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拍品 1113
Large silver medal of the Zoological Society of London, 1826
已结束2012年12月9日
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GBP 4,750
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Large silver medal of the Zoological Society of London, 1826
obv. various birds, rev. rhino, elephant and giraffe, edge inscription: TO THE VISCOUNT CANNING, GOVENOR GENERAL OF INDIA, FOR THE INTRODUCTION INTO ENGLAND OF HIMALYAN PHEASANTS, 4TH JULY 1857. signed B.WYON and T.LANDSEER DEL, 76mm. diam. extremely fine and rare
obv. various birds, rev. rhino, elephant and giraffe, edge inscription: TO THE VISCOUNT CANNING, GOVENOR GENERAL OF INDIA, FOR THE INTRODUCTION INTO ENGLAND OF HIMALYAN PHEASANTS, 4TH JULY 1857. signed B.WYON and T.LANDSEER DEL, 76mm. diam. extremely fine and rare
Large silver medal of the Zoological Society of London, 1826
obv. various birds, rev. rhino, elephant and giraffe, edge inscription: TO THE VISCOUNT CANNING, GOVENOR GENERAL OF INDIA, FOR THE INTRODUCTION INTO ENGLAND OF HIMALYAN PHEASANTS, 4TH JULY 1857. signed B.WYON and T.LANDSEER DEL, 76mm. diam. extremely fine and rare
obv. various birds, rev. rhino, elephant and giraffe, edge inscription: TO THE VISCOUNT CANNING, GOVENOR GENERAL OF INDIA, FOR THE INTRODUCTION INTO ENGLAND OF HIMALYAN PHEASANTS, 4TH JULY 1857. signed B.WYON and T.LANDSEER DEL, 76mm. diam. extremely fine and rare
Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1812-1862) and by descent to
Hubert George de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde (1832-
1916), by whom bequeathed to his great-nephew,
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947), and by descent at
Harewood House, Yorkshire.
Hubert George de Burgh-Canning, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde (1832-
1916), by whom bequeathed to his great-nephew,
Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood (1882-1947), and by descent at
Harewood House, Yorkshire.
The 1858 proceedings of the Zoological Society of London report that on 4th July 1857 a collection of Himalayan game birds arrived in Blackwall after nearly four months on board the 'Prince of Wales.' This medal recognizes Viscount Canning for the 'great and liberal exertions' he took in assembling the collection of birds which were brought down to Calcutta from the 'most elevated zones of the Himalaya'. (D.W. Mitchell, Proceedings of The Zoological Society of London,1858, p. 544-545).