, with central red-robed Saint’s figure; a silver Clan Primrose plaid brooch named EARL OF ROSEBERY and two further brooches in silver and silver-gilt displaying family armorial widows’ hatchments, one engraved Mary Roxburghe from Sybil Grant, all Edinburgh, by H & I; together with other badges and medals in base metal, and six commemorative 25p cupro-nickel crowns commemorating the Royal Wedding, 1981  

Condition

Gallery inspection is recommended. Generally these items would benefit from a clean. Many with associated or lacking cases of issue. Losses to enamels on some. Some tarnished. Old marks and wear throughout.
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