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Winston Churchill, large Æ oval cast portrait plaque, c. 1940, bust three-quarters left, wearing jacket with bow tie, inscription above ‘Our Skipper’, beaded border, 225 x 175mm. Very fine and unpublished, rare (£80-120)
Hammer Price: £230
Masonic: Shachels, Geo. L., The Medals Commemorative or Historical of British Freemasonry, Photographs of medals struck by British Lodges and Freemasons together with an accurate description of each and a full account of the person or event commemorated, published in 1901 by the Litenary Committee of the Grand Lodge of Hamburg and the Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 London, 104pp, 12 plates includes 175 illustrations, original Masonic emblems, blue cloth, extremely rare, together with A...
Elizabeth II (1952-, Proof Five-Pounds, 1981, in case of issue. About as struck (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £220
Elizabeth II (1952-, Specimen Five-Pounds, 1995, in plastic capsule, but uncased. About as struck (£250-300)
France, Narghile, c.1925, a large uniface cast bronze plaque by A. Pommier, seated Algerian smoking a pipe and holding a vase, 140 x 130mm (cf. Classens p.52). Softly modelled, extremely fine and very rare; with ring for suspension on the back (£150-180)
Elizabeth II (1952-, Modern Proof and Specimen sets and Crowns, mostly contained in the original cases or folders, including silver Proof Pounds, 1983 (2) [Lot]. Mostly about as struck (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £210
George III (1760-1820), Guinea, 1771, Half-Guinea, 1791, Quarter-Guinea, 1762; George iv, Sovereign, 1827 [4]. First and third have been mounted, others fine and very fine (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £200
George III (1760-1820), “Cartwheel” Twopence, 1797. Good extremely fine, with some original lustre, red/brown tone (£200-250)
Young head, Shilling, 1867 die 16 (ESC 1317B-R3). Good very fine, lightly cleaned at some time, extremely rare (£200-250)
Miscellaneous, Edward iii To Charles i, Hammered silver coins, Shillings (4), Sixpences (3), Groat, Pennies (3) [11]. Mostly fine (£100-150)
Robert III (1390-1406), Halfgroat, Heavy coinage, second issue, Perth (S 5175). Poorly struck with some edge striking cracks, otherwise good fine and extremely rare (£250-300)
Completion of the First Section of the Grand Canal d’Alsace, 1932, an octagonal Art Deco bronze medal by M. Renard for the Société Energie Electrique du Rhin, cross-section of the canal set against a construction backdrop, bird flying below, reverse symbolic male nude kneeling, clouds and power station at Kembs in background, named (Monsieur Alfred Margaine, Sous Sécrétaire d’Etat), 71mm. A powerful design, extremely fine and rare (£150-180)
Hammer Price: £190
Shun Yee, Saving Bank, $1 1908, red on green (Pick-). Margin damaged right side, fine to very fine (£100-150)
5-Qindar Leku (3), 10-Qindar Leku (3), Quarter -Leku (1), Half-Lek (7), Lek (3), all 1926 R [17]. Mostly about uncirculated, some scarce (£100-120)
5-Qindar Leku (2), 10-Qindar Leku (2), Quarter Leku (2), Half-Leku (2), 1-Lek (2), all 1926, and Quarter Leku 1927 (4) [14]. All about uncirculated, some scarce (£100-120)
Board of Commissioners, $10 1. January 1940 (Pick 1). Good very fine (£100-120)
Hommage aux Graveurs, 1898, a gilt electrotype [of the reverse of the Roger Marx portrait plaque] by A.-E. Lechevrel, naked female engraving the names of medallists on a scroll, tree in background and a copy of Marx’ book Les Médailleurs Français in the foreground, 80 x 57mm (Coll. R. Marx 340, this piece; cf. PBE 505; cf. CGMP p.230; BDM III, 360). Extremely fine and very rare; with the reversed RM monogram of Marx stamped in upper left corner, a most interesting association piece...
Switzerland, Bern, Frank, 1811 (KM 174). Practically mint state, well struck, attractively toned, with underlying mint bloom , scarce in this state (£220-250)
Hammer Price: £180
Vainqueur, 1924, a large uniface cast bronze plaque by H. Dropsy, naked man holding winged figure of Fame and palm branch, 240 x 158mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; cf. Arethuse 5, Oct. 1924; cf. BDW 5, 113). An attractive plaque, light patina, extremely fine and extremely rare (£150-200)
Dieu Pan, 1925, a large octagonal cast bronze medal by P. Turin, head of Zeus Ammon left, reverse xylophone and flower, 83mm, edge stamped 75 (BM Acq. 1978-82, 139; cf. Arethuse 1926, p.77). About extremely fine and very rare (£200-250)
Jersey, Marine Hotel, brass Threepence check, sailing ship, reverse anchor and value, edge grained, 27mm (McCammon Supplement 28J). Obverse a trifle dirty but about very fine, reverse very fine, very rare (£90-120)
Greece, bronze coins (181). A few fine (£200-240)
Roman Provincial Coins (104), Billon Tetradrachms (9), a Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Augustus (1), and bronzes (94), many from from Asia Minor [104]. Some fine (£120-140)
Medals Related to Music, Germany, Richard Wagner, c.1890, a uniface Bois Durci French-produced portrait medal, unsigned, bust left, wing under truncation,111mm (Niggl –). Extremely fine, a scarce original issue; with clip and ring for suspension (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £170
Miscellaneous, Coins of the world, including Continental Crowns and U.S.A. silver Dollars, Belgium, Franc, 1840, a small quantity of minor post-war and pre-war German minor coins, and a Canada, 1967, Prooflike set. Varied state, the Franc fine, last from a broken envelope (£50-60)
Nil Sine Minerva, 1930, a cast uniface plated copper trial for the obverse of the Donateurs des Musées Nationaux medal by P. Turin, Minerva standing with spear and shield, classical male head behind, 111mm (cf. Arethuse XXXII, 28). About extremely fine and very rare (£150-200)
George V (1910-1936), “Wreath” Crown, 1936 (ESC 381-R; SC 125). About as struck (£200-250)
Elizabeth II (1952-, Proof Set, 1983, Two-Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, in case of issue [3]. About as struck (£200-250)
James II (1685-1688), Crown, 1688, second bust (SC 25; S 3407). Good very fine (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £160
Miscellaneous, George iii To George v, Crowns (20), George iii (2), George iv (2), Victoria, YH (1), JH (5), OH (3), George v, 1935 (7); Double-Florin, 1890 [21]. Fair to fine (£100-120)
France, Comité d’Assistance aux Troupes Noires, c.1919, a uniface plated cast bronze plaque by L. Maubert, seated figure of France offering assistance to wounded servicemen from World War I, named (E. du Vivier de Streel), 132 x 93mm. Extremely fine and very rare; mounted in green case of issue (this somewhat warped) (£70-90)
France, Automobile-Club de France Founded, 1895, a plated bronze electrotype plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, from the obverse of his Société d’Encouragement medal, semi-naked female sat in tricycle, right hand holding a torch and left hand on the tiller, named (Lockroy, Ministre de la Marine), 115 x 109mm (cf. PBE 95; cf. BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.39, 63). Extremely fine and extremely rare; in a contemporary (?) brown case (£200-250)
Iceni, Norfolk Wolf Type (65-45 BC), debased gold Stater, Abstract head of Apollo right, reverse Wolf standing left (VA 610). Wolf partly off flan, good flan (£120-150)
Menelik ii (1889-1913), AR Bir (17), 1/4-Bir (7), Gersh (24) and Æ 1/100-Bir (6), various dates [54]. Mainly fine, few better (£100-120)
La Parure, 1925, an octagonal bronze repoussé plaque by P. Turin for La Gerbe d’Or, three female figures, one standing naked at front, 81mm (Classens 131; cf. BDW 2, 309, and 5, 124). A charming example of Art Deco, extremely fine and attractively patinated, with a maroon cord for suspension (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £150
Groats (2), First coinage, i.m. crowned portcullis and i.m. castle (N 1762; S 2316) [2]. First very fine/fine, second almost very fine (£150-200)
18th To 20th Century issues (169, including 3 silver). Fair to fine, some better (£80-100)
Ancient India, Kabul Valley, bronze coins (93), with types of the last Bactrian King Hermaeus [93]. From an old hoard, mainly about fine (£80-100)
Issac ii, Angelus (1185-1195), Electrum Aspron Trachy, Virgin enthroned facing, reverse Archangel Michael & Isaac standing facing (S 2002); Manuel I (1238-1265), silver Asper (S 2601) and assorted Folles and billon Aspron Tracheys of Basil I to Alexius III [Lot]. The first coin very fine, the others mostly fine to good fine (£180-200)
Durotriges (40-35 BC), Billon Quarter-Staters (20) (VA 1260). Some buckled and one damaged, fine (£180-220)
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