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France, Cyparis, 1905, a uniface cast bronze medal by V. Peter, standing male nude feeding a goat, 50mm (BDM IV, 463; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.231, 9; cf. DW 24, 223). Very fine and rare; set into a red copper dish with engraved legend on base (17 Février 1934, L.M.M.), 130mm (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £50
France, Walküre, c.1907, a uniface iron medal by C. Perron, bust left, walküre around,145mm (BDM IV, 456). Better than very fine, but edge partly irregular and somewhat discoloured (£30-50)
£30–£50
France, Gallia, 1907, a bronze medal by P.-A. Morlon, head of France wearing Gallic helmet half-right, reverse le journal on tablet on floral spray, 63mm (CGMP p.269; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.218, 5; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.44, 294; BDM IV, 152; cf. DNW 38, 856); together with other miscellaneous base metal art medals and plaques (5), by Daniel-Dupuis, Rivet, etc. [6]. Generally very fine or better; one in case of issue (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
France, Conseil Municipal de Paris, 1908, a silver award medal by J.-C. Chaplain, bust of Marianne left, reverse arms on wreath, tablet below, named (Rev. L.J. Jones), 50mm (PBE –; BDM –). Tiny obverse rim bruise, good very fine, toned; in red fitted case of issue (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £55
France, La Vérité, 1909, a silver plaque by L.-J. Deschamps, naked female figure representing Truth standing facing, reverse palm branch supporting a mirror, named (Ville de Clichy, Inaugurations du 10 Juillet 1910, M. Mathieu, 1er Adjoint), 80 x 46mm (PBE 365; CGMP p.143; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.19, 49). Good very fine, scarce (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £80
France, Dieppe, c.1910, a bronze plaque by J.-M. Delpech for Arthus-Bertrand, symbolic nudes amid harbour scene, reverse triptych, 50 x 40mm; La Défense Contre la Tuberculose, c.1930, a plated bronze medal by G. Contaux after A. Faivre, winged warrior with shield and cross of Lorraine, reverse legend, 50mm (cf. BDW 9, 759); together with other miscellaneous base metal world art medals, etc. (6), one plated [8]. One fine, others generally very fine; first two in fitted cases of issue (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £35
France, Association Amicale et de Prévoyance de la Préfecture de Police, c.1910, a silver award medal by R. Lamourdedieu for F. Magdelaine, on behalf of Arthus-Bertrand, seated female weaving thread through bobbins, reverse legend around wreath, named (M.M. Bernot Frères, 1923), 42mm (PBE –; BDM –). Very fine; in original red fitted Arthus-Bertrand case, with name of recipient on lid (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
France, Aviculture, 1910, a bronze award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, girl feeding poultry and geese, reverse wreath encircling tablet, named (Offert par Mr Metton, Senateur), 50mm (cf. CGMP p.103); together with other agricultural-related base metal art medals (18), by Contaux, Corbin, Marey, Mattei, Cochet, Lindaeur, E. Dropsy, A. Dubois, etc., a good range [19]. Mostly very fine or better; two in cases (£60-80)
France, Émile Jungfleisch, 1910, a bronze plaque by P. Richer, bust left, reverse naked female figure of Science presenting a laurel wreath to Jungfleisch, who stands next to his chemical apparatus, 70 x 50mm (PBE 799; BDM VIII, 358). Extremely fine, patinated; in original maroon card box (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £45
France, Préparation Militaire, 1911, a silver medal by P. Grand’homme for the Ministre de la Guerre, La France seated on cannon, greeting a young soldier with rifle, reverse tablet with rifles and other implements piled against it, lion below, 50mm (BDM VII, 389). Very fine, rare (£30-50)
France, Émile Dupont, 1911, a bronze plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, bust right, reverse legend above branch, 90 x 65mm (BM Acq. 1983-7, p.25, 157; cf. DNW 40, 768). Extremely fine; in red fitted case of issue [this distressed] (£30-40)
£30–£40
France, Le Petit Parisien, 1913, a silver award medal by E.-V. Exbrayat for A. Lahure, standing figure with torch, reverse running figure of Mercury with map of Europe, 49mm (BDM VII, 284; cf. BDW 5, 80 and DNW 30, 744). Knocks to rim and cleaned in the past, otherwise about extremely fine, rare; in original red fitted case of issue by Ch. Vallet, Paris (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £40
France, La Vêtement du Prisonnier de Guerre, 1914, bronze medals by M. Blondat after Forain (2, one plated), prisoner of war seated, writing pad perched on his knee, left hand to his forehead, 70 x 41mm; uniface bronze plaque, same subject, 133 x 80mm. [3]. Last extremely fine and pierced at corners to facilitate display, bronze medal with patch of verdigris on obverse and plated bronze medal with two patches of discolouration, otherwise better than very fine (£60-80)
£60–£80
France, Veteres Lapini, 1916, a uniface cast base metal medal, signed C.G., rabbit left, VL below, Latin legend around, 85mm.,very fine and very rare; with integral loop for suspension; La Céramique, 1909, a bronze-gilt plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, seated female examining a vase, reverse ceramic objects surrounded by laurel wreaths, named and dated 1924, 66 x 52mm (CGMP p.333) [2]. Very fine and better; first with integral loop for suspension, second in case (£40-50)
France, Comité Central de Secours aux Victimes de la Guerre, 1918, a bronze award medal by E. Fraisse, eagle above wreath, tablet in centre named (À Miss Bishop, Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, 1914-1919), reverse soldier inscribing legend on a wall (à Miss Bishop, Les Poilus reconnaissants), 50mm. Extremely fine, scarce (£20-30)
France, 50th Anniversary of the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas, 1922, a silver award medal by H.-E. Nocq, shield with names of past Presidents of the bank, sailing ship to right, sheaves of wheat below, reverse reclining female surveys a view of the city, the Seine in foreground, named (Léon Bailby), 72mm. Tiny rim nicks, otherwise very fine, rare in silver (£50-70)
France, Centenary of the Sapeurs-Pompiers, Mulhouse, 1925, a bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, fireman’s helmet and olive branch above legend, reverse standing female holding branches of a tree, 50mm. Elegant Art Deco style, extremely fine, patinated (£30-40)
France, Centenary of La Revue des Deux Mondes, 1929, a large bronze Art Deco medal by L. Bazor, bust of François Buloz right, reverse robed female holding two torches between the Old and New Worlds, 100mm (cf. Arethuse 26 [1930] p.6; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 155; cf. Simmons FPL 9, 175; cf. DNW 30, 776 and 47, 930). A powerful design, most attractive patina, extremely fine, scarce; in original red fitted case [this slightly distressed] (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £65
France, Jeux et Sante, c.1930, a cast bronze plaque by H. Dropsy for V.S. Canale on behalf of the Comité National de Défense Contre la Tuberculose, two children running to left, reverse MÉDAILLE D’HONNEUR, etc., 69 x 59mm (cf. BDW 5, 141 and 13, 310). Very fine, rare; set into a stand for display (£30-50)
France, Éléphant, c.1930, a cast bronze paper-knife by Duval, head of elephant, 248mm. About extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £85
France, Le Travail Guide par la Science, c.1930, a bronze 25-Year award medal by R. Rivoire for La Société des Établissements Gaumont, semi-naked couple with cine-camera and loudspeaker in front of a factory, reverse legend, un-named, 82mm (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 165). Some marks, very fine (£40-60)
France, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, L’Afrique, a large uniface cast bronze medal by Rocchi for Fonderies Pericaud, bust of female in head-dress right, 146mm (cf. BDW 13, 322 and DNW 47, 943). Very fine, rare, particularly as a signed piece; with two holes on rim for suspension (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £170
France, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, L’Indo-Chine, a large uniface cast bronze medal by Rocchi for Fonderies Pericaud, male bust in hat right, 143mm (cf. BDW 13, 323 and DNW 47, 945). Very fine, rare, particularly as a signed piece; with two holes on rim for suspension (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £110
France, Noces d’Or, or Les Vieillards, 1932, a bronze medal by M. Renard, elderly couple with walking sticks seated facing each other, reverse wreath around circular tablet, 68mm (CGMP p.341; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.59, 114; cf. DNW 30, 791); together with Comptoir Français de l’Azote, c.1935, a bronze award plaque by M. Delannoy for Susse Frès, 60 x 42mm; Saint-Michel, c.1935, a bronze award medal by M. Delannoy, 50mm; together with other miscellaneous base metal art medals (8), by Turin,...
Hammer Price: £60
France, Société des Etudes Historiques, 1933, a bronze medal by G. Ridet, head of Minerva of Chantilly, reverse legend, 68mm (cf. CGMP 345 for obverse). Extremely fine (£50-60)
£50–£60
France, Tête de Faune, c.1935, a large uniface cast bronze medal, unsigned [by Bouillot], facing bust, 191mm. An interesting decorative piece, about extremely fine and very rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £250
France, Le Nouveau-Né, c.1935, a bronze medal by M. Delannoy for Arthus-Bertrand, couple with new-born baby who suckles from the mother’s breast, reverse tree of Life, 50mm. A charming study, about extremely fine and rare (£40-60)
France, Société des Magasins de Casino, c.1935, a bronze award medal by R. Fougare, conjoined busts of male and female left, reverse seated female with boy and girl on her lap, named (Challenge Intersecteurs 1935-1936, Mr Joseph Ovlion, Inspecteur Régional du Secteur gagnant 1er du Classement Général), 80mm. Very fine (£50-70)
£50–£70
France, Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, a bronze medal by H. Navarre, after H. Favier, for Canale on behalf of Philips of Eindhoven, legend around Philips logo, reverse fountains of light incorporating radio masts, 55mm (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 189; cf. DNW 42, 1490). About extremely fine, scarce (£30-50)
France, Centenary of La Providence-Incendie, 1938, a cast yellow brass decorative dish, unsigned [by R. Bénard], standing figure holding spear and shield, building on fire in background, 156mm (cf. Gailhouste 587). Very fine, rare (£40-60)
£40–£60
France, Flore, 1941, a uniface bronze medal by M. Delannoy, naked female kneeling, watering plants with an urn, 72mm (CGMP p.136; cf. BDW 5, 188). Very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £95
France, Saint-André, 1942, a bronze medal by A. Lafleur, St. Andrew crucified, reverse draped panel surmounted with loaves and fishes, named (Alain-André, 13 Août 1944), 58mm (CGMP p.212). Good very fine, but has been cleaned and somewhat mishandled; with ball and loop for suspension (£40-60)
France, 9th Jeux Universitaires Mondiaux d’Été, Paris, 1947, a bronze award medal by R. Betannier, naked couple standing in front of figure on pillar, reverse legend in four lines, named (Rosier), 68mm (cf. DNW 42, 1548). A few light nicks to rim and somewhat discoloured, very fine (£30-50)
France, Viticulture, c.1950, an enamelled bronze award plaque by Drago, sun rising over a vineyard, reverse flowered border picked out in eight colours, inscribed (Société d’Agriculture, d’Horticulture & d’Acclimatation de Nice et A.M.), 77 x 53mm. Rich enamel work, about extremely fine; in blue fitted case [lid distressed] (£20-30)
France, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, the Launch of the Colombie, 1950, a bronze medal by M. Renard, female in native costume standing by palm trees, map of the French Antilles in background, reverse liner left, 58mm (CGMP p.1561; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.61, 121; cf. BDW 3, 198). Almost extremely fine; in original maroon card case (£30-50)
France, Société Lyonnaise des Forces Motrices du Rhone, a plated bronze prize plaque, 1892-1991, signed Vermare (but attributed to S. E. Vernier), named on reverse to M. Maroger, 90 x 67mm (PBE 931; cf. Baudey Bricher 1992, 20). Very fine, very rare (£60-80)
France, Miscellaneous uniface clichés and electrotypes (43), all in base metal, with screws on the back for mounting onto a display board [43]. Generally fine (£30-50)
Germany, Weiblicher Akt [Young Woman Seated], 1908, a uniface semi-circular bronze plaque by Luise Staudinger for Poellath, naked female seated left, 50 x 36mm (BDM V, 668; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.246, 92). Delicately modelled, fine style, about extremely fine and lightly patinated, very rare (£50-80)
Sinking of HMSS Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue off Ijmuiden, 1914, a silver medal by F. Ziegler and H. Grunthal, bust of Otto Weddigen three-quarters left, reverse battleship being torpedoed, 34mm; Netherlands, Vrij-Heid, 1945, a bronze medal, unsigned, robed female holding sword and quill, barbed wire below, reverse lion trampling swastika, 60mm. [2]. First good fine and toned, second about extremely fine (£30-40)
Wir Geflügel Zucht Verein, c.1915, a gilt-bronze uniface plaque, unsigned, robed female holding German arms, holding a wreath over a cityscape, French cock standing at left, 84 x 57mm. Extremely fine (£20-30)
£20–£30
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