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Peace of Utrecht, 1713, a white metal medal by J. Croker, laureate and draped bust left, rev. Britannia seated holding olive branch and spear, ship to left and farming scene to right, 59mm (MI II, 399/256; E 458; Pax 430). Some marks in fields, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare, apparently unrecorded in this metal £200-260
£200–£260
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, issuer uncertain, Halliday’s Pennies, 1811 (3), 18.01g/12h (W 415), 18.54g/12h (W 416), 22.94g/12h (W 418, this piece illustrated) [3]. W 415 about extremely fine, others extremely fine and better, W 416 with glossy reflective surfaces, W 418 with considerable original colour £180-220
£180–£220
Ouzel Galley Society, Dublin, c. 1803, a gilt-copper medal, unsigned, standing figure of Justice, rev. galley left, 32mm (cf. W 2329ff). Pierced with loop-mount and ribbon attached, some marks in fields and a file-mark on edge, otherwise about extremely fine, extremely rare £200-260
Withdrawn
Edward, Prince of Wales, c. 1925, a large bronze portait medal, unsigned [by H. Edmunds], bust left, tablet in exergue impressed cameograph copyright, 195mm (Giordano CM 76; cf. DNW 57, 1434 [= Giordano Sale, lot 49]. Extremely fine and very rare; mounted in an attractive mahogany frame, a small brass oblong panel below ‘Reproduced by kind permission of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales on behalf of Earl Haig’s British Legion Appeal by the Cameograph Co Ltd, 48 Pall Mall, S.W.’ in six lines ...
£300–£400
Royal Air Force Swimming Association, a bronze award medal, unsigned, engraved (1926 Inter Services Relay Race, Runners-Up), 45mm; Young Farmers’ Club, 1939, a silver and enamel award medal by Fattorini, named (L.P. Kitchen, June 2nd 1939, Sheep Shearing Contest, Hyde Park), 45mm [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine; both in contemporary cases £60-80
£60–£80
Miscellaneous British and other medals and medalets, in silver (1), base metal (19) [20]. Varied state; six in cases of issue £100-150
£100–£150
BELGIUM, Brussels City Commission, 1885, a silver medal by J.-C. Chaplain, St Michael, sword in hand, holding down the Devil with his foot, rev. legend listing the Mayor (C. Buls) and his Aldermen, etc, 41mm. About extremely fine and toned, scarce £150-200
£150–£200
BOLIVIA, silver proclamation medals and medalets (12), various types and sizes [12]. Varied state, several pierced £200-300
£200–£300
FRANCE, 20th century Paris mint restrike bronze medals (10): Louis XII, 1512, 26mm (CGMP p.101); Francis I, double-obverse, 52mm (CGMP p.102, busts 1 and 2); Peace with England, 1519, 54mm (CGMP p.104); Glory of Henry II, 1551, 34mm (CGMP p.108); Conquests of Henry II, 1552, 59mm (CGMP p.108); Defence of Metz, 1552, 52mm (CGMP p.109); Henry IV and Marie de Medici, 1604, 57mm (CGMP p.130); Cardinal Richelieu, 1634, 33mm (CGMP p.136); Birth of the Dauphin, 1638, 72mm (CGMP p.137); Birth of the...
FRANCE, Paris mint restrike medals (10): Marriage of the Dauphin Francis and Mary of Scotland, 1558, silvered-bronze, 51mm (CGMP p.110); Assiduity of Louis XIV, undated, bronze, 73mm (CGMP p.171); Re-establishment of Navigation, 1668, bronze, 50mm (CGMP p.181); Regency of the Duke of Orléans, undated, bronze, 41mm (CGMP p.258); Death of Louis XVII, 1795, bronze, 50mm (CGMP p.102); Quiberon Monument, undated, silver, 50mm (CGMP p.125); Capture of Algiers, 1830, bronze, 51mm (CGMP p.127);...
FRANCE, 19th century Paris mint restrike bronze medals (6): Peace with England, 1560, 53mm (CGMP p.112); Motto of Charles IX, c. 1562, 51mm (CGMP p.115); Motto of Henry III, undated, 36mm (CGMP p.120); Peace with the League, 1588, 47mm (CGMP p.124); Re-unification of France and Navarre, 1598, 42mm (CGMP p.129); Peace with Spain, 1660, 68mm (CGMP p.169) [6]. Extremely fine £100-150
FRANCE, Hôtel des Monnaies de Paris, 1770, a later restrike of a medal by J. Roettiers, in silver, edge named (Francis Salet 1774-1974), 64mm; together with other modern French medals in silver (2) [3]. Extremely fine £120-150
£120–£150
FRANCE, Prise de Bomarsund, 1854, a silver medal by V.M. Borrel, bust of Napoleon III left, rev. legend in eight lines, 37mm (Divo 202, not recorded in silver). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £400-500
£400–£500
FRANCE, Victoire de Traktir, 1855, a silver medal by V.M. Borrel, bust of Napoleon III left, rev. legend in nine lines, 37mm (Divo 265, not recorded in silver). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £400-500
FRANCE, Prise de Kinburn, 1855, a silver medal by V.M. Borrel, bust of Napoleon III left, rev. legend in nine lines, 37mm (Divo 278, not recorded in silver). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £400-500
FRANCE, Grande Revue des Troupes à l’occasion du Traité de Paris avec la Russie, 1856, a silver medal by V.M. Borrel, bust of Napoleon III left, rev. legend in eleven lines, 37mm (Divo 312, not recorded in silver). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £400-500
FRANCE, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878, a silver medal by J-C. Chaplain, head of Ceres left, rev. Fame blowing trumpet, cherub below holding tablet, named (De Curzon), 68mm (Maier 65; PBE 48; BDM I, 402; Jones, Art of the Medal, 313). Lightly polished, otherwise extremely fine; in contemporary case £90-120
FRANCE, Edmond de Goncourt, 1894, a uniface bronze plaque by A.-L.-M. Charpentier, bust left, 72 x 50mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 255; CGMP p.82; BDM I, 411; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 26). Very fine and very rare £120-150
FRANCE, Emile Zola, 1898, a uniface cast bronze plaque by A.-L.-M. Charpentier, bust left, dated 19 Mars 1898 at top left, 170 x 129mm (PBE 213; Coll. R. Marx –; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, –; BDM I, 412-13). Extremely fine and as made, attractive dark brown patina, extremely rare £1,500-2,000
£1,500–£2,000
FRANCE, Union Syndicale de l’Industrie du Gaz en France, 1928, a silver-gilt award medal after B. Andrieu for A. de Puymaurin, named (P. Gaudin 1932), 68mm; together with other modern French medals and plaques in silver (4) [5]. Extremely fine £180-220
FRANCE, Jean, Duc de Guise, 1934, a bronze medal by P. Besnard, 60mm; Henri, Count of Paris, a bronze medal by P. Besnard, undated, 60mm [2]. Extremely fine £100-150
GERMANY, Sinking of the Cruisers Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy by the Submarine U9, 1914, a silver medal by F. Hornlein, eagle standing left on branch, rev. legend in six lines, edge stamped 999 ksm, 30mm (Frankenhuis –). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £700-800
£700–£800
INDIA, Central Provinces Exhibition, 1865, a copper medal, unsigned, Calcutta mint, head of Sir Richard Temple three-quarters left, rev. legend in eleven lines, 51mm (Pudd. 865.1). Some contact marks, otherwise about extremely fine, scarce £90-120
£90–£120
MEXICO, Liberation of San Luis Potosí, 1828, a silver medal, unsigned, mexico libre, seated female figure holding liberty cap, rev. legend in six lines, 29mm (Fonrobert 6967). Very fine, rare £100-120
£100–£120
NORTHUMBERLAND, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle Grand Stand, 1800, silver, unsigned, grandstand, rev. horse standing right, held by a jockey, named (Heny. Uttrick Reay, Esqr.), 31mm, 13.07g (W 1545; D & W 323/17; cf. DNW 138, 3236-7). Pierced for suspension, good fine and very rare £150-200
USA, Dwight D. Eisenhower, a set of gold and silver medals by Slade Hampton, bust three-quarters right, revs. battle scene, both 32mm., gold 22ct, 17.95g, both edges stamped 027 [2]. Virtually as struck; in blue fitted case of issue £500-600
£500–£600
“He was a very capable and well-regarded officer who had served as a midshipman under Admiral Vernon, always prepared to risk his reputation in the line of duty, whatever the difficulty” NORTHUMBERLAND, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle Grand Stand, 1800, silver, unsigned, similar, named (Admiral Roddam), 31mm, 12.92g (W 1545; D & W 323/17; cf. DNW 138, 3236-7). Pierced for suspension, some scuffing, otherwise about very fine, very rare £200-300
South America, miscellaneous silver medals and medalets (7), various events [7]. Varied state, some scarce £200-300
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, SUSSEX, Bexhill, L.J. Bird, tin bracteate Fourpences (42) [42]. Very fine and better £20-30
Hammer Price: £25
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, WARWICKSHIRE, Bidford-on-Avon, George Holder, brass (16) [16]. Fine and better £20-30
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Chatteris, William Curtis, uniface Farthing, 1813, legend and date, edge grained, 3.42g (W 661). Very fine, dark patina, rare £20-30
Hammer Price: £30
17th Century Tokens, GLAMORGANSHIRE, Swansea, Mathew Davies, Halfpenny, 1666, both sides countermarked duns ford in two lines, 1.24g/12h (dies of Boon 106a; dies of N 6397; BW. 71); MONMOUTHSHIRE, Monmouth, Richard Ballard, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.71g/3h (Boon 81b; N 6390; BW. 15) [2]. First poor but unusual, second about fine £40-60
Birth and Baptism of Prince Charles, 1630, a silver medal by N. Briot, cruciform shields, rev. legend in eight lines, 30mm, 6.76g (MI I, 255/38; E 117a). Crudely pierced, otherwise very fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £35
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, LONDON, Covent Garden, market checks (9); Smithfield, market checks (20), various [29]. Fine to very fine; much duplication £20-30
FRANCE, Agriculture, 1906, a plated bronze plaque by C.P. Pillet, Ceres accompanying two bullocks ploughing, led by a peasant, rev. seated figure under a tree contemplating a field of wheat, tablet at right (Concours de Lons-le-Saunier, 1907), 65 x 48mm (CGMP p.315; BDM IV, 537; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.44, 110; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.236, 1; cf. DNW 50, 1222). Very fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £40
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, HAMPSHIRE, Portsea, William Miller Ltd, uniface bone Twopences (4), Pennies (18) [22]. Fine to very fine £40-50
TUNISIA, 50th Anniversary as a French Protectorate, 1931, a bronze medal by A. Mouroux, farmer standing facing, female figure behind sieving grain, rev. female bust left within arch, legend below, 68mm (CGMP p.283). Extremely fine £60-80
USA, Society of Illustrators, Gold Medal, 1961, a gilt-bronze award by R. Foster and M. Cooper for Medallic Art Co, bison left rev. si incuse in raised field above panel named (Jacqueline Ayer, Illustrators ‘61), 76mm. Some light rim scuffs otherwise extremely fine; in blue leather case of issue, rare £60-80
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, Patent Sheathing Nail Manufactory [Samuel Guppy], First issue, Halfpenny, ship sailing left, boat at stern, rev. legend around value, edge neatly grained, 13.76g/12h (W 496). Very fine and very rare £40-60
Hammer Price: £45
North East Coast Exhibition, Tynemouth, 1882, a uniface silver prize medal (rev. only), awarded on edge but inscription not fully legible, 50mm; together with other exhibition-related medals (6), from Sydney, Dublin, New Orleans, Barcelona, etc [7]. Varied state; all fixed with screws to card mount £80-100
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