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Australia, International Exhibition, Sydney, 1879, bronze award medals by J.S. and A.B. Wyon (2), female representing Australia holding shield and laurel, implements of industry at her feet, revs. wreath of Australian plants, named (A.C. Meukow & Co, First Award, etc…Welsh Woollen Manufacturing Co, Third Award), both 76mm (BDM VI, 591; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.76, 66; cf. DNW M5, 1608) [2]. Virtually as struck; in Wyon cases of issue [one distressed] £80-100
Hammer Price: £180
Australia, Australian International Exhibitions, 1879-80, a bronze Royal Commission award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, bust of Prince of Wales right, rev. wreath, named (F. Morgan Bryant, For Services), 76mm (BDM –). Virtually as struck, rare; in original Wyon case of issue £60-80
Hammer Price: £150
Australia, International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1880, a silver award medal by H. Stokes, coroneted and veiled bust of Victoria left, rev. vitam excolvere per artes in wreath, edge named (J.B. Fenby & Co, Birmingham, Camp Furniture), 52mm (cf. Carlisle 1880/18; BDM V, 693; cf. DNW M7, 2543). Cleaned in the past and now re-toned, trifling surface marks, otherwise extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £75
Australia, International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1880, a silver award medal by H. Stokes, similar, edge named (R. Harper, For Services), 52mm (cf. Carlisle 1880/18; BDM V, 693; cf. DNW M7, 2543); Jubilee of Victoria Exhibition, 1884-5, a silver award medal, unsigned (by Stokes & Martin), named (R. Harper & Co), 30mm (Carlisle 1884-5/1) [2]. First with some scuffs and rim nicks, otherwise very fine, second virtually as struck and deeply toned £60-80
Hammer Price: £95
Australia, Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, 1887, a bronze medal by E.A. Altmann, crowned bust of Victoria left, rev. first order of merit in wreath, 76mm (Carlisle 1887/5); Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888, a bronze award medal by Stokes & Martin, edge named (J. and J. Braddock), 76mm (Carlisle 1888/8); Tasmanian International Exhibition, Hobart, 1894-5, a gilt-bronze award medal by Stokes & Sons, named (Mrs W.H. Webster, for Anglo Indian Embroidery), 38mm...
Hammer Price: £120
Australia, The NATIONAL AGRICULTURAl & INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND, 1892, a copper award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, crowned and veiled bust left, rev. wreath, named (L. Uhl, Silver Mounted Harness), 50mm. Extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £65
Australia, The NATIONAL AGRICULTURAl & INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND, a silver award medal by J. S. & A. B. Wyon, similar, named (Exhibition 1896, Marshall & Slade, Lincoln Hogget), 50mm; Eastern Downs Horticultural & Agricultural Association, Warwick, a silver award medal by A. Parkes, named (W.B. Slade, Shorthorn HFR under 3 yr, 1906), 30mm [2]. Both extremely fine or virtually so; important association items in the history of Australian sheep farming £150-200
Hammer Price: £160
Australia, Opening of the First Federal Parliament, Melbourne, 1901, a silver medal, unsigned (by Stokes), portraits of Victoria and Edward VII in cartouches, rev. portraits of Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in cartouches, 35 x 30mm (Carlisle 1901/2). About extremely fine; with loop for suspension and ribbon with bar £40-60
Hammer Price: £40
Australia, Miscellaneous medals, medalets and badges (104), for royal, commemorative and general events, Anzac Day, exhibitions etc, mostly 20th century. [104]. A good range, mostly very fine or nearly so; contained in album pages £150-200
Hammer Price: £270
Austria, Centenary of the Birth of Heinrich Heine, 1897, a bronze plaque by H. Kautsch, seated figure of Heine to right, holding pen and manuscript, rev. female holding wreaths, 75 x 45mm (Coll. R. Marx 482; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, 16; BDM III, 129; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.6, 31; Jones, Art of the Medal, 346; cf. DNW 46, 838). Extremely fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £35
Austria, Emanuel Kautsch, 1902, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Kautsch, seated figure right, holding a goblet, angel behind, 100 x 80mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.158, 11; BDM VII, 497). Felt stuck to the back, otherwise extremely fine £40-50
Austria, Der Kleine Däumling [Little Tom Thumb], c. 1910, a uniface bronze plaque by K. Perl, bearded man armed with knife stooping over a group of children, 75 x 55mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.8, 58; BDM VIII, p.121; cf. BDW 2, 293). Extremely fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £50
Austria, Generaloberst Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin, 1915, a pewter medal by R. Bachmann, facing bust in uniform and cap, rev. arms of Czernowitz, 50mm (Frankenhuis 338); General von Bojadjew, 1918, a pewter medal by R. Bachmann, 50mm (Frankenhuis –; Zetz –) [2]. Extremely fine or nearly so £100-150
£100–£150
Austria, Oest. Bulldog-Klub, Vienna, c. 1920, a uniface gilt-bronze plaque by F. Stiasny, bulldog standing right, un-named, 65 x 45mm; FRANCE, Yachting, 1948, a bronze award medal by R. Delamarre, centre engraved (Régates Royales, Cannes, 1954), 81mm (CGMP p.588; cf. DNW 61, 1377); 50th Anniversary of the Victoire Française en Coupe Davis, 1977, a silver medal by R. Corbin, 81mm (CGMP p.454); together with other base metal medals and plaques, sporting subjects (6), by Peter, Rasumny,...
Austria, Bicentenary of the National Library, 1926, a bronze medal by A. Hartig, Prunksaal (Hall of Splendour) and Hofbibliothek (Imperial Library), rev. legend in eight lines, 80mm (Ostmark 38; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.5, 10). As struck; in case of issue £70-90
£70–£90
Belgium, Société Féline Liegèoise, c. 1900, a silver medal, unsigned, cat seated before the column of Liège, 43mm; Société Féline des Flandres, a plated bronze medal, 40mm; together with another bronze cat medal, 27mm [4]. First extremely fine, others nearly so £60-80
Hammer Price: £55
Belgium, L’Association des Ingénieurs de l’École des Mines de Mons, 1908, a bronze medal by G. Devreese, bust of Jules Demaret-Freson left, rev. inscription, 60mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.75, 38); Victor Mirland, 1908, a bronze medal by G. Devreese, 60mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.75, 40) [2]. About extremely fine £30-40
£30–£40
Belgium, Exposition Universelle, Brussels, 1910, a bronze award medal by G. Devreese, equestrian figure blowing trumpet, rev. robed female preparing to crown artisan, un-named, 71mm (BDM VI, 320; cf. DNW 38, 679). Good very fine £15-25
Hammer Price: £15
Belgium, 25th Anniversary of the Association Belges de la Presse, 1911, a plated bronze plaque by G. Devreese, naked boy lifting rock from another boy’s back with a quill pen, rev. robed female and globe, 60 x 59mm (cf. BDW 14, 741); La Cantine du Soldat Prisonnier, 1916, a plated bronze medal by G. Devreese, 55mm, edge stamped 384 (cf. DNW 68, 1618); Marquis de Villalobar, 1916, a plated bronze medal by P. Dubois, 1916, 75mm (cf. DNW 37, 1194); Après l’Absence…, 1917, a plated bronze...
Belgium, L’Exposition Nationale du Travail de Belgique, 1930, a gilt-bronze plaque by G. Devreese, laureate bust of Albert left, rev. legend, 90 x 61mm; 2nd Exposition Nationale du Travail, Brussels, 1935, Inauguration des Couronnes Olympiques, Art Déco bronze medals (3), all unsigned, 80mm (2, different), 64mm; Camille Lemonnier, 1942, a bronze medal by Jenny Lorain for the SRAM, 70mm; together with other medals, etc (4), by van Dionant, Jourdain, etc [9]. Very fine and better; two in...
Hammer Price: £30
Belgium, Exposition Internationale, Antwerp, 1930, a bronze award medal by H. Heuser, naked figure, rev. exhibition building, named (Provinciale Veeprijskamp, 21-22 Juni 1930), 60mm. Very fine or better, the surface patina lightly scratched; with ring and original cord for suspension £20-30
£20–£30
Belgium, Exposition Internationale de la Technique de l’Eau, Liège, 1939, bronze medals (3), by G. Guiraud, standing naked female figure, behind a merman playing a shell horn, rev. trident, wheel, etc. 68mm (cf. DW 26, 905); by L. Muller for the Section Française, un-named, 68mm (cf. BDW 18, 639); and by M. Renard for the Section Française, 59mm (cf. CGMP p.339 for obv; cf. DNW 40, 802); Exposition Universelle & Internationale, Brussels, 1958, a bronze award medal by H. Rau, named...
Brazil, Manuel Ferraz de Campos Salles, 1900, a silver medal by J.M. Lubary, bust three-quarters left, rev. figures of State and Concord, 71mm; together with other miscellaneous medals, coins, etc (19) [20]. Very fine and better £60-80
Brazil, Congresso Politico do Partido Republicano, Pará, 1903, a silver medal by G. Iacoangeli, conjoined busts of Antonio Lemos and Augusto Montenegro right, rev. legend in wreath, 39mm; together with other World medals, intaglio copies, etc (8) [9]. Fine to very fine, but first with rim nicks £60-80
Canada, Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition, Province of Quebec, c. 1880, a bronze award medal by A. Gerbier, crowned arms, rev. wreath, un-named, 50mm; Malta, Malta Industrial Exhibition, 1886, a bronze medal by J.S. and A.B. Wyon, 38mm (cf. R.J. Ford I, 347) [2]. First very fine, second fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £20
Canada, 23rd Interparliamentary Conference, Ottawa, 1925, a light bronze plaque by Birks, arms and supporters flanked by shields containing lion and beaver, rev. Canadian Parliament, 87 x 66mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.22, 1); Centenaire du LaFontaine Revendique les Droits de la Langue Française au Parlement du Canada, 1942, a bronze award plaque by J.-B. Lagace, un-named, 110 x 58mm [2]. Very fine or better £40-60
Canada, Esioff-Léon Patenaude Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, 1934, a bronze medal by Sylvia Daoust, bust left, rev. shield, wreath below, 71mm. Good very fine £30-40
Denmark, Nordiske Industri og Kunstudstilling, Copenhagen, 1872, a copper medal by P. Petersen, bust of Christian IX left, rev. winged putti with torch and wreath, edge named (Ny Marmorbrugs Aktie-Bolag), 48mm; Nordiske Industri og Kunstudstilling, Copenhagen, 1872, a white metal medal by G.L.F. Schmahlfeld for Christensen, 55mm (cf. DW 22, 356); Norway, Norges Jubilæumsutstilling, Kristiania, 1914, a plated bronze medal, unsigned (by I. Throndsen), named (Str. Bengtsons Vævsk), 61mm [3]....
£30–£50
Denmark, Exposition Française d’Art Decoratif, Copenhagen, 1909, a plated bronze plaque by S.-E. Vernier for the Comité Français, coroneted bust of Queen Louise of Denmark right, rev. arms of France and Denmark, 65 x 47mm (PBE 947; BDM VI, 234; cf. BDW 38, 697). Brightly polished, very fine £30-50
Egypt, Ägypten Erwacht [The Awakening of Egypt], 1915, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, sphinx and pyramid, rev. facing bust of Lord Grey, skull at right, 58mm (K 166; cf. Baldwin Auction 51, 1529). Extremely fine £90-120
£90–£120
Ethiopia, Inauguration of the Bank of Ethiopia, 1965, a silver medal by B. Sevadiian, medallic images of Haile Selassie, rev. façade of bank, 51mm (Gill 545, only listed in bronze). Extremely fine £30-40
Finland, Finland, Finnish Paper Mills Association, 1968, a bronze medal by J. A. Tukiainen Gustav, 71mm; Norway, Centenary of the Nordiska Föreningsbanken, 1962, a bronze medal by A. Tukiainen, 80mm; Portugal, Chamber of Commerce, Lisbon, 1954, a bronze medal by A. Vidal, 80mm, numbered 123 [3]. Extremely fine or nearly so £40-50
France, Adolphe Thiers, President de la République, 1873, a bronze medal by E.-A. Oudiné, bust left, rev. legend in wreath, 68mm (PBE 645; CGMP p.295); Jules Grévy, President de la République, 1879, a bronze medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, 68mm (PBE 295; CGMP p.171; Wurzbach 3381; BDM I, 662; Gaz. Num. 1898, p.10, 5; cf. DNW M7, 2541); Félix Faure, Président de la République, 1897, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, 68mm (PBE 116; CGMP p.75; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.39, 36); together with...
Hammer Price: £90
France, La Foncière, Compagnie d’Assurances, 1879, a silver medal by A. Vernon, allegorical figures overlooking a harbour, rev. urban landscape with locomotive and car, named (Tuleau Yvonne), 68mm. The reverse design much later than the obverse date, about extremely fine £50-70
France, Exposition Internationale d’Éléctricité, Paris, 1881, a bronze award medal by J.-C. Chaplain, bust of Marianne right, rev. tablet on oak branch, named (Smith), 69mm (BDM I, 402). Very fine, scarce £30-40
Hammer Price: £25
France, Ballons Dirigeables, 1885, a bronze medal by H.A.J. Patey, figure of Science pointing to airship flying at Chalais-Meudon, BALLONS DIRIGEABLES, etc, rev. Daedalus strapping wings to Icarus, 72mm (PBE 660; BDM IV, 426; CGMP p.300; Button Sale, 1979, no.19; cf. BDW 5, lot 3). Very fine, rare £70-100
France, Les Chevaux, 1887, a plated bronze medal by C.-J.-M. Degeorge and R. Cochet, youth with two horses and a foal in country setting, rev. wreath within panels, centre named (Syndicat Générale de l’Industrie Chevaline de France, Concours de 7 Juin 1931, 2e Prix), 68mm (CGMP p.123 for obv.). Very fine £30-40
France, Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez, 1888, a bronze medal by L.-O. Roty, seated figure of La France holding torch, being presented with a bag of money by a robed figure, rev. legend commemorating the opening of the Canal in 1869, 42mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.89; Coll. R. Marx 21; PBE –; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.25, 147; BDM V, 230; cf. DNW 68, 1635). About extremely fine £20-30
France, Vercingetorix, c. 1890, a bronze medal by F.-A. Bartholdi, Celtic warrior on horseback right, galloping over fallen soldier, rev. wreath (Exposition Philatélique Nationale, Clermont-Ferrand, 1932), 51mm (cf. DNW 54, 826). Extremely fine £30-40
France, Le Petit Journal, c. 1890, a bronze award medal by A. Desaide, paper-boy with satchel, holding copies of the newspaper, rev. legend above wreath, named (Mr Saulnier-Augeul, 1896), 59mm (cf. DNW 53, 1166). Polished, about very fine £20-30
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