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Olympic Games, Stockholm, 1912, a plated Participant’s badge by Sporrong & Co, ancient Greek athlete’s head above panel with 3 Swedish crowns, 37 x 25mm; Official Olympic Merit Media, 1912, a silver miniature of the medal by E. Lindberg, 23 x 15mm [2]. First good very fine but lacks pin, second extremely fine £120-150
£120–£150
Olympic Games, Stockholm, 1912, a gilt and enamelled souvenir badge, crowned Swedish arms, rev. stamped inp, 23mm; bronze souvenir pin, naked discus thrower, rev. stamped import [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £65
Olympic Games, Paris, 1924, a silver award medal by A. Rivaud, two naked athletes, rev. sporting implements, 55mm (cf. DNW 54, 985). Extremely fine and patinated £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £2,100
Olympic Games, Paris, 1924, a bronze participant's medal by R. Bénard, winged figure crowns athlete, rev. city view in cartouche, 55mm (Gadoury 2; cf. DNW 56, 864). Good very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £130
Olympic Games, Paris, 1924, a uniface oval brass cliché by F.P. Lasserre, male athlete with hand raised in foreground, stadium and runners behind, 133 x 78cm (cf. DNW 38, 804). About extremely fine £50-70
£50–£70
Olympic Games, Amsterdam, 1928, a gold Winner's medal by G. Cassioli, awarded for Greco-Roman wrestling, Victory seated above stadium, rev. winner carried aloft by jubilant athletes, 55mm, 68.06g. A little scuffed, otherwise nearly extremely fine and extremely rare £3,000-3,500
Hammer Price: £3,200
Olympic Games, Amsterdam, 1928, a presentation medal by B. Mackennal and Pinches, two victorious athletes in quadriga, rev. wreath, named (Presented by the British Olympic Association to Baron George Marochetti, in Recognition of Services Rendered to the British Team at the IX Olympiade, Amsterdam 1928), 51mm. Good very fine, extremely rare £300-500
£300–£500
Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936, a cast bronze participant’s medal by O. Placzek, semi-naked athletes mounting podium, rev. bell decorated with eagles holding Olympic rings in claws, 68mm (cf. DNW M7, 2502). Good very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £240
Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936, Medal for Assistance, in white metal, unsigned, Olympic rings over eagle, rev. fur verdienstvolle mitarbeit bei den olympischen spielen, 1936, 37mm. Good very fine; with suspension loop and ring £100-150
£100–£150
Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936, a white enamel openwork badge, Brandenburg Gate and Olympic rings; a circular base metal badge, same image, 26mm, on cloth roundel; an Olympic rings pin, perhaps also for Berlin [3]. Fine to very fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £55
Olympic Games, London, 1948, a shaped rectangular bronze official’s badge, Houses of Parliament with Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, Olympic rings below, 48 x 33mm (cf. DNW 54, 989). Extremely fine; with original navy blue ribbon £70-90
Hammer Price: £95
Winter Olympics, Oslo, 1952, a base metal and enamel pin by R. Wibeto, Oslo, 18mm. Some damage to enamel, otherwise nearly very fine £40-60
£40–£60
Equestrian Olympic Games, Stockholm, 1956, a uniface gilt metal and green enamel official’s badge by J. Sjösvärd for Lagerströms Mjölby, classical Greek horseman left, Olympic rings below, 37 x 28mm. Extremely fine, rare £600-700
Hammer Price: £260
Equestrian Olympic Games, Stockholm, 1956, a uniface openwork gilt metal official’s badge by J. Sjösvärd for Lagerströms Mjölby, classical Greek horseman to left, Olympic rings below, lotus leaf suspender, 46 x 30mm. Extremely fine, rare £600-700
£600–£700
Equestrian Olympic Games, Stockholm, 1956, a small uniface openwork gilt metal officials' badge by J. Sjösvärd for Lagerströms Mjölby, classical Greek horseman to left, Olympic rings below, 20 x 15mm. Extremely fine £90-120
£90–£120
50th Anniversary of the Stockholm Olympics, 1962, a bronze plaque by Sporrong & Co after E. Lindberg and B. Mackennal, version of the participants' medal and official badge, 72 x 111mm; together with a gilt copy of the badge, dated 1962 [2]. Extremely fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £50
Sweden, Olympic Committee, c. 1962, an enamelled gilt Member's lapel pin by Sporrong & Co; together with other Olympic-related lapel pins by Sporrong (8), including Olympic ring, SIAF, Rome 1960, Mexico 1968, etc [Lot]. Extremely fine, much as made £100-150
Algeria, Gouvernement Générale de l’Algérie, a silver award medal by J.-J. Barre, laureate head right, rev. wreath, named (A Mr Rochet (Léon), Médn Aide-Majr, Cholera, 1867-68), 51mm. Small reverse edge nick, otherwise extremely fine or better; in fitted case £60-80
Hammer Price: £360
Austria, Charles V, 1537, a cast silver medal by H. Reinhart the Elder, half-length bust of Charles V right, in regalia, wearing soft cap and holding sceptre and orb, rev. shield supported by crowned double-headed Imperial eagle, flanked by pillars of Hercules, 64mm, 71.72g (Habich II, 1/1926; Pollard 740; Kress 606; Bernhart 93; Horsky 870; Lanna 598; Löbbecke 564). A good and probably contemporary cast, tooling to design and fields [removing the plvs vltra legend from the reverse], top...
Hammer Price: £450
Austria, Breslau, c. 1675, a silver Baptismal medal by J. Buchheim, Wise Men worship the infant Christ at the stable, rev. circumcision of the infant Christ within an ornamental chapel, 65mm, 90.21g (Goppel 1077; Jaschke 2848). Very fine and toned, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £290
Belgian Congo, Aux Createurs des Congo Belge et Français, 1935, a bronze medal by E.H. Becker, head of elephant above railway viaduct, forest in background, rev. busts of Leopold II, Livingstone and de Brazza, palm fronds around, 68mm. Good very fine, scarce £80-100
Hammer Price: £80
Bolivia, President Belzu Proclaimed, 1854, a gold medalet, Potosí, bust over wreath, rev. mother and children, 14mm, About extremely fine £70-90
Canada, Governor General’s Medal, 1888, in silver, by A. Wyon, conjoined busts of Lord and Lady Stanley of Preston left, rev. arms, 51mm. Edge knock at 9 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine, dark-toned; in contemporary fitted case by Hancocks & Co £80-100
Hammer Price: £170
Denmark, Tercentenary of the Reformation in Denmark, 1836, a silver medal by C. Christensen, bust of Frederick VI three-quarters left, rev. Dania greeting figure of Religion above an altar, 54mm (Slg. Whiting 686). Extremely fine, deeply toned £120-150
Egypt, Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez, 1888, a silver medal by L.-O. Roty, seated figure of La France holding torch, being presented with a bag of money by a robed figure, rev. legend commemorating the opening of the Canal in 1869, 42mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.89; Coll. R. Marx 21; PBE –; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.25, 147; BDM V, 230; cf. DNW M10, 1487). Extremely fine £40-50
Egypt, 14th International Navigation Congress, Cairo, 1926, a light bronze medal by S.E. Vernier, bust of Fuad I right, rev. inscription, ship, boats and lighthouse above, 72mm. Extremely fine, scarce £60-80
Hammer Price: £100
France, Foundation Stone for the Extension to The Louvre Laid, Paris, 1624, a copper medal by P. Regnier, laureate bust of Louis XIII right, rev. façade of the Louvre, 33mm (BMC II, 95; Mazerolle 489; BDM V, 64; cf. Clifford 453). Good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £110
France, Cardinal Richelieu, 1630, a cast bronze medal by J. Warin, bust right, rev. figure of France, crowned by Victory, seated in triumphal car drawn by four horses, Fame blows a trumpet whilst Fortune is chained behind, beaded border, 75mm (BMC [Jones] 183; Jones, Warin, 4; Maz, Warin, I, 5; Trésor II, pl.XXI, 2/3). A good quality cast with integral suspension loop; unfortunate shallow scratches in front of face, otherwise very fine with deep bronze patination £300-400
£300–£400
France, Louise Perachon, c. 1650, a uniface cast bronze medal by C. Warin, bust right, her hair in netted bun, a drop ear-ring and loose, draped dress, beaded border, 94mm (BMC [Jones] 313; Trésor II, 32, 4; Rondot 270, 6). Cast with integral suspension loop; the border outside the beads a little uneven, but a good original cast, very fine with even brown patina, rare, Jones lists just seven examples £200-300
Hammer Price: £160
France, Bataille d’Essling et passage du Danube, 1809, a copper medal by G.A. Brenet and D.V. Denon, reclining river-god, rev. French soldiers crossing bridge, 40mm (Bramsen 859). Extremely fine £90-120
France, Obsequies for the Duc de Montebello, 1810, a copper medal by A. Galle, laureate bust left, rev. legend in 20 lines, 68mm (Bramsen 971; Julius 2289; d’Essling 1314). One slight edge knock, otherwise extremely fine £80-100
France, Maximilien Robespierre, 1835, a large uniface cast copper bas-relief medal by P.J. David d'Angers, bust left wearing jacket and cravat, hair tied in queue, facsimile signature behind head, signed and dated below truncation, the hollowed reverse without founder's mark or name, 144mm (Reinis 403). Good very fine with dark patination £150-200
£150–£200
France, Jeune Homme, 1849, a cast bronze bas-relief plaque by C. Pètro [cast by J. Goussel], bare head to right with drooping moustache and goatee beard, 255 x 218mm, back engraved ‘Fie [Fonderie] de J Goussel, Metz, 1863’. Dusty surface, otherwise very fine £60-80
£60–£80
France, Napoleon III, 1857, a uniface bronze cliché plaque, head right, date below, 175 x 136mm. In high relief, good very fine £40-50
Hammer Price: £20
France, Jules-Élie Delaunay, c. 1890, a uniface bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, 96mm (PBE –; BDM I, 408). Good very fine, scarce £80-100
France, 50e Anniversaire de la Fondation de la Maison Christofle, 1892, a bronzed electrotype plaque by L.-O. Roty, goldsmith at work, standing at his bench, dish placed at his feet, 184 x 89mm (cf. Roty Compagnonnage p.89; BDM V, 234). About extremely fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £90
France, Funeral of President Carnot, 1894, a bronze plaque by L.-O. Roty, Carnot’s body lying in state, rev. funeral cortège, 80 x 57mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.89; Coll. R. Marx 70; PBE 860; CGMP p.358; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 175; BDM VI, 237-8; Jones, Art of the Medal, 323; Baxter 35; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 27; cf. DNW 70C, 2474). Nearly extremely fine £50-70
France, Gaston Paris, 1897, a bronze plaque by J.-C. Chaplain, bust right, rev. dedication inscription in 12 lines, 99 x 81mm (PBE –; BDM I, 404). Good very fine £70-90
£70–£90
France, Le Nid, c. 1900, a silver plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, naked wood nymph kneeling on rock, discovering bird’s nest in a tree with two birds in it, rev. naked child seated on branch, playing with a bird, named (L’Orphélinat des Agents des PTT, a Mr Mosser), 66 x 37mm (Maier 121; PBE 319; CGMP p.175; BDM I, 666; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.20, 67; cf. DNW M11, 1804). Extremely fine; in original fitted case £60-80
Hammer Price: £70
France, La République, c. 1900, a silver award medal by H. Dubois, adapted as a Prix de Tir for the Ministre de la Guerre, head of Marianne right, rev. naked youth seated on plinth, marksmen behind, 50mm. Some edge nicks, otherwise good very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £60
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