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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 £200-£300
£200–£300
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 £80-£100
£80–£100
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 £1,000-£1,200
£1,000–£1,200
A group of medals awarded to the pioneer aviator Paul Tissandier, the second French pilot-pupil of the renowned Wilbur Wright: Société Météorologique de France, a silver award medal by H. Dubois and after J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, named (À M. Paul Tissandier, Observations en Ballon, 1905), 57mm; Aéro-Club de Belgique, a silver award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray for A. Rivet, named (Concours du 15 Septbre. 1907, à Mr P. Tissandier), 45mm; Aero-Club d’Italia, a bronze award medal by S....
Hammer Price: £420
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 £120-£150
£120–£150
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 £70-£100
£70–£100
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...
Hammer Price: £110
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);...
Hammer Price: £130
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 £70-£100
Hammer Price: £75
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 £80-£100
Hammer Price: £80
GERMANY, 13th Central Germany Shooting Festival, Erfurt, 1891, a silver medal by A. Pell, wildman and wild woman supporting shield, rev. tablet over shooting emblems, 34mm (Slg. Peltzer 1048). Brilliant mint state, proof-like and toned £80-£100
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 £500-£600
£500–£600
IRAQ, Faisal II, Coronation, 1953, a gold medal by H. Huguenin, bust right, rev. crown, edge stamped 20k, 32mm, 30.50g. Extremely fine, rare; with loop and ring for suspension £700-£900
Hammer Price: £2,800
IRAQ, Faisal II, Coronation, 1953, a silver medal, unsigned, similar, 32mm. Small edge bruise, minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, scarce; with loop and ring for suspension £80-£100
Hammer Price: £240
NETHERLANDS, Proclamation of William IV as Stadtholder of Holland, 1747, a silver medal by N. van Swinderen, 37mm, 28.00g (v. Loon 227; KPK 2761; MI II, 629/317); together with FRANCE, Birth of the Duke of Anjou, 1683, a copper medal by J. Mauger, 41mm (Divo 200) [2]. Very fine; first with integral loop mount for suspension £70-£90
RUSSIA, 700th Anniversary of the Introduction of Christianity to Finland, 1857, a plated copper medal by A. Lyalin and M. Kuchkin, bust of Alexander II right, rev. couple kneeling on cliff, radiant cross above, sea and mountains in background, 57mm (Diakov 665.1). Some surface marks, otherwise very fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £60
RUSSIA, Central Asian Exhibition, 1891, a bronze medal by I.A. Gebhardt, crowned arms of Turkestan and Moscow on mantle, rev. camels and railway, 40mm (Diakov 1061.2). Fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £85
SWEDEN, Scandinavian Polar Expeditions, 1893 and 1896-7, a white metal medal by A. Högel, medallic portrait of Fridtjof Nansen, side view of the Fram sailing left behind, rev. medallic portrait of Salomon Andrée regarding his balloon Oernen above a view of the polar region of the globe, 50mm (Malpas 156; cf. Baldwin 75, 1989; cf. DNW 132, 1728). Extremely fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £140
SWEDEN, Salomon August Andrée Expedition, 1905, a uniface silver plaque by E. Lindberg for the Svenska Sällskapet för Antropologi och Geografi, robed female leaning against tree and three other figures observing the flight of a balloon, bust of Andrée in medallion at lower left, 75 x 52mm (Malpas 165; Hyckert II, 237.2; cf. DNW 136, 1600). About very fine, rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £260
USA, Libertas Americana, 1781, a bronze medal by A. Dupré, bust of Liberty left with flowing hair, liberty cap on staff behind, rev. Minerva representing France, repelling attack of British lion, infant Hercules below strangling serpent in each hand, 47mm (Betts 615; BDM I, 647). A few minor marks otherwise extremely fine, very rare [slabbed PCGS MS 62 BN] £15,000-£18,000
Hammer Price: £11,000
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