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Germany, Strasbourg Cathedral, 1940, a uniface cast iron plaque by F. Hörnlein for Lauchhammer, elevation of the Cathedral, 143 x 89mm. Extremely fine, attractive; with loop bar on the back for suspension (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £25
Germany, Centenary of the Death of Felix Mendelsson Bartholdy, 1947, a cast bronze medal by B. Eyermann for Koack of Leipzig, bust left, reverse standing figure, GRÜNDER DES LEIPZIGER, etc., 83mm (Niggl 1292). Very fine, rare (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £40
Great Britain, John gibson, 1874, a silver medal by J.S. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust left, reverse Gibson sculpture, Grecian Hunter and his dog, 55mm (BHM 2982; E 1636). Light scuffing, very fine, scarce (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £100
Great Britain, Fine Arts Exhibition, London, 1874, a bronze award medal by G.T. Morgan, named (Ludwig Otto), 52mm (BHM 2992; E 1633); Death of Queen Victoria, 1901, a silver medal by L.-C. Lauer, 35mm. [2]. First extremely fine, in maroon fitted case; second good very fine, scarce (£20-25)
Hammer Price: £30
Great Britain, Liverpool International Exhibition, 1886, a gilt-bronze medal by Elkington, 51mm (BHM 3216; E 1727). Brilliant; in maroon fitted case of issue (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £35
Great Britain, City of london imperial volunteers, 1900, a bronze medal by G. Frampton, un-named, 76mm (BHM 3684; E 1848); Golden Jubilee of the Birmingham Philatelic Society, 1936, a light bronze medal, unsigned, 38mm; Edinburgh University, Chiene Medal in Surgery, bronze, by Elkington & Co Ltd, un-named, 76mm; other medals (2) [5]. Very fine and better; all but the first in cases (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £45
Great Britain, Proposed coronation of edward VIII, 1937, the matrix and working punch for the obverse of a 23mm medal, the artist uncertain, bare-headed bust left, top of epaulette visible, crown above and to right, CORONATION above, MAY 1937 to left of truncation, KING EDWARD VIII to right, indistinct signature above KING E of legend, 39 and 42mm respectively; together with a working punch for the obverse of a 28mm medal, unsigned, with the same bare-headed bust left but with full epaulette...
Hammer Price: £210
Great Britain, Biarritz, queen victoria, 1939, the obverse steel working punch for the medal by M. Real del Sarte, coronetted bust left, waves in field, stamped 4720 on front and BOB on side, 60mm (cf. Real del Sarte, Histoire & d’Arts, Plon, 1956, p.28, 143; cf. DW 24, 307). Extremely fine and as made, UNIQUE (£80-120)
£80–£120
Hungary, First world war, Fourth Honved Infantry Regiment, a very large uniface patriotic medallion in iron, signed Sidlo, dated 1915-1916, male figure in military uniform attacking three monsters, 285mm (cf. BDM suppl. VIII, p. 206). Extremely fine, struck in high relief and of good workmanship (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £60
Hungary, First world war, ‘ Panzerzug’ large bronze plaque, 1916, armoured train, panzerzug above, wehhachten im felde 1916 below, c. 250 x 212mm; with a similar small badge [2]. Very fine or better (£120-£150)
Hammer Price: £140
Monaco, 9th Congrès international de zoologie, 1913, a silver award medal by T. Szirmaï, bust of Prince Albert left, reverse wreath of palms to left, legend to right, tablet named (William Coxon, Esqre.), 60mm. Small reverse rim bruise at 7 o’clock, otherwise good very fine and toned, rare (£60-80)
Monaco, The principality of monaco, 1943, a bronze medal by P. Turin, view of the principality, reverse aerial map, Grimaldi arms above and rays of the sun behind, 68mm (CGMP p.379; cf. DNW 30, 746). Extremely fine (£20-30)
£20–£30
Netherlands, Glorification of the netherlands, 1912, a bronze medal by C.J. van der Hoef for the Société Hollando-Belge des Amis de la Médaille d’Art, seated semi-naked female in lotus position, reverse five standing robed females, 65mm (BDM VII, 453; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 94). Very fine, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £90
Sweden, Centenary of the enskilda bank, stockholm, 1956, a silver medal by I. Johanson for Sporrong & Co, busts of A.O., K.A. and M. Wallenberg left, reverse frontal elevation of the bank, 64mm. About extremely fine; in non-original red fitted case (£30-40)
£30–£40
Switzerland, Tir à l’Arc, c.1905, a large uniface cast iron plaque by J. Holy, medieval archer in loin-cloth standing under a tree, preparing to shoot an arrow, foundry no. 884 Sie.3-279 on rim, 202mm. A decorative piece, very fine and an excellent study ( (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £80
Switzerland, Tir à l’Arc, c.1905, a large uniface cast lead electrotype plaque, signed Belza and AD, kneeling Greek archer in lion-skin head-dress, preparing to shoot an arrow, foundry no. 642-4-148 on rim, 218mm. A decorative piece, extremely fine and an excellent study (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £55
Switzerland, Enterprise du palais des nations, geneva, 1933, a silver medal by Huguenin Frès, workman levering a stone into place, building surrounded by scaffolding behind, reverse frontal elevation of the Palais, 70mm. Extremely fine and very rare; in red fitted case of issue (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £130
France, Inauguration of the Port of Tunis, 1893, a bronze medal by L.A. Bottée, naked female riding a sea-horse into the port, reverse seated figure of France, views of the port above and below, 68mm (PBE 13; Coll. R. Marx 379; Baxter 43; BDM I, 231). About extremely fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £70
Turkey, Etibank Armagani, c.1915, a uniface bronze plaque by A. Palti, 101 x 44mm. Minor edge bruises, very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £50
United States of America, International exhibition, chicago, 1893, a plated bronze plaque by L.-O. Roty for the Comité Français, named (Établissement National de Pisciculture de Bouzey), 53 x 50mm (PBE 856; Coll. R. Marx 42; Baxter 88; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.48, 168; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, 28; BDM V, 235); together with a uniface bronze plaque, signed AB. [2]. Very fine and better (£25-35)
United States of America, Thomas F. Bayard, 1897, a uniface cast bronze-plated medal by Effie Stillman, bust right, 104mm (Attwood, Artistic Circles, p.32, 26; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.75, 52). Very fine and very rare (£90-120)
United States of America, Centenary of the Birth of Abraham Lincoln, 1909, a bronze medal by B.L. Pratt, bust right, reverse quotation from Lincoln’s address at Gettysburg, 41mm (BDM VIII, 357; cf. Brand 1247); The 13 States, c.1910, a bronze medal by F.T. Foy for J.K. Davison, Philadelphia, 44mm. [2]. Very fine and better (£20-30)
United States of America, First world war, Brand Whitlock, U.S.A. Ambassador in Belgium, silvered bronze medal by Devreese, 1915, 74mm., good very fine, rather unevenly toned, Herbert hoover, Belgian portrait medals, 1916, 54mm, in silvered bronze and bronze; another bronze medal of Hoover, reverse herbert c hoover from his friends of the c.r.b., 75mm, all by Devreese, second harshly polished, others very fine or better (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £20
United States of America, First world war, “Argonne”, an unusual bronze ashtray, the American Distinguished Service Cross, argonne above, 83mm, unclear Paris maker’s mark on bottom.; together with an unusual bronze plaquette by Gairal de Serezin, French veteran welcoming young American soldier, his arms around his shoulder, 111 x 124mm. Good very fine and extremely fine (£30-40)
Miscellaneous art medals (10), mostly French, by Delamarre, Dammann, Guiraud, Crouzat, etc. [10]. Generally restrikes or modern issues, very fine and better (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £85
Delmonte, a., The Silver Benelux, Amsterdam, 1967, 320pp, 52 excellent plates, original blue cloth, French, Dutch and English text. Stain on front cover, otherwise a fine copy, one of the standard works on Dutch silver coins (£20-25)
Glendining’s, and other sale catalogues, c. 1950 to 1970, including some of the Lockett collection. Generally clean copies (£20-25)
Mazard, J., Histoire Monétaire et Numismatique Contemporaine, 1790-1967, vol II, 1848-1967, Paris 1967, 310pp, illustrations throughout, tan cloth. A little worn at extremities, internally clean (£15-20)
Hammer Price: £10
Sylloge of coins of the british isles 34, British Museum Anglo-Saxon Coins V, Athelstan to the Reform of Edgar 924-c. 973, blue cloth, dust jacket. A near mint copy (£20-25)
£20–£25
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