Victoria, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Lawrence Memorial Gold Medal, by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, awarded in 1886 to Harold Davidson; obv., head of Sir William Lawrence (1783-1867) left, by A.G. Wyon, rev., s. bartholomæi hosp. et coll. inst. 1123, shield in laurel wreath, edge engraved harold davidson, præmio dignatus, 1886., 38.3 mm, 49.68g, .990 fine (B.H.M. 2881, not recorded in gold), with an edge knock and a couple of surface marks from handling, good extremely fine, in fitted case of issue The Lawrence Memorial Scholarship was initiated in 1873, with a medal awarded for the first time in 1876. The Lawrence family are said to have disliked Allan Wyon’s portrait and in 1891 a new medal was commissioned. Alfred Gilbert’s revised version in Arts-and-Crafts style was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1897, together with the artist’s plaster. Provenance: Morton & Eden, 4 November 2020, lot 90; previously by direct descent.

Estimate: GBP 3000 - 4000