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Ludwig III, King of Bavaria, 1917, a large oval porcelain plaque, bust left, back stamped with figure 3 at top, inscription below (Weihnachten 1917), raised toothed border, 180 x 135mm. About extremely fine and very rare; with cord for suspension (£100-150)
£100–£150
Leipzig Messeamt, c.1922, a brown porcelain medal, unsigned, standing burgher, view of market place behind, reverse man unloading goods from horse and cart, 100mm. Extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £35
Richard Wagner, c.1930, a uniface bronze medal by A. Hartig, bust left, 75mm (Niggl 2168a; cf. DW 20, 580). About extremely fine (£40-60)
£40–£60
Great Britain, Sir Henry Irving, c.1880, a terracotta plaque, bust left; contained in a dark polished wood frame, 228 x 188mm. Extremely fine, a decorative piece; with hook on back of frame for hanging (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £70
Great Britain, Hackney Photographic Society, c.1890, a pair of oval silver and bronze award medals by J. Bladon, view of Hackney Church, reverse camera within wreath, named (silver: G. Guest, 1894, Society Outings; bronze: G. Guest, 1900), both 50 x 38mm (cf. Simmons FPL 13, 22) [2]. Silver brilliant and practically as struck, toned, bronze very fine; both in original fitted cases by Joseph Bladon, Clerkenwell, London (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £85
Great Britain, Henry Simms, 1901, a very large cast bronze maquette, signed C. Krauss, facing bust, 360mm. Very fine and very rare; pierced at top for mounting (£100-120)
£100–£120
Great Britain, Wirral and Birkenhead Agricultural Society, 1908, a silver medal by J.A. Restall, farm animals and sheaves of wheat, reverse floral tablet, named (Awarded to Messrs. Pickering Bros for Milk Cart or Float, July 15th 1908), hallmarked Birmingham 1908, 52mm. Brilliant and practically as struck, most attractive olive tone (£35-45)
Great Britain, Opening of Lancaster Town Hall, 1909, a silver medal, unsigned, elevation of Town Hall, reverse arms and motto of Lord Ashton, 44mm (BHM 3979, not recorded in silver); British Empire Exhibition, 1924, a bronze medal by B. Mackennal and P. Metcalfe, crowned bust of George V left, reverse stylised lion in front of the twin towers of Wembley Stadium, 51mm (BHM 4193; E 1987); Visit of Margaret Thatcher to the Falkland Islands, 1983, a bronze medal by P. Nathan for Spink, bust...
Hammer Price: £40
Great Britain, Coronation of George V and Queen Mary, 1911, a silver award medal by H. Stabler for the Confectioners, Bakers and Allied Trades Exhibition, London, conjoined busts half-left, reverse scroll on three wheatsheaves, named (E.C. Vardy, Barking), hallmarked T&JB Birmingham 1911, 50mm. Extremely fine and attractively toned, rare; in original red fitted case by Mappin & Webb (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £55
Great Britain, Cambridge & District Photographic Club, c.1920, electroplated bronze award plaques (3), unsigned, seated female figure with book and easel, contemplating a fenland view, entrances to Fitzwilliam Museum and King’s College in cartouches below, one named (Class C, 1936, F.B. Wilson), 123 x 97mm (cf. Simmons FPL 13, 84). [3]. Named plaque very fine, others about fine; all set on wooden plinths with easel-type stands for display (£50-70)
£50–£70
Great Britain, Centenary of the Founding of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, 1947, a model for the obverse of a medal by T.H. Paget, bust of Sir George Stephenson three-quarters left, GEORGE STEPHENSON above, PRESIDENT 1847-1848 below, 102mm (cf. Sotheby 15.x.1984, not represented). Extremely fine and as made; housed in a glazed frame by J.J. Patrickson, 129 Fulham Road, London SW3; with loop on the back for hanging (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £60
Great Britain, Royal Society of Arts, 1952, a bronze award medal, unsigned [by P. Metcalfe for Pinches], bust of Prince Philip left, reverse frontal elevation of the Society’s building, edge named (Mary Barbara Tompkins, Shorthand-Typist’s Certificate…1953), 57mm (BHM –; E 2082; MJP p.176); Public Works and Municipal Services Congress, c.1950, a bronze award medal for Local Government, unsigned, legend both sides, edge named (Awarded to Messrs A. Holroyd…and H.B. Parker…1952),...
Hammer Price: £25
Great Britain, Borough of Stockport, replica oval badges of office as worn by the Mayor and Mayoress, by Kenworthys Ltd, in hollowed-out silver-gilt and enamel, arms of the borough picked out in two shades of blue and green, date 1955-56 on scroll below, backs engraved (This Replica of the Badge attached to the Mayoral Chain, was presented by the Council to Alderman W. Russell Fox J.P., as a Memento of his period of Office as Mayor of the County Borough of Stockport…Mrs W. Russell...
Great Britain, Investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1969, a 9ct gold medal, unsigned, facing bust of Prince in ermine, reverse elevation of Caernarvon Castle, hallmarked PD, 1996, 38mm, 25.22gm. Brilliant (£180-220)
£180–£220
Great Britain, Prince Philip, 1972, a black porcelain bust by Royal Doulton for his Silver Wedding, 28cm high, No.342 painted on base. Extremely fine, as made (£50-60)
£50–£60
Great Britain, Engagement of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, 1980, a 9ct gold medal, unsigned, bust of each three-quarters left, hallmarked PD, 1996, 38mm, 25.05gm. Brilliant (£180-220)
Great Britain, Marriage of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, 1981, a 9ct gold medal, unsigned, Prince of Wales feathers above conjoined busts left and CD monogram, reverse horse and carriage passing in front of St Pauls, hallmarked PD, 1996, 38mm, 25.19gm. Brilliant (£180-220)
Great Britain, Golden Jubilee of Beech Hill Methodist Church, Luton, 1984, the original hubbed steel dies for the obverse and reverse of the medal, no maker’s marks on either; together with a nickel striking of the medal, unsigned, bust of John Wesley left, reverse legend, 39mm. [3]. Extremely fine and as made (£150-200)
£150–£200
Hong Kong, Centenary of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, 1997, a 9ct gold medal, unsigned, coronetted ‘coinage’ bust of Victoria left, reverse ornamental arms, hallmarked PD, 1996, 38mm, 25.16gm. Brilliant (£180-220)
Hungary, Franz Liszt, 1901, a large uniface basalt-ware portrait medal, unsigned, bust right, 186mm. High relief, extremely fine and as made, attractive (£100-120)
India, Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-4, a silver award medal, unsigned, crowned ‘Gothic’ bust of Victoria left, reverse wreath, un-named, 51mm (Pudd. 883.3); Lord Minto’s Fancy Fete, Calcutta, 1907, a bronze star with silver centre, 36 x 30mm (Pudd. 907.3); together with other miscellaneous 19th century European medals (3), one in silver [5]. Fine and better (£30-40)
India, Bahawalpur, Birth of Prince Sadiq Mohammed Khan, 1904, a silver presentation medal, unsigned, crowned bust of Mohammed Bahawal Khan V left, reverse legend in 9 lines, 33mm (Pudd. –). Lightly scratched in upper obverse field, otherwise about very fine, rare; with clip and ring for suspension (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £90
India, Bombay Peace Medal, 1918, in bronze, unsigned, Victory standing with lion, reverse PRESENTED BY THE CITIZENS, etc., 41mm (Pudd. 918.2); Army & Royal Air Force Boxing Association, India, a silver award medal, crest, reverse legend in wreath, engraved (Winners 1936-37), 51mm; together with other Indian medals (2), for Nagpore, 1928, and Bombay, 1945 [4]. Second good very fine, others fine and better (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £50
Iran, Accession of Mohammed Reza Shah, AH 1344 [1925], a silver medal, unsigned, bust left, reverse legend in wreath, crown above, 37mm; New Year Celebrations, SH 1356 [1977], a silver medal, unsigned, conjoined busts of Reza Pahlavi and the Empress left, reverse man on horseback playing polo, mosque in background, 36mm. [2]. Very fine or better, but former scratched (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £30
Ireland, Ulster Unionist Demonstration, 1893, an openwork enamel badge by Gibson, Belfast, Union Jack on standard, flag picked out in red, blue and white, 43 x 30mm. Pin detached at back, otherwise about extremely fine (£15-25)
Hammer Price: £15
Israel, A small group of Jewish-related bronze art medals (6), c.1950-60, mostly with religious motifs, all c. 60mm. [6]. Mostly very fine; one with contemporary cord for wearing (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £65
Italy, Peace, 1918, a bronze-gilt medal by E. Farè for Johnson, bust of Victor Emanuel III three-quarters right, reverse robed figure of Peace with scales, 72mm; First Anniversary of Victory, 1919, a bronze-gilt medal by P. Tailetti for Johnson, crowned bust of Italy left, reverse Victory over a relief map of the North Adriatic, 52mm; The Victories of War, 1921, a bronze-gilt medal by P. Tailetti for Johnson, similar, legend differs, 52mm. [3]. Extremely fine (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £100
Italy, Peace, 1920, a bronze-gilt medal by E. Farè for Johnson, laureate bust of Peace right, grazing sheep around, reverse robed female standing in prow of ship with supporters, 70mm; Ignoto Militi, 1921, a bronze-gilt medal by E. Farè for Johnson, after Prof. L. Pogliaghi, figure of Italy standing over the body of a soldier, reverse tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Rome, 60mm. [2]. Extremely fine (£30-50)
Italy, Trieste Liberated, 1921, a bronze medal, unsigned, arms, reverse legend in five lines, 52mm; together with other Italian and Swiss bronze medals, 1915-21 (13, two gilt), from Brescia, Brindisi, Lissa, Taranto, Ticino, Lugano, Zurich, etc. [14]. Very fine to extremely fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £130
Italy, Christopher Columbus, 1922, a large bronze-gilt medal by A. Cappuccio for Johnson, after Prof. L. Pogliaghi, bust left, allegorical figures around, reverse St George on horseback preparing to spear the dragon, DE ORBIS TERRARVM, etc., 102mm (cf. BDM IV, 635 and VII, 482; cf. Baxter 90; cf. BDW 1, 728). Extremely fine and very rare; in red fitted case of issue by Johnson (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £190
Japan, Victoria’s Golden Jubilee Celebrated in Hyogo and Osaka, 1887, a silver medal, unsigned, Union Jack with chrysanthemums around, reverse legend, 29mm. Good very fine, toned; neatly pierced at top for suspension (£30-40)
Latvia, An enamelled silver badge sewn onto a leather backing, unsigned, arms with scrolled supporters, clasps above and below inscribed VISI VIENS 10.x.27, VISU PAR LATVIJU 26.xi.28, 145 x 53mm; together with a peaked cap bearing a 9ct gold openwork badge [3]. Very fine (£40-60)
Luxembourg, Exposition Internationale de Timbres Poste, Luxembourg, 1927, a silver award plaque by P. Fisch for the Union des Timbrophiles, view of the city, reverse crowned arms and scroll, named (Médaille de Vermeil decernée à M.A. Matthyssens), 49 x 35mm; France, Exposition Philatelique Internationale, Strasbourg, 1927, a silver award medal signed Ch. J, view of the city from a 17th century Thaler, reverse legend, named (André Mathyssens), 35mm; Le Havre, c.1925, a silver award medal...
Malta, 60th Anniversary of the St John Ambulance Brigade, Malta, 1969, a bronze medal, unsigned, brigadier and nurse attending a reclining female in front of Government House, Valletta, motor ambulance below, reverse crowned arms, 70mm. Mint state, rare; in original blue fitted card case (£30-40)
Monaco, Concours Internationaux de Chiens de Monte Carlo, 1912, a bronze award plaque by T. Szirmaï, females engaged in various artistic pursuits above a view of the harbour, car and speedboat in background, reverse tablet, named (Rapine à Mme Pavin de Lafarge, 2e Prix), 84 x 70mm (cf. BDM VIII, 229). Neatly pierced for suspension, very fine (£30-40)
Monaco, 50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Société des Bains de Mer de Monaco, 1913, a bronze-gilt award medal by T. Szirmaï for Arthus-Bertrand, bust of François Blanc three-quarters right, reverse the Casino, named (M. Noel Eug. Bronfort), 63mm (BDM VIII, 229; cf. DNW 30, 746). Good very fine; in original green fitted case by Szirmaï (£30-40)
Romania, Inauguration of the Palace of Justice, Bucharest, 1895, a bronze medal by G. Stelmans, bust of Carol I left, reverse seated figure of Justice, 62mm; Opening of the Abbatoir at Iasi, 1897, a bronze medal by Sternberg, view of the abbatoir, reverse legend in wreath, 50mm; together with other Romanian medals, 1902-46, in silver (1) and base metal (15), by Carniol, Mayer & Wilhelm, Kristescu, Medrea, etc., some issued by the Societatea Numismatica Romana [18]. Generally very fine (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £110
Russia, Exposition Française, Moscow, 1891, a bronze award medal by L.-O. Roty, seated female figure representing Moscow welcoming La France, reverse two shields and wreath, named (E. Legrand), 64mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.90; Coll. R. Marx 35; PBE 851; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.269, 29; BDM V, 234; cf. DNW 38, 961-2). Practically as struck, attractively patinated; in original gilt-blocked red fitted case of issue (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £75
San Marino, San Marino, c.1930, a silver badge, crowned arms, reverse three feathers, fondaz r.s.m. 1263 below, 36 x 31mm. Very fine; pierced, and with ring for suspension (£20-30)
South Africa, Boer War, c.1900, a fob containing photographs of Kitchener and Roberts; together with brass medalets (6), advertising W.D. & H.O. Wills tobacco, and tin plate badges (6) of Boer War heroes, etc. [13]. Generally very fine (£30-50)
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