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France, Commission Européenne du Danube, Inauguration des Nouvelles Digues de Soulina, 1931, a bronze medal by L. Bazor, seated robed female surveying boats on the river, rev. trident, arms around, 72mm (cf. DNW 42, 1510). About extremely fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £40
France, Gallia, 1933, a bronze award medal by E. Fraisse, head left wearing winged helmet, rev. shield inscribed gibbs within wreath, toiletries above, 49mm; 150th Anniversary of the Danzas Société des Transports (DHL), 1965, a silver medal, unsigned, 68mm [2]. Good very fine £50-70
France, La Renommée, 1933, a uniface bronze plaque by E. Robert-Mérignac, winged female allegory holding wreath and palm, 81 x 44mm (CGMP p.350; cf. DNW 66, 1499). Good very fine £20-30
Italy, Vatican Council, 1965, a large bronze medal by J. Devigne, conjoined busts of John XXIII and Paul VI left, rev. Council delegates in symbolic room, 100mm (CGMP p.644). A few light marks, otherwise virtually as struck, a handsome medal £50-70
Hammer Price: £35
George V (1910-1936), George V, Silver Jubilee, 1935, a silver medal by P. Metcalfe, conjoined busts of George and Mary left, rev. Windsor Castle, 57mm (BHM 4249; E 2029). Good extremely fine; in red case of issue £20-30
[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
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
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...
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, Rédemption, 1901, a bronze medal by G. Dupré, semi-naked man kneels at feet of the Virgin to kiss the feet of the baby Jesus, sheep in fields behind, rev. naked man at altar, 73mm (CGMP p.167; BDM I, 653; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.41, 69; cf. DNW 47, 671). Good very fine £30-40
France, La Lutte, 1912, a bronze award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, Hercules and the lion, rev. two wrestlers, named (A.S.B.F. Bouche, 31-3-50), 50mm (CGMP p.105). Very fine or better £30-40
France, 20th Anniversary of Victory, 1938, a bronze medal by P. Turin, robed figure of Victory standing facing, holding spear and shield, rev. sword and wreath, quotation by Maréchal Foch in three lines, 68mm (CGMP p.377). Extremely fine £50-70
George III (1760-1820), John Milton, 1818, a copper medal by B. Duvivier for Durand, bust left, rev. legend, 40mm; Exhibition of Art Treasures, Manchester, 1857, a white metal medal by J. Pinches, 63mm (Allen 35; BHM 2605; E 1513; Taylor 173e) [2]. Extremely fine £40-60
Victoria (1837-1901), Centenary of The Times, 1885, a silver medal by Longman and Strongi'th'arm, conjoined busts of the Walter family right, rev. clockface and open book on wreath, 45mm (BHM 3202; E 1712). Extremely fine, removed from a swivel-mount £30-40
Medals Related to Motoring & Motor Sport, Mid-Staffordshire Automobile Club, c. 1905, a bronze award medal, unsigned, Mercury flying over motor race, rev. legend on raised border, named (Mid Staffs A.C. Challenge Cup, 9 July 1910, Third Prize, Le Roy Soher, 15hp Straker Squire), 51mm; Motor Cycling Club, Lands End Trial, c. 1920, a bronze award medal, unsigned, named (March 30th & 31st 1923, Solo, E.G. Tyler), 28mm [2]. Very fine, first with some surface scratches, second with ring for...
Hammer Price: £30
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
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, Franklin Roosevelt, 1945, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, bust right, rev. eagle on tablet, 68mm (CGMP p.280). Extremely fine £25-35
Belgium, Erection of the van Dyck Statue, Antwerp, 1856, a bronze medal by C. Wiener, bust left, rev. statue, 68mm. Some scuffing to the high points, otherwise good very fine £20-30
France, Société d’Agriculture du Cher, octagonal silver jetons (5), all unsigned, similar, 28mm [5]. Extremely fine or better £50-100
Germany, Comice Agricole d’Issoudun, c. 1850, silver award medals (3), plough and animal heads within wreath, revs. inscription, 51mm; Comice Agricole de St. Amand, c. 1850, bronze award medals (2), both 41mm [5]. Very fine £50-70
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...
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, Centenary of the École Polytechnique, Paris, 1894, a bronze medal by L.M. Bourgeois, semi-naked female seated, studying papers, airship, lighthouse, locomotive, aqueduct and other instruments of industry around, rev. scholar, legend in front, tablet below, 68mm (CGMP p.65; PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 431; BDM –; cf. DNW 58, 1531). Extremely fine; in maroon fitted case of issue £30-40
France, Ville de Nantes, c. 1895, a silver award medal by H. Dubois, seated female figure in galley, rev. view of the town, cartouche below, un-named, 50mm. About extremely fine, toned £30-50
France, Orphée, 1899, a bronze award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, similar, named (Robert Aichelé), 68mm (PBE 261; CGMP p.100; Classens 40; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.18, 28; Coll. R. Marx 463; The Medal 44, p.41; cf. DNW 66, 1487). Good very fine £30-40
France, Artémis, 1924, a bronze medal by L.-C. Mascaux for Arthus-Bertrand, Artemis with hound on lead, rev. wreath, un-named, 50mm (BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.56, 272; cf. DNW 47, 1133); Minerve Pensive, 1934, a uniface Art Déco bronze plaque by L. Muller, 76 x 42mm (Muller Exh. Cat. 1958, no.5; CGMP p.287; cf. DNW 66, 1550) [2]. Better than very fine £30-50
France, Femme à l’Oiseau, c. 1930, an Art Déco plated bronze award medal by R. Cochet, woman seated right, a bird perching on her raised hand, balustrade behind, all contained within an octagonal border, rev. wreath within panels, centre named (La Basse-Cour Familiale de Lille), 50mm. A few slight edge knocks, otherwise about extremely fine £30-40
France, Chambre Syndicale de Machines Agricoles de France, c. 1930, a gilt-bronze medal by A. Rivet, figures harvesting in field, rev. labourer and wheatsheaf around inscription, named (A. Ritte), 50mm; Cérès, 1957, a bronze medal by M. Delannoy, 51mm (CGMP p.601) [2]. Extremely fine £40-60
France, Quatercentenary of the Lycée de Tournon, 1938, a bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, standing figure holding scroll and staff in front of a view of the River Rhône, buildings behind, rev. view of the lycée, 81mm (CGMP p.117). Extremely fine £50-70
France, Le Christ, 1939, a light bronze medal by E. Becker, head of Christ crucified within an octagonal border, rev. image of Christ on a shroud, 59mm (CGMP p.33). Extremely fine £30-40
France, Conférence de Paris, 1946, a bronze medal by R. Cochet, standing robed female turning her back on the horrors of war and regarding a naked baby in a Moses basket, rev. ship of Paris, 68mm (CGMP p.410; cf. DNW 53, 1219); 50th Anniversary of the Ouvriers des Monnaies et Médailles, 1949, a bronze medal, unsigned, stamped atelier de gravure, 71mm; Conférence de Genève, 1955, a bronze medal by A. Galtié, 68mm (CGMP p.774) [3]. About very fine; each with a brass display stand £30-50
France, 50th Anniversary of the Death of Jules Verne, 1955, a bronze medal by R.B. Baron, bust left, rev. balloon, map of part of the eastern hemisphere behind, 68mm (CGMP p.90; cf. DNW 45, 686); Gastronomie, 1957, a bronze medal by M. Charpentier, 86mm (CGMP p.375); Centenary of the Société Chimique de France, 1957, a bronze medal by R. Cochet, 72mm; Centenary of the Banque du Crédit Industriel et Commercial, 1959, a cast bronze medal by H. Dropsy, 59mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; cf....
Germany, 20th Bundesschiessen, Berlin, 1890, a silver medal, unsigned, uniformed bust of Wilhelm II right, rev. Germania stands before the Brandenburg Gate, 39mm; together with miscellaneous British-related base metal medals (3) [4]. Very fine and better £40-60
Germany, Flight of LZ 124 to America, 1924, a silver medal by Lauer, bust of Dr Hugo Eckener almost full-face, rev. Zeppelin approaching Lakehurst, NY, 33mm (Kaiser 449). Speckled toning on proof-like surface, extremely fine £40-60
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
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