Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

France, Le Semeur, 1880, a bronze medal by J. Lagrange adapted for the Ministère de l’Agriculture, bare-footed male sowing seed, man guiding plough drawn by two bullocks in background, rev. basket of produce, tablet below, un-named, 50mm (CGMP p.216; cf. DNW 66, 1358); Le Semeur, c. 1890, a bronze award plaque by [A. or H.] Dubois, Marianne guiding a naked man sowing seed, oxen and plough in background, rev. country setting, un-named, 57 x 55mm; Les Sciences, 1894, a plated bronze award medal by L.-A. Bottée, seated figure of Science attended by Genie, rev. sphinx looking at itself in a mirror, rising sun at left and oil-lamp below, tablet named (Favre 1902), 51mm (PBE 28; CGMP pp.60-1; Coll. R. Marx 383; BDM I, 231; The Medal 44, p.41; cf. DNW 54, 829); La République, 1899, a silver award medal by L.A. Bottée adapted for the Club Français du Griffon à Poil Dur, helmeted head of Marianne right, rev. wreath, named (Madame la Baronne, De Gingins, Septembre 1903), 44mm; Histoire, 1905, a silver medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis and H. Dubois, robed female symbolising History inscribing the date on a tablet held by a naked boy, rev. wreath, named (À Madame Karminski, Home des Institutrices Françaises, Bazar du 30 Mai 1905), 50mm (cf. PBE 317; cf. CGMP p.173); La Porteuse de Fleurs, c. 1910, a silver award medal by L. Jedieu for Magdelaine, young female carrying flowers, rev. tablet and wreath, un-named, 36mm [6]. Very fine; fourth adapted as a brooch for wearing (£40-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Art Medals formed by Hans-P. Wipfler.

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