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U.S.A., Captain Charles Stewart in the Naval Battle of the USS Constitution vs. HMS Cyan...
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The Ship’s Surgeon’s Own Medal U.S.A., Captain Charles Stewart in the Naval Battle of the USS Constitution vs. HMS Cyan and HMS Levant, 20 February 1815, a silver-gilt medal by M. Fürst, uniformed bust of Capt. Stewart right, carolus stewart navis amer constitution dux, rev. una victoriam eripuit ratibus binis, USS Constitution at left engaging British vessels at right, inter constitu nav ameri et levant et cyan nav ang die xx febr mdcccxv in exergue, edge named (Presented by the President to Doctr. John A. Kearney in Compliance with a Resolution of the Congrefs of the United States), 65mm, 146.65g (Julian NA.22; Loubat 47; Neuzil 37). Lightly gilt, mark in obverse field, a few rim nicks, otherwise good very fine, extremely rare £8,000-£12,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Awarded to Dr. John A. Kearney, surgeon of the USS Constitution; Wayte Raymond Estate; John J. Ford, Jr. Collection (Part V), Stack’s Auction, New York, 12 October 2004, lot 177 (achieving $18,000) When offered at the Ford sale this medal was housed in an engraved circular frame, reading ‘Presented by the President to Doctr. John A. Kearney in Compliance with a Resolution of the Congress of the United States’
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The Ship’s Surgeon’s Own Medal U.S.A., Captain Charles Stewart in the Naval Battle of the USS Constitution vs. HMS Cyan and HMS Levant, 20 February 1815, a silver-gilt medal by M. Fürst, uniformed bust of Capt. Stewart right, carolus stewart navis amer constitution dux, rev. una victoriam eripuit ratibus binis, USS Constitution at left engaging British vessels at right, inter constitu nav ameri et levant et cyan nav ang die xx febr mdcccxv in exergue, edge named (Presented by the President to Doctr. John A. Kearney in Compliance with a Resolution of the Congrefs of the United States), 65mm, 146.65g (Julian NA.22; Loubat 47; Neuzil 37). Lightly gilt, mark in obverse field, a few rim nicks, otherwise good very fine, extremely rare £8,000-£12,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Awarded to Dr. John A. Kearney, surgeon of the USS Constitution; Wayte Raymond Estate; John J. Ford, Jr. Collection (Part V), Stack’s Auction, New York, 12 October 2004, lot 177 (achieving $18,000) When offered at the Ford sale this medal was housed in an engraved circular frame, reading ‘Presented by the President to Doctr. John A. Kearney in Compliance with a Resolution of the Congress of the United States’
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