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Cidra, Hacienda San Cayetano, Marques de Montela, brass 10 and 5 Centavos, edges plain, 18 and 15mm (Rulau 36-7; cf. Tankersley 214 for other values); together with a nickel Peseta gaming token, 23mm. [3]. Fine to very fine, the first two very rare (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £75
George V (1910-1936), Halfcrowns and Florins (91), together with Shillings, Sixpences and silver Threepences (64) [155]. Fair to fine, some better (£60-80)
Augsburg, Free Imperial City, Thaler, 1765 (Dav. 1930). Obvers a pleasing very fine, reverse close to extremely fine, pleasing light tone (£50-60)
George VI (1936-1952), Coronation 1937, Proof Half-Sovereign. Surface marks, otherwise good extremely fine (£100-150)
Death of Friedrich, 1888, Double-Thaler size silver memorial medal, 1888, 40mm, thick flan. Has been cleaned and a little scuffed, extremely fine (£30-40)
Aero Club, Vienna, June 1912, bronze, 40 mm, by Gurschner, Genius flying right, reverse monoplane flying over city, with large panoramic view. Extremely fine, scarce (£40-60)
World War One, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and Wilhelm II, 1916, an unusual German bronze medal, by Löewental, busts face to face, nisch reverse figure wearing winged cap blowing horn, standing on wild boar, Sphinx and pyramid behind to right, mosque behind to left, 92mm. Extremely fine (£30-40)
Muhammad Imad al-din IV Iskandar, Bodu or 2 Larins, AH 1257 [1841], 9.31gm (KM –). Very fine and nicely patinated, extremely rare and believed to be the only known specimen of this date (£50-100)
Miscellaneous, William iii To William iv, Halfcrowns (3), Shillings (5), Sixpences (11), Groats (1) and Threepences (2) [22]. Fair to fine (£50-70)
Saintes Femmes Allant au Calvaire, c.1898, a uniface cast bronze plaque by J.-B.-E. Dropsy for Susse Frès, three robed females, hands clasped, making their way to a cross Calvary on a hill, 205 x 120mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 2; cf. DW 24, 56). Extremely fine and patinated, scarce; mounted in a wooden frame with an easel-type stand (£90-120)
Le Gaulois, 1902, a bronze Concours plaque by C.R. de Saint-Marceaux, in the shape of a folded and bound newspaper, two naked females, one painting, the other deep in thought, reverse name of the proprietor and address of the publication, 85 x 41mm (BDM –; cf. DNW 37, 1233). Softly executed, extremely fine and rare (£50-60)
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney, Crown, 1690 (cf. S 6578), strong traces of original coin on both sides, good fine; Scotland, Charles ii, Quarter Dollar, 1682, poor (£40-60)
Compagnie Pour la Diffusion d’ÉlEctricité, c.1927, a bronze Art Deco medal by P.-M. Dammann, facing female head with flame-like hair, rays behind, reverse female figure in cloak and long dress, rays from her outstretched hands pouring over the city of Paris, 64mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.54, 62; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 74; cf. BDW 1, 686 and 13, 266; cf. DNW 37, 1276). One of the classic Art Deco medallic images, very fine (£30-40)
France, Quatercentenary of the Founding of the Collège de France, 1930, an Art Deco bronze medal by P. Turin, female head with torch, SCIENTIA, reverse monument to Guillaume Budé, 68mm (CGMP p.378; cf. DNW 30, 787; cf. Simmons FPL 9, 280). About extremely fine (£50-70)
Coins in silver (32); Iran, coins in silver (18) [50]. Mostly very good to fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £70
Marriage of Prince Ernest Augustus and Princess Victoria Luise, 1913, a silver medal by R. Placht, conjoined busts right, reverse crowned shields, 56mm (BDM VIII, 140). Extremely fine, scarce (£50-60)
World war one, Battle of Dixmuiden, large bronze medal, with black patina, by Leibküchler, helmeted bust of German soldier left, reverse German infantrymen advancing left, figure of Death astride horse above, dixmuiden below, 105mm. Extremely fine (£50-60)
Boer War Period, belt buckle, silver and enamel, motto on a ribbon above. Extremely fine and attractive (£80-120)
Victoria (1837-1901), Gothic Florins (2), 1852 and 1873. About extremely fine and good very fine (£60-80)
96th Infantry Regiment, a very large uniface iron plaque, infantry advancing into a forest from a mountain position, inf 96 rgt. above, coste sin verena below, welt to left, krieg to r., 275mm. Extremely fine (£80-120)
George iii, 2-Gulden, 1816; William iv, Half-Gulden, 1832, Half-Gulden, Quarter-Gulden, and Eighth-Gulden, 1835, and Eighth-Gulden, 1836, fine or better, all scarce; British Guiana, Fourpences, 1891 (3), 1940, 1943 (2), 1944, generally very fine but rather discoloured (£70-90)
World War One, Woodrow Wilson, satirical medal by Lindl, 1916, bust half r., reverse naked figure of Justice, figure of skeleton behind holding scales, 72mm. About extremely fine for wear but of typically coarse workmanship, rare (£50-60)
An der Somme, 1916, a uniface cast bronze medal by Wetzstein, German soldier about to throw a grenade, barbed wire in background, 119mm. Artist’s name and an old price tag inked on reverse, otherwise very fine or better, very rare (£90-120)
George V (1910-1936), “Wreath” Crown, 1928 (ESC 368; SC 15). Lightly cleaned at some time, almost extremely fine (£80-100)
George V (1910-1936), Florin, 1923; together with other miscellaneous 20th century English pre-decimal coins, in silver (17) and base metal (26), plus a mis-struck Five Pence, 1990 [45]. First brilliant and practically as struck, others mostly extremely fine (£70-100)
Defence of Tsingtau, 1914, German medal by Hörnlein in silver, nude standing figure holding German naval flag and sword, reverse deutscher helden unsterblicher ruhm tsingtau 1914 within oak wreath, matt finish, 33mm. Extremely fine but somewhat soft and beginning to discolour (£50-60)
The First Flight of Z 127, 1928, a silver medal by K. Goëtz, bust of Count Zeppelin three-quarters right, reverse dirigible above armorial equestrian crest with child supporters holding balloons, 36mm (K. 408; cf. DNW 28, 889). Extremely fine, toned (£60-80)
Germany, The First Flight of Z 127, 1928, a silver medal signed I.B., conjoined busts of Count Zeppelin and Dr Hugo Eckener left, reverse dirigible flying over water, LUFTSCHIFT, etc, 36mm (cf. Bonhams 12.ix.96, 85). Brilliant mint state, prooflike fields (£60-80)
George VI (1936-1952), Proof Set, 1950, and Festival of Britain Crowns, 1951 (10) [Lot]. In cases of issue; coins mint state, cases somewhat worn (£70-90)
Swakopmund, Hotel Fürst-Bismarck, bronze 50 Pfennig token, stamped FB, plain edge, 24mm (Menzel –). About fine and extremely rare (£30-50)
Venice, Francesco Loredano (1752-1762), Ducato (Dav. 1551); Andrea Gritti, Lira [2]. First fine to very fine, small split to rim (c. 1 o’ clock), second fine (£70-80)
Siege of Paris, 1871, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, standing figure of Paris, cannon at feet, indicating to a balloon in the sky, reverse EMPLOI DES AÉROSTATS POUR LA DÉFENSE DE PARIS within wreath, 76mm (PBE 45; Coll. R. Marx 181; BDM I, 402). Very fine (£50-60)
Fauvette, Chienne d’Arret, 1883, a uniface bronze plaque by V. Peter, bloodhound left, 91 x 52mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.231, no.12; BDM IV, 462; cf. DNW 30, 704). Extremely fine, rare ( (£40-60)
StÉphane DervillÉ, 1894, a pair of laudatory silver plaques by L.-O. Roty, view of a domed building and bridge over the River Seine, reverse seated female figure greets Derville and a male colleague who shake hands, 60 x 43mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx –; BDM V, 235). [2]. Extremely fine; both contained in original black fitted case of issue, an attractive and unusual pair (£90-120)
Mines de Lens, 1899, a plated bronze plaque by L.-O. Roty, miner with pick-axe at coal-face, reverse the Lens mine, 67 x 47mm (PBE 877; Coll. R. Marx –; Maz. 177; Baxter 36; Hamlet –; BDM V, 238; cf. BDW 5, 20). Some surface marks, otherwise about very fine, toned, scarce (£40-60)
Paris, 1900, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Lefèbvre for Arthus-Bertrand, symbolic figure of Paris being carried on a throne, supported by figures representing art, industry and commerce, 87 x 60mm (PBE 521). Extremely fine (£40-60)
Miscellaneous, Victoria To George v, miscellaneous silver and bronze coins, 1887 Crown, 1927 Shilling, 1936 Shilling, 1899 Sixpence, 1897 & 1906 Threepences, 1915 Penny, 1927 Halfpenny [8]. First almost extremely fine, others about as struck (£70-100)
Stacking coin trays by Lindner (6); together with maroon velvet-lined coin trays by Abafil (14). [20]. Excellent condition, the Abafil trays as new and still poly-wrapped (£40-60)
Railway Company of the Midi, silver, 43 x 43 mm, by Leon Deschamps, bust of a female figure, representing the Midi, right, reverse locomotive advancing left, mountain landscape beyond. Extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Northumberland, Newcastle, Robertson’s silver Halfcrown and Shilling, 1811 (Dal. 1 & Dal. 11). First very fine, second extremely fine, but fabric a little coarse and with slight discolouration to lower obverse margin (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £65
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