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France, Brigitte Bardot, 1966, a bronze medal by C. Lesot, bust three-quarters left, rev. silhouette of the actress and titles of some of her films, 41mm (CGMP p.1216); La Fédération Mutualiste de la Seine Accueille son Millionème Adherent, 1966, a bronze medal by J.A. Devigne, 68mm; Georges de Lagarde, 1968, a bronze medal by M. Chauvenet, 68mm Médaille de Mariage, 1974, a uniface bronze medal by Christiane Mathioly, 72mm (CGMP p.1277); Centenaire de la Société Central Banque, 1980, a...
£60–£80
France, Brigitte Bardot, 1966, a silver medal by C. Lesot, from the same dies as previous, 41mm (CGMP p.1216); together with other miscellaneous World medals, in silver (9), base metal (12, including Meissen money) [22]. Many very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £110
France, Centenaire de la Proclamation de la République, 1971, a bronze medal by R. Joly, busts of Jules Favre, Jules Ferry and Léon Gambetta, city hall behind, rev. differing heads of Marianne, 81mm (CGMP p.1010); together with other miscellaneous French medals (4), by Leognany, Daniel-Dupuis, Coëffin, etc, and medals from the Bicentenaire de la Révolution series, 1989 (8, all different) [13]. Very fine and better; all in cases £40-60
£40–£60
France, Alphonse II, Duc d’Anjou et de Cadix, 1972, a light bronze medal by J. Lignier and H. Yencesse, bust left, rev. crowned Bourbon arms, 50mm. Remains of paper label adhering to reverse, otherwise good very fine, rare £50-70
£50–£70
France, A series of nickel medals by C. Gondard (11), depicting ocean steamships and liners, viz. the Great Eastern, 1860; Deutschland, 1900; France, 1912; Titanic, 1912; Imperator, 1913; Paris, 1921; Île de France, 1927; Normandie, 1935; Queen Mary, 1936; United States, 1952; France, 1962, all 41mm [11]. Extremely fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £65
Germany, Judenspottmedaille, 1694, a silver medal by C. Wermuth, Jewish merchant walking right, carrying a sack pierced by a devil who releases a cascade of corn to the ground, rev. circular bushel weight with 8-line inscription, 36mm, 14.26g (Wohlfahrt 94035; Slg. Brettauer 1900). About very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £260
Germany, Tausendiaehrige Jubel Feier der Stadt Braunschweig [Millennium of the Creation of the State of Brunswick], 1861, a white metal medal by W. Kullrich, robed female holding shield and spear, rev. lioness on plinth, 50mm (Knigge 4302; BDM –); In Eiserner Zeit, 1916, an iron medal by Hosæus, 41mm (cf. DNW 38, 899); together with other miscellaneous German medals, badges, etc (27), some enamelled [29]. Fine to very fine, some better £40-50
Hammer Price: £45
Germany, 50 Geburtstag Joseph von Scheffel, 1876, a bronze medal by R. Mayer, bust right, rev. scholar reading to seated and standing females, 59mm (BDM –); Death of Stephan von Millenkovich, 1915, a bronze medal by J. Mayerhofer, 49mm; Segeln [Yachting], 1930, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Concee, 50 x 46mm; together with other miscellaneous German medals, etc (22), by Pfeuffer, Eue, Wittig-Friesen, etc [25]. Fine to very fine, second and third better £60-80
Germany, Bavaria, Academy of Arts, Award of Merit, a silver award medal by J.A. Ries, bust of Ludwig II right, rev. academia artium, etc, in wreath, edge named (Edgar Dowus, 1902), 47mm (BDM V, 125). Brilliant mint state, toned; in original brown case of issue £60-80
Hammer Price: £50
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 M8, 2338); together with other miscellaneous base metal medals, plaques, etc (7), by Fraisse, Lauer, Bija, etc [8]. About very fine and better; three in cases of issue £50-70
Germany, International Olympisches Herbst-Sportfest, 1913, a silver-gilt award plaque by Huguenin Frès for the Berliner Sport-Club, two male athletes running left, rev. Prussian eagle, engraved (Für hervorragende Leistungen), 47 x 36mm, stamped 0.900. Extremely fine; in grey fitted case £40-50
Hammer Price: £40
Germany, Schlacht dem Dixmuiden [Battle of Dixmuiden], 1914, a large iron medal by P. Leibküchler, bust of a helmeted soldier left, rev. Death gallops above a troop of advancing infantry, 104mm (Frankenhuis 1078; Zetzmann 4059; BDM VII, 546; cf. DNW 38, 876). Very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £70
Germany, Weltkrieg im Jahre 1914 [World War, 1914], a silver medal by O. Oertel, busts of Franz Joseph I and Wilhelm II vis-à-vis, rev. garnished shield decorated with trophy of arms, 35mm (Frankenhuis 553). Brilliant mint state, attractively toned £40-60
Germany, Georg’s von Grossbritañien Angstgesicht [The Anxiety of King George], c. 1915, a cast iron medal by H. Weddig, eagle with octopus in its claws, rev. legend, 68mm (Frankenhuis 1506; BDM VIII, 255; cf. DNW 38, 945). Very fine £50-70
Germany, Versenken der SS Lusitania [The Sinking of the SS Lusitania], 1915, a cast iron medal by W. Eberbach, Death, as a skeleton, stands over sinking ship, rev. legend within scalloped hexagon, DEM VERäCHTER DER · WARNUNG WOODROW WILSON, 69mm (Frankenhuis 1497; MH 438a; BDM VII, 245). About very fine, scarce £90-120
Hammer Price: £170
Germany, Amerikas Neutrales Handeln [American Neutrality], 1915, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, wreathed facing bust of President Woodrow Wilson, rev. bearded man seated with cannon and armour, holding a submarine, 58mm (K 149; Frankenhuis 1435). Extremely fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £75
Germany, Versenken der SS Lusitania [The Sinking of the SS Lusitania], 1915, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, sinking liner, correct date 7 mai, rev. queue at the Cunard ticket office manned by skeletal figure, 58mm (K 156; Frankenhuis 1428; BHM 4118; E 1941A). Good very fine £90-120
Germany, Kitchener’s Traum [Kitchener’s Dream], 1915, a uniface oval cast bronze medal by H. Lindl, Lord Kitchener asleep, soldiers emerging from his open mouth, 85 x 53mm (Frankenhuis 1434; BDM VII, 558; cf. DNW M5, 1634). Good very fine £70-90
Germany, Caritas, 1915, a bronze medal by B.H. Mayer, nurse adjusting a bandage around the head of a soldier, rev. oak-wreath, 60mm (Frankenhuis –); Feinde Ringsum – Sieg Oder Todi, 1915, an iron medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, 54mm (Frankenhuis –); together with other World War I-related medals (2) [4]. First very fine, second nearly so, others in varied state £30-40
Hammer Price: £30
Germany, Gott Mitt Uns, Viribvs Vnitis, 1915, a steel box medal by C.M. Schwerdtner for Reisser und Sohn, Vienna, German and Austrian soldiers with rifles stood by a tree, rev. clasped hands over a sword; the interior containing 12 coloured printed cards by B. Löffler, depicting a soldier’s war, from his leaving home to his marked grave, 51mm (BDM VIII, 200). Very fine, the coloured cards better £60-80
Hammer Price: £85
Germany, Generalstabschef Conrad von Hötzendorf, 1915, an iron medal by T. Stundl, bust left, rev. howitzer, 50mm (Frankenhuis –; BDM –; cf. DNW 54, 931); Georg’s von Grossbritañien Angstgesicht [The Anxiety of King George], a cast iron medal by H. Weddig, 68mm (Frankenhuis 1506; BDM VIII, 255; cf. DNW 38, 945); Judas Iscariot, a cast iron medal, unsigned, 62mm [3]. About very fine, but first with traces of mounting on edge £50-100
Germany, Die Welt in Flammen [The World in Flames], 1915, a cast iron medal by A. Zadikow, two naked warriors wrestling above a globe, rev. sword over a flaming globe, 65mm (Frankenhuis 766). Very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £90
Germany, Frieden [Peace], c. 1916, a uniface iron medal by A. Zadikow, figure of Death, beating a drum and holding a laurel spray, running to right over a field of skulls, 63mm (Frankenhuis –; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.70, 81; cf. DNW M7, 2483). About extremely fine, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £190
Germany, Der Briten Schreck [Britain’s Terror], 1916, a cast iron medal by W. Eberbach, skeleton of Death applauding Zeppelins dropping bombs on English ammunition plants, rev. an lord curzon den deutschen-hasser, 68mm (Frankenhuis 1500; Kaiser 433; BDM VII, 245; cf. DNW 68, 1750). Good very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £160
Germany, Am Skaggerak [The Battle of Jutland], 1916, a cast iron medal by F. Eue for Ball, uniformed bust of Admiral Hipper three-quarters left, rev. two ships at full steam, Zeppelin above, 115mm (Frankenhuis 791; Zetzmann 4121). About very fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £80
Germany, Wilson, Deutsch-Amerikanischer Notenwechsel [The German Reply to America on Submarine Warfare], 1916, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, half-length figure of Woodrow Wilson in armour, rev. armoured hands holding scroll, 58mm (K 176; Frankenhuis 1445). Very fine £40-60
Germany, Rumäniens Kriegseintritt [Romania Enters the War], 1916, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, President Bratianu kneeling, balancing his crown and sword, rev. scales with documents and a bag of gold, dice below, 58mm (K 181; Frankenhuis 1449). Some scratches in reverse exergue, otherwise very fine £40-50
Hammer Price: £60
Germany, Der Verkappte Ritter [The Disguised Knight], 1916, a cast iron medal by M. Götze, German eagle opening vizor of a seated knight writing at a table, mole below, rev. armoured fist crushing a three-headed turtle, 77mm (Frankenhuis 1447; cf. DNW 68, 1763). Extremely fine, rare £70-90
Hammer Price: £210
Germany, Admiral Reinhard von Scheer, 1916, a cast bronze medal by H. Kaufmann for Ball, bust left, rev. battleship firing her guns, 92mm (Frankenhuis 793; cf. DNW M4, 509). Very fine £80-100
Germany, Welt-Krieg [World War], 1916, a large oval iron medal by R. Klein, infantryman advancing left, a body beside him and a soldier being bayonetted beyond, rev. iron fist holding trident, 120 x 109mm (Frankenhuis 864; Jones, Art of the Medal, 396). About extremely fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £120
Germany, Zur Seeslacht vor dem Skaggerak [Naval Battle off the Skaggerak], 1916, a cast iron medal by H. Lindl, British bulldog swimming in sea, attacked by German eagle, rev. skeletal figure of Death rowing boat with shipwrecked sailors, 73mm (Frankenhuis 1446; BDM VII, 558; cf. DNW 68, 1764). Good very fine £90-120
Germany, Britische Vertragstreue [British Faith], 1916, a cast iron medal by A. Loewental, lioness devours document, rev. DEM ‘EHRENWERTEN’ HERRN ASQVITH, etc, within Garter, 72mm (Frankenhuis 1453). Very fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £55
Germany, Ersten Amerikafahrt des Handels Unterseebootes Deutschland [The First Trip to America by the Submarine Deutschland], 1916, an iron medal by B.H. Mayer, bust of Kapitän Paul Konig three-quarters right, rev. submarine in foreground, white cliffs of Dover behind, large hand issuing from the clouds above attempting to catch the vessel, legend below, 60mm (Frankenhuis 802; BDM VIII, 36; cf. DNW 54, 937). Minor marks in obverse field, otherwise very fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £95
Germany, Friedensformel des Deutschen Reichstags [Peace Offers of the Reichstag], 1917, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, Lloyd George and his allies in Parliament refusing to accept German resolutions, rev. half-length figure of Reichschancellor Michaelis standing before desk decorated with the arms of Lorraine, 58mm (K 192; Frankenhuis 1468). Extremely fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £35
Germany, Papstnote [Peace Offers of Pope Benedict XV], 1917, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, Allies on sinking ship, rev. Papal accoutrements, 58mm (K 193; Frankenhuis 1469). About extremely fine £50-70
Germany, Wilsons Werbung bei den Neutralen [President Wilson’s Successes], 1917, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, Wilson enticing Chinese dragon, rev. four figures representing Scandinavia, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland seated with their backs to the viewer, 58mm (K 194; Frankenhuis 1471). Extremely fine £80-100
Germany, Flandern [Flanders], 1917, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, Belgic lion attempting to gain ground from a German soldier, rev. snail on kilometre stone in Flemish landscape, 58mm (K 197; Frankenhuis 1473). Very fine £50-70
Germany, Wie Lange Noch? [How Long Yet], 1917, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, comatose figure of Russian giant above allegorical figures of France, Serbia, Romania and Belgium, skeleton representing England holding an hour-glass, rev. porcelain figurines on tray held by seated English soldier, torn American flag in centre, 86mm (K 198; Frankenhuis 1472; BDM VII, 384). Good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £180
Germany, Europas Selbstmord [Europe’s Suicide], 1917, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, Europa astride a bull crushing armies, rev. figures representing America and Japan gathering coins falling from a fountain, 82mm (K 199; Frankenhuis 1476; BDM VII, 386; cf. DNW 37, 1363). Very fine £90-120
Germany, Brest-Litowsk, Waffenstillstand [Armistice on the Eastern Front], 1917, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, William II and Leon Trotzky in open carriage, rev. arms stacked against pine-tree, 58mm (K 200; Frankenhuis 1470). Extremely fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £270
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