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Germany, First World War, Admiral Scheer and the Battle of Dogger Bank, large bronze portrait medal, in high relief, published by Ball, Berlin, bust right, reverse man of war, 93mm (Frankenhuis 793). Good extremely fine (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £70
Germany, First World War, Falkenhayn, iron portrait plaque, c. 1916, signature indistinct, 171mm x 110mm. Some rust, very fine (£20-30)
£20–£30
Germany, First World War, Marie Therese, queen of Bavaria, silver portrait medal by Boersch, 1916, 36mm. Extremely fine or better, but somewhat scuffed, darkly toned (£20-25)
Hammer Price: £15
Germany, First World War, patriotic bronze plaques of: Emperor Wilhelm; Wilhelm and Franz Josef; General von Beseler; and General von Gluck, first by Mayer and Wilhelm, Stuttgart, others unsigned but probably issued by the same company [4]. Extremely fine for wear, but showing some discolouration (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £50
Germany, First World War, large uniface bronze medallion of a naval engagement, unsigned and undated, 222mm. Extremely fine, relief somewhat low, but workmanship of good quality (£60-80)
Germany, First World War, Refusal of German Peace Overtures, Iron satirical medal by Karl Goetz, 1916, 58mm (Kienast 187). Extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £55
Germany, First World War, Refusal of German Peace Overtures, Iron satirical medal by Karl Goetz, 1916, 58mm (Kienast 187). Extremely fine, but beginning dto show some signs of rust and rather dull (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £30
Germany, First World War, bronze patriotic portrait medals, etc. (23), mostly by Mayer and Wlhelm, Stuttgart, all c. 33mm. Generally very fine or better but mostly rather softly struck and some slightly discoloured (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £120
Germany, First World War, “1916”, a uniface bronze patriotic medal by Weinberger, figures of Austrian, German, Turkish and Bulgarian infantrymen advancing right, holding rifles with bayonets attached, 98mm. Extremely fine and well modelled (£30-40)
Germany, First World War, Von Weddigen, U-Boat Commander (U. 29), a very large uniface iron portrait plaque, 238mm. Extremely fine (£60-80)
Germany, First World War, Hindenburg and Hötzendorf, large uniface bronze portrait plaque by Weinberger, 1916, 123mm. Extremely fine (£30-40)
£30–£40
Germany, First World War, Die Deutsche Post in Russland, Frankreich und Belgien, c.1916, a plated, gilt and enamel medal, unsigned, map of Europe with cities marked, four sabres pointing to the cities of London, Paris, Warsaw and Florence, reverse Feldpost van speeding along a symbolic road, telegraph poles, wires and flag in foreground, 60mm (Schulman, LGE, Jan. 1917, 699; cf. Spink 17.vii.97, 267). Enamelled in two colours (red and green); extremely fine and very rare (£200-300)
£200–£300
Germany, First World War, The Quadruple Alliance, 1916, bronze medals (2), by Mayer & Wilhelm, busts of Ferdinand I, Wilhelm II, Franz Joseph and Mohammed V, reverses warrior brandishing sword, and legend in wreath, WELT-KRIEG, both 54mm (BDM VIII, 39; cf. Schulman, LGE 1916, 574, for first; cf. DNW 27, 960) [2]. Very fine and better (£40-50)
Germany, First World War, Admiral von Tirpitz, bronze medal by Loewental, bust left, reverse naked figure holding bow and facing left, 72mm, dark patina. Extremely fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £25
Germany, First World War, Max Immelman (German Air Ace), portrait medal, 1916, bust threequarters right, reverse two eagles draping wreath around a propeler, plane above, 60mm. Extremely fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £45
Germany, First World War, The Royal Bavarian Fighter Squadron, silver medal by Karl Goetz, 36mm (K 287). Good extremely fine, nicely toned (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £60
Germany, First World War, “Sieg ol er Tod”, Iron medal by Carl Reschke, young male figure brandishing sword and holding shield, reverse 1914 1917 in centre, laurel wreath around, 89mm. Better than very fine, but softly struck, rare (£30-40)
Germany, First World War, Von Bethmann Hollweg, German Chancellor, large iron portrait plaquette, 1917, 183 x 115mm About extremely fine (£30-40)
Germany, First World War, Easter, small silver medals,1917 (2), 1918, all with loops for suspension [2]. Extremely fine (£20-30)
Germany, First World War, Peace with Roumania, Iron medal by Karl Goetz, 1918, 58mm (Kienast 208). About extremely fine, colour a little dull (£30-40)
Germany, First World War, Ludendorff, large uniface portrait wall plaque, 1918, in iron, by L. Blücher, 176 x 116mm, with attachment for suspension, extremely fine; Poland, General Jozef Haller, bronze medal by Madeyski, 1919, bust right, reverse Polish troops, wojsko polskie we francyi on tablet below, 47mm. Edge rather knocked, otherwise very fine (£30-40)
Germany, Centenary of the Bavarian Constitutional Monarchy, 1918, a bronze medal by H. Schwegerle, conjoined busts of Ludwig III and Maximilian I Joseph left, reverse book on pillar, 33mm; together with other miscellaneous German base metal medals (7), mostly c.1900-20 [8]. All identified in envelopes, many very fine (£20-30)
Germany, First World War, Conditions of Armistice, satirical bronze medal by Karl Goetz, 58mm (K 215). About extremely fine (£30-40)
Germany, Foundation of the Gunther Charitable Institution, 1919, a silver medal by Oertel, bust of Prince Gunther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt in hunting attire right, reverse his castle, 37mm; Oldenburg, a silver-gilt medal for the Arts, c.1910, unsigned, 51mm. [2]. First brilliant and practically as struck, second better than very fine but loop removed (£20-30)
Germany, World War One, medals in lead (20), mostly of German generals and admirals, mostly c. 50mm. Generally showing very little wear, but mostly showing corrosion (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £35
Germany, 25th Anniversary of Prince Alfons as Patron of the Bavarian Rifle Club, 1929, an oval plated bronze medal, unsigned, bust of Alfons left, reverse legend in six lines, 38 x 26mm. Very fine; with clip and ring and original blue-green ribbon for suspension (£10-20)
Germany, Second World War, Occupation of Holland and Belgium, May, 1940, cast bronze medal, unsigned, eagle, reverse medieval ship, the sail emblazoned with an eagle, Meissen mark in legend, 45mm., some surface marks, very fine, rare, Victims of Germany, 1940-1945, large bronze medal by André Galtié, undated, emaciated figure bound to a swastika, reverse three figures in a cage on a swastika, names of concentration camps, etc. disposed in field, 122mm., extremely fine (£50-80)
Hammer Price: £140
Great Britain, Rededication of the French Hospital and Dispensary, London, 1890, a bronze award medal by E. Lanteri, seated nurse between standing female and elderly man, reverse light from radiant star shines on ornate tablet, roses around, named (Edouard Belleroche, Commissaire Fondateur), 76mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.74, 33; BDM III, 302; BHM -.). Some light scratching above name in tablet, otherwise very fine and patinated, rare (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £95
Great Britain, Death of Sir Henry Irving, 1905, bronze medal, published by Restall, 43mm (BHM 3919). Good extremely fine, rare (£20-25)
£20–£25
Great Britain, First World War, Memorial to Lord Kitchener, 1916, a bronze medal by J.-P. Legastelois, bust three-quarters left, reverse Britannia, THOROUGH, 68mm (BHM 4120; E. 1952a; V&A Exh. Cat. 1998, 20, 22; Schulman LXVII, p.133, 1220; cf. DNW 37, 1115); Battle of Arnhem, 1944, a bronze medal signed K.B.V., armed warrior on Pegasus above shield with double-headed eagle, reverse legend on tablet, sheaf of wheat behind, 50mm; XXX Corps, 1945, a bronze medal, unsigned, leaping wild boar,...
Hammer Price: £40
Germany, First World War, Fourth Honved Infantry Regiment, a very large uniface patriotic medallion in iron, signed Sidlo, dated 1915-1916, male figure in military uniform attacking three monsters, 285mm (cf. BDM suppl. VIII, p. 206). Extremely fine, struck in high relief and of good workmanship (£80-100)
£80–£100
Hungary, Exhibition of Military Aeronautics, Budapest, 1917, a uniface bronze medal by T. Székely, engineer holding propellor, pilot in German warplane in background, 61mm (BDM VIII, 229; cf. DNW 35, 625); Military Aeronautics, 1917, a uniface bronze medal by T. Székely, engineer going through the motion of spinning a propellor, bi-plane in steep dive in background, 59mm. [2]. First better than very fine, second about very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £85
Italy, Silver Wedding of Umberto I and Queen Margherita, 1893, a white metal medal by A. Cappuccio for Johnson, conjoined busts left, reverse the Gara Nazionale, Rome, 52mm (BDM –); Bicentenary of the Liberation of Turin from the French, 1906, a bronze medal by U. Ricci for Johnson, conjoined busts of Victor Emanuel III and Victor Amadeo II right, reverse female figure indicating Cathedral, carabinier about to torch barrels of gunpowder below, 55mm. [2]. Very fine, first with cuts to rim...
Italy, Second World War, Eia Eia Alala, c.1940, a bronze medal by Nelli, Florence, claws of an eagle grasping prey, reverse three fighter planes diving above clouds, 60mm. Softly executed, extremely fine (£20-30)
France, Second World War, Campagne d’Italie, 1945, a bronze medal by L. Muller, cock of France terrorising a German eagle, broken swastika below, reverse Roman triumphal arch inscribed with the names of victories by the French Expeditionary Forces in Italy, 1943-4, 68mm (CGMP p.1373). Mint state, rare (£40-50)
New Zealand, Auckland Numismatic Society, medal for Decimalisation, silver, 1967, Maori head upon easel, shoreline bush in background, extremely fine, together with other tokens etc (6) [7], very fine to extremely fine (£25-35)
£25–£35
Poland, “Wystaya Lotnicza”, silvered bronze plaque, plane, legend above, arms of Lvov (enameled), lwow 1938 below, c. 110 x 45mm. Very fine (£20-30)
Germany, First World War, patriotic silver medal by Lewandowski, 1915, for the Polish Legion: Our Lady of Czestochowa, reverse soldier in antique dress tending wounded comrade, 50mm; another similar oval silver medal, signed Wilk., reverse eagle over monastery (cf. BDM VII, p. 353); other Polish medals of the same period in base metal (5, one a duplicate), including a portrait medal of Pilsudski [7]. Silver medals extremely fine, but both with dark and dull toning and first struck from...
Belgium, Trandafir G. Djuvari, Ministre a Bruxelles, 1909-1920, bronze medal by Devreese, 74mm. Very fine (£20-25)
Germany, First World War, The Fight for the Uzok Pass, 1915, a silver plaque signed E.B., Russian cossack standing with rifle, reverse eagle on rock, 83 x 53mm. Extremely fine, toned, rare (£40-60)
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