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Franz Josef, bronze and enamel portrait medal, centres silvered (?), 1915, by R. Neuberger, bust left, reverse inscription within wreath, 65mm. A little discoloured, very fine (£15-20)
Hammer Price: £10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, box medal, copper, by J. Bauer, c. 1930, bust of Mozart left, reverse view of Saltburg, 57mm. Nearly extremely fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £55
Ferdinand i, 1887-1912, bronze, by Rudolph Marschall, uniformed bust of King Ferdinand I, left, reverse large armorial and supporters, 90mm. A large and impressive medal, very fine and rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £70
Simon Bolivar Monument and the Abolishment of Slavery, Bogota, 1846, a cast silver-gilt medal by C.F. Voigt, monument, reverse slave being granted freedom, 47mm (BDM –). Stippled fields, very fine, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £90
Lamone, a uniface cast bronze decorative plaque by N.M. Gatteaux, monkey perched on a branch, 66mm; Le Bonet-Chinois, a similar plaque, monkey holding a fruit, 66mm. [2]. Very fine and patinated, scarce; former set into a rim-mount (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £95
Voltaire, c.1880, a cast bronze decorative appliqué, unsigned, bust right, 85 x 55mm. Very fine, with screw hole on back; perhaps designed to adorn a cabinet or piece of furniture (£60-80)
Foundation Stone for the Extension to The Louvre Laid, Paris, 1624, a copper medal by P. Régnier, bust right, no date below, reverse façade of the Louvre, date below, 33mm (Mazerolle 489; BDM V, 64; cf. Clifford 453); Louis XIV, Prieurs et Juges, Rouen, 1712, silver jeton, unsigned, 33mm (Fon. 6236 var); together with a Low Countries copper jeton for the Assassination of Henri IV, 1610 (Dug. 3665; F. 11947) [3]. Last very fine, others fine or better (£70-90)
Lorraine, Leopold I, copper gilt medal, 1747, by St. Urbain, bust right, reverse traveller greeted by Mercury, struck on a broad rim, 63mm; and another copper medal, unsigned, of Giorgio Baglivi [2]. First with some marks to surface and rim otherwise better than very fine, second only fine and pierced for suspension but probably rare (£60-70)
Hammer Price: £45
L’Academie de Peinture et Sculpture, 1785, a silver medal by B. Duvivier, bust of Louis XVI left, reverse standing winged figure, 34mm (Nocq 225; BDM I, 686). Good very fine, light grey tone, scarce (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £110
Return of Jacques Necker, 1789, a copper medal by B. Duvivier, 41mm (Hennin 44; Julius 36; BDM I, 687); Pacte Federatif d’Orléans, 1790, a copper medal by Gros, 34mm (H. 127; J. 103; BDM VII, 398). [2]. Very fine, second rare and with clip and ring for suspension, but lightly scuffed in fields (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £60
Fédération Martiale, Lyon, 1790, a copper medal by A. Galle, reverse Temple de la Concorde, 40mm (Hennin 129; Julius 106); Prix de l’Academie de Peinture, 1791, a trial bell metal medal by B. Duvivier, 33mm (cf. Nocq 225; BDM I, 686) [2]. First about very fine, second better, both rare (£60-80)
Death of the Comte de Mirabeau, 1791, a cast bronze medal by A. Galle, 35mm (H. 210); Tribute to Mirabeau, 1792, a bell metal medal by Mercié, Mathieu & Mouterde, Lyon, 33mm (H. 405; BDM IV, 34 and VII, 337) [2]. Very fine for these issues (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £80
Death of Louis XVI, 1793, a silver medal by F. Loos, 30mm (cf. Hennin 469; BDM III, 462); Death of Marie-Antoinette, 1793, silver medal by F. Loos, 30mm (H. 506; Julius 335; BDM III, 462); Death of Louis XVII, 1795, copper medal by F. Loos, 30mm (H. 664; BDM III, 462) [3]. First two very fine but obverse scratch on second, last better than very fine (£60-80)
France, Death of Marie-Antoinette, 1793, a plated cliché [? by P.G. Lienard], bust left (Hennin –).Very fine and rare; with loop for suspension (£50-70)
£50–£70
Queen Josephine, uniface bronzed lead portrait medal by Andrieu, 67mm. Very fine (£15-18)
Hammer Price: £25
Notaires de Lyon, 1805, a silver jeton signed N. Tiolier, 32mm (Bramsen 497; Julius 1526); Napoleon Enters Vienna, 1809, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and D.V. Denon, 40mm (Br. 847; J. 2086; BDM I, 54); First Restoration of Louis XVIII, 1814, copper medal by B. Andrieu and N.G.A. Brenet, 41mm (Br. 1406); Transfer of Napoleon’s Remains, 1840, copper medal, unsigned, with view of St Helena, 51mm (Br. 1985); Italy, Memorial to Marie-Louise, Empress of Austria, at Milan, 1816, copper medal by...
France, Charles Philippe, Monsieur Frere, 1815, bronze, by P. Tiolier, uniformed bust of the King’s brother left, reverse nine-line inscription, 45mm (Bramsen-). Extremely fine and rare, seemingly unpublished (£60-80)
£60–£80
Compagnie d’Assurances Maritimes, Le Havre, 1860, an octagonal silver jeton by A.A. Caqué, 35mm; Compagnie des Eaux Thermales de Vichy, c.1860, an octagonal silver jeton, unsigned, 34mm; Loge Anglaise, Bordeaux, c.1870, a Freemason’s copper medalet by R. Stern, 28mm (BDM V, 682) [3]. Last extremely fine, others about very fine, first toned, second with ring for suspension (£20-30)
Duval Janvier and the Reducing machine for striking coins and medals, c. 1900, bronze octagonal plaque, by A. Charpentier, a man turning the fly of a screw press, reverse same scene as obverse, but in three diminishing sizes, 60 x 68 x 53mm. Good very fine and attractive, scarce (£40-60)
St. Paul, 1531, by Hieronymus Magdeburger and Nickel Millicz, bust of St. Paul right, reverse smoking vase, 20mm. Very fine (£40-60)
£40–£60
Famine of 1772, white metal, by J. Reich, biblical scene, reverse twelve-line inscription detailing the costs of various corn etc., 31mm (Kisch, Satirical medals of the Jews, 24, XII). Nearly extremely fine, scrape in field (£20-40)
Hammer Price: £120
Peace of Teschen 1779, white metal, by J. Reich, winged cherub flying over city with banner bearing the names of Joseph (II) and Friedrich (Wilhelm), reverse eight-line inscription, 36mm. Nearly extremely fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £15
Leopold ii, Tribute from Regensburg, 1791, white metal, by Zollner/Busch, bust of Leopold II, right, reverse City keys upon cushion, inscription above, 47mm. Extremely fine and rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £50
Stuttgart Gymnasium academic prize, c. 1860, silver, by Wagner, an insect, reverse inscription, 23mm. Nearly extremely fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £20
International Exhibition in Nuremburg, 1886, bronze by Lauer, extensive panoramic view of the City, reverse the standing figure of the sculptor Peter Visher within an archway, cameo portraits either side, 50mm. Nearly extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
Venice, silver gilt medal, Ludovico Manin, figure of the Virgin Mary standing on cloud by port, nec nuper defeci above, reverse ludovico manin principis iunus an v 1793, with loop for suspension, 32mm. Fine (£15-20)
Cardinal Alanus, c. 1850, by C. Voigt, bust of Alanus, in Cardinal’s cap and robes, reverse scene of Mary with child, 67mm. Extremely fine and cased (£30-40)
Conte Camillo Beuso Di Cavour, a large portrait in Bois Durci, c. 1860, bust left, 115mm, contained in a circular gilt-brass metallic frame. Very fine (£60-80)
Visit of Garibaldi to England, 1864, bronze, by T.R. Pinches, bust of Garibaldi ‘The Liberator of Italy’ right, in Military uniform, reverse inscription within wreath, legend around, 42mm. Very fine (£20-30)
Opening of the Mont Cenis Railway Tunnel, 1871, a bronze medal by A. Restelli, female figures representing France and Italy greeting each other in front of a tunnel entrance, reverse legends in and around wreath, 70mm (Moyaux 237; BDM V, 94-5). Very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £65
Italy, Vatican, small medallet or fantasy, dated 1965, obverse St. Peter’s, 2.8 gms. Uncirculated (£15-20)
£15–£20
Wilhelm v, Installation as Stadthoulder, 1766, silver, by G. van Moelingen, bust right, within wreath, reverse short column adorned with various symbols, 27mm. Extremely fine and toned (£30-40)
£30–£40
Various silver medals (6), 17th to early 19th Century, various types and subjects. Generally very fine and better, one holed, some lightly toned (£40-60)
An oval silver Marriage medal, with inscription dated 1892, 45 x 37mm; together with a Japanese silver military identity badge, 31 x 26mm [2]. About very fine; both with rings for suspension (£25-35)
Bicentenary of the Death of Pedro Calderon de la Barca, 1881, a bronze medal by J. Esteban-Lozano, bust left, reverse theatrical effects, 68mm (BDM VII, 258). Brilliant, practically as struck; in original maroon velvet-lined case (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £35
Sweden, Duke Charles as Prince Regent, 1792, a copper-gilt medal by C. Enhörning, bust right, reverse altar, 28mm (BDM II, 21). Very fine (£20-30)
Peace of Rijswick, 1697, a white metal medal by A. Karlsteen, 52mm (M.I. 182/478; v.L. IV, 475; BDM III, 121); Förenade, 1822, a copper medal by H. Gube, 50mm; Germany, Quatercentenary of the Reformation, 1925, a silver medal by Lauer, 40mm; Russia, Franco-Russian Friendship, 1897, a white metal medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, 50mm. [4]. Generally very fine, but second heavily scuffed (£50-70)
Inschallah, 1915, copper, uniface, by H. Dietrich, figure of Enver Pascha, with Turkish flag, advancing left, view of St. Sophia beyond; below, inscription in English and Turkish, octagonal, 49 x 40mm. Extremely fine (£40-60)
New York, Hussey’s Special Message Post, copper token, 1863; Wilson’s medal, copper, 1863, both 20mm; Death of Abraham Lincoln, 1865, copper medalet from dies by Wyon, 16mm (King, Lincoln in Numis, 288); Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 1893, Treasury Department, bronze medal, unsigned, 38mm. [4]. Second fine, others very fine (£20-30)
Masonic: a Mexican Peso, the obverse has been smoothed and set with a gold masonic tablet, engraved above “W.C. Scott“ and below “Boscobel” and either side ”1897”.Very fine (£60-80)
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