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FRANCE, Marianne, c. 1905, a plated bronze award medal by B.L. Hercule adapted for the Chambre Syndicale du Commerce en gros des vins & spiritueux de Paris et de la Seine, head of Marianne left, rev. winged putto tending flowers above tablet, named (E. Caumet 1946), 58mm, 77.85g. Good very fine, dark-toned £15-£25
Hammer Price: £55
NETHERLANDS, 50 Jaar N.V. Electriciteits-Maatschappij IJsselcentrale, Zwolle, 1961, a bronze medal by M. Kutterink, standing male figure holding bowl of fire, flanked by flashes of lightning, rev. electricity grid on map, power plant below, 70mm, 138.22g (Begeer 2674; cf. MPO 44, 5316). Extremely fine £15-£25
ENGLAND, Bicentenary of the Birth of Joseph Fry, 1928, a silver medal by H.J. Youngman [Royal Mint], bust left in hat, rev. cocoa plant on globe, 51mm, 76.68g (BHM 4221; E 2013; cf. DNW M1, 1365). Very fine £30-£40
FRANCE, Cinquantième anniversaire du Cinéma [50th Anniversary of the Cinema], 1945 [struck 1946], a bronze medal by R.B. Baron, bust of Louis-Jean Lumière left, rev. roll of cine film, edge impressed bronze and cornuocopia, 63mm, 142.62g (CGMP p.89; cf. DNW 38, 854). About extremely fine £30-£50
BELGIUM, Aigles sur un biplan [Eagles on a Biplane] c. 1920, a uniface bronze plaque by M. Rau, two eagles perched on the wing of an aeroplane, symbolic clouds and other birds in background, 67 x 60mm, 131.03g (cf. Schulman 359, 1363). Very fine £40-£60
FRANCE, Napoléon Bonaparte, Premier Consul [1804], a copper medal by B. Andrieu, bust right, rev. à la fidélité in wreath, 39mm, 22.76g (Bramsen 281; Slg. Julius 1187; cf. NAC/Varesi 115, 1401). About extremely fine, patinated £30-£50
FRANCE, Skieur Marchant [Walking Skier], 1970, a uniface bronze medal by R. Excoffon, skier walking left, edge impressed 1970 bronze and cornucopia, 81mm, 193.90g (CGMP p.737). Extremely fine, scarce £40-£50
FRANCE, Exposition International des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, Travail du Verre, an Art Déco bronze medal by E.A. Monier, two glass-workers forming and blowing glass, rev. front elevation of the Expo pavilion, edge impressed br and cornucopia, 32mm, 16.64g (CGMP p.261; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.44, 284; cf. DNW 185, 1485). Very fine £15-£25
FRANCE, Poésie [Poetry], 1968, a large cast light bronze medal by E. Bouneau for the Club Français de la Médaille, a nuance which passes, touches and fades spinning in the hollow of a wave, rev. an emerging face, edge impressed br 1968 no. 6/75 and cornucopia, 155mm, 1,362.00g (CGMP p.277). Extremely fine and as made, a substantial work £60-£80
FRANCE, Société Technique de l’Industrie du Gaz en France, c. 1900, an Art Nouveau bronze award plaque by M.-P. Lordonnois, seated robed female to right, holding torch and contemplating a landscape with factories in foreground, rev. palm-wreath, un-named, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 70 x 50mm, 98.14g (PBE 569). Extremely fine; in original green case of issue £40-£50
Hammer Price: £60
ITALY, Olympic Games, Rome, 1960, a cast bronze Participant’s medal by E. Greco for Bertoni, naked female figure holding Olympic rings and torch, rev. doves of Peace soar over stadium, 55mm, 77.73g (GV 141.2; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.102, 15; cf. Baldwin 101, 3871; cf. DNW 128, 688). Very fine, green patina; in original plastic case by Bertoni, Via Volta 7, Milano £80-£100
FRANCE, Au Jardin du Poète [The Poet’s Garden], 1968, a bronze medal by G. Lay for the Club français de la Médaille, a dream universe where everything is metamorphosed: tree trunks in the shape of slender female bodies, flower-women sheltering birds in their branches with heart-shaped leaves, rev. a bouquet of flower-women, edge impressed br and cornucopia, 1968, no.4/100, 126mm, 403.19g (CGMP p.1183; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.57, 92). Extremely fine £60-£80
ENGLAND, Bude Waves, 1995, a cast bronze medal by R. Dutton [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, satellite dishes on cliff-top, rev. detail of the same, 98 x 94mm, 377.82g (Attwood 110; The Medal 28, p.151; cf. DNW M1, 1422). Extremely fine £40-£50
ENGLAND, Reason versus Pleasure, 1985, an openwork uniface cast bronze medal by C.J. Plackman [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, pick-axe prising a loaf of bread on a divided mill-stone held by a sledge-hammer, ball and chain at upper right, 108mm, 593.76g (Attwood 23; The Medal 6, p.47; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.84, 170; Jones, CBM, p.52, no.1). Extremely fine, as made £60-£80
AUSTRIA, 25-jähriges Jubiläum des Wiener Athletiksport Clubs [25th Anniversary of the Vienna Athletic Club], 1921, a uniface bronze plaque by B. Ordner, naked male athlete standing facing, body turned to right, supporting a statue of a discus thrower in his hands, oak-wreath below, 60 x 32mm, 43.69g (cf. Numisor e9, 302, recté Wiener Athletiksport Club). Very fine £20-£30
GERMANY, XIV International Amerikanisten-Kongress, Stuttgart [14th International Congress of Americanists], 1904, a bronze plaque by Mayer & Wilhelm, busts of Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland in medallions, rev. mountainous landscape, 60 x 40mm, 59.97g (Storer 1682; Brettauer 540; Wurzb. 3790; Slg. Julius 455a; cf. Hirsch 362, 3477). Extremely fine; in original cream card box £40-£60
GERMANY, Sonnenmaske [Sun Mask], 1972, a cast bronze medal by Hilde Broër, sun-like face surrounded by quartered border segments with the four elements, fire, water, earth and air, rev. rings representing a partially obscured sun, 57mm, 121.69g (Steguweit 354). Extremely fine £50-£70
BELGIUM, Exposition d’Art Ancien, Ghent, 1907, a plated ‘keyhole’ Art Nouveau plaque by J.-B. de Keyser and J. Jooris for Fisch, robed female standing left on plinth, holding branch and wreath, rev. legend above oak-wreath, 64 x 40mm, 52.80g. Very fine, with clip and ring for suspension; in brown case of issue [this scuffed] £30-£40
FRANCE/CANADA, Grand Nord à la Saint Jean d’Été [Far North at Midsummer], 1973, an openwork bronze medal by J.-J. Morvan for the Club français de la Médaille, water clearing large areas of partially drifted snow and accumulating in small ponds glistening in the sun, edge impressed br 1973 no 4/40 and cornucopia, 114mm, 573.57g (CGMP p.1354). Extremely fine, green patina £40-£50
SWEDEN, Baltiska Utställningen, Mälmo [Baltic Exhibition], 1914, a uniface bronze plaque by A. Nilsson, three wild geese flying past a tower, back impressed a. nilsson and with foundry mark, 62 x 45mm, 59.66g. Good very fine £30-£40
NETHERLANDS/U.S.A., Reispenning [Medal for Travellers], 1992, a hinged or ‘folding’ silver medal by W. Noyons for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, a flat globe which folds into quadrants, two of which bear the dates 1492 and 1992, 47mm, 41.48g (VPK 1992-1; Til. 4503; The Medal 22, p.142, and 25, pp.112-13; cf. MPO 72, 1454). Extremely fine, an innovative piece; in protective black foam disc and sleeve as issued £40-£50
FRANCE, Cinquantenaire de la Théorie de la Relativité [50th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Theory of Relativity], 1955, a bronze medal by G.C. Revol, bust of Albert Einstein three-quarters right, rev. legend in four lines above spiral nebula, e=mc², edge plain, 68mm, 169.04g (CGMP p.1581; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 730; cf. Möller 69, 1178). Extremely fine £40-£50
HUNGARY, 50 éves a Országos Magyar Képzőművészeti Társulat [50th Anniversary of the National Art Society of Hungary], 1911, a uniface bronze plaque by J. Róna, partly robed female kneeling against plinth and watering a potted plant, 88 x 60mm, 168.45g (cf. Möller 80, 626). Very fine £30-£40
NETHERLANDS, Willy the Naughty Cat, 1984, a cast bronze medal by Carla Klein [Bronzgieterij Steylaert] for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, sleeping cat, rev. legend between paw prints, 60mm, 200.07g (VPK 1984-1; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 109, 8; FIDEM 1985, 517; cf. Schulman 363, 287). About extremely fine, grey-green patina; sold with descriptive leaflet £30-£40
Hammer Price: £65
BELGIAN CONGO, Première liaison aérienne Belgique-Congo [First Flight from Belgium to Belgian Congo], 1925 [struck 1937], a bronze medal by C. Samuel for Fisch on behalf of the Amis de la Médaille d’art, standing Congolese and Belgian females clasping hands, maps of the Congo and Belgium behind, aeroplane in clouds above, rev. juxtaposed views of huts, palm trees and a radio pylon at left, Brussels cityscape, the Town Hall, Sts-Michel-et-Gudule, the Palace of Justice and a radio pylon...
GERMANY, Industrie und Gewerbe-Ausstellung Rheinland-Westfalen, Dusseldorf [Industry and Trade Exhibition Rhineland-Wesphalia], 1902, a bronze medal by H. Mueller for O. Oertel, winged figure of Fame seated right on pedestal, blowing trumpet and with arm round the shoulder of a semi-naked artisan standing right, rev. legend in nine lines encircled by wreath, 70mm, 136.54g (DGMK 8, 946; BDM IV, 191; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 188, 5293; cf. Noonans 264, 930). About extremely fine, patinated ...
FRANCE, Colonne à Bonaparte à Marseille, AN X [1802], a copper medal by P. Poize, bust left in military attire, rev. fountain, column surmounted by bust of Napoléon, 43mm, 49.10g (Bramsen 235; Slg. Julius 1116; BDM IV, 636-7; cf. Gadoury e39, 281). Some edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine with original colour £40-£60
FRANCE, Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, a bronze medal by H. Navarre, after H. Favier, for Canale on behalf of Philips of Eindhoven, legend around Philips logo, rev. fountains of light incorporating radio masts, edge impressed v. canale and foundry mark, 55mm, 87.90g (cf. iNumis MBS 34, 1196; cf. DNW M5, 1570). Extremely fine, scarce; in red case of issue £40-£50
U.S.A./GERMANY, In the Land of Zarathustra, a cast bronze medal by E.R. Nitschke, bust of Friedrich Nietzsche left, rev. serpent coiled around eagle flying left over sea, sun and mountains in background, 76mm, 287.43g. Extremely fine, fields patinated; in black box of issue stamped ≠24 £30-£50
FRANCE, Jean Garel, 1911, a bronze plaque by H.-E. Nocq, bust left, rev. stepped archway in which stands a crane investigating the throat of a dog which has its left forepaw raised, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark, 68 x 48mm, 93.27g (PBE 636; Classens 19; Storer 1185; BDM VIII, 97). Extremely fine, patinated £60-£80
MALTA, Election of Galeazzo von Thun und Hohenstein as Grand Master, 1905, a bronze medal by P. Tailetti for E. Polledri, bust left, rev. crowned arms, 46mm, 58.98g (cf. Schembri p.226; cf. NAC 58, 451; cf. Sincona 47, 1953; cf. DNW 64, 1452). Extremely fine £30-£40
BELGIUM, Centenaire de l’Académie Royale des Beaux Arts de Bruxelles, 1900, a bronze plaque by J. Dillens and C. van der Stappen, busts of Nicolas-Jean Rouppe, Charles Buls and Émile De Mot left, rev. naked male seated left, sketching, artisans in field in background, 78 x 61mm, 194.55g (BDM I, 590; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 174, 5066). Extremely fine, dark patina £80-£100
AUSTRIA/FRANCE, Österreich auf der Weltausstellung, Paris [The Austrian Pavilion at the Universal Exposition], 1900, a bronze plaque by Prof. S. Schwartz, standing female presenting laurel branch to two kneeling artisans, rev. elevation of Expo pavilion above legend, 77 x 53mm, 96.18g (Hauser 4861; Huszár 4615; Coll. R. Marx 489; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.297, 37; Wurzb. 6927; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.9, 84; BDM V, 429; cf. DNW 192, 799). Very fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £70
IRELAND, Tsuba [Hand Guard], 2002, an openwork cast bronze medal with surface gilding by E. Gray [Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork], Oriental characters around sword point, rev. rain falling from cloud onto a fortified landscape, 76mm, 168.63g (The Medal 41, pp.97-8). Extremely fine, as made £40-£60
FRANCE, Mort du duc de Reichstad [Death of the Duke of Reichstadt], 1832, a copper medal by F. Bauchery, head and shoulders of Napoléon I three-quarters right, eyes closed in death, rev. Napoléon seated left in clouds reaching out for his son, 51mm, 55.37g (Bramsen 1896; CGMP p.49; Alexander pp.172-3; BDM I, 135; Slg. Julius 3871; cf. Gadoury e39, 523; cf. Baldwin 101, 3699). About extremely fine, patinated £60-£80
FRANCE, Centenaire de la naissance d'Henri Poincaré [Centenary of the Birth of Henri Poincaré], 1954, a silver medal by Aleth Guzman-Nageotte, bust left, rev. three-sphere binding a unit ball in four-dimensional space [the Poincaré conjecture] dividing legends and dates, edge impressed 1 argent and cornucopia, 63mm, 121.81g (cf. Elsen 144, 2160). Mint state and attractively toned, a wonderfully sculptured medal £40-£60
GERMANY, Attischer Hirtentanz, or Jünglinge beim Sirtaki [Youths dancing the Sirtaki], 1979, a uniface cast bronze medal by J. Henke [W. Füssell], three naked men facing, dancing in line formation with arms on neighbours’ shoulders and right legs crossed, moon with the head of Pallas Athena above, edge impressed w. füssell berlin, 147mm, 724.13g (DGMK 5, 28; Weisser p.379, 39; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 188, 6395). Extremely fine, green patina, rare £150-£200
ITALY, Opera Nazionale Balilla, A X [1932], a bronze medal by A. Bellini, head of Benito Mussolini left, wearing a lion-skin in the guise of Hercules, rev. elevation of a tower, 50mm, 102.46g (Casolari X/38; cf. Varesi e13, 2075). Snick in edge by base of tower, otherwise very fine, scarce £50-£70
ENGLAND/FRANCE, Walk Through Sénanques, 1986, a openwork cast bronze medal by Caroline White for the British Art Medal Society, view of part of the exterior through a hexagonal prism representing sacred geometry, rev. the interior of the cloister through a similar prism, 125mm, 706.45g (Attwood 43; The Medal 10, p.78; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.89, 333; cf. DNW 123, 509). Extremely fine, as made £60-£80
FRANCE, Paris, 1900, a plated bronze medal by J.-B.-E. Dropsy for L. Chalin, Marianne right, holding tablet inscribed 1900, Eiffel Tower at upper right, rev. sun’s rays above elevation of Pont Alexandre III, edge impressed bronze, 51mm, 54.47g (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –). Very fine £15-£25
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