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France, 1937. France. International Exposition of Arts and Techniques, Paris, a bronze Art Deco medal by P.-M. Dammann, standing figures, reverse ship of Paris, ARTS ET TECHNIQVES, un-named, 78mm (cf. BDW 5, 181; 13, 375; 18, 618; cf. Simmons FPL 9, 218). Rather brightly polished, but nevertheless extremely fine; in original maroon fitted case (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £35
France, 1937. France. International Exposition of Arts and Techniques, Paris, a bronze Art Deco medal by P. Turin, classical head and standing figures, reverse caduceus of Mercury divides two torches of progress, 68mm (CGMP p.382; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 188; cf. BDW 5, 183; 13, 377). Extremely fine, nicely patinated (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £110
1937. Morocco. Automobile-Club Marocain, 3rd International Rally, a uniface plated bronze plaque by Drago, enamelled in red, green and black, speeding car passes a city gate, 81 x 51mm. A very attractive and early motoring plaque from Morocco, minor edge marks but very fine and the enamelling fresh and unmarked, very rare; in original fitted red leather case (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £80
Belgium, 1938. BELGIUM. LA PROVIDENCE (Insurance Co) CENTENARY, silvered Æ commemorative medal, 70 mm by Devreese, original presentation box. Nearly extremely fine (£40-60)
£40–£60
France, 1938. FRANCE. “MOSQUéE DE PARIS”, Æ medal 68mm by Edmond E.Lindauer (CGMP III, 248). Rare, very fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £40
France, 1939. France. 150th Anniversary of the French Revolution, a cast trial of the bronze Art Deco medal by P. Turin, female head of the Republique holding a broken chain, 1789 in field, reverse fasces, wreath and helmet, 68mm; together with a similar struck bronze medal, 32mm (CGMP p.376; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 193; cf. BDW 18, 641) [2]. Extremely fine, the cast trial very rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £95
France, c. 1940. France. Société des Clubs Felins de France, a cast uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, cat seated right in high relief, SCFF in field, 62 x 48mm (cf. Simmons FPL 12, 116). About extremely fine, very rare (£40-60)
France, 1940. France. Chars de Assaut, a bronze plaque by P.-A. Morlon, winged Victory above three advancing tanks, LES CHARS AVANT-GARDE DE LA VICTOIRE, reverse garland of leaves around tablet, 96 x 56mm (CGMP p.270). Good very fine, rare (£50-70)
France, 1944. France. Resistance, a bronze Art Deco medal by P. Turin, female head of the Republique holding a broken chain, from the same die as lot no.5114 but without date, reverse lines from de Gaulle’s speech, QUOI QU’IL ARRIVE, LA FLAMME DE LA RESISTANCE, etc., named on obverse (Mme E. Terrenoire) and on edge (Hommage du Groupe de la Rue de Lille), 68mm (cf. CGMP p.376;). Extremely fine and very rare, particularly as a named medal (£80-100)
France, c.1945. France. Chambre des Metiers de la Seine, Paris, a plated bronze medal signed Grun, seated Athena, reverse sailing ship, named (M.E. Camus), 68mm. About extremely fine, scarce; in dark blue fitted case (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £55
France, 1945. France/England. The Liberation of France, a cast bronze medal by P. Turin, bust of Churchill three-quarters left in cap, reverse Churchill arms, part of Churchill’s speech at the Lord Mayor’s banquet in 1942 below, 66mm (CGMP p.1836; Engstrom 11; E. 2069; Fearon 396.2; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 195). Extremely fine, rare as a cast medal (£50-70)
£50–£70
France, c.1948. France. Le Nord, a silver medal, unsigned, standing robed figure, cornucopia below, reverse named (à Monsieur Jean Guytard, en souvenir de 31 années de bons et loyaux services, 1924-1955), 45mm (cf. Gailhouste 352). Good very fine; in green fitted case of issue (£30-40)
£30–£40
France, 1949. France. Centenary of the French Postage Stamp, a uniface silver plaque by Odette Singla for the Philately Exhibition CITEX, women in 1840s and 1940s costume, 61 x 44mm; 1954, Exposition Philatélique Nationale, Nice, a uniface bronze and enamel plaque, unsigned, 64 x 42mm [2]. Very fine and better (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £30
c.1950. Monaco. Société Canine de Monaco, an octagonal gilt-bronze medal by Drago, Grimaldi arms on mantle, shield enamelled in red and white, reverse view of Monaco harbour, 52mm. Practically as struck, scarce; in original blue case by Drago of Paris and Nice (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £20
Portugal, 1952. PORTUGAL. MARTIN SAIN. (Petrol Industry in Portugal), Jubilee 1938/1952, large Homage Æ medal 90mm by Joao da Silva (See Cat Expo “Médailles portugaises du XX ême Siecle” (Ass. Promotion de la Medaille Belgique, 1991), p80, no25), original presentation box. Extremely fine (£80-100)
£80–£100
France, 1955. France. Railway World Speed Record Established, a bronze medal by G. Guiraud, female figure holds tablet inscribed 331km/h, electric flashes behind, reverse legend in 12 lines, 68mm. Small stain in obverse field, otherwise about extremely fine; in maroon case of issue (£40-60)
Brazil, 1956. Brazil. 50th Anniversary of Santos-Dumont’s Flight at Bagatelle, a bronze medal by Glinpica, bust three-quarters right in hat, reverse Brazilian arms, 55mm. Extremely fine, scarce (£40-60)
France, 1957. France. Robert Alkan Prize, a bronze award medal by R. Cochet, bust of Alkan left, reverse airliner on globe, un-named, 68mm. Extremely fine; in maroon case of issue (£40-60)
France, 1965. France. Giuseppe Verdi, a large cast bronze medal by Lilla Kunvari for the Club Français de la Medaille, bust three-quarters left, reverse figures enacting scenes from Rigoletto, il Trovatore and Othello, edge stamped EE/200, 134mm (CGMP p.1085; Niggl 3922). Extremely fine; a pre-series issue (£80-120)
Hammer Price: £65
Medals Related to Music, France, 1966. France. Johann Sebastian Bach, a large cast bronze medal by S. Holme for the Club Française de la Medaille, bust almost facing, reverse abstract architectural composition, edge stamped EE/75, 141mm (CGMP p.936; Niggl 2400a). Extremely fine; a pre-series issue (£80-120)
£80–£120
Portugal, 1968. Portugal. The 1100th Anniversary of Vima Peres, bronze medals by C. Almeida (2), seal, reverse early map, both 80mm [2]. As struck; both in green wallets as issued (£10-15)
£10–£15
France, 1969. Portugal/France. The Launching of the Submarine Cachalote, a bronze medal by G. Guiraud for Arthus-Bertrand, Portuguese man-o’-war, reverse submarine, whale below, 75mm; 1969, The Launching of the Submarine Delfim, a similar bronze medal by G. Guiraud for Arthus-Bertrand, reverse submarine, dolphin below, 75mm [2]. Both extremely fine; in official maroon card cases with compliment slips from the Portuguese ambassador to France (£40-60)
Spain, 1975. Spain. Phallus, a silver medal by S. Dali, surreal rendering of a male penis, reverse surreal allegorical crown, 100mm (cf. BDW 18, 674). Some marks and bumps on edge, otherwise very fine, rare (£200-240)
£200–£240
France, 1899. France. Jeunesse, a silver plaque by J.-P. Legastelois for the SAMF, bust of a girl right, reverse irises, edge stamped 172, 60 x 48mm (Coll. R. Marx 89; PBE 529; BDM III, 372). Extremely fine, a charming and rare plaque (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £160
France, 1899. France. Maternité, a large uniface cast bronze plaque by A.L.M. Charpentier [for the SAMF], mother seated on chair breast-feeding her baby, 247 x 165mm (cf. Coll. R. Marx 92; PBE 150; BDM I, 411; cf. ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.58, no.22). Good very fine, rare (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £220
France, 1900. France. Combat de Cerfs, a large uniface cast bronze plaque by G. Gardet [for the SAMF], two stags fighting, other animals watching the contest, trees in background, 320 x 208mm (cf. Coll. R. Marx 99; cf. PBE 463; BDM II, 201; cf. BDW 18, 417). A large and impressive cast, better than very fine and very rare; with integral loop for mounting on back (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £210
France, 1900. France. La Musique Guerrière, a silver medal by P.F. Niclausse for the SAMF, young female head left, hair blown by the wind, singing a song of war, reverse naked Roman warrior with sword and shield, being guided by the music, edge stamped 31, 61mm (Coll. R. Marx 94; BDM IV, 259 [quotes 1898]). Almost extremely fine, rare (£70-90)
France, 1901. France. Solidarité, a silver plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon for the SAMF, two blacksmiths at an anvil pledging their friendship one to the other, reverse young woman assisting a mother by holding her baby in a kitchen, edge stamped 52, 76 x 54mm (Coll. R. Marx 104; BDM VI, 238, 240). About extremely fine, toned, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £120
France, 1902. France. La Bretagne, a silver medal by C. Dufresne for the SAMF, peasant fisher-woman in traditional costume seated by a window, reverse Breton cross Calvary on the ocean-shore, edge stamped 25, 56mm (Coll. R. Marx 107; BDM I, 643). About extremely fine, rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £60
France, 1902. France. Hôpital des Jeunes Aveugles, a silver plaque by H. Lefebvre for the SAMF, a group of young blind women listen to one of their number playing a sitar, reverse blind girl with dog knocking at the hospice door, edge stamped 60, 81 x 69mm (Coll. R. Marx 108; PBE 524; BDM III, 369). Extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
France, 1903. France. L’Accalmie, a cast silver plaque by J.M.M. Cazin for the SAMF, an old woman and a man looking out to sea after a tempest, reverse wreck of a boat, edge stamped 19, 81 x 66mm (Coll. R. Marx 111; PBE 42; BDM I, 375; The Medal 44, p.40). A poignant rendition, extremely fine and very rare (£150-180)
France, 1903. France. Les Jeunes Enfants or Ronde Enfantine, a silver plaque by C. Pillet for the SAMF, mother lying on ground with book, cuddling her child, reverse four children dancing in a circle, edge stamped 52, 66 x 53mm (Coll. R. Marx 113; PBE 715; BDM IV, 537). Extremely fine, an attractive and charming plaque (£80-100)
France, 1904. France. Caresses, or Caresse d’Enfant, a silver medal by O. Yencesse for the SAMF, mother holds child who caresses her face, reverse branch of apple blossom, edge stamped 6, 45mm (Coll. R. Marx 119; PBE 1010; BDM VI, 693). Softly worked but a piece of great charm, obverse very fine, reverse extremely fine, rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £90
France, 1905. France. Le Rêve du Travailleur, a silver medal by J.V.J.A. Ségoffin for the SAMF, naked workman sat under a tree, sailing boat and rising sun behind, reverse the death of the workman, other figures seated and kneeling around, edge stamped 51, 68mm (Coll. R. Marx 121; BDM V, 463; cf. BDW 9, 686). Extremely fine and rare (£100-120)
France, 1905. France. Soldats, a silver plaque by P. Roger-Bloche for the SAMF, soldiers returning from a march, reverse crouching soldier in a flat landscape, edge stamped 50, 80 x 55mm (Coll. R. Marx 125; BDM VIII, 168). Extremely fine and very rare (£100-130)
France, 1906. France. Les Mineurs, a silver medal by H.L. Gréber for the SAMF, miners at work at a coal-face, LA MINE, reverse miner attempting to take cover from an explosion caused by fire-damp, LE GRISOU, edge stamped 51, 72mm (Coll. R. Marx 127; BDM VII, 393; Hamlet –). Tiny rim knock on reverse at 4 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine and extremely rare, one of the most difficult of all the SAMF issues to find in commerce (£280-320)
£280–£320
France, 1906. France. Les Singes, a silver plaque by Jouve for the SAMF, seated monkey holding an Egyptian statue in a front paw, reverse four monkeys sat on a branch, edge stamped 48, 61 x 53mm (Coll. R. Marx 128; BDM VII, 491; cf. BDW 18, 443). About extremely fine and very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £190
France, 1906. France. Le Vent, a silver medal by C. Lefèvre for the SAMF, naked female shielding old lady seated on ground from the wind, reverse trees in landscape blown by wind, edge stamped 41, 69mm (Coll. R. Marx 129). Has been polished, but better than very fine, rare (£80-100)
France, 1906. France. Le Vent, a bronze medal by C. Lefèvre for the SAMF, similar, but edge stamped F, 69mm (Coll. R. Marx 129); together with a uniface trial of the reverse, also 69mm [2]. Medal extremely fine, trial very fine (£80-100)
France, 1908. France. Le Maréchal-Ferrant, a silver plaque by F. Gaudissard for the SAMF, two blacksmiths shoeing a horse, reverse blacksmiths at work in a forge, edge stamped 142, 66 x 50mm (Coll. R. Marx 139; cf. BDW 18, 455). Extremely fine, very rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £85
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