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Germany, Kriegsspende der FLAK [Air Defences], 1917, an iron medal by E. Göttlich, eagle flies over archer about to release arrow, rev. legend in eight lines, crown above, 54mm (Kaiser 817). Good very fine, rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £120
Germany, Zum Tod Freiherr von Richthofen [Death of Manfred von Richthofen (The ‘Red Baron’)], 1918, a silver medal by K. Goetz, uniformed bust facing, rev. eagle to left, winged helmet and arms to right, headstone in background, 36mm (K 288; Kaiser 837.2). About extremely fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £170
Germany, Zum Tod Freiherr von Richthofen [Death of Manfred von Richthofen (The ‘Red Baron’)], 1918, a silver medal by K. Goetz, similar, 36mm (K 288; Kaiser 837.2). About extremely fine; in original card box [this damaged] £120-£150
Hammer Price: £280
Germany, Amerikafahrt des LZ 126 [American Flight of LZ 126], 1924, a bronze medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, bust of Ferdinand von Zeppelin right, rev. Mercury holding airship, 60mm (Kaiser 451.3). Good extremely fine; in original card box £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
Germany, 1. Amerikafahrt des LZ 127 [First Flight of LZ 127 to America], 1928, a bronze plaque by C. Stock, Zeppelin in skies above waves, being supported by Hercules and the wind being blown by Zeus, rev. legend in 5 lines, 90 x 65mm (Kaiser 483; cf. DNW 52, 690). About extremely fine, scarce £200-£260
Germany, 1. Amerikafahrt des LZ 127 [First Flight of LZ 127 to America], 1928, a bronze plaque by C. Stock, similar, 90 x 65mm (Kaiser 483; cf. DNW 52, 690). Very fine, scarce £150-£180
Hammer Price: £180
Germany, Flug der LZ 127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’ [Flight of LZ 127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’], 1928, a bronze medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, uniformed bust right within incuse square, rev. man holding propeller in each hand, airship behind, 60mm (Kaiser 490). Minor discolouration, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £60
Germany, Flug der LZ 127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’ [Flight of LZ 127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’], 1928, a red porcelain medal by Meissen, airship over Eastern Hemisphere, rev. airship over Western Hemisphere, 50mm (Kaiser 503). About as made £80-£100
Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der ‘Bremen’ [First Non-Stop East-West Transatlantic Flight of the ‘Bremen’], 1928, a silver medal by K. Goetz, conjoined busts of the two pilots left, rev. plane flying over two sea nymphs seated on dolphins, 36mm (K 393; Button 210). Extremely fine £100-£120
Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der ‘Bremen’ [First Non-Stop East-West Transatlantic Flight of the ‘Bremen’], 1928, silver medals (3), by O. Glöckler, 36mm (Kaiser 927), and by the Bavarian mint (2), both 36mm (Kaiser 931) [3]. Very fine or better; first in card box of issue £100-£150
Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der ‘Bremen’ [First Non-Stop East-West Transatlantic Flight of the ‘Bremen’], 1928, silver medals (2), by the Bavarian mint, 37mm (Kaiser 931) and by the Prussian mint, 36mm (Kaiser 935) [2]. Extremely fine, first matt, second brushed otherwise proof-like £60-£80
Hammer Price: £40
Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der ‘Bremen’ [First Non-Stop East-West Transatlantic Flight of the ‘Bremen’], 1928, a silver medal by J. Bernhart, facing bust of the pilot Hermann Köhl, rev. the plane Bremen flying low over water, 36mm (Kaiser 935). Proof-like, good extremely fine and toned £80-£100
Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der ‘Bremen’ [First Non-Stop East-West Transatlantic Flight of the ‘Bremen’], 1928, medals (3), in silver by the Prussian State Mint (2), both 36mm (Kaiser 938, 939) and in brass, of American manufacture, 32mm (Kaiser 941) [3]. First tooled on one side, second with some marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine or better £80-£100
Germany, LZ 127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’ [Flight of the Airship LZ 127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’], 1929, a silver medal by J. Bernhart, 36mm (Kaiser 493); Weltfahrt des LZ 127 [World Flight of the Airship LZ 127], 1929, a bronze medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, 50mm (Kaiser 500) [2]. About extremely fine and better £80-£100
Hammer Price: £130
Germany, Weltfahrt des LZ 127 [World Flight of the Airship LZ 127], 1929, a silver medal by F. Hörnlein, conjoined busts of Hugo Eckener and Ferdinand von Zeppelin left, rev. naked man riding eagle through clouds, 55mm (Kaiser 505). Some minor marks, otherwise extremely fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £150
Germany, Weltfahrt des LZ 127 [World Flight of the Airship LZ 127], 1929, medals by O. Glöckler (2), in silver and bronze,, conjoined busts of von Zeppelin, Dürr, and Eckener left, rev. map, both 36mm (Kaiser 511, 511.1) [2]. Extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £85
Germany, Landung des LZ 127 in Dübendorf [Arrival of the Airship LZ 127 in Dübendorf], 1929, a silver medal by L. Crameri, bust of Ferdinand von Zeppelin facing three-quarters left, rev. airship, 33mm (Kaiser 536). About as struck, rare £80-£100
Germany, Stratosphärenflug mit Riedinger-Freiballon [Stratosphere Balloon Flight of Piccard and Kipfer], 1931, a silver medal by K. Goetz, busts of Piccard and Kipfer facing three-quarters right, rev. view of Augsburg with balloon above, 36mm (cf. K 462; Malpas 237). Extremely fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £340
Germany, Luftfahrtindustrie [Aviation], c. 1935, a white metal medal by R. Rautenbach, flieger-talisman, three biplanes flying right, rev. fuer unsere fliegerei ist das beste material gerade gut genug, large R within diamond, 40mm (Kaiser 1159 var.). Minor edge knocks, otherwise about extremely fine, rare; in original leather wallet £80-£100
Germany, Bomber im Flug [Bombers in Flight], c. 1940, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, three bombers flying upwards, smoke or clouds behind, flames below, 177 x 130mm. Good very fine, small piercing in each corner £100-£120
Hammer Price: £70
Germany, Der Alten Adler Heldensöhne [Hero Sons of the Old Eagle], 1941, a bronze medal by K. Goetz, scene of early planes at an airfield, rev. two eagles flying above fighter planes, 60mm (K 592; Kaiser 1360). About extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £550
Germany, Bombenanschlag auf die Münchner Staatsoper [Bombing of the Munich State Opera House], 1943, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, frontal elevation of the opera house, rev. view of the destroyed building, 100mm (K 609). Extremely fine, rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £360
Germany, Eröffnung des Flughafens Leipzig [Opening of Leipzig Airport], 1969, a red porcelain medal by Meissen, 62mm; HUNGARY, Fourth Hungarian Pilots’ Picnic, 1937, a uniface bronze plaque by B. Nándor, 75 x 51mm; ICELAND, Thirty Years of Seaplane Service, 1975, a bronze medal by A. Nyborg, 70mm; NETHERLANDS, 30th Anniversary of KLM, 1949, a bronze medal by M. Pauw, 60mm; NORWAY, ‘Little Norway’, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, 49 x 35mm; SWEDEN, Stockholm International Aviation...
Hungary, Opening of Budapest Airport, 1937, a uniface bronze medal by Gach, aeroplane taking off against a backdrop of sun rays and the terminal building, back impressed (Ejtóernyóugrás 1937. VI. 20), 92mm. Good very fine, very rare £80-£100
Italy, Decennale della Fondazione della R. Aeronautica Italiana [Tenth Anniversary of the Royal Italian Air Force], 1932, a silver medal by P. Morbiducci, Mussolini standing on podium accepting standard, rev. squadron of aircraft flying left, 51mm. Edge scored, otherwise good very fine, very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £320
Italy, Crociera Aerea del Decennale [Tenth Aerial Cruise], 1933, a bronze medal by P. Morbiducci, head of speed facing left into the wind, roma-chicago new-york-roma below, rev. angled bird’s eye view of the progress of the flight from the Colosseum to a Chicago skyscraper, polar bear at top, redit italia per aethera mvssolini dvce balbo dvctore in centre, 59mm. Good very fine, rare £150-£180
Sweden, Discovery of the Bodies of Salomon Andrée, Nils Strindberg and Knut Frænkel, 1930, a bronze medal by A. Ohlson, conjoined busts right, rev. map of Spitzbergen, Svalbard and Kvitoya with the 1897 polar expedition path highlighted, 56mm (cf. Baldwin 75, 1991). About extremely fine, rare £100-£120
Hammer Price: £75
Sweden, Centenary of Salomon Andrée’s Arctic Balloon Expedition, 1997, a cast silver medal by A. Rydström, polar expeditionen 1897, balloon in centre, three explorers shown seated at a table to left and photographing the first polar bear shot to right, rev. andrée strindberg frænkel, sextant, journals, watch, packages, and film, 103mm. As made £300-£400
Hammer Price: £1,300
Switzerland, First Trans-Alpine Flight, 1910, a bronze medal by H. Huguenin, 40mm; Thun Flying Festival, 1923, a bronze medal by H. Huguenin, 40mm; Thun-Basel-Geneva-Thun Flying Race, 1926, a bronze medal by H. Huguenin, 40mm; Zürich, 1939, a uniface plated enamel plaque by H. Huguenin, 65 x 38mm; Seaplane, a bronze medal by H. Huguenin, 50mm; 50th Anniversary of the First Trans-Alpine Flight, 1960, a bronze medal by H. Huguenin, 40mm [6]. Varied state, fourth pierced at corners £100-£150
United States of America, Wilbur and Orville Wright, 1909, a bronze plaque, unsigned [by C.E Barber and G.T. Morgan], conjoined busts left, legend below, rev. winged Victory holding torch over globe, 80 x 56mm (Baxter 211; BDM VIII, 76; cf. DW 24, 507). Mottled surfaces, otherwise very fine, scarce £80-£100
United States of America, Curtiss Marine Flying Trophy, 1915, a uniface bronze award plaque by T.B. Starr Inc., view of the trophy, named in exergue (Won by Aeronautical Society of California, Oscar A. Brindley, Pilot), 97 x 61mm. Good very fine, rare £150-£180
Hammer Price: £220
ARGENTINA, Argentine Park, Buenos Aires, 1828, a copper pass, unsigned, lyre between oak branches, parque argentino, rev. vauxhall and date within wreath, 32mm, 15.94g (W 1367; cf. D & W 88/320). Good very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £55
AUSTRALIA, International Exhibition, Sydney, 1879, a bronze award medal by J.S. and A.B. Wyon, un-named, 76mm (BDM VI, 591; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.76, 66; cf. DNW 134, 607); FRANCE, Communications Aériennes, Paris, 1871, a bronze award medal by C.-J.-M. Degeorge for the Ministère de la Guerre, un-named, 62mm (cf. CGMP p.122; BDM I, 544; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.19, 48; Malpas 94); together with British base metal medals (2) [4]. Second about extremely fine, others in varied state £60-£80
Hammer Price: £65
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 £100-£150
£100–£150
EGYPT, Muzzi Bey, Director of the Egyptian Post, 1871, a bronze medal by A. Albergo, bust left, rev. legend within six-pointed star, 53mm (Cairo 6210). Some contact marks and light scratches, otherwise very fine, rare £150-£200
FRANCE, Cardinal Richelieu, 1631, a silver jeton, unsigned, arms, rev. five lis croissant, central one crowned, 27mm, 6.05g (Feuardent 8993). Good very fine, attractively toned £90-£120
FRANCE, Corporation des Libraires et Imprimeurs, Paris, 1723, a silver jeton, unsigned, 30mm (Feuardent 5264); Consulate de Lyon, 1756, a silver jeton, unsigned, 30mm (F 10682); États de Bretagne, 1784, a silver jeton, unsigned, 29mm (F 8789); NETHERLANDS, Conquest of Fort St André, 1600, a copper jeton, Dordrecht, 29mm (Dugniolle 3504) [4]. First three extremely fine and attractively toned, last nearly so £150-£200
FRANCE, Comptoir de l’Industrie Linen, 1846, an octagonal silver jeton by J.-J. Barre, 36mm; Travaux Publiques, Calvados, 1850, a silver medal by J. Dantzell, 36mm; Société d’Agriculture de l’Arrondissement de Vienne, Isère, 1856, a silver medal by A. Borrel, 29mm; Société Générale de Crédit Industriel et Commercial, 1859, an octagonal silver jeton by H. de Longueil, 36mm; Caisse d’Epargne de Montargis, 1861, a silver jeton by A. Desaide, 29mm; Banque d’Escompte de Paris,...
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 £200-£300
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 £200-£300
£200–£300
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