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16 July 1997
Great Britain, Royal Geographical Society, silver Nansen medal, 1896, by Allan Wyon for Pinches, bust of Fridtjof Nansen l., reverse the ship Fram in snow ice, arctic canoe and paddle and two sprigs of laurel below, in a card box inscribed on the side “Den Kongelige Mynt”, 70mm, 155.1 gms (cf. Poulsom p. 86; MJP p. 153; BDM —; BHM —). A beautiful example, virtually as struck, two very trivial nicks to rim, attractively toned, with prooflike brilliance, extremely rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £1,650
Great Britain, Royal Geographical Society, silver Scott Memorial medal, 1913, by Bowcher, Robert Falcon Scott almost facing, reverse polar scene with five figures, the Discovery in background, 55mm, 88.6 gms (cf. Poulsom p. 87; BHM 4101). Choice extremely fine, important and rare, matt finish (£140-180)
Hammer Price: £620
Belgium, Royal Geographical Society, Antarctic Expedition 1897-1899, bronze medal by Wissaer, crowned globe within wreath, reverse view of the Belgica, bronze, 61mm (BDM VI, p.519). Good extremely fine, but a little dusty, well engraved (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £260
Belgium, Antarctic and Greenland Expeditions 1897-1909, silver medal by Ch. Samuel, bust of Adrien de Gerlache l. reverse view of the Belgica, legend below, silver, 67mm, 114.8 gms. Good extremely fine, matt finish (£160-180)
Hammer Price: £410
France, Jean Charcot, silver portrait medal by Richer and Lindaur, bust r., reverse ship, expeditions polaires français above, porquoi pas? below, 68mm, 154.4 gms. About extremely fine (£160-180)
Hammer Price: £350
France, Jean Charcot, octagonal bronze memorial medal by Gregoire, 1938, bust almost facing, reverse ship, porquoi pas? below, engraved ‘P.L.B. 1948’ on base of rim, 55mm, 101 gms. Extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £90
Germany, Roald Amundsen, South Pole achieved, 1912, silver medal by Lauer, 34mm, 17 gms. Good extremely fine and proof-like (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £120
Germany, Roald Amundsen, South Pole achieved, 1912, a similar bronze medal by Lauer, 51mm, 48.7 gms. About as struck (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £110
Germany, Fridjof Nansen, uniface bronze plaquette, unsigned, attributed to Lauer, undated (c.1900-1910), bust three-quarters r., legend below, 46 x 36mm, 17.4 gms. Extremely fine, small spot of discolouration above head, matt finish, with golden patina (£25-30)
Hammer Price: £60
Ireland, Dublin Society, Sir Charles Giesecke, 1817, bronze medal by Mossop, bust r., reverse polar bear on ice flow, 43mm, 29.1 gms (BHM 953; BDM IV, p.172). Very fine, some bumps to rim, extremely rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £180
Norway, Norway, Roald Amundsen, Polar Expeditions, uniface base metal plaquette by Rui, Oslo, 1926, 77 x 47mm, 36.2 gms. Extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £130
Norway, Norway, Nansen and Sverdrup, 1893-1896 Expedition, unsigned medallets (2), in bronze gilt and aluminium, 24mm, with integral loops for suspension. Extremely fine (£15-20)
Hammer Price: £55
Sweden, Sweden, Nordenskjold and Palander, North West Passage Expedition, 1879, silver medal by A. Lindberg, 60mm, 89.9 gms. Better than extremely fine, but slight scuffing noticeable on very close inspection, very attractively toned (£140-160)
Hammer Price: £210
Sweden, Sweden, Nordenskjold and Palander, North West Passage Expedition, 1879, bronze medal by Lea Ahlborn, conjoined busts l., reverse ship, 49mm, 57.5 gms. Almost extremely fine (£35-40)
Hammer Price: £140
Sweden, Sweden, Nordenskjold and Palander, North West Passage Expedition, 1879, bronze medal by Lea Ahlborn, northern lights over the pole, reverse ship, 44mm, 39.4 gms. Good very fine (£25-30)
Hammer Price: £40
Sweden, Sweden, Nordenskjold and Palander, North West Passage Expedition, 1879, bronze medal by Lindberg, bust of Nordenskjold l., reverse legend within wreath, 27mm, 9.7 gms. Extremely fine or better, toned, with traces of original lustre (£20-25)
Hammer Price: £45
Sweden, Fridjof Nansen/Andrees Polar Expedition, 1896, white metal medal by Aug. Hogel, 50mm, 52.2 gms. Extremely fine, beginning to tone, bump to rim (obverse, 11 o’clock), some slight corrosion to reverse at margins (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £65
Sweden, Sweden or Norway, Fridjof Nansen/Andrees Polar Expedition, 1896, bronze portrait medal, unsigned and undated, bust of Nansen l., reverse ship, 41mm, 23 gms. Extremely fine (£25-30)
Sweden, Otto Nordenskjold, uniface bronze portrait plaquette by H. Tagland, bust l., in bold relief, 80 x 57mm (the top rounded), 168.9 gms. Extremely fine (£50-60)
United States of America, Dr. Elisha Kane, Masonic related medals (2): a) Kane Lodge, FM & AM No. 454 N.Y., undated and unsigned, bronze, 43mm, 29.6 gms; b) Elisha Kane, by Lovett, white metal, 51mm, 41.2 gms. Both very fine, second somewhat scuffed (£35-40)
United States of America, Arrival of Nansen in New York, 1897, by Victor D. Brenner, uniface silver portrait plaquette, base rim marked “sterling”, 69 x 45mm, 84.5 gms (cf. Baxter, The Beaux -Arts Medal in America, 117, p.40). Extremely fine, rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £460
Fridjof Nansen, gold medal by Bodlak, undated (probably 1950-1960’s), 25mm, .900 fine, 9.3 gms. Minor handling, proof-like extremely fine (£80-90)
Hammer Price: £80
Otto Mart Torrell, Geologist, small silver portrait medal, undated, bust facing, reverse map of Greenland, 32mm, 15.5 gms. About extremely fine, but toned a little unevenly (£18-20)
Scott and Shackleton, Swan/Mear/Wood Expedition, 1984-1986, bronze medal, issued by the British Royal Mint, 63mm, in case of issue. Mint state (£20-30)
Faddei Faddeivich Bellinghasuen, silver medal by the Franklin Mint, 39mm, .925 fine, 20.2 gms. Mint state proof striking, minor handling (£12-15)
Hammer Price: £25
South Polar Diamond Anniversary, Canterbury Museum Centennial Appeal, silver medal by the Franklin Mint, bust of Scott almost facing, reverse standing figure of Scott, 39mm, in original card. Mint state (£12-15)
Hammer Price: £20
Peary North Polar commemoratives (2): a) Peary finds the North Pole, 1909 by Longines Symphonette, silver, matt finish, 40mm; b) The Race to the North Pole 1909 by the Franklin Mint, bronze, 45mm. Extremely fine or better, last proof-like (£20-25)
Fridjof Nansen, medals and medallets (4), Norwegian (3), Dutch (1), 24mm, 30m, 33mm, and 42mm; and a medallet, with integral loop for suspesion of Amundsen [5]. Very fine or better (£30-40)
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