Home Page
Auctions@EarlyAmerican.com
Phone: 858-759-3290
Bookmark
Early American
Type in Your EMAIL Address
to Receive Notices
of Important Events
• Auctions@EarlyAmerican.com
• Register to Bid
• Sign-in / Sign-out
• Helpful Hints
• Reference Books
Links to Other Sites:
• Tortuga Trading

We ship what we sell, no expensive 3rd party shipping.
Autographed lots have EAHA, Inc. Certificates of Authenticity (COA)
and all other items sold by request, per specified terms of sale.
By Bidding in this sale you are agreeing to the Terms of Sale. Click Here to read the Terms of Sale.
This Auction is Now OPEN for Bidding
Closing LIVE ONLINE: SATURDAY • June 8th • Starting at 9:00 AM Pacific Time
Absentee Bidding on a Specific Lot Will Remain OPEN
Until the LIVE BIDDING begins for that Specific Lot on SATURDAY • June 8th
A 25% Buyer's Premium Will Be Added To The Price of Each Lot in Your Invoice
Browse the Auction in Groups of 25 Lots:
<< PREVIOUS LOT • NEXT LOT >>
Lot Number: 276
Sign-in to Bid or Register to Bid
Click for a Printable Page
Estimate Range: $400 - $500
Current Bidding Status
This Lot is CLOSED for Absentee Bidding.
“Worshipful Company of Distillers Livery” Silver Medal

Click an Image to Enlarge It
April 21, 1955-Dated, British Distiller’s Silver Medal in Silver Bezel with Loop at top attached to light blue Silk Ribbon for, “Walter John Pickard”, Extremely Fine.

This rare impressively designed early London Organization’s solid Silver 2” diameter, Award Medal is by the “Worshipful Company of Distillers Livery”, a fraternal organization associated with the English distilling companies, featuring the company “Coat of Arms” Seal on the front, along with its motto “Drop as Rain, Distill as Dew.” The Worshipful Company of Distillers’ is a Livery Company of the City of London, by Royal Charter granted in 1638. The reverse is inscribed with the name and date, “Walter John Pickard - April 21, 1955.” hand-engraved on this much earlier made medal blank. Engraver’s hallmarks seen on the engraved reverse. Attached to the original light blue ribbon. Pickard was group captain in the RAF during World War II and was responsible for several V.I.P. flights, most notably transporting Churchill and Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference.
“Worshipful Company of Distillers Livery” - Company coat of arms:

The Distillers’ Company’s arms were officially granted on March 18, 1639.

Official blazon (description):

Arms: Azure, a fesse wavy of water argent between in chief a sun or drawing up a cloud argent distilling drops of water proper and in base a distillatory double-armed or with two worms and bolt receivers argent.

Crest: On a wreath argent and azure, A garb of barley or wreathed about with a vine branch vert bearing grapes proper. Mantled gules, doubled argent.

Motto: Drop as rain, distil as dew.

Explanation:

Arms: The arms (i.e. the area within the shield) consist of the sun, with a cloud distilling drops of rain above a double armed still with two worms and receivers.

Crest: The crest (which sits above the helmet) consists of a barley “garb” wreathed by a vine branch bearing grapes.
Keywords:
Lot Number: 276
Sign-in to Bid or Register to Bid
Click for a Printable Page
Estimate Range: $400 - $500
Early American History Auctions, Inc.
1520 Commerce St., # 312 • Winchester, VA 22601
Phone: 858 • 759 • 3290
Email: Auctions@EarlyAmerican.com