Bunker Hill gallantry medal to bring $70,000 next month?

 

A silver gallantry medal from the Battle of Bunker Hill, awarded by King George III, may see bids in excess of $70,000 on June 9 in Heritage Auctions' Civil War & Militaria sale.

Silver gallantry medal King George III
This medal cost it's recipient an arm... but not a leg.


The lot was presented to Captain Peter Ewing of the Royal Marines for his efforts during the American revolutionary war battle, in which he lost an arm. Ewing led the Grenadier Company into battle in 1775, at just 21 years old.

The medal is inscribed with the message: "By order of the King with 300 pound for the Wound Capt Ewing Recvd the 17 of June 1775", and is engraved with the royal script cipher "GR" below a Hanoverian crown. It has been called "the most important American revolutionary war artefact we've ever had the pleasure to catalog" by Heritage Auctions, prompting an estimate of $70,000+.

Paul Fraser Collectibles has a brilliant range of militaria in stock, including important artefacts from some of history's most crucial moments.

Also featuring will be an 18k gold snuff box made by Tiffany & Company. The box was commissioned by the citizens of Buffalo, NY, for presentation to Lieutenant John Worden, commander of the Ironclad USS Monitor, after defeating the CSS Merrimac at sea.

The duel between the USS Monitor and CSS Merrimac is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the American civil war. The box bears an engraved battle scene of the two ships in battle, with the inscription, "You beat the Merrimac and saved the Minnesota" added by the Buffalo citizens.

Although the snuff box does not bear the Tiffany mark, an account of the commission was published in the New York World, confirming Tiffany & Company as the creators. It will go to auction with an estimate of $65,000+.

The auction will be followed by Heritage's Legends of the Wild West sale on June 10, featuring Buffalo Bill's personal revolver.

Make sure you don't miss out on the results of this exciting sale and the latest news by checking back regularly with Paul Fraser Collectibles.

 

 



 

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