CNG 85, Lot: 1625. Estimate $150. Sold for $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. Princess Louise and John Douglas Sutherland, the Duke of Argyll, Marquis of Lorne, and Earl of Campbell. 1848-1939 and 1845-1914. Æ Medal (63mm, 155.70 g, 12h). Marriage of Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne. By J. S. Wyon. Dated 1871. (rose) H. R. H. PRINCESS LOUISE (thistle) MARQUIS OF LORNE, bare jugate heads of John and Louise left; J.S. WYON SC. below / Crowned coats-of-arms of the couple; above, banner inscribed NE OBLIVISCARIS above boar-topped helmet left; 18-71/21/MAR in three lines across field; below, banner inscribed VIX EA NOSTRA VOCO over wreath of palm and oak branches; all within decorative quatrefoil. BHM 2916; Eimer 1613. EF, attractive red-brown surfaces.

From a California Collection of British Historical Medals.