69mm. Cast in pewter and bronzed, this commemorative medal was presented to Sir Wilfrid Laurier during his visit to London in June 1897, when he received his knighthood and took part in the celebrations for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
The piece is presented by the proprietors of the famed Holborn Restaurant, one of London’s premier dining establishments of the era, renowned for hosting political banquets, colonial delegations, and high-profile public figures. The medal features architectural renderings of the restaurant’s entrance hall and lavish ballroom, with an elegant inscription that reads: “Presented by the Proprietors To Hon. W. Laurier QC / June 17th 1897.”
Ex: Jeffrey Hoare Auctions Sale No. 78 (9/2003), lot 626 – featured on the front cover.
69mm. Cast in pewter and bronzed, this commemorative medal was presented to Sir Wilfrid Laurier during his visit to London in June 1897, when he received his knighthood and took part in the celebrations for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
The piece is presented by the proprietors of the famed Holborn Restaurant, one of London’s premier dining establishments of the era, renowned for hosting political banquets, colonial delegations, and high-profile public figures. The medal features architectural renderings of the restaurant’s entrance hall and lavish ballroom, with an elegant inscription that reads: “Presented by the Proprietors To Hon. W. Laurier QC / June 17th 1897.”
Ex: Jeffrey Hoare Auctions Sale No. 78 (9/2003), lot 626 – featured on the front cover.
