A Family Group of silver Scottish Agricultural Medals 1874 - 1935, awarded to members of the Black and Belfrage Black family, 11 items in total, comprising:

1) Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland, silver medal awarded 1853, 44mm

Obv: Scotia with shield of St Andrew sits above two agricultural labourers, one dressed in a kilt

Rev: engraved within oak and laurel wreath TO Mr John Black OF TILLYWHALLY

2) a silver medal awarded 1874, with ornate border and suspension loop (illustrated below right ), by Aitchison, 65mm

Obv: a cow standing left, engraved REARED BY Mr BLACK TILLYWHALY around

Rev: engraved DUNFERMLINE Christmas Show DECr 15TH 1874 Presented BY Mr DON GAINED BY David Beveridge BUCKTHORNS LARGO

3, 4 & 5) Clydesdale Horse Society of Great Britain and Ireland, three silver medals awarded 1921, 1922, 1925

Obv: a horse standing right in a farmyard

Rev: engraved within oak and laurel wreath KINROSS-SHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AWARDED TO J. BELFRAGE BLACK OF TILLYWHAL(L)Y, MILNATHORT FOR (Medal 1) "TRUE TO TIME" 20TH AUGUST 1921 (Medal 2) FILLY-"QUEEN" 19TH AUGUST 1922 (Medal 3) "YETT PEGGY" AUGUST 1925

6) Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland, silver medal awarded 1927, 44mm

Obv: Scotia with shield of St Andrew sits above two agricultural labourers, one dressed in a kilt

Rev: engraved within oak and laurel wreath J. BELFRAGE BLACK TILLYWHALLY FOR Blackface Tup 1927

7) an engraved silver medal with ornate border and ornate thistle suspender, 57mm

Obv: engraved JOHN G. CUNNINGHAM CHALLENGE CUP 1930

Rev: engraved WON BY J. BELFRAGE BLACK ESQ. OF HOLTON

8, 9, 10, 11) Stirling Agricultural Society, four silver and enamel medalets sewn onto a felt strip, each awarded on reverse to J. Belfrage Black in 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, each 28mm with suspension loop

This is a unique group of family agricultural medals resonant in the history of the Black family and their association with Milnathort and Kinross-shire

Here are a few 'snippets' I found out about the family:

a) Kinross-shire Agricultural Society : The William Belfrage Black Trophy presented to the Society by Mrs. Margaret Black, for the winner of the "Quey
Derby" (Class 4) - this is still awarded annually.

b) Kinross-shire Agricultural Society: The Blackface Centenary Challenge Trophy which was presented by the late J. Belfrage Black Esq., of Tillwhally, is awarded annually.

c) [I like this!] In the Kinross Museum is a piece of shrapnel from a land mine. Apparently it fell near Tillywhally House on 4th November 1940, entered the study window, narrowly missing James Belfrage Black!

Price for the group £495