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Germany, Ludwig van Beethoven, 1906, a bronze award plaque by A. Lafleur, half-length bust facing, rev. wreath of palm, un-named, 72 x 49mm (Niggl 166; CGMP p.213; Classens 151; BDM VII, 526; cf. DNW 48, 801). Low relief work, about extremely fine £30-40
£30–£40
Germany, Generalfeldmarschall von der Goltz, 1915, a silver medal by F. Eue for Grünthal, uniformed bust right, rev. Goltz reviews a march-past, 34mm (Frankenhuis –; Zetz 2097; cf. BDW 4, 196). Matt surface, extremely fine £90-120
£90–£120
Germany, President Hindenburg, Pattern 5 Marks, 1927, by K. Goetz, bust right, rev. ornate arms (K 387); Quatercentenary of the Death of Albrecht Dürer, 1928, silver medals (2), by K. Goetz, 36mm (K 388; Mende 133) and by K. Roth, 36mm (Erlanger 996, Mende 149); Ein Eigenstaatliches Bayern [Call for a Bavarian Sovereign State], 1928, a silver medal by K. Goetz, 36mm (K 406) [4]. Virtually as struck, third rare; all in original coloured card boxes of issue £150-200
£150–£200
Germany, 25th Anniversary of the Agfa Film Co, 1928, a bronze plaque by A. Vogel, Mercury points to the future, beyond a standing camera, three figures to left, one sketching, one with camera and one an Agfa worker, rev. clasped hands, legends, dates and logos in compartments, 147 x 103mm. Much as made, good very fine, very rare £150-200
Withdrawn
Germany, Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936, a plated enamel Starter’s badge by A. Stübbe, swastika on Prussian eagle, Olympic rings below, startrichter, 49mm. About extremely fine, rare £100-150
Germany, Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936, a plated enamel Judge’s badge, similar, KAMPFrichter, 49mm. About extremely fine, rare £100-150
Germany, Photo Wettbewerb, 1939, an oval copper-washed zinc medal, camera, rev. legend in seven lines, 52 x 34mm. Very fine £50-70
£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
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
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
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
France, Rédemption, 1901, a bronze medal by G. Dupré, similar, 73mm (CGMP p.167; BDM I, 653; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.41, 69; cf. DNW 47, 671). A few edge bruises, very fine £20-30
Hungary, Bertholt Brecht, 1978, a cast bronze portrait medal by G. Steyn, bust left, rev. standing figure, quotation from the ‘Threepenny Opera’, 58mm. Extremely fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £20
France, Société pour l’Instruction Élémentaire, 1815, a bronze award medal by J.-F. Domard, three putti in classroom, rev. wreath, engraved (A M.H. Quesney, Examens, 1902), 41mm; together with other bronze medals (2) [3]. Very fine or better; first cased £30-40
Germany, Olivier de Serres, c. 1850, a silver award medal by H. de Longueil for the Société d’Agriculture, Sciences, Arts et Belles Lettres d’Indre-et-Loire, bust left, rev. wreath, un-named, 50mm (cf. DW 24, 434); Souvenir de la Saint Louis, 1888, a bronze award medal by A. Poncet for L. Penin, named (Jean Joseph Rimaud, 5 Mars 1889), 68mm [2]. First brilliant mint state, second very fine; both in fitted cases of issue £30-40
Switzerland, Löwendenkmal [Dyling Lion Monument], Lucerne, an electrotype plaque of the monument by B. Thorwaldsen, 162 x 159mm; together with tinted plaster plaques of Otho, Galba and Isaac Newton [3]. Generally fine £30-40
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
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
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, 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
France, Aéronautique-Club de France, 1897, a uniface octagonal bronze award plaque, unsigned, winged anchor, date at centre, unnamed, 65 x 45mm. Light scratch on reverse, otherwise good very fine £25-35
France, Henri Germain, Founder of the Crédit Lyonnais, 1910, a light bronze award medal by C.P. Pillet, bust left, rev. arms against tree-trunk, TRENTE ANNÉES DE SERVICES on scroll, named (Mlle Suzanne Baumé), 81mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.45, 124; BDM –; cf. DNW 36, 700); Centenary of the Banque du Crédit Industriel et Commercial, 1959, a cast bronze medal by H. Dropsy, 59mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; cf. DNW 39, 542) [2]. Extremely fine £30-40
France, Exposition Canine, c. 1920, a silver award medal by A. Erdmann for A. Rivet, ten dogs in setting by lake, rev. wreath, un-named, 44mm; Club Français du St. Bernard, c. 1925, a bronze award medal by M. Lordonnois, 50mm; together with other base metal medals (4), all relating to dogs [6]. Mostly very fine £30-40
France, Conféderation Nationale du Commerce en Gros des Vins, Cidres, Spiriteux et Liqueurs de France, c. 1935, a light bronze award medal by G. Contaux, female right wearing headscarf, holding bunch of grapes, rev. brewing apparatus above tablet, named (Mme Gisèle Mercier, Ets Boutet Caudroy), 50mm. About extremely fine; in fitted case of issue £25-35
France, Société Canine de l'Est, c. 1935, a plated bronze award medal by G. Contaux, dog's head left, rev. inscription, named (Vittel 1935, 1er Prix), 41mm; Société Canine du Sud-Est, c. 1935, an octagonal light bronze award plaque by R. Fath, two dogs left, rev. figure of La Seine, engraved (1er Prix), 50mm; together with other base metal medals (4), all relating to dogs [6]. Very fine £30-40
France, Femme Ailé avec Stylo, c. 1935, a bronze award medal by E. Fraisse, winged female preparing to inscribe a scroll, rev. sun above wreath, tablet in centre (Offert par Les Ets. Pernod), un-named, 50mm (cf. DNW 47, 1052). About extremely fine £30-40
France, George Risler, c. 1950, a bronze medal by P.-M. Poisson, bust left, rev. husband and wife holding small child, 69mm. Extremely fine; in maroon fitted case of issue £30-40
Germany, Reichsbund Deutscher Amateur Fotografen, c. 1925, an octagonal cast brass award plaque, naked athlete holding torch, rev. inscription in seven lines, 80 x 80mm. Good very fine £30-40
Miscellaneous, Stroud or Mid Gloucester Working Men’s Conservative Association Benefit Society, a uniface gilt and enamel badge, unsigned, clasped hands, god helps them who help themselves, 43mm; George V, Silver Jubilee, 1935, Stroud, a white metal medal, unsigned, 38mm; George VI, Coronation, 1937, Stroud, a light bronze medal, unsigned (by A. Fenwick), 32mm (W & E 7062G.1); Marling School, a bronze award medal, unsigned, 50mm [4]. Second very fine but pierced, others extremely fine,...
Hammer Price: £25
Edward VIII (1936), Edward VIII, The Oxo Coronation Treasure Chest, 1937, a transfer-printed tin money-box, originally made to hold 12 Oxo cubes, 107 x 78 x 65mm. In good order £10-20
Elizabeth II (1952-, Tercentenary of the Great Fire of London, 1966, a large bronze galvano for the medal by G. Colley, monument stands before the old and burning city, 210mm. Much as made £40-60
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
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
Austria, Battle of Stockach, 1799, a silver medal by P. Baldenbach, helmeted bust of Archduke Charles of Austria left, rev. figure of Victory upon trophy, 48mm (Julius 3025). Small piercing, otherwise good fine £40-60
France, Louis XIV, Coronation, 1654, a bronze medal by J. Mauger, bust right, rev. Coronation scene, 41mm (cf. Divo 36); together with a later cast bronze medal of Henri IV, 33mm [2]. First a modern restrike, extremely fine, second fine £40-60
Germany, Erinnerung an die Ausstellung Deutscher Gewerbserzeugnisse zu Berlin, 1844, a copper medal by C.H. Lorenz and E. Schilling for Loos, Germania seated, rev. railway locomotive on bridge, 45mm (BDM III, 471; cf. Swann, lot 300; cf. DNW 60, 1381); Austellung Münchener Judustrie und Gemerks-Erzengnitze, 1858, a copper medal by T. Bienboeck, 39mm; Allgemeine Deutsche Patent & Musterschutz Ausstellung, Frankfurt, 1881, a white metal medal by W. Mayer, 51mm (BDM III, 645); together with a...
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
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, Le Ski, c. 1928, an Art Deco repoussé bronze plaque by G. Guiraud for La Gerbe d’Or, male skier left, 95 x 75mm (cf. DNW 60, 1607). Lightly cleaned, very fine; with integrated holes for mounting at top and bottom £30-40
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