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Germany, Die Stunde der Abrechnung in Versailles [The Hour of Reckoning in Versailles], 1919, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau receiving peace terms from Clemenceau, rev. Chancellor Scheidemann denouncing the terms of the treaty to a massed crowd, 90mm (K 225). Extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £100
Germany, Woodrows Mausefalle [Woodrow Wilson’s Mousetrap], 1919, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, mousetrap, rev. President Wilson reclining in boat, Statue of Liberty in background, 58mm (K 227). Very fine, rare (£60-80)
Germany, Bismarck Mauseoleum, 1919, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, head of Bismarck flanked by two fists, rev. mausoleum surrounded by conifers, 105mm (K 230). Extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £80
Germany, Auslieferung [Circus Games], 1919, an oval cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, two chained German soldiers following a horse-drawn cart in which a monkey (Clemenceau) bangs a drum, rev. band of German soldiers being mocked by a French soldier at left, der nationalversammlvng beschlvss in exergue, 100 x 60mm (K – [cf. 231]). Very fine and very rare (£100-150)
Germany, Am Verhandlungstisch in Spa [At the Negotiation Table in Spa], 1920, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, Chancellor Fehrenbach being grasped round the throat by David Lloyd George, Premier Millerand at left urging the Chancellor to sign the disarmament terms of the Treaty of Versailles, rev. axe of the Entente embedded in a Saxon tree, bolschewismus in cloud, 58mm (K 271). Very fine, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £35
Medals Related to Aviation, Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der Bremen [The East-West Flight of the Bremen], 1928, a silver medal by K. Goetz, conjoined busts of Baron von Hünefeld and Hermann Köhl left, rev. two putti saluting the passage of the aeroplane over the Atlantic, 60mm (K 393; Kaiser 928). Extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £45
Germany, Feldzug im Sudosten, 1941, a copper medal, unsigned, wir werden england, etc, rev. eagle flying left, carrying bomb, 45mm; together with similar copper medals (3), one relating to the Battle of Britain [4]. Very fine and better (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £70
India, Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-4, a silver award medal, unsigned, crowned head of Queen Victoria left, rev. wreath, un-named, 51mm (Pudd. 883.2.2; cf. DNW 68, 1777). Brilliant and virtually as struck, uneven tone; in original maroon gilt-blocked case of issue (£50-70)
Jamaica, International Exhibition, 1891, a bronze medal by L.C. Wyon, coroneted bust left, rev. legend in wreath, 46mm (BDM VI, 630; cf. R.J. Ford I, 609). Mint state, rare; in original green fitted case of issue (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £110
New Zealand, New Zealand International Exhibition, 1882, a silver award medal, unsigned, standing robed female holding wreath over palm tree, rev. wreath, un-named, 36mm (Morel 25); Trinidad, Centenary of the Conquest of Trinidad, 1897, a bronze medal, unsigned, 48mm (BHM 3623; E 1809); other base metal medals, etc (4) [6]. About very fine and better, first said to be very rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £85
Medals Related to Navigation, New Zealand, HMS New Zealand, 1913, a silver medal by W.R. Bock, arms and supporters, rev. warship steaming left, 36mm (Morel 3; Fearon 364.2). Extremely fine with attractive olive-grey tone (£40-60)
Medals Related to Navigation, Norway, Public Announcement of Roald Amundsen Reaching the South Pole, 1912, a silver medal by L.-C. Lauer, bust three-quarters right, rev. Norwegian flag flying over cairn at the Pole, 34mm (cf. DNW 30, 852). Virtually as struck, attractively toned (£90-120)
Rhodesia, Independence, 1965, a set of two silver medals by A.R.S. Medallion Co, bust of Ian Smith left, rev. kraal, 39 and 25mm, both stamped s67 [2]. Brilliant; in blue case of issue, with distribution tag (£20-30)
South Africa, Golden Jubilee of the Union of South Africa, 1960, a gold medal, unsigned, two springboks, rev. frontal elevation of tower and building, 32mm, .999 fine, 31.23g. Mint state (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £360
Medals Related to Sports, Switzerland, 50th Anniversary of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, 1954, a silver medal signed Peka, footballer with ball, rev. legend, 33mm; Mexico, IX Campeonato Mundial de Fut Bal, 1970, a silver medal, unsigned, 45mm [2]. First mint state with olive tone, second good very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £30
Turkey, Mondsüchtige auf Gallipoli [The Sleepwalkers on the Gallipoli Peninsula], 1916, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, Turkish crescent encircling English soldier carrying a model ship and kneeling Frenchman with rifle, rev. skeletons and graveyard, 58mm (K 169; Frankenhuis 1460). Very fine (£80-100)
United States of America, Death of Louis Agassiz, 1873, a copper medal by F.U. Landry, bust left, rev. legend in wreath, 91mm (BDM –). Extremely fine and very rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £190
United States of America, International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876, a bronze award medal, unsigned, for the French Ministère de l’Agriculture et du Commerce, Athena seated left, holding wreath, rev. wreath, un-named, 51mm. Extremely fine; in red gilt-blocked case of issue (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £50
United States of America, Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, 1879, a bronze medal by W.H. Key, bust of Eli Price left, rev. owl of Athens above arms, 42mm (BDM III, 146; cf. DNW 38, 626). Mint state, scarce (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £65
United States of America, World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, New Orleans, 1885, a bronze medal by P.L. Krider, seated and standing figures with symbols of cotton and industry, rev. legend in wreath, 53mm. Light graze on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, patinated (£60-80)
United States of America, Opening of the Building of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, 1902, a bronze medal by Tiffany, native American greeting robed female holding shield, rev. frontal elevation of the building, 77mm. Extremely fine (£40-60)
United States of America, Woodrow Wilson, c. 1915, a uniface cast bronze medal by G. Devreese, bust left, 163mm (cf. DNW 39, 606). Casting sprue at bottom, extremely fine and a handsome portrait, rare (£50-70)
£50–£70
[Anon], Médailles sur les principaux événements du regne de Louis le Grand, avec des explications historiques, Paris, 1702, 290pp, rectos. Original brown leather, ribbed and gilt spine; spine somewhat rubbed but firm, back with some scratches, but internally very fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £160
[Anon], Médailles sur les principaux événements du regne entier de Louis le Grand, avec des explications historiques, Paris, 1723, frontispiece, index, 318pp, rectos. Green cloth, ribbed spine, all edges gilt; a very fine and clean copy (£90-120)
Bizot, C., Histoire Metallique de la République de Hollande, Paris, 1687, epistre et avertissement, 317pp, engraved illustrations in text, index. Original brown leather, rebacked; a fine copy, rare (£90-120)
[British Museum], Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1979, 183 plates and accompanying text. Bound in English hide by George Miller of Oswestry; ribbed spine, t.e.g., very fine (£60-80)
[British Museum], Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1979, 183 plates and accompanying text. Bound in English hide by George Miller of Oswestry; ribbed spine, t.e.g., a mint copy (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £170
Diakov, M., Medals of the Russian Empire, Part I, 1672-1725, np, 2004. As new (£40-60)
£40–£60
Hirsch, J. [Munich], Sammlung Dr Arthur Sambon, Medaillen und Plaketten der Renaissance, 9 May 1914, 168 lots, 13 fine plates; Hecht, J. [Hamburg], Catalog der Sammlung Hamburgischer Münzen und Medaillen des verstorbenen Herrn Adolph Nathan…Hamburg, 14-15 November 1900, 2,471 lots, handpriced, PRL tipped-in; Schulman, J. [Amsterdam], The Collection of Portuguese and Brazilian Coins and Medals formed by Joaquim José Judice dos Santos, 26-31 March 1906, 2,419 lots, 8 plates [3]. First a...
Hammer Price: £20
Kienast, G.W., The Medals of Karl Goetz, Cleveland, the 1980 reprint, 284pp, illustrated in text. Publishers’ brown cloth, a very fine copy (£20-30)
Laskey, J.C., A Description of the Series of Medals Struck at the National Medal Mint by Order of Napoleon Bonaparte, London, 1818, engraved portrait frontispiece, xiii + 239pp. Green half-leather and marbled boards, ribbed spine; endpapers foxed and spine partly faded, otherwise very fine, rare (£60-80)
Mieris, F. van, Histori der Nederlandsche Vorsten, 3 vols, s’Gravenhage, 1732-5, 466pp + index, 484pp + index, 446pp + index, engraved illustrations in text [3]. Original brown decorated leather, spines ribbed; some repairs to spines but internally fine and clean (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £210
Rosebery, Lord, Napoleon, The Last Phase, London, 1900, 261pp; Baily, J.T.H., Napoleon, London, 1908, 126pp, illustrated throughout; Wheeler, H.F.B., Napoleon 1769-1821, London, 1921, 319pp; McNair Wilson, R., Napoleon: The Man, London, 1927, xvi + 588pp; Ludwig, E., Napoleon, London, 1950, xvi + 707pp [5]. Publishers' bindings (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £10
Sloane, W.M., Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, 4 vols, New York, 1901, xvi + 283pp, xii + 283pp, xii + 270pp, xii + 312pp, illustrated throughout [4]. Original gilt-blocked blue cloth, all t.e.g.; endpapers foxed, otherwise a fine and clean set (£50-70)
[Tindal, N., The History of England, written in French by M. Rapin de Thoyras], a series of 36 engraved plates of medals for Tindal’s work by J. Basire for J. and P. Knapton, London, 1745, spanning the period 1689-1715 [Lot]. Excellent condition (£50-100)
£50–£100
Went, A.E.J., The Medals of the Royal Dublin Society 1761-1973, Dublin, nd, pp.165-190, 7 plates; Went, A.E.J., Irish Coins and Medals, Dublin, 1978, 25pp, illustrations in text [2]. Publishers’ bindings; first with pencil annotations (£10-20)
Hammer Price: £55
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