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[W.B. Yeats]--Medals
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
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Description
- [W.B. Yeats]--Medals
- Four medals and one badge, comprising:
- bronze
American Entry into the Great War, April 6 1917, silver medallion by Theodore Spicer-Simson for Gorham, New York, 31mm, with suspension loop and multi-coloured riband, in box of issue and with a printed descriptive note endorsed ‘Compliments of American Committee for Devastated France, Sent by Rose Quinn’--Royal Dublin Society 1731-1931, Member’s lapel badge in gilt-bronze and enamel, reverse engraved W.B. Yeats, 22.5 x 29mm--Tailteann Games, 1924, bronze medal by P. Quinn & Co., Dublin, reverse engraved council, 51mm, in fitted case of issue--Haldane Medal, in bronze, by Percy Metcalfe for the Royal Mint (1925), with Haldane’s portrait on obverse and reverse legend the institute of public administration founded 1922, 63.5mm, obverse with slight verdigris--together with an uninscribed and unsigned German cast bronze portrait medal of Goethe with standing figures of a man and woman on reverse, 85mm, in its presentation case with legend ‘Dank der Stadt Frankfurt a. M.’
Condition
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."