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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
03/09/2023 Auction 182	Medals	Lot 835	Challenger Expedition 1895 75mm diameter in cast bronze, by B. Rhind after W.S. Black, Obverse A knight standing left, points to the gauntlet he has thrown down, behind, an upright trident from which unfurls a ribbon inscribed REPORT ON THE SCIENTIFIC RESULTS OF THE CHALLENGER EXPEDITION 1886-95. Reverse: Neptune standing beside an oval-framed bust of Athena, left, and an owl. below, two mermaids display a ribbon inscribed VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER 1872-76, BHM 3487, Eimer 1797, 190.75 grammes, GVF, R.B. WATSON on the edge, Rare, with a total of just 120 being issued. R.B. Watson is listed on the World Register of marine Species website as the author of 'Mollusca of the H.M.S. Challenger Expedition', cataloguing many new species for the first time. The result of the voyage was the aforementioned report, which among many other discoveries, catalogued over 4000 previously unknown species. John Murray, who supervised the publication, described the report as 'The Greatest Advance in the knowledge of our planet since the celebrated discoveries of the 15th and 16th Centuries. In its passage near to Antarctica, it was the first scientific expedition to take pictures of icebergs. A most unusual and intriguing issue, which will appeal to the medal collector and scientifically minded alike More medals like this	£550
03/06/2019 Auction 165	Medals	Lot 1355	Discovery in Silver a 24-medal set by the Birmingham Mint a tribute to the World's Greatest Explorers, each piece 44mm diameter and a minimum of 39.85 grammes of sterling silver, only 2500 sets minted, nFDC to FDC each in the book-style holder with informative text covering each individual subject More medals like this	£260
03/06/2019 Auction 165	Medals	Lot 1392	The World's Greatest Sculptures by the Franklin Mint (1980s issues) a 45-piece set in gold-plated bronze each medal 51mm diameter and with impressive detail UNC on the Franklin Mint cards of issue More medals like this	£40

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