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Medals Related to Navigation, France, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Centenary, 1955, bronze medal by Marcel Renard, standing female figure, map in background, reverse ships and legend, 68mm, in box of issue. Extremely fine (£15-18)
Hammer Price: £15
France, France/U.S.A., Maréchal Joffre, 1917, a large uniface light bronze plaque by L.F. Ragot, bust of Joffre in cap right, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA APRIL 25 1917 below, back stamped A121, 112mm. Minor marks, about very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £35
Germany, Germany, small white metal for the entry into Paris, 1814; France, Monneron 5-Sols, 1792, and resin impressions of medals of famous Frenchmen (5) [7]. First good very fine but somewhat discoloured, second fine to very fine but with some knocks to rim, others poor (£15-20)
Germany, Germany, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, miscellaneous medals, 1863-96, from Leipzig, Dresden, etc., all in base metal. [9]. Three fine, others very fine or better (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £30
Medals Related to Aviation, Germany, Aviation, iron plaquette, c.1916-17, by M. Götze, winged helmetted figure, aircraft behind, reverse plain, 75mm x 45mm. Very fine, rare (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £55
Germany, Germany, Meissen, medals, 1921 to 1923, in porcelain and terracotta (6, including two of Luther); DDR, terracotta medal for the Meeresmuseum, undated. Extremely fine (£30-40)
£30–£40
Medals Related to the Olympic Games, Germany, Fourth Winter Olympics, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 1936, official steel and enamel car plaque, stamped ‘C. Poellath Scrobenhausen’ on reverse, 91mm. Extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £85
Italy, India, Visit of the Prince of Wales to Bombay, 1921, oval bronze portrait medal, surmounted by plumes, with loop for suspension, 55mm X 30mm (Puddester 921.3). Very fine (£15-20)
£15–£20
Italy, Italy, Lodovico Ariosto, cast bronze medal by Pastorino, c.1560, 35mm (BDM IV, 409, 413), a very late aftercast, but about very fine; together with Netherlands, miscellaneous medals of Philip, Baron de Montmorency, Catherine de Medici, and Ferdinand of Toledo (7) (v.L. I, 35, 76.2, 121.1, 125.1, 136.1 [2]). [8]. Mostly aftercasts, fine and better, one in lead (£50-100)
£50–£100
Italy, Antonio Magliabecchi, bronze portrait medal by Maria Antonio Gennaro, draped bust right, reverse Magliabecchi seated reading under a tree, figure representing a Greek philosopher in the distance, 45mm (BDM V, p.240 – illustr.). Good extremely fine and of very attractive colour (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £95
Italy, Tuscany, Cosimo Serristori, bronze medal by Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi, 1711, draped bust right, cos. serristori patritivs. florent. around, reverse standing figure of Mansuetudine gazing tenderly at a lamb which she holds in her arms, military trophies at her feet, nec. fascibvs. vllis. erigitvr. around, date in exergue below, 88mm (MBT [Vanel and Toderi p.101, 63; Johnston p.157, fig. 161 and p.172, fig. 180). Good very fine (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £220
Italy, Maria Antonio di Gennaro, lead portrait medal, by Johann Karl Hedlinger, bust right, reverse legend in eleven lines, 41mm (BDM V, p.241). With some small marks to rim and traces of past lacquering but still attractive and better than very fine, rare (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £40
Italy, Sardinia, Carlo Emmanuele III, damascened bronze portrait medal by Jacques Antoine Dassier, undated, draped and armoured bust three-quarters right, reverse standing figure of king in Roman military uniform, Victory to right, Minerva seated on a cloud to left, 55mm (BDM II, p.511). With a quite severe knock to the obverse rim, and another on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, an impressive medal and the damascened reverse particularly effective (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £100
Italy, Lombardy and Venetia, Coronation of Emperor Ferdinand I, 1838, bronze medal by Luigi Manfredini, head right, reverse Coronation scene, 52mm (BDM III, p. 554). Good extremely fine (£20-30)
Italy, Venice, Ninth Meeting of Italian Scientists, Venice, 1847, bronze medal by Antonio Fabris, head of Marco Polo right, reverse building, 57mm. Better than very fine but somewhat mishandled, with bump to obverse rim (£15-20)
Italy, Italy, War of Independence and Unification, [1861], silver medal by D. Canzani, bust of Victor Emanuel II left, reverse standing figure of Italia, 32mm, with integral suspension loop; together with Piedmont, 245 Legion [of the Army], 1929, silver uniface badge, and a Vatican gilt medal, 1934. [3]. First about very fine, others better (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £45
Italy, 150th Anniversary of Generali, 1981, oval-shaped bronze medal by Emilio Greco, struck by Johnston, head and shoulders of a young woman embracing an older bearded man, reverse generali 1831 – 1981, 80mm x 75mm, in red felt case of issue. Mint state (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £170
Italy: Papal States, Innocent XI, bronze gilt portrait medal, 1679, year 3, bust right, reverse St. Peter seated holding keys, 33mm. Good very fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £75
Medals Related to the Olympic Games, Japan, Japan, Eleventh Winter Olympics, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 1972, silvered bronze medal, 64mm. Extreemly fine (£20-30)
£20–£30
Netherlands, Philip II and Anne of Austria, 1572, cast bronze medal, unsigned, 32mm (v.L. I, 147.1), with suspension loops; William of Orange and Charlotte de Bourbon, 1577, cast light bronze medal by C. Bloc, 44mm (BDM I, 197), small piercing; William of Orange and Prince William, 1579, cast bronze medal by C. Bloc, 38mm (BDM I, 197), suspension loop; Matthias of Austria, 1579, cast bronze medal, unsigned, 35mm (v.L. I, 247.3); Prince Maurice, 1602, cast light bronze medal by G. van...
£40–£60
Netherlands, Albert of Austria, 1598, cast bronze medal, unsigned, reverse ASSIDVITATE, 40mm (v.L. I, 509); Albert and Isabella, cast bronze medal, unsigned, busts in ruffs either side, 42mm (v.L. I, 524.2). [2]. First very fine, second better (£50-70)
£50–£70
Netherlands, Maurice, Prince of Orange, 1616, oval copper-washed lead medal by S. de Passe, three-quarter bust right, reverse crowned arms in Garter, 62 x 44mm (BDM IV, 399). Lightly rubbed on nose, otherwise very fine or better and a piece of very detailed work; with integral suspension loop (£50-70)
Netherlands, Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and Amelia van Solms, large silver-plated bronze medal, undated [c.1647], unsigned, 84mm; together with Haarlem, silver jeton, c.1640, reverse printing press, 31mm (cf. v.L. III, 149). [2]. Good fine and fine (£40-60)
Netherlands, Peace of Ryswick, 1697, silver medalets by J. Luder (4, minor varieties), all 20mm (v.L. 190.2; Pax 344-7; cf. KPK 1880; M.I. 175/464); Peace of Utrecht, 1713, silver medal by J. Croker, 34mm (v.L. 660.2; M.I. 400/257); other base metal medals (2). [7]. Fine and better (£60-80)
£60–£80
Netherlands, Peace Negotiations between the United Provinces and France, 1745, silver medalet by N. van Swinderen, 25mm (v.L. Sup. 197; Pax 532; BDM V, 718); Bicentenary of the Deliverance of Alkmaar, 1773, silver medal by J.M. Lageman, 27mm (v.L. Sup. 484); other Dutch medals, 1622-1775, in silver (1), base metal (4). [7]. Mostly fine or better, but first two rather bright from past cleaning (£40-60)
Netherlands, Commencement of the New Year, 1747, silver medals by M. Holtzhey (2), standing figure, reverse kneeling figure at altar, thunderbolts around, 34 and 26mm (v.L. 221; KPK 2954). [2]. Extremely fine and attractively toned, a matching pair (£60-80)
Netherlands, Centenary of the Peace of Munster, 1748, silver medal by M. Holtzhey, Dutch lion trampling on arms, flags and obelisk above, reverse kneling figure at altar between columns, worshipping crowd around, 61mm (v.L. 270; OP 771; Pax 193). Tiny piercing at top, a few light marks in obverse field, otherwise very fine and toned (£100-120)
£100–£120
Netherlands, Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle and the New Year Festivities at the Hague, 1749, silver medal by J.G. Holtzhey, seated figure of Justice with impedimenta, 35mm (BDM II, 537). Very fine and toned, scarce
£60–£70
Netherlands, Commencement of the New Year, 1750, silver medal by J.G. Holtzhey, Hollandia seated beneath orange tree, reverse winged figure with axe and dividers, 44mm (BDM II, 537). Very fine, light grey tone
£70–£90
Netherlands, Commencement of the New Year, 1751, silver medal by J.G. Holtzhey, 27mm (v.L. 296; DPR. 1160); together with Commencement of the New Year, 1755, silver medal by N. van Swinderen, 25mm (DPR 1263). [2]. Very fine and better, first rather bright from brushing, second toned (£40-60)
Netherlands, Commencement of the New Year, 1754, silver medal by J.G. Holtzhey, winged figure scattering flowers from cornucopia over agricultural scene, reverse seated and kneeling figures, 48mm (cf. v.L. 332; KPK 2995; BDM VII, 458). Extremely fine with brilliant fields (£80-100)
£80–£100
Netherlands, Commencement of the New Year, 1754, silver medal by J.G. Holtzhey, similar, 35mm (cf. v.L. 332; KPK 2996; BDM VII, 458). Good very fine, attractive deep olive tone (£50-70)
Netherlands, Commencement of the New Year, 1761, silver medal by J.G. Holtzhey, Time holding baby in his arms, symbols of the European war behind, reverse seated female with impedimenta, 45mm (v.L. 362; KPK 3072; BDM VII, 458; cf. BDW 13, 1051). Light scuffing, very fine (£80-100)
Netherlands, The Four Seasons, 1765, silver medal, unsigned, Hollandia seated, reverse four cherubs in the act of sowing, reaping and harvesting crops, 38mm (cf. KPK 3103). About extremely fine, rare (£70-90)
Netherlands, Treaty of Armed Neutrality between Russia, the United Provinces, Denmark and Sweden, 1780, silver medal by A. van Baerll, arms of the four nations, reverse JEHOVAH, etc., in 8 lines, 32mm (v.L. Sup. 548; Betts 572; Jan Veth Coll., lot 1547). Very fine, obverse better and with light olive tone (£80-100)
Netherlands, Treaty with France, 1785, silver medal by J. Everts, standing figure of Holland beckoning to standing figure of France, reverse 8-line legend, 45mm (v.L. 628; KPK 3462; BDM VII, 283). Extremely fine and attractively toned (£100-130)
Hammer Price: £70
Netherlands, Treaty of Fontainebleau Signed, 1785, silver medal by J. Everts, seated lion with caduceus, city view behind, reverse lion chained to obelisk, 45mm. Minor surface and rim marks, otherwise very fine and toned (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £60
Netherlands, Death of John van de Capellen and Preliminaries to the Treaty of Fontainebleau, 1785, silver medal by J.G. Holtzhey, standing figures on obelisk inscribed to Capellen, reverse seated figure with coats of arms, 45mm (v.L. 618/612; Pax 963; KPK 3451; Slg. Julius 2841; BDM VII, 459). Fields rather scuffed, particularly obverse which is rather bright from old cleaning, otherwise very fine, rare (£90-120)
£90–£120
Netherlands, Bicentenary of the Utrecht Union, 1779, silver medal by A. van Baerll, 32mm (v.L. Sup. 538; KPK 3342; BDM VII, 38); 25th Anniversary of the Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel as Commander of ‘sHertogenbosch, 1776, silver medalet, 27mm (v.L. Sup. 508); 50th Anniversary of the Renswoude Institute, Delft, 1806, white metal medal by D. van der Kellen Snr., 39mm (v.L. 898; BDM III, 132); other medals (2, one in silver). [5]. Second fine, others about very fine and better (£35-50)
£35–£50
Netherlands, The New Century, 1800, silver medals (3), by Loos (2), and one signed St. (? Stettner), all 36mm; together with a Calendar medal, 1767, 38mm. [4]. Fine and better, last with large piercing (£40-60)
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