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Italy: Papal States, John Paul II, 1980, a bronze medal by P. Belmondo, bust right, rev. arms, 77mm (CGMP p.145); Visit of John Paul II to Korea, 1984, a bronze medal by Maba, 49mm; together with a medal of St Peter by Morlon [3]. Very fine and better; first two in cases of issue (£25-35)
Hammer Price: £40
Netherlands, Centenary of Independence, 1913, a bronze medal by J.C. Wienecke, Dutchman planting a tree, fallen Napoleonic eagle to left, rev. legend on tablet, arms and supporters above, 66mm (BDM VI, 474; cf. DNW 42, 1582); 75th Anniversary of the Hollandische Ijzeren Spoorwegmaatschappij, 1914, a bronze medal by J.C. Wienecke, male figure supporting a wheel, arms of the eight provinces at sides, rev. map of the railway system, 75mm (Begeer 1100; Swan 323; cf. BDW 13, 831) [2]. Very fine...
Romania, Expozitiunea Generálá Románá, Bucharest, 1906, a gilt-bronze award medal by R. Carniol, conjoined busts of Carol I as a younger and older man, rev. seated female weaving, shields around, un-named, 62mm (Wurz. p.172; cf. DNW 50, 1376); Spain, Exposicion Internacional, Barcelona, 1912, a gilt-bronze medal by H. Kautsch, bust of Alfonso XIII right, rev. crowned arms and female supporters, 59mm; Uruguay, Sociedad Rural Exposicion Féria, Paysandu, c. 1880, award medals by J. Coemans...
France, Union des Sociétés de Tir, c. 1900, a plated bronze award plaque by G. Dupré, seated female figure of France indicating glory to naked boy with rifle, rev. naked boy seated on plinth under tree, un-named, 63 x 47mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.41, 71; BDM I, 653; cf. DNW 39, 512); Les Sports, 1902, a bronze award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, female Victory indicating the route to success for a young athlete, rev. bicycle and rifles in foreground, targets in distance, balloon above,...
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, bronze award medals by J.-C. Chaplain (2), head of La France right under the bough of a tree, revs. male figure holding torch above a winged female figure of Victory, Expo pavilion below, tablet named (Ducos; E. Richter), both 64mm (PBE 82; Baxter 95; BDM I, 404; cf. DNW 38, 747); Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a silver souvenir medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, head of Ceres left, rev. legend in six lines, 32mm...
Restorers of the Anglican Church, 1689, a cast copper medal by G. Bower, conjoined busts right, rev. statue of William III on pedestal, figures of Time and History at sides, 50mm (MI I, 658/18; E 307b). Fields extensively tooled and reworked, otherwise about very fine (£50-70)
France, Alexandre Lacassagne, 1913, bronze medals by J.-A. Injalbert (2), bust right, rev. girl on bier, other figures to left and right, both 68mm (Storer 1956a; BDM –) [2]. About extremely fine and better (£30-40)
France, Armand Lederlin and Paul Lederlin, 1923, a bronze plaque by A. Lavrillier for Arthus-Bertrand, conjoined busts left, rev. exterior and interior views of the Blanchisserie et Teinturerie de Thaon, 102 x 80mm, edge stamped 1. A couple of minor edge nicks, otherwise very fine and very rare (£60-80)
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Richard Carmichael Prize, 1849, a copper award by J. Woodhouse, bust left, rev. named (Forensic Medicine, Miss J.B. Ferguson, 1893, Summer Session), 39mm (BHM 3390; E 1431); University of London, a silver award by W. Wyon, Minerva seated left, holding scroll and wreath, rev. wreath, named (H.A. Rust, Organic Chemistry, 1909-10), 45mm (cf. E 1198); The Infants Hospital, Westminster, a bronze medal, unsigned, 38mm [3]. Very fine and better; first in case...
France, Femme à l’Ara, 1926, a uniface octagonal Art Deco plaque by M. Delannoy for Canale, naked female feeding bird, 47 x 47mm (Classens 120; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 136; cf. BDW 13, 256). Very fine (£50-70)
France, 50th Anniversary of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grands Express Européens, 1926, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Dropsy, railway carriage against a map of Europe and Asia, 91 x 46mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; Baudey/Bricher 1992, 138; cf. DNW 44, 918). Very fine, rare (£60-80)
France, Comité des Fêtes de Cannes, 1927, an Art Deco bronze Concours d’Élégance award plaque by A. Augis, standing female figure, arms outstretched, holding wreaths over a backdrop of the town, space for club badge to left, period landaulette to right, rev. legend, 74 x 50mm (cf. DNW 30, 768). Very fine and rare (£50-70)
Inauguration of the Exhibition of Art Treasures, Manchester, 1857, a white metal medal by J. Pinches, 63mm (Allen 35; BHM 2605; E 1513); Royal Visit to the Exhibition of Art Treasures, Manchester, white metal medals by J. Pinches (2), different rev. dies, large and small date figures, both 42mm (Allen 55, –) [3]. First with rim bruise at 2 o’clock, extremely fine, in original brass Pinches shell case, others fine and better (£50-70)
Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts (Founded 1858), a silver award medal by S. Rosenthal and W.J. Taylor, accoutrements of the arts, rev. wreath, named (Madame Gilbert, Honorary Member, 1862), 51mm; Department of Science and Art, Queen’s Medal, 1897, a silver medal by F. Bowcher, veiled and crowned bust of Queen Victoria left, rev. seven-line inscription within wreath, edge named (Mabel B. Keighly, Subject 23D, 1899), 51mm (E 1825) [2]. First good very fine but with minor rim...
International Exhibition, Crystal Palace, 1862, a bronze award medal by L.C. Wyon, similar, edge named (Whicker & Blaise, Class XVII), 77mm (Allen A1; BHM 2747; E 1553). Very fine (£60-80)
Germany, Jubilaums-Ausstellung, Mannheim, 1907, a uniface bronze plaque by J. Kowarzik for Sally Rosenberg, bust of Frederick Grosherzog von Baden left in medallion, legend above and below, 90 x 53mm, edge stamped 431 (BDM VII, 514). Very fine and very rare (£60-80)
Victoria (1837-1901), Queen’s College, Birmingham, copper award medals (6), unsigned, all named (Cornelius W. Suckling), for Physiology, Anatomy, Therapeutics, etc, 1877-9, all 46mm; together with France, a late cast of an oval bronze medal of Henri IV, 1601, 95 x 75mm [7]. Fine to very fine (£60-80)
Victoria (1837-1901), school of Medicine, Minto House, edinburgh, a silver award medal by A. Kirkwood, Hygeia with serpent, rev. wreath, named (Practical Physiology, First Prize, Awarded to A. Stonely-Hill, 1881-82), 48mm (Brodie 590, this piece); Free Church of Scotland, a silver award medal, unsigned [by A. Kirkwood], seated female reading bible, rev. burning bush, named (May D. Mutch, First Prize, for The Shorter Catechism, Middle Section, 1891), 51mm (D & W 271/510; Cochran-Patrick...
United Hospitals Athletic Club, London, c. 1900, a silver award medal, unsigned, shields around two standing figures, rev. wreath, un-named, 70mm; London County Council School of Engineering & Navigation, Poplar, John Weir Medal, a silver award by Vaughton, seated figure of Vulcan holding a model of a fully-rigged ship, rev. crowned shield within wreath of oak and palm, edge named (Alfred William Thomas Baldwin, Electrical Engineering, 1926), 37mm [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine...
Germany, 50th Anniversary of the Reichsgericht, Leipzig, 1929, a bronze medal by Prof. A. Vocke for Poellath, frontal elevation of the building, rev. eagle left, ein reich ein recht, 80mm. Almost extremely fine, patinated, rare; in maroon fitted case of issue (£50-70)
United States of America, World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, a bronze award medal by C.E. Barber, figure of Christopher Columbus modelled by A. St. Gaudens, rev. legend on tablet, named (Keidel & Co), 77mm (Baxter 87; cf. ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.335, 27; BDM I, 122; Eglitt 90; cf. DNW 56, 860). Very fine (£50-70)
Austria, Death of Richard Wagner, 1883, a copper medal by L. Wiener for Thieme, Leipzig, bust right, rev. figures symolic of Wagner’s operas, 70mm (Niggl 2259; A.u.E. 308; BDM –). Extremely fine, attractively patinated (£50-70)
Austria, Joseph Haydn, 1818, a copper medal by J.-E. Gatteaux for Durand, bust left, rev. legend, 41mm (Niggl 865b; BDM II, 207); Germany, Death of Ludwig van Beethoven, 1827, a copper medal by J.-E. Gatteaux, bust left, rev. lyre, 50mm (Niggl 137; BDM II, 207; cf. DNW 49, 825) [2]. First about very fine, second about extremely fine (£30-40)
France, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1855, a bronze medal by E.-A. Oudiné and J. Wiener, bust of Napoleon III left, rev. exterior of the Palais de l’Industrie, 68mm (BDM VI, 489); Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1855, a bronze medal by A.A. Caqué and J. Wiener, conjoined busts of Napoleon III and Eugènie, rev. interior of the Palais, 68mm (BDM VI, 489) [2]. Very fine and better (£40-60)
Austria, Internationale Ausstellung für Spiritus-Verwertung und Gärungs-Gewerbe, Vienna, 1904, a bronze Staatspreis plaque by Prof. R. Marschall, bust left, rev. three naked artisans in a distillery, 77 x 51mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.203, 27; BDM III, 583). Very fine and very rare (£50-70)
Austria, Ex Aquis Salus [Breathe by Water], c. 1912, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Kautsch, standing robed female holding vessel, offering a drink to a girl, 57 x 42mm (BDM –). Good very fine (£25-35)
Hammer Price: £35
Austria, Viribus Unitis, 1913, a bronze medal by Gorschner for the Österreiches Luftflotte, double-headed eagle, rev. early monoplane above tree-lined runway, biplane in right background, 65mm (FMB 103). About extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
Austria, Frau an Pree [Girl at Prayer], c. 1925, a uniface bronze medal by A. Hartig, bust of young girl right, hands clasped below chin, 60mm. Very fine, a delightful study (£30-40)
Austria, Calendar Medal, 1933, in silver, unsigned, Father Time seated left, holding scythe, dates of festivals around, rev. dates in tablet, signs of the Zodiac around, 40mm, edge stamped münzamt wien. Extremely fine and an unusually late calendar medal (£40-60)
Austria, Richard Wagner, 1947, a bronze medal by L. Bazor, similar, 68mm (CGMP p.115; Niggl 2137b [recté 1947]; cf. DNW 68, 1590). About extremely fine (£30-40)
Belgian Congo, Opening of the Lower Congo Katanga Railway from Port-Francqui to Elizabethville, 1929, a bronze plaque by E.-J. de Brémaecker for Fonson, figures of Belgium and the Congo, the first diaphanous, the second naked and kneeling, rev. white man seated holding a rock while a native breaks the ground, 65 x 56mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.12, 19; cf. DNW 60, 1393). Extremely fine and attractively patinated (£50-70)
Belgium, 50th Anniversary of Le Hainaut, 1914, a uniface bronze plaque by L. Gobert for Michel, busts of Louis Desguin, Hadelin Desguin and Camille Desguin around citadel with shields, 80 x 75mm (BDM –). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£50-70)
Germany, Helene Schohl, 1917, a uniface cast bronze plaque by A. Reiss, bust right, 127 x 84mm. Very fine and very rare; with small piercings at corners to facilitate suspension (£50-70)
France, Association Française Pour l’Avancement des Sciences, 1890, a silver award medal by L.-O. Roty, female seated under tree reading a book, plaque below un-named, rev. figures of France and Science in greeting, the latter blessing an industrial town, 45mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.88; Coll. R. Marx 25; PBE 834; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.47, 165; BDM V, 232; Gaz. Num. 1897, p.140, 28; cf. DNW 46, 767). Good very fine, rare in silver (£40-60)
Italy: Papal States, Ambiederung im Vatikan [The Support of Pope Benedict XV], 1914, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, Pope seated right, rev. fishermen in boat, 58mm (K 157; Frankenhuis 1421). Good very fine, green patina (£50-70)
France, Centenary of the Réunion de Mulhouse à la France, 1898, a bronze medal by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, robed figures of France and Mulhouse in greeting, rev. shield in foreground, buildings behind, 68mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 297; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.49, 189; BDM VI, 238). Extremely fine, rare; in maroon gilt-blocked fitted case of issue (£50-70)
France, Centenary of the Birth of Hector Berlioz, 1903, bronze plaques by G. Dupré (2), three-quarter bust left, scene from Les Troyens below, revs. Muse worshipping at the monument to Berlioz at Grenoble, 68 x 48mm (PBE 430; CGMP p.166; Niggl 334; Coll. R. Marx 331; BDM I, 653; cf. DNW 51, 1153) [2]. One extremely fine, the other good very fine (£40-60)
France, Sully Prudhomme, 1906, a bronze plaque by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, rev. lyre on branch, legend at right, 70 x 58mm (PBE 91; BDM –). Extremely fine, rare (£50-70)
France, Chambre de Commerce, Cherbourg, c. 1910, a silver award medal by M.A. Servant for Aubert, seated figure of Commerce, ship in port and ocean liner in background, rev. aerial view of the port and harbour breakwaters, ocean liner in background, named (Pierre Appell), 50mm (BDM –); Commerce, 1910, a silver award medal by R. Lamourdedieu adapted for the Union des Commerçants du Havre, draped female seated, surveying a port, her feet on the prow of a boat, rev. sun’s rays shining from...
Alleged Assassination Attempt on the Prince Regent, 1817, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, bust left, rev. crown above triangle supported by two hands, 39mm (BHM 935). Very fine and extremely rare (£50-80)
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