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January 28, 2016

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LOT 139

Lot 139

Queen Victoria Silver Faithful Service Medal to Samuel Shepperd, 1873, and Related Archives

Queen Victoria Silver Faithful Service Medal to Samuel Shepperd, 1873, and Related Archives
Lot 139 Details
Queen Victoria Silver Faithful Service Medal to Samuel Shepperd, 1873, and Related Archives

rim engraved ‘presented by Queen Victoria 1872’ cased, with two copies of ‘Rules and Regulations, and contemporary archive of documents including guest lists, her majesty’s state dinner menus and music programs, programs for the baptism of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany in 1853 and of H.R.H. The Prince Albert Victor of Wales in 1864, program for the marriage of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) to The Princess Alexandra Caroline Maria Charlotte Louisa Julia of Denmark

Estimate $200-$300

Realised: $1,800
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Lot Report

Literature:

The medal in the present lot was instituted in 1872, and presented by Queen Victoria to her personal servants in appreciation of long and loyal service.

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