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650th Anniversary of the City of Vilnius, 1973, a large uniface bronzed metal plaque, unsigned, crowned bust of Vytautas the Great three-quarters right, around him the battle of Zalgris (Grünewald), 330mm. Surface scuffed, otherwise very fine £40-60
£40–£60
Malaysia, St Mary’s Church, Kuala Lumpur, a white metal medal for regular attendance at Sunday School, unsigned, standing figures in adoration, rev. legend, tablet engraved (1909), 51mm. Small reverse rim knock at 10 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine £50-70
£50–£70
Monaco, The Principality of Monaco, 1943, a bronze medal by P. Turin, view of the principality, rev. aerial map, Grimaldi arms above and rays of the sun behind, 68mm (CGMP p.379; cf. DNW 38, 954). Extremely fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £60
Netherlands, Internationale Tentoonstelling van Tuinbouw, 1877, a bronze award medal by J.P. Menger, standing robed figure with flowers, rev. wreath, un-named, 63mm; International Koloniale en Uitvoerhandel Tentoonstelling, Amsterdam, 1883, award medals by A. Fisch (2), in gilt-bronze and bronze, both 70mm (Zw. 587; BDM VI, 323; cf. BDW 13, 735); Internationale Landbouwtentoonstelling, Amsterdam, 1884, a bronze medal, unsigned (by J. Elion), 48mm (Zw. 635A; cf. BDW 15, 931); Voedings...
Hammer Price: £40
Netherlands, 50th Anniversary of Dutch Railways, 1889, a copper medal by W. Schammer, locomotive right, rev. legend within shields, 45mm (Moyaux 372). Extremely fine £70-90
£70–£90
Netherlands, WILHELMINA, Silver Jubilee, 1923, a bronze medal by T. Dupuis and B.I. Hausz, bust left, rev. crowned shield with armorial stork, 41mm (cf. BDW 18, 794). Extremely fine £30-40
£30–£40
Netherlands, Military Legermédaille, 1935, a silver award medal, unsigned, facing head of helmeted soldier, rev. royal arms and emblems of military skills, named (J.J.G. Baron van Voorst tot Voorst, Commandant van het Veldleger), 60mm. Very fine and an interesting association item £80-100
Hammer Price: £90
Norway, HMS New Zealand, 1913, silver medals (2), by W.R. Bock, arms and supporters, rev. warship steaming left, 36mm (Morel 3; Fearon 364.2; cf. DNW M5, 1651) [2]. Surfaces dulled and smokey patination, but virtually as issued and in original leather wallets £100-150
Hammer Price: £150
Norway, Figure of Norway, c. 1895, a resin medallic roundel by T. Skogen, 1968, of the design for the rev. of an uncompleted medal by I. Throndsen, the brothers Cleobis and Bito pulling their mother Kydippe in a car towards the Temple in Argos, 277mm. As made £40-60
Poland, Jozef Pilsudski, 1935, a uniface bronze plaque by J. Aumiller, bust left within circular recess, laudatory inscription below, 102 x 61mm (Strzalkowski –). Good very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £30
Poland, Centenary of the Birth of Romuald Traugutt, 1964, a silver medal by S. Bogucki, bespectacled bust facing between dates, rev. cross above inscription, 58mm; Centenary of the Death of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, 1917, a silver medal by M. and E. Gillick, restruck in 1967 for the sesquicentenary, 50mm (cf. Strzalkowski 415) [2]. Extremely fine £50-70
Poland, Polish Armed Forces, c. 1965, a bronze medal, unsigned, soldier wearing helmet, rev. eagle, 89mm; Polish Olympic Committee, 1980, a bronze medal signed J.J., 70mm [2]. Some wear on high points, otherwise extremely fine £20-30
Hammer Price: £15
Portugal, Ponte Salazar Opened, Lisbon, 1966, a bronze medal by L. de Almeida for the Ministerio das Obras Públicas, symbolic male figures with hands clasped above water, rev. suspension bridge, 90mm; together with other miscellaneous World base metal medals (6), mostly depicting bridges or public buildings [7]. Extremely fine; four in cases of issue £30-40
South Africa, South African International Exhibition, Cape Town, 1877, award medals in silver and bronze, unsigned, figure of Spes above shield in wreath, revs. wreath, named (Burney & Co, London…Miss McLeod, Cape Town), both 39mm; South African Exhibition, Cape of Good Hope, 1885, a bronze medal, unsigned, 48mm (cf. DNW M7, 2698); South African & International Exhibition, Kimberley, 1892, a bronze medal by the Mint, Birmingham, un-named, 45mm (cf. DNW 68, 1811); South African Industrial...
Hammer Price: £50
South Africa, Visit of Prince of Wales to Umtata, 1925, a white metal medal, uniformed bust left, rev. arms, 32mm (W & E –). Some light scuffing, otherwise extremely fine, rare; with clip, ring and ribbon £120-150
Hammer Price: £170
Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous medals (35), all 1900-60 [35]. Varied state £90-120
Hammer Price: £110
Sweden, Myntorter Genom Seklen, 1994+, bronze medals by B. Thorén (10), each representing a century of coin making during the last millennium, all 45mm [10]. Strong decorative designs, mint state; in blue cases of issue £100-150
£100–£150
Switzerland, 50th Anniversary of the Succursale Française de la Compagnie Zurich, 1928, a uniface bronze plaque after V. Peter, lioness standing left, 90 x 69mm. Paper labels adhering to back, otherwise very fine with dark patina, a powerful study £40-60
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 £20-30
Switzerland, Centenary of Patek Philippe, Geneva, 1951, a silver medal, unsigned, medallic busts of Antoni Norbert Patek and Adrien Philippe on watch-face, rev. legend in tablet, 37mm. Matt surface, extremely fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £25
Thailand, Bhumipol Dam, c. 1990, a bronze medal, unsigned, view of dam, rev. elephant left, 70mm; together with similar medals (4), different views of Thailand, revs. elephants in various settings [5]. As struck £40-60
United States of America, Mr and Mrs William Florence, c. 1875, a silver Dollar-size medal, conjoined busts left, rev. SOUVENIR, THE MIGHTY DOLLAR, named (Connie Gilchrist), 42mm. Good very fine, an extraordinary association item of theatrical interest £120-150
United States of America, World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, a plated bronze award plaque by L.-O. Roty for the Comité Français, robed figure of France with winged figure of Genius on quay-side, revs. wreath and tablet, named (Ch. Ed. Frère), 53 x 50mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.90; PBE 856; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.48, 168; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, 28; BDM V, 235). Extremely fine, toned £40-50
£40–£50
United States of America, 10th Anniversary of Pulitzer Ownership of The World, 1893, a sterling silver Calendar medal, façade of building, globe to either side, named (Duke of Veragua), rev. calendar, 37mm. Extremely fine £50-80
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 £40-60
United States of America, God’s Blessing so is on You, 1939, a light bronze medal by J. Gregory for the Medallic Art Co on behalf of the Society of Medalists [20th issue], bust of Ceres right, rev. rose-bush, 73mm; Happy are Those whom Privacy Makes Innocent, 1946, a bronze medal by S. Waugh for the Medallic Art Co on behalf of the Society of Medalists [34th issue], 73mm [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine and in card box of issue £20-30
United States of America, Franklin Roosevelt, 1945, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, bust right, rev. eagle on tablet, 68mm (CGMP p.280). Extremely fine £25-35
Miscellaneous, The Collection of philatelic awards in gold, silver and base metal awarded to H. Eric Scott, 1950-73, including International Stamp Exhibition, London, 1950 (bronze), Brussels, 1957 (gold), Johannesburg, 1960 (silver), Warsaw, 1960 (silver), Holland, 1961 (gold), Berlin, 1962, Vienna (3), 1965 (2) and 1968, New York, 1966, Washington DC, 1966, Budapest, 1967, London, 1970 (gold), etc [22]. Generally very fine, the majority named; a few in cases of issue £300-500
Hammer Price: £500
China, CHINA, ANTIQUE BALANCE OR STEELYARD SCALE, contained in an ‘violin’ shaped and fitted dark rosewood box with swivelling lid, single brass pan and separate weight, ivory steelyard marked in black, 310mm; another, slightly smaller, contained in a similar shaped and fitted patinated bamboo box with swivelling lid, single brass pan, ivory steelyard marked in black (lacking the separate weight), 280mm [2]. In excellent condition, though pan to first re-strung £80-100
£80–£120
China, CHINA, ANTIQUE BALANCE OR Do'tchin, 19th century, with brass pan and weight and bone arm, contained in a carved bamboo violin-shaped fitted case, 340mm. In excellent order, the case patinated with age £60-80
£60–£80
[Anon], Medallic History of Napoleon…from the year 1796 to 1815, London, 1819, vi + 112pp; together with Supplement and Table, London, 1821, 41pp. Later brown cloth, all edges gilt; some internal foxing, otherwise clean £30-50
Hammer Price: £35
[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 £150-200
Hammer Price: £270
Brown, L., British Historical Medals 1760-1960, vols. 1-3, London, 1980-95, xxvi + 469pp, xxiii + 516pp, xxi + 413pp, illustrations in text, djs [3]. Publishers’ cloth; an extremely fine set and rare as such, especially vol. I £250-300
Hammer Price: £200
Ellis, R., Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition, 1851, 3 vols, London, 1851, map, cxcii + 1,469pp, engraved illustrations throughout [3]. Original decorated blue cloth, spines, fronts and all edges gilt; a well-used set of this indispensable reference £80-100
Hammer Price: £160
Féuardent Frès/Jules Florange (Paris), Importante Collection de Monnaies et Médailles, Consulat et Empire, Napoléon I…appartenant au Prince d’Essling, 17-25 June 1927, 3,057 lots, 68 plates. Contemporary green cloth; a working copy with many annotations, chiefly in pencil, title page signed by G. Hearn £30-50
Hammer Price: £65
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 in need of some repair, otherwise fine, rare £50-70
Hammer Price: £70
Scargill, Ann Mudie, Medallic History of Napoleon Bonaparte…translated…from the Original Manuscript intended to have been published by the late Government of France, London, 1820, xvi + 182pp. Brown half-leather and marbled boards; some damage to front, but internally fine and clean £30-50
Hammer Price: £80
Welch, C., Numismata Londinensia: Medals struck by The Corporation of London…1831 to 1893, London, 1894, xi + 163pp, 14 plates; Hill, G.F., and Pollard, G., Renaissance Medals from the Samuel H. Kress Collection at the National Gallery of Art (Washington), London, 1967, 312pp, 628 entries, including illustrations, concordances, etc, dj [2]. First in original boards; binding very scruffy but internally fine, second a very fine copy £50-70
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