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Medals : Auction 184 : Lot 918

Date Sold Category Lot Description Sale Price

Auction 184
Medals Lot
918
Preserved from Assassination 1800, 38mm diameter in silver by P.Kempson Obverse: Crown below rays within a wreath entwined with a ribbon inscribed GOD GIVE PRAISE. Above: PRESERVED FROM ASSASSINATION. Below: MAY 15 1800., Reverse: Angel kneeling on a cloud holding a bearing the portrait of the and protecting it from an arrow by a shield. GOD SAVE THE KING, 28.07 grammes, BHM 486, GVF with some minor contact marks and rim nicks. Research of this medal has uncovered just two examples in silver, one in the Museum, another, in the Trust, was acquired by Queen in 1935, this example being enclosed in the top of a tortoiseshell snuff box.
£320
George III Preserved from Assassination 1800, 38mm diameter in silver by P.Kempson Obverse: Crown below rays within a wreath entwined with a ribbon inscribed GOD GIVE PRAISE. Above: PRESERVED FROM ASSASSINATION. Below: MAY 15 1800., Reverse: Angel kneeling on a cloud holding a plaque bearing the portrait of the King and protecting it from an arrow by a shield. GOD SAVE THE KING, 28.07 grammes, BHM 486, GVF with some minor contact marks and rim nicks. Research of this medal has uncovered just two examples in silver, one in the British Museum, another, in the Royal Collection Trust,  was acquired by Queen Mary in 1935, this example being enclosed in the top of a tortoiseshell snuff box. : Medals : Auction 184 : Lot 918
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George III Preserved from Assassination 1800, 38mm diameter in silver by P.Kempson Obverse: Crown below rays within a wreath entwined with a ribbon inscribed GOD GIVE PRAISE. Above: PRESERVED FROM ASSASSINATION. Below: MAY 15 1800., Reverse: Angel kneeling on a cloud holding a plaque bearing the portrait of the King and protecting it from an arrow by a shield. GOD SAVE THE KING, 28.07 grammes, BHM 486, GVF with some minor contact marks and rim nicks. Research of this medal has uncovered just two examples in silver, one in the British Museum, another, in the Royal Collection Trust,  was acquired by Queen Mary in 1935, this example being enclosed in the top of a tortoiseshell snuff box. : Medals : Auction 184 : Lot 918
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