London Athletic Club, a gold award medal by J. Daffern & Co, named (Public Schools Champp.,...

The medals and ephemera awarded to Guy Butler, winner of four Olympic medals including a Gold at the 1920 Games, Britain’s most bemedalled Olympic athlete of all time, a distinction shared since 1984 with Sebastian Coe, Christine Ohuruogu and Mo Farah


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London Athletic Club, a gold award medal by J. Daffern & Co, named (Public Schools Champp., 28-4-17, 100 Yds, Won by G.M. Butler), 25mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1916, 9ct, 9.13g;
London Athletic Club, a gold award medal by J. Daffern & Co, named (Public Schools Champp., 28-4-17, 440 Yds, Won by G.M. Butler), 25mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1916, 9ct, 9.32g;
London Athletic Club, a gold award medal by J. Daffern & Co, named (Public Schools Champp., 28-4-17, Long Jump, Won by G.M. Butler), 25mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1916, 9ct, 9.32g;
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, a silver award medal by Mappin & Webb, named (Victor Ludorum, Guy M. Butler, 1918), 69mm, 162.03g;
Royal Military College, Sandhurst, a bronze award medal, unsigned, named (Novices Boxing, R.M.C. Sandhurst, Heavy-Weight, Sergt. G.M. Butler, Nov. 1918), 44mm;
Amateur Athletic Association Championship, a gold award medal by Vaughton, named (440 Yards Championship, Stamford Bridge, July 5th 1919, G.M. Butler, 49 4/5 Secs), 33mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1918, 15ct, 30.20g;
Cambridge University Athletic Club, a shield-shaped gold fob by S. Blanckensee & Son, named (C.U.A.C. v. A.A.A. 1919, 200 Yards, G.M. Butler), 20mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1919, 9ct, 4.49g;
Cambridge University Athletic Club, a shield-shaped gold fob by S. Blanckensee & Son, named (C.U.A.C. v. A.A.A. 1919, 1/4 Mile Race, G.M. Butler), 20mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1913, 9ct, 4.00g;
Cambridge University Athletic Club, silver award plaques by S. Blanckensee & Son (2), named (100 Yds Race won by G.M. Butler, Trin. Coll., Time 10 1/5 Sc, 1919; 1/4 Mile Race won by G.M. Butler, Trin. Coll., Time 51 1/5 Sc, 1919), both 45 x 40mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1918, total 12.42g;
Polytechnic Harriers, Kinnaird Inter-Club Trophy, a gold award medal by W.J. Dingley, engraved (1920 440 Yds, 1st), 28mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1919, 9ct, 10.70g;
Oxford & Cambridge Athletic Sports, Prize Medal, a plated award medal by W.J. Dingley, named (1920, G.M. Butler, 1/4 Mile, 49 3/5), 60mm;
BELGIUM, Olympic Games, Antwerp, 1920, a silver-gilt Winner’s medal by J. Dupon, edge named (1600 Meters Relay, U.K., 1st, G.M. Butler & (J.C.A. Davis, R.A. Lindsay, C. Griffiths), 60mm, 88.59g (Gadoury/Vescovi 75.1; cf. DNW 142, 1627);
BELGIUM, Olympic Games, Antwerp, 1920, a silver Winner’s medal by J. Dupon, edge named (400 Meters, G.M. Butler, 2nd), 60mm, 87.72g (GV 75.1; cf. DNW 142, 1627);
BELGIUM, Olympic Games, Antwerp, 1920, a bronze Participant’s medal by P. Theunis, 60mm (GV 75.2; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.19, 114; cf. DNW 128, 652);
Achilles Club, a plated award medal, unsigned, named (Sept. 4th 1920, A British Empire Team v. an U.S.A. Team, 880 yds Relay Race, 1st, won by British Empire Team, R.J. Oosterlaak (S.A.), F. Mawby (Eng.), G.M. Butler (Eng.), G. Davidson (N.Z.), 60mm;
Achilles Club, a plated award medal, unsigned, named (Sept. 4th 1920, A British Empire Team v. an U.S.A. Team, 1 Mile Relay Race, 1st, won by British Empire Team, J.C.A. Davis (Eng.), H. Dafel (S.A.), G.M. Butler (Eng.), B.G.D. Rudd (S.A.), 60mm;
Achilles Club, British Empire Team v. U.S.A. Team, Queen’s Club, London, 4 Sep. 1920, a bronze award medal, unsigned, un-named, 38mm, with ribbon and suspender bar;
Cambridge University, a silver-gilt award medal by Munsey, named (Presented by the C.U.A.C. to G.M. Butler, Trin. Coll., Winner of the 1/4 Mile Race, 1920-1-2), 39mm, 30.57g;
Amateur Athletic Association Championship, a silver award medal by Vaughton, engraved (Quarter Mile, 2nd, Stamford Bridge, London, June 30th & July 1st, 1922), 38mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1921, 29.18g;
Amateur Athletic Association Championship, a silver award medal by Vaughton, engraved (Quarter Mile, 2nd, Stamford Bridge, London, July 7th 1923), 38mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1922, 30.28g;
Polytechnic Harriers, Kinnaird Inter-Club Trophy, a gold award medal by J. Taylor & Co, engraved (1924 440 Yds, 1st), 29mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1923, 9ct, 22.21g;
FRANCE, Olympic Games, Paris, 1924, a bronze Winner’s medal by A. Rivaud, 55mm (GV 79.1; cf. DNW 165, 1265);
FRANCE, Olympic Games, Paris, 1924, a second bronze Winner’s medal by A. Rivaud, 55mm (GV 79.1; cf. DNW 165, 1265);
FRANCE, Olympic Games, Paris, 1924, a bronze Participant's medal by R. Bénard, 55mm (GV 79.2; cf. DNW 165, 1325);
FRANCE, Olympic Games, Paris, 1924, a Competitor’s official badge in brass and red enamel, back stamped 9779, 42 x 34mm (GV 81.101);