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Charles II, Restoration, 1660, a gold medal by T. Simon, laureate draped bust right, star above, rev. shields of the three kingdoms and France in cruciform, star in centre, crowned interlinked cs and iis in angles, date above, magnalia dei around, edge grained, 30mm, 8.89g/4h (Lessen type D, edge b, this piece listed; MI I, 464/62; N 2777). Extremely fine with with attractive red tone, very rare (£2,000-3,000)
Hammer Price: £8,000
The Royal Society, Queen’s Medal, 1838, in gold, coronetted head of Victoria left, rev. Sir Isaac Newton standing right, drawings illustrating his theories at sides, edge named (Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1850), 73mm, 343.00g (BHM 1885; E 1322; D & W 161/463). Set in glazed lunette, brilliant mint state and very rare; in original maroon case of issue (£5,000-6,000)
Hammer Price: £4,000
United States of America, Libertas Americana, 2000, a restrike in gold by the Monnaie de Paris of the original medal by B. Dupré, bust of Liberty left with cap, rev. Minerva repelling the attack of the British lion, infant Hercules strangling serpents below, 46mm, 64.18g, edge stamped 259/500 (cf. Betts 615). Brilliant (£600-700)
Hammer Price: £620
State of Britain, 1697, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Croker], laureate and draped bust of William III right, rev. Britannia seated by an olive branch on a book and a broken yoke, 70mm (MI II, 192/499; E 372). Extremely fine with even dark tone (£400-500)
Laudatory medal, 1683, in silver-gilt, by J. Roettier, draped bust of Charles II right, rev. Royal arms within Garter, supporters at sides, crest above, 53mm (MI I, 595/277; E 267). Extremely fine, rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £600
George III (1760-1820), Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807, a silver medal by T. Webb, bust of William Wilberforce right, rev. Britannia with Victory and other allegorical figures, 53mm (BHM 627; E 983). Virtually as struck and attractively toned, rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £580
University of London, a gold award by W. Wyon, Minerva seated left, holding scroll and wreath, rev. wreath, named (Session 1830-31, Awarded to Peter Martin, Midwifery), 45mm, 61.41g (cf. E 1198). Tiny rim nick on reverse at 4 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, rare (£550-600)
Hammer Price: £500
Germany, Weltfahrt des LZ 127 [Round the World Flight of LZ 127], 1929, a gold medal signed I.B., conjoined busts of Count Zeppelin and Dr Hugo Eckener left, rev. dirigible flying over water, 36mm, .900 fine, 22.97g (Kaiser 510.2). Extremely fine, rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £490
Laudatory medal, 1685, by G. Bower, in silver, conjoined busts of James II and Mary of Modena right, rev. radiate sun, 52mm (MI I, 610/16; E –). Minor rim knocks, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare; in red leatherette case (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £480
Trinity College, Cambridge, Wrangham Prize, 1842, a gold award medal by W. Wyon, Pythagoras seated right, with muse holding lyre to his left, rev. legend in wreath, unnamed, 38mm, 36.78g (BHM 2062). Brilliant and practically as struck, very rare in gold; in original maroon fitted case (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £400
France, Neptune, c. 1930, a large uniface Art Deco maquette by E.P. Blin, head right, holding trident, 125mm. About extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £320
Marriage of the Marquis and Marchioness of Bute, 1872, a white metal medal, unsigned, 30mm; Denbigh Eisteddfod, 1882, a uniface silver medal, unsigned, castle ruins, back engraved with the initials KSR, 38mm; Marriage of Herbert Lloyd Watkin and Louise Alexandra Williams Wynn, 1884, a silver medal, unsigned, busts vis-à-vis in medallions, rev. escutcheons on eagle, 38mm (BHM –); Centenary of Sunday Schools in Wales, 1885, a white metal medal, unsigned, 44mm (BHM 3201; E 1713); National...
Hammer Price: £310
France, Gustave Charpentier, 1890, a uniface cast bronze plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, bust left, 173 x 120mm (Niggl 466; BDM VI, 240-1). Extremely fine and very rare; one of the most important works by this artist (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £270
Mexico, Centenary of Independence, 1910, a silver medal by Tiffany & Co, standing Victory holding sword and torch, rev. legend in wreath, 90mm (Grove 382a). Very fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £250
United States of America, The Eight Presidents, c. 1865, a white metal medal by W.H. Bridgens, busts of Washington, J. Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, J.Q. Adams, Jackson and van Buren in medallions, rev. legend in wreath, 46mm (Baker 221; cf. Garrett 1819). About extremely fine; in original wooden box (£300-400)
Royal College of Physicians, Browne Medal, 1765, a gold award by L. Pingo, bust of William Browne left, rev. kneeling figure receives wreath from a seated Apollo, edge named (Frederick William Thomas, Trinity College, 1888), 37mm, 23.09g (Eimer 52; BHM 92; E 711; Storer 500; cf. DNW 64, 1189). Extremely fine, obverse lightly scuffed; in maroon fitted case (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £240
Cinque Ports Flying Club, a uniface silver award medal by Fattorini, symbolic wings over shield of arms, back named (Folkestone Aero Trophy Race, 1937, 3rd), hallmarked Birmingham 1936, 45mm (cf. DNW 64, 1119). Back a trifle scuffed, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare; in black fitted case of issue (£120-150)
Brown, L., British Historical Medals 1760-1960, vols. 1-3, London, 1980-95, xxvi + 469pp, xxiii + 516pp, xxi + 413pp, illustrations in text, djs [3]. Publishers’ cloth, djs; a very fine and clean set with only a minor incision on the inside of the dj on vol. I (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £230
United States of America, The Completion of the Ambassador Bridge, Detroit, 1930, an Art Deco bronze plaque signed J.M.S. for the Medallic Art Co, robed female with arms outstretched, holding the shields of the United States and Canada, rev. compliments of j.a. bower, 101 x 70mm, engraved 7/50 on lower reverse. About very fine, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £220
Germany, Das Graven des Krieges [The Horrors of War], c. 1918, a cast bronze medal by A. Storch, lion’s head left, flames issuing from mouth, rev. phoenix above smouldering pyre, 88mm (Frankenhuis 1073). Extremely fine and very rare (£90-120)
Italy: Papal States, 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] (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £210
Germany, Marie-Therese, Königin von Bayern, Schützherrin der Kriegerkinder [Maria-Therese, Queen of Bavaria, Patroness of War Children], 1918, an oval cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, bust left, rev. mother walking right, carrying a girl and leading a boy wearing a helmet, 135 x 85mm (K 202; Frankenhuis 954; cf. DNW 35, 621). Extremely fine and virtually as made, rare (£120-150)
City and Guilds of London Institute, a silver award medal by L.C. Wyon for Pinches, bust of Prince of Wales left, rev. panel on arms of city of London, edge named (James Smith, Alkali Manufacture, 1st Prize, 1897), 51mm, in case of issue (MJP p. 27); Lewis School, Pengam, 1926, a silver award medal by W.J. Dingley, crest, ni ddychwel doe, rev. wreath, named (Presented by Hugh Caldwell, Newport Mon., won by Wm. Gwynne Jenkins), 51mm; British War Medal, 1914-18, named (14942 Pte A.E. Lawrence,...
Germany, Für Hervorragende Leistungen im Rudern und Schwimmen [For Outstanding Achievement in Sailing and Swimming], Staatspreis, c. 1920, a cast silver plaque by A. Vogel, winged female holding wreath and Victory above dolphins swimming, sailing boats in background, rev. busts of Neptune and Minerva in medallions dividing legend, 145 x 68mm, edge stamped 925. Very fine and partly toned, very rare (£60-80)
France, Aux Armes, 1907, a silver award medal by P.-A. Morlon, female figure in armour and Gallic helmet left, rev. branches of oak, inscription around (Le Secours à l’Ouvrière, Paris, Août 1914 – Avril 1915), tablet in centre named (Mme de Isvolsky), 63mm (Frankenhuis 238; CGMP p.269; BDM VIII, 78; V & A Exh. Cat. 1998, 33; cf. DNW 58, 1544). Extremely fine and very rare as a named silver award, especially to a lady (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £200
Edward VII, Coronation, 1902, a small gold medal by G.W. de Saulles, crowned bust right, rev. Queen Alexandra right, 31mm (BHM 3737; E 1871b). About as struck; in case of issue (£90-120)
France, Circuit de l’Est, 1910, a uniface bronze medal by V.S. Canale, aviator in Bleriot monoplane left, six buildings in background, 100mm. Extremely fine and very rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £190
France, La Chasse, c. 1935, a large uniface Art Deco bronze plaque by G.-A. Lavrillier for Arthus-Bertrand, three horsemen with stag in foreground, 110 x 74mm (cf. BDW 5, 169). Powerful style, extremely fine, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £180
South Africa, Visit of the Prince of Wales to Umtata, Tembuland, 1925, a white metal medal, unsigned, bust left, rev. arms and supporters, 32mm (W & E –); Visit of the Prince of Wales to Cape Town, 1925, copper medals (3), 32mm (2) (W & E 1A), 28mm (W & E 1C); together with other South African and Rhodesian medals (32, four in silver), mostly for Coronations, Jubilees, Peace celebrations, etc, from Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg, Burghersdorp, Grahamstown, Cape Town, King William’s Town,...
France, Samuel Pozzi, 1905, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, rev. traité de gynécologie, robed female helping a naked women from a bed, watched by a robed skeleton, 68mm (PBE 90 and 99; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.52, 17; Storer 2872; BDM VII, 175; cf. DNW 53, 1177). Extremely fine, very rare and a most interesting subject (£120-150)
France, Aviation, 1909, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon for the Académie des Sciences, winged male figure representing Aviation holding a young woman in his arms, rev. early biplanes, airships and balloons, palm branch below, 65mm (Malpas 424; BDM VII, 55; cf. BDW 9, 697). Extremely fine and very rare (£150-200)
France, Sirène Riant, 1929, a uniface hexagonal bronze plaque by H. Dropsy for Canale, mermaid with head turned to viewer, 60 x 52mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 79; Classens 115). Extremely fine, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £170
The group of athletics medals awarded to Maurice Tooth: Midland Counties A[mateur] A[thletics] Championship, medals by Vaughton (2), bronze, named (High Jump Champp. 1906, M. Tooth, 3rd), silver, named (High Jump Champp. 1909), both 33mm; Birmingham District Amateur Gymnastic Association, silver badges (2), named (President’s Special Service Medal, Seasons 1907-8 to 1909-10, M. Tooth, Instructor; …1908-9, 1912-13, M. Tooth), both 33mm; Birmingham Athletic Institute, a gold and enamel...
Belgium, Olympic Games, Antwerp, 1920, a bronze Participants’ medal by P. Theunis, standing female figure greets three male athletes, rev. male athlete driving a biga right, 60mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.19, 114; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 113; cf. DNW 42, 1334). Very fine (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £160
France, Mercure, c. 1900, a uniface bronze plaque by T.-L.-A. Rivière, Mercury advancing left over a marine landscape, boat in centre, 90 x 57mm (BDM –). Good very fine, very rare (£80-100)
France, Paul Segond, 1905, a bronze plaque by A.L.M. Charpentier, bust left, rev. Segond with three assistants and a nurse preparing to deliver a baby on an operating table, 81 x 62mm (PBE 160; Coll R. Marx –; Storer 3337; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.39, 47; BDM VII, 176; cf. Arethuse 19 [1928], pl.xvi, 4; cf. DNW 68, 1665). About extremely fine, rare (£120-150)
John Flaxman, 1854, a silver medal by H. Weigall for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. representation of Flaxman’s bas-relief of Mercury and Pandora, edge lettered, 56mm (Beaulah 6; BHM 2530; E 1479). About extremely fine, nicely toned (£150-200)
Victoria (1837-1901), Royal Geographical Society, East Africa Expedition 1878-1880, a copper medal, unsigned [after W. Wyon], legends in and around wreath, rev. Britannia standing left, holding scroll and laurel, globe and sextant behind, 39mm. Pierced and with suspension ring, otherwise fine, very rare (£80-100)
Germany, 60th Anniversary of the Death of Wilhelm Bauer, 1935, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, bust facing, rev. naked sea-god holds the first brandtaucher [submarine] above the waves, 85mm (K 508). Good very fine, very rare (£80-100)
Italy: Papal States, Opening of the First Vatican Council, 1869, a silver medal by F. Bianchi, bust of Pius IX left, rev. Christ receiving disciples, 73mm (Bart. 8; Lincoln –). Light scuffing and rim bruises at lower obverse, otherwise very fine (£120-150)
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