Sign in
15 December 2005
Starting at 9:30 AM
Grand Connaught Rooms 61 - 65 Great Queen St London WC2B 5DA
Advanced Search
623 lots found
Sort By
Lot Number
Lot
Death of Oswald Boelcke, 1916, a silver medal by F. Eue for Ball, bust left, rev. three aeroplanes over country setting, one shot down and in the process of falling to earth, 33mm (Frankenhuis 1005; cf. DNW 38, 913); Death of Oswald Boelcke, 1916, a struck bronze medal by K. Goetz, bust left, rev. naked female Victory holding a wreath over an aeroplane, German eagle above, 36mm (K 183) [2]. Very fine, the first bright from cleaning (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £45
Medals Related to Navigation, Germany, S.M.S. Möwe Heimkehr [Homecoming of the Cruiser Möwe], 1916, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, sea-monster with lion’s head, gull to right, rev. legend in cartouche bordered by two dolphins, 58mm (K 175; Frankenhuis 1444). Very fine (£60-80)
Der Verkappte Ritter [The Disguised Knight], 1916, a cast iron medal by M. Götze, German eagle opening vizor of a seated knight writing at a table, mole below, rev. armoured fist crushing a three-headed turtle, 77mm (Frankenhuis 1447). Very fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £75
Zur Seeslacht vor dem Skaggerak [Naval Battle off the Skaggerak], 1916, a cast iron medal by H. Lindl, British bulldog swimming in sea, attacked by German eagle, rev. skeletal figure of Death rowing boat with shipwrecked sailors, 73mm (Frankenhuis 1446; BDM VII, 558). A little surface corrosion, otherwise very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £110
Drüber Weg Nicht!, Drunter Durch! [Not the Path Over There, Everything is Upside Down!], 1916, a cast iron medal by E. Zehle, weasel clambering under netting, rev. fishermen in boats with drag nets, lord cecil dem großbritannischen blockademinister, etc, 75mm (Frankenhuis –; BDM –). Good very fine, very rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £70
Geboren im Jahre dem Weltkrieges [Born in the Years of the World War], c. 1917, a cast bronze medal by L. Gies, infant in cradle resting on swords, rev. tablet, 57mm (Frankenhuis 1109). Extremely fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £150
Entente, 1917, a cast iron medal by H. Harders for Ball, allegorical representation of the Allies looking to right, rev. seated figure on statue, holding heads of associated nations on cords, 70mm (Frankenhuis –; BDM VII, 417). Very fine (£60-80)
Brot-Friede mit der Ukraine [Peace Treaty with the Ukraine], 1918, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, bread-fruit tree, rev. eagle standing on wheatsheaf, 58mm (K 205; Frankenhuis 1478). Good very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £50
Als Wilson Kam und Als er Ging, 1919, a cast bronze medal by R. Förster, President Wilson greeted by robed female figure of Justice, rev. semi-naked female at a graveside, tree-trunk behind, 64mm. Very fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £60
Ich Führe Euch Herrlichen Zeiten Entgegen [I Shall Lead You], 1919, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, allegorical figure of Kaiser on dummy of a horse, rev. invalided citizen and his family, 58mm (K 238). Very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £40
Die Wacht am Rhein!! [The Watch on the Rhine], 1920, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, helmeted bust of French colonial soldier right, rev. naked female tied to a symbolic male penis, DIE SCHWARZE SCHANDE [The Black Shame], 58mm (K. 262; Dräger, Die Kunstmedaille in Deutschland V, p.137, 63; Jones, Dance of Death, 52; Jones, Art of the Medal, 399; cf. DNW 46, 842). Very fine and rare; one of the most poignant and viciously powerful medallic images of the 20th century (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £190
Germania, 1921, a cast iron medal by Elizabeth van Esseo, robed bust left, rev. naked female on cross, bands of armed troops at sides, 70mm. Good fine, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £90
Die Schwarze Schmach [The Illegal Disgrace], 1923, a cast bronze medal by F. Schmidt, head of negro full-face, rev. standing female in diaphanous robes, serpents at her feet, 72mm. Very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £80
Amerikafahrt des Zeppelin 126 [Flight of Zeppelin 126 to the United States], 1924, a bronze medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, bust of von Zeppelin right, rev. winged Mercury supporting the rear half of the dirigible above the waves, 40mm (Kaiser –); Ost-West-Ozeanflug der Bremen [The East-West Flight of the Bremen], 1928, a silver medal by K. Goetz, conjoined busts of Baron von Hünefeld and Hermann Köhl left, rev. two putti saluting the passage of the aeroplane over the Atlantic, 36mm (K 393;...
Fuchsjagd [Treasure Hunt], 1928, a uniface triangular bronze plaque for the Allgemeiner Deutschland Automobil Club, Leonberg, unsigned, fox stalking to left, winged wheel above, 70 x 53mm; together with other miscellaneous German base metal medals, plaques, etc (18), by Goetz, Hosaeus, Hornlein, Fiedler, Lauer, etc [19]. Mostly very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £100
Hvilaua’ boru Höseinek Emlekere, 1917, an oval cast iron medal by Prof. R.A. Zutt, warrior raising sword above multi-headed dragon, seated female on rock in background, rev. legend in 10 lines between symbolic trees, 123 x 105mm (Frankenhuis –; BDM –). Powerful style, good very fine and very rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £250
Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-4, a silver award medal, unsigned, crowned head of Queen Victoria left, rev. wreath, named (Awarded to Mr F. Martial), 51mm (Pudd. 883.2.2; cf. DNW 60, 1652). Minor obverse edge bruise at 12 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine; in maroon case of issue (£40-60)
Madras Medical College, Lady Grant-Duff Medal, 1886, a white metal medal or prototype, unsigned, for Pinches, bust right, rev. legend in wreath, 48mm (Pudd. 886.5). Small spot on reverse at 1 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine, very rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £520
Visit of the Prince of Wales to Bombay, 1921, oval bronze medals by C.W. Thomas (2), bust right, rev. legend in six lines, 58 x 31mm (Pudd. 921.3; W & E 6175; E 1975) [2]. Good very fine, one with ring for suspension (£60-80)
Italiens Treubreuch [Italy’s Withdrawal from the Triple Alliance], 1915, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, two soldiers harrassing a third, rev. man on back of double-headed eagle, 58mm (K 158). Very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £35
Per l’Unita [For Unity], c. 1920, a bronze award medal by H. Huguenin, 50mm (Frankenhuis 266; BDM VII, 468); General Cadorna, c. 1920, a bronze award medal by H. Huguenin, 50mm (Frankenhuis 268; BDM VII, 468); Benedict XV, c. 1920, a bronze award medal by H. Huguenin, 50mm (BDM VII, 468); Serbia, Peter I, c. 1920, a bronze award medal by H. Huguenin, 50mm (Frankenhuis 282; BDM VII, 468); Prince Alexander, c. 1920, a bronze award medal by H. Huguenin, 50mm (Frankenhuis 284; BDM VII, 468);...
Siena University, 1940, a bronze medal by V. Consorti, seated figure on throne, rev. wolf and twins, 95mm. Extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
Restoration of the Lateran, 1889, a silver medal by F. Bianchi, bust of Leo XIII left, rev. cloisters, 44mm (Bart. 889). About extremely fine, toned (£30-40)
Furnishing the Apostolic Prefecture for India, 1894, a silver medal by F. Bianchi, bust of Leo XIII left, rev. figure seated left, students and others in front of building, 44mm (Bart. 894). Virtually as struck, brilliant (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £140
A.M. Zaccaria P. Fovrier, 1897, a silver medal by F. Bianchi, similar, rev. standing robed figure in Benediction, 43mm; Foundation of the Collegio Leoniano, 1898, a silver medal by F. Bianchi, similar, rev. façade of the Collegio, 44mm (Bart. 897) [2]. First very fine, second brilliant mint state (£80-100)
£80–£100
Monument to Innocent III, 1902, a silver medal by F. Bianchi, similar, rev. monument, 44mm (Bart. 901); Studying the Catechisms, 1906, a silver medal by F. Bianchi, bust of Pius X left,. rev. disciples gathered around Jesus in a boat, 44mm (Bart. 906) [2]. First good very fine, second extremely fine (£70-90)
The Return of the Pope, 1907, a silver medal by F. Bianchi, bust of Pius X right, rev. Pope and prelates, 44mm (Bart. 907); Opening of the New Seminary, Rome, 1914, asilver medal by F. Bianchi, bust of Pius X left, rev. façade of building, 44mm (Bart. 914) [2]. First with minor scuffing, about extremely fine, second extremely fine with trifling marks in fields (£70-90)
End of the New Codex, 1917, a silver medal by F. Bianchi, bust of Benedict XV right, rev. Pope with prelates, 44mm (Bart. 917); The Suffering of the Mother Church, 1919, a silver medal by G. Romagnioli, bust left, rev. Christ in benediction, 44mm (Bart. 919) [2]. First practically as struck, second with minor scuffing, extremely fine (£70-90)
Papstnote [Peace Offers of Pope Benedict XV], 1917, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, Allies on sinking ship, rev. Papal accoutrements, 58mm (K 193; Frankenhuis 1469). Good very fine (£60-80)
£60–£80
Tercentenary of the Founding of the Propaganda Congregation, 1923, a silver medal by A. Mistruzzi, bust of Pius XI left, rev. Christ blessing a group of people, 44mm (Bart. 922); Tercentenary of the Canonisation of Thomas von Aquin, 1923, a silver medal by A. Mistruzzi, similar, rev. five people praying to the saint, 44mm (Bart. 923) [2]. Extremely fine (£70-90)
£70–£90
50th Anniversary of the Ordination of Pius XI as a Priest, 1929, a large silver medal by A. Mistruzzi, bust left, rev. chalice in front of the Lateran, 82mm (Bart –; Weber –; Münz Zentrum 103, 7295). Brilliant mint state, rare; in original red fitted case [hinge broken] (£200-250)
£200–£250
Jubilee of Human Redemption, 1933, a silver medal by Silva, bust of Pius XI right, rev. Cross with rays behind, 35mm; John XXIII Appointed Pope, 1958, a silver medal by A. Mistruzzi, 30mm; Centenary of the Marian Pilgrimage to Lourdes, 1959, a silver medal by A. Mistruzzi, 44mm (Bart. 959); Canonisation of Gregory Barbarigo of Padua, 1960, a silver medal by P. Giampaoli, 44mm (Bart. 961); Mater et Magistra, 1961, a silver medal by P. Giampaoli, 44mm (Bart. 962); together with miscellaneous...
Mostra Agricolo-Industriale di Gozo, 1901, a bronze medal, unsigned, crowned conjoined arms, rev. legend in wreath, 51mm; St John Ambulance Brigade, Malta District, Golden Jubilee, 1959, gilt-bronze medals (2), unsigned, mural crown above cross of the Order, rev. personnel tending to injured victim, ambulance at right, tent behind, both 70mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.110, 1); St John Ambulance Brigade, Malta, Diamond Jubilee, 1969, bronze medals (3), unsigned, similar, rev. personnel tending to...
Hammer Price: £65
Malta Racing Club, oval enamelled badges by Fattorini (7), nos. 19, 39, 62 (2, one with cord for wearing), 65 (2, one with cord), and un-numbered [7]. Fine and better, rare (£40-60)
St Edward’s College, Malta, bronze award medals for Athletics (2), unsigned, arms, revs. wreath, named (1933, Mile, Open, 3rd, B.E. Goodwin; J.R.S. Arymar, Shot, 1957), 38 and 31mm; Collegio S. Luigi, Malta, a bronze medal by S. Johnson, figure of Religion crowning scholar, rev. legend on tablet, 28mm; Royal Malta Yacht Club, bronze medals (2), for the Middle Sea Race, one for the Malta Tourist Board, unsigned, pennant, rev. futuristic yacht, 32mm; other for the Martini International Club,...
The XIII European Art Exhibition of the Council of Europe, 1970, a bronze medal by S. Johnson, stars around cross of the Order, rev. Knight kneeling before St John the Baptist, 50mm; same event, a plated medal, unsigned, St John stepping ashore from a boat, rev. winged Victory holds cross above a map of the islands, 55mm; Centenary of the Birth of Nerik Mizzi, 1985, a plated medal, unsigned, issued for the Partito Nazzjonalista, bust right, rev. arms of the party, 41mm; 900th Anniversary of...
£30–£40
Für die Grabsrätten der Gefallenen Helden von Limanowa, Tárnow, Gorlice [Dedicated to the Fallen at Limanowa, Tarnow and Gorlice], 1915, a uniface bronze medal by F. Mazura, equestrian figure paying homage at a grave-side, 61mm (Frankenhuis –; BDM VIII, 40). Good very fine, rare (£40-60)
Dem Andeken der Heldenmutigen Verteidiger Mittelgaliziens…Przemysl [In Memory of the Heroic Defenders of Middle Galicia and the Capture of Przemysl], 1915, an iron medal by K. Perl [struck 1916], couple paying homage at a grave-side, rev. legend in 8 lines, 80mm (Strzalkowski –; Frankenhuis –; BDM –). A poignant image, good very fine and very rare (£50-70)
Na Pamiatke Walk Legionstów pod Michalowem, [In Memory of the Fight of the Legionnaires near Michalowem], 1916, a uniface silver medal by S. Lewandowski, knight holding torch, guiding female to right, 40mm (Strzalkowski 319). Very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £20
Bicentenary of the Death of the Marquis de Pombal, 1982, a bronze medal by G. Antunes, bust facing, rev. boats at palace steps, 95mm; together with other miscellaneous modern bronze medals (6) [7]. As struck; in cases or sets as issued (£30-40)
Clicking the 'CONFIRM DELETE LIST' button below will delete this list and the lots contained within it.
This is non-reversible!
Share This Page