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Germany, Tod mit Flöte [Death Playing Flute], 1914, a uniface iron medal by A. Zadikow, figure of Death standing, playing flute, Zeppelins and advancing troops in background, 63mm (Frankenhuis –; Kaiser –; Bernhart –; BDM –). Very fine, rare (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £380
Germany, Seehund mit Zeppelin [Sea Lion and Zeppelins], c. 1916, a cast iron medal by H. Weddig, sea-lion regarding five Zeppelins in sky, rev. lord montagu ihr werdets, etc, 68mm (Frankenhuis 1516; Kaiser 426.1; BDM VIII, 255). Very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £50
Germany, Frieden [Peace], c. 1916, a uniface iron medal by A. Zadikow, figure of Death, beating a drum and holding a laurel spray, running to right over a field of skulls, 63mm (Frankenhuis –; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.70, 81; cf. DNW 64, 1432). Low relief, very fine, rare (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £350
Germany, Die Letzte Grossmacht [The Last Great Power], 1916, a cast bronze medal by W. Eberbach, skeletal figure of Death crouched on globe, mocking belligerents, rev. i m dem schürgeist des weltbrands dem siebenten king edward, 69mm (Frankenhuis 1505; cf. DNW 34, 541). Extremely fine and patinated, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £270
Germany, U 22, L 19, England, das Mass ist Voll [England, the Cup is Full], 1916, a cast iron medal by W. Eberbach, skeletal figure of Death with clenched fists striding through the sea towards England, Zeppelin partly hidden by clouds at right, rev. legend beneath German flag, 68mm (Frankenhuis 1501; Kaiser –; BDM VII, 245). Extremely fine, rare (£150-200)
Germany, Väterchen Sorgt für die Seinen [The Little Father Cares for his People], 1916, a cast iron medal by W. Eberbach, skeletal figure of Death wearing a Russian cap, holding sickle to left of crowd, rev. dem friedensczar nicolaus ii v russland within pentagonal cartridge formed of bones, 68mm (Frankenhuis 1498; BDM VII, 245). Extremely fine, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £230
Germany, Die Bombe [The Bomb], c. 1917, a uniface cast bronze medal by L. Gies, bomb exploding in the midst of warriors armed with lances, 62mm (Frankenhuis 1353; Bernhart –; Jones, Dance of Death, 15; BDM VII, 357). Very fine and very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £260
Germany, Eingeben der Kanone [Feeding the Cannons] or 42cm Mörtel [42cm Mortars], c. 1917, a uniface cast bronze medal by L. Gies, men dragging carts loaded with cannon-balls, others loading them into and firing cannons, 60mm (Frankenhuis 1365; Bernhart 104; Jones, Art of the Medal, 404; BDM VII, 357; cf. BDW 15, 898). About extremely fine, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £520
Germany, Der Fort [The Fort], c. 1917, a uniface cast bronze medal by L. Gies, troops storming an elevated multi-storeyed fort, 66mm (Frankenhuis 1366; Bernhart –; Jones, Art of the Medal, 405; BDM VII, 357). Very fine and very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £300
Germany, Geboren im Jahre dem Weltkrieges [Born in the Years of the World War], c. 1917, a cast bronze medal by L. Gies, infant in cradle resting on swords, rev. tablet, 57mm (Frankenhuis 1109; cf. DNW 68, 1766). Extremely fine (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £120
Germany, Gefangenen das Krieg [Prisoners of War], c. 1917, a uniface cast bronze medal by L. Gies, German infantryman leads a group of prisoners tethered to a rope, 65mm (Frankenhuis 1374; Bernhart 102; BDM VII, 357). Good very fine, very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £160
Germany, Gott das Krieg [God of War], c. 1917, a uniface cast bronze medal by L. Gies, helmeted figure launching balls at a flaming fortress, 63mm (Frankenhuis 1364; Bernhart 103; BDM –). Extremely fine and very rare (£120-150)
Germany, Röte Kreuz [Red Cross], c. 1917, a uniface cast bronze medal by L. Gies, wounded soldiers being carried in stretchers to a tented field hospital, 66mm (Frankenhuis 1375; Bernhart –; Jones, Dance of Death, 21; BDM VII, 357). Good very fine, very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £210
Germany, See Gefecht [Naval Engagement], c. 1917, a uniface oval bronze medal by L. Gies, two large dolphins, each carrying on their backs a group of warriors armed with spears, 66 x 39mm (Frankenhuis 1328; Bernhart 111). Extremely fine, dark patina, rare (£80-100)
Germany, Soldat Beten [Soldiers at Prayer], c. 1917, a uniface oval bronze medal by L. Gies, Christ on the Cross, soldiers knelt in prayer at sides, 38 x 31mm (Frankenhuis 1334; Bernhart –). Extremely fine, light brown patina, rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £100
Germany, Papstnote [Peace Offers of Pope Benedict XV], 1917, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, Allies on sinking ship, rev. Papal accoutrements, 58mm (K 193; Frankenhuis 1469); Hunger Taler, 1948, a cast bronze medal by G. Goetz, 73mm [2]. Very fine and better, second scarce (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £70
Germany, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, c. 1920, a plated cast bronze medal by Ersebeth von Esseo, bust right in travelling hat, rev. pilgrim in front of Madonna and child, 71mm (cf. Goppel 5771). Very fine and very rare (£80-100)
Germany, Tag der Freiheit [Day of Freedom], 1926, an Art Déco bronze medal by A. Wissel, female head emerging from behind bars, rev. standing male between two shields, 84mm. Very fine, rare; in original velvet-lined card box of issue (£60-80)
Germany, Dem Sieger [The Victor], 1927, a bronze medal by Wiel, naked male athlete running left, holding branch, rev. wreath encircling 11 august hamburg 1927, 65mm; together with other miscellaneous base metal medals and plaques (6) [7]. First virtually as struck, others in varied state (£60-80)
Germany, 3 Deutsche Kampfspiele, Breslau, 1930, a bronze plaque in Bauhaus style, unsigned, quartered arms including lion, eagle and faces of man and woman, rev. legend, 76 x 61mm; together with other miscellaneous German medals, plaques, etc (12, two in silver), by Mayer & Wilhelm, Prinz, Oertel, etc [13]. Mostly very fine (£80-100)
Germany, 10th Schleizer Dreieck Meeting, 1932, a uniface plated enamel plaque by G. Brehmer for the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club, winged logo of the ADAC, 86 x 65mm; Deutschland Sternfahrt, Heidelberg, 1932, a uniface plated enamel plaque, unsigned, for the Heidelberger Automobilclub, 83 x 59mm; Zielfahrt zur Deutschen Rosenschau, Bad Kreuznach, 1932, an enamelled brass plaque, unsigned, 83 x 61mm [3]. About very fine, all rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £45
Germany, Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936, a cast bronze participant’s medal by O. Placzek, semi-naked athletes mounting podium, rev. bell decorated with eagles holding Olympic rings in claws, 68mm (cf. DNW 66, 1588). Very fine, green patina (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £95
Hungary, Hvilaua’ boru Höseinek Emlekere, 1917, an oval cast iron medal by Prof. R.A. Zutt, warrior raising sword above multi-headed dragon, seated female on rock in background, rev. legend in 10 lines between symbolic trees, 123 x 105mm (Frankenhuis –; BDM –). Powerful style, good very fine and very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £140
Italy, Crociera Aerea del Decennale, 1933, an Art Déco bronze medal by R. Morbiducci, head of Speed facing left into the wind, roma-chicago new-york-roma below, rev. angled bird’s eye view of the progress of the flight from the Colloseum to a Chicago skyscraper, polar bear at top, redit italia per aethera mvssolini dvce balbo dvctore in centre, 59mm (cf. DNW M5, 1604). About extremely fine, attractively patinated, rare (£120-150)
Italy, Crociera Aerea del Decennale, 1933, a bronze medal by O. Ruotolo, helmeted head of Italo Balbo left, regarding eagles on fasces, rev. sun-god holding wreath, 95mm. Very fine, rare (£80-120)
Italy, Esposizione dell’Aeronautica Italiana, Milan, 1934, a bronze medal by E. Monti, bust right, rev. robed female on plinth saluting aeroplanes flying overhead, 32mm; together with other Italian medals (5, two in silver), by Volpi, Hayaht, etc) [6]. Varied state; two with means of suspension (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £65
Italy, Olympic Games, Rome, 1960, a cast bronze participant’s medal by E. Greco for Bertoni, Milan, naked female figure holding Olympic rings and torch, rev. stylised semi-abstract figure of athlete, 54mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.102, 15; cf. DNW 45, 943). Green patina, fine; in half of original case (£120-150)
Switzerland, Tir Fédéral, Fribourg, 1934, a uniface bronze plaque by Huguenin Frès after W. Jordan, rifleman standing half-right, 86 x 56mm; 25th Anniversary of the École Polytechnique Fédérale, 1949, a bronze award plaque by Huguenin Frès, named (Willfort), 51 x 36mm; together with other Swiss medals (3, one in silver) [5]. Generally very fine; first two in cases of issue (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £20
United States of America, Photographers’ Ass[ociatio]n of America, Chautauqua, 1896, a uniface Art Nouveau bronze plaque by R. Stoll, robed figure holding shield and wreath, camera at left, 51 x 35mm; Progress in Aviation, 1910, a bronze medal by Whitehead-Hoag for the Chicago Numismatic Society, 51mm [2]. About very fine, both rare (£40-50)
United States of America, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904, a square bronze plaque by A.A. Weinman, two standing figures, rev. eagle with wings outstretched standing on tablet, two dolphins below, silver medal, 65mm (Baxter 110; BDM VI, 428; cf. DNW 49, 1042). About extremely fine; in original maroon gilt-blocked card case of issue (£50-70)
United States of America, The Ocean, 1913, a bronze medal by S. Neandross for Davison, Philadelphia, on behalf of the Circle of Friends of the Medallion [8th issue], face of sea-god above waves, sea-shell below, rev. male and female nymph rotating around a swirling vortex, 70mm (Luftschein 8; BDM VIII, 91). Very fine, rare (£80-100)
United States of America, Dedication of the Municipal Buildings, Springfield (Mass.), 1913, a silver medal, unsigned, for the Medallic Art Co, kneeling nude male holding bow and arrow, sun in splendour behind, rev. frontal elevation of the buildings, 63mm. Mint state, toned; in original green fitted case of issue (£40-60)
United States of America, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915, a bronze award medal by J. Flanagan, naked male and female standing, clasping arms across a vision of the Isthmus of Panama, rev. frontal elevation of a citadel, 70mm (Baxter –; BDM VII, 308; cf. DNW M5, 1492). Some specks of discolouration, otherwise very fine (£40-60)
United States of America, City of Detroit Soldiers’ Memorial, 1919, a bronze medal by P. Manship for the Medallic Art Co on behalf of the Society of Arts and Crafts, angel advancing left, holding sword, rev. eagle above inscribed scroll, 70mm (Baxter –; BDM VIII, p.24). Extremely fine, rare; in original brown fitted case by the Society of Arts and Crafts, 25 Watson street, Detroit (£60-80)
United States of America, 25th Anniversary of the Spanish-American War, City of New York, 1923, an award medal by Whitehead-Hoag, Spanish and American soldiers by tablet, rev. standing robed female, names of volunteer units on two tablets, un-named, 69mm. A detailed medal in low relief, very fine, rare (£50-70)
United States of America, Norse American Centennial, 1925, an octagonal nickel medal by Laura Fraser, standing Viking and longboat, rev. longboat, 30mm; Ford [Motor Co] Exposition, Chicago, 1934, a bronze medal signed W.D.T., 34mm; Too Low They Build Who Build Beneath the Stars, 1944, a silver medal by R.H. Recchia for the Medallic Art Co on behalf of the Society of Medalists [29th issue], 50mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.131, 125); United We Stand, America, c. 1945, a light bronze medal signed...
Hammer Price: £85
United States of America, Charles Lindbergh, Medal of Congress, 1928, a bronze award by Laura Fraser, bust right in flying helmet, rev. eagle above cloud, sun’s rays below, 69mm (Baxter 359). Very fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £30
United States of America, The Daniel Guggenheim Medal, 1928, a gilt-bronze award by T. Spicer-Simson for the Medallic Art Co, monoplane flying right through rain, dirigibles at right and below in the sun, rev. wreath of wings, for great achievement in aeronautics in centre, 63mm. Good very fine, obverse better, rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £90
United States of America, 10th Anniversary of the National Air Races, Chicago, 1930, an Art Déco bronze medal by J.W. Hanson for the Medallic Art Co, facing head of aviator in cloth cap, rev. symbolic male aviators with arms outstretched in flight, control tower below, 63mm. Good very fine, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £200
United States of America, Hail to Dionysus Who First Discovered the Magic of the Grape, 1930, a bronze medal by P. Manship for the Medallic Art Co on behalf of the Society of Medalists [2nd issue], head of Dionysus, goblet below, rev. two putto treading a vat of grapes, bunches of grapes at sides, 72mm. Mint state (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £250
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