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Italy, a finely cast and chased early 17th Century silver medal, of St. Peter and St. Paul, their busts viz a viz, reverse modonna and angels, Christ behind, 37 x 52mm (including an elaborate suspention loop). Good very fine and rare (£80-120)
Hammer Price: £80
Papacy, Leo XIII, large uniface cast bronze portrait plaquette, unsigned and undated, probably central European work and late 19th century, 182 x 125mm. Extremely fine, about as made (£70-80)
£70–£80
Netherlands, Peter Jurieu, c. 1680, Æ cast, by Jan Smeltzing, draped bust left, Hebrew inscription below, reverse winged hydra advancing left, 60mm. Very fine and scarce (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £50
New Zealand, New Zealand, Æ medals, Victoria’s Golden Jubilee (2), Nelson, Westport, Otago Jubilee 1898, good very fine, WM medals (2), Otago & Southland Presbyterian Jubilee 1898 [5]. Extremely fine except as stated, all pierced (£25-30)
Hammer Price: £30
Poland, Lucy-Sieminski, large uniface cast bronze portrait plaquette, undated and unsigned, loop for suspension, 120mm. Extremely fine, about as made (£60-80)
£60–£80
Portugal, Famous Ships of the Portuguese Fleets, set of eight bronze plaquettes (8), 65 x 45mm, in case of issue. About as struck (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £20
South Africa, Bloemfontein, c. 1890, silver, lozenge-shaped society medal, 37 x 60mm, lamb standing on platform, reverse upright sword on cross, suspension loop. Extremely fine, rare (£20-40)
Spain, Ferinand of Toledo, Duke of Alva, 1568, cast bronze, draped and armoured bust right, reverse trophies of arms, 38mm (v. Loon I, 121.1). Very fine and rare (£80-120)
£80–£120
Sweden, Johan August Strindberg, white metal portrait medal by Ekwall, 45mm. Very fine (£10-15)
Sweden, Sweden, Nobel prize, specimen striking (?) in unknown metal of light weight. Noticeably discoloured, otherwise better than very fine (£15-20)
Hammer Price: £10
Switzerland. SPORTing Interest, Group of two medals with original boxes, ENGELBERG, BOBSLEIGH, silvered Æ medal 30 mm by Huguenin and ASSOCIATION DES INTéRêTS DE LAUSANNe, GOLF 1935, Æ medal 49 mm by Milo Martin (born in Morges, 1893. See Benezit p.25) [2]. Good very fine (£30-40)
United States of America, Thoreau, silver medal issued by the Medallic Art Co., New York, matt finish, 45mm. About as struck (£20-25)
£20–£25
United States of America, Charles Dickens, 1932, bronze portrait medal, issued by Charles Sessler, 71mm, in case of issue. Extremely fine (£20-30)
Miscellaneous European Renaissance and later medals in base metals (8) [8]. Mostly aftercasts, some fine (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £40
France, 17th cent. France. Priapes et Nymphes, a uniface cast bronze medal signed DUPRÉ.F., two nymphs adorning a statue of Priapus, 66mm (cf. Coll. G. Gallet [Paris, 1924], pl.xxx, 235; BDM –). Good very fine, a detailed and attractive work, extremely rare (£350-450)
Hammer Price: £280
France, 19th cent. France. Virgin and Child, a uniface cast anepigraphic plaque, unsigned, Virgin and child in central tablet, 122 x 103mm. Small piercing at top for suspension, very fine and of good style, rare (£50-70)
France, 1829. France. Théodore Mionnet, Aged 59, a large uniface cast bronze portrait medal by A.J. Depaulis, bust right, 164mm (BDM I, 559). Tiny piercing for suspension at top, otherwise good very fine, a handsome and attractive piece (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £200
1832. Bolivia/FRANCE. Simon Bolivar, a large uniface portrait plaque by D. d’Angers, cast by Thiébaut & Fils, bust in military uniform left, 151mm (BDM – [only 1838 type listed]; Paris Exh. Cat. 1966 –). A good cast with interesting founder’s signature; bold style, better than very fine and rare (£150-180)
Hammer Price: £500
France, c.1840. France. General Kleber, a large uniface oval cast bronze medal, unsigned [after D. d’Angers], bust of Kleber three-quarters right, 255 x 215mm (cf. BDM I, 527; cf. BDW 2, 304). Very fine and rare; set into a wooden base (£100-150)
£100–£150
France, 1848. France. J.P. Marat, a large uniface cast bronze medal, signed P. d’Asson (?), bust left in cap, NE POUVANT LE CORROMPRE ILS L’ONT ASSASSINE behind, MARAT, L’AMI DU PEUPLE below, 225mm. Pierced for suspension at top, an excellent high-relief cast, better than very fine, rare (£150-180)
£150–£180
France, c.1850. France. Portrait of a Gentleman, a large uniface cast bronze medal by E.-A. Oudiné, bust right, 175mm. A delicate cast of excellent style, better than very fine and with excellent patination, rare (£80-120)
Hammer Price: £65
France, 1883. France. Fauvette, Chienne d’Arret, a uniface bronzed lead plaque by V. Peter, bloodhound left, 133 x 74mm (BDM IV, 462; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.231, no.12). Good very fine, rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £60
France, 1886. France, Charles Piet-Lataudrie, uniface cast Æ portriat plaquette 78 x 56 mm, by O. Roty (Gazette Numis 1897, No 6, see Coll. R. Marx, No 61). Extremely fine (£70-90)
£70–£90
France, 1888. France. Théodore de Banville, a large uniface cast bronze portrait medal by A.L.M. Charpentier, bust right, 135mm (PBE 168; CGMP p.81; Coll. R. Marx 232). Very fine and as made, very rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £160
France, c.1890. France. Les Armes de France, a uniface bronze Art Nouveau plaque by J. Desbois, rear view of naked female clasping a palm tree, arms at feet, 66 x 44mm (PBE 358). Charming style, about extremely fine, very rare (£80-120)
Hammer Price: £130
1894. Belgium. International Exposition at Antwerp, silver and bronze medals by J. Baetes, bust of Leopold II right, reverse globe above cityscape, silver medal named (Mr. Liebaut), both 61mm [2]. Silver very fine, bronze almost extremely fine (£50-70)
Medals Related to Sports, 1894. Belgium. Exposition Internationale du Sport Velocipedique [Cycle Racing], Brussels, a gilt-bronze medal, signed PF, seated semi-naked female holding wreath, reverse legend in wreath, 51mm. Extremely fine and brilliant; in fitted maroon John Pinches case (£20-30)
£20–£30
1896. J. Temple Leader, large uniface Æ cast portrait medal, bust right, draped, inscription around, reverse engraved cursive inscription “Dante Sodini”, 95mm. Very fine (£60-80)
France, 1897 & 1937. BELGIUM & FRANCE. Group of two INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION Medals: Brussels 1897, 69 mm by Wolfers and Paris 1937, 72 mm by P. M. Dammann, named, good very fine f; 1926. HOLLAND. YACHT-CLUB, AR Prize Medal 75mm by Wienecke, named and dated 1929 (See BDM VI, 474), pierced at top, fine to very fine; Voluntary Service Medal, silver, named to Mrs Phyllis M. Delany, extremely fine (£50-60)
France, 1899. France. Orphée, bronze medal by M.-A. Coudray, 68mm (PBE 261; CGMP p.100; Coll. R. Marx 463; cf. BDW 3, 196; 18, 407; DW 24, 60; DNW 29, 746); 1900, Banquet des Maires, bronze plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, named (F.L. Cayez, Mauperthuis), 63 x 46mm (PBE 971; CGMP p.394; BDM VI, 243; cf. BDW 5, 27; 9, 675); 1910, Centenary of the Re-establishment of the Order of Advocates, Paris, plated bronze plaque by P.-V. Dautel for Sandoz, 75 x 55mm, stamped 76 on edge (BDM VII, 210) [3]....
France, 1899. FRANCE. ORPHEUS. Æ Prize medal 68mm by M.A. Coudray (CGMP III, 100. BDW 18 (1995), No 407). Good very fine (£40-60)
France, 1899. France. Salut au Soleil, plaques (2), in silver and bronze, by G. Dupré, elderly man and child looking at the rising sun, reverse birds above landscape, each 63 x 50mm (PBE 424; CGMP p.169; BDM I, 653; cf. BDW 14, 732; DW 24, 58) [2]. Softly worked pieces, very fine, the silver toned (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £35
France, 1899. France. Salut au Soleil, bronze plaque by G. Dupré, 63 x 50mm (PBE 424; CGMP p.169; BDM I, 653; cf. BDW 14, lot 732); 1938, Musique, bronze medal by G. Crouzat, 59mm (CGMP p.111; cf. BDW 18, 629); 1939, Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois, bronze medal by G. Crouzat, 59mm (CGMP p.110); Boxeurs [Boxers], a plated bronze prize medal by C. Charles, un-named, 50mm [4]. Second about extremely fine, others fine and better, first in original maroon fitted case (£30-50)
c.1900. Bohemia. Prague Postal Service, a silver merit medal by J.B. Pichl and J. Mauder, arms and supporters, PRAGA CAPVT REGNI, reverse standing female figure with lion, edge named (À Mr. Ovdin), 60mm. Extremely fine and toned; in red case of issue (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £45
France, c.1900. France. St Hubert, a uniface cast bronze plaque, signed L.B., St Hubert in the forest with a stag and hunting dogs, F.C.I. below, 140 x 80mm. Good very fine, an unusual hunting plaque (£50-70)
France, c.1900. France. Diane, a plated bronze medal by F. Rasumny (for Duseaux & Co?), female head right, trees in background, 55mm (BDM V, 34-5). Tastefully mounted on a silver buckle with stamped maker’s mark PFs, good fine, toned (£20-30)
France, c.1900. FRANCE. ”La SCIENCE”, Red copper decorative plaque 127/135 mm by Allar. Issued by Susse (See Kjollberg, Les Bronzes du XIXe Siecle, p38. and Benezit p.119). Extremely fine (£100-130)
Hammer Price: £120
1900. Austria. Austria’s Participation in the Universal Exposition, Paris, a fine bronze plaque by S. Schwartz, 76 x 54mm (BDM V, 429); together with other miscellaneous European copper medals (3) [4]. First extremely fine and attractive, others fine and better (£30-50)
France, 1900. France. Exposition Universelle, Paris, bronze award medal for the Aerostation, by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis and H. Dubois, named (M.M. Dubois & Nicolle), 42mm (Malpas –). Very fine, reverse better, a very rare ballooning award; in red fitted case of issue by Augier & Juliare, rue Lobineau, Paris (£40-60)
France, 1900. France. The Paris Metro, a silver-gilt award medal by G.-H. Prud’homme, robed female in front of the Town Hall, reverse CHEMIN DE FER METROPOLITAIN MUNICIPAL, etc, named (Marcellin Perrier), 50mm (PBE –; BDM –; Swan –). Good very fine, a rare and unusual medal relating to underground railways (£40-60)
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