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Belgium, F[edération] R[oyaume] B[elge] C[lub de l’]É[pee], Championnat d’Europe, Liège, 1930, an Art Déco bronze medal by W. Kreitz, fencer with épee, rev. legend, 54mm; Centenary of the Royaume de Belgique, 1930, an Art Déco bronze medal by G. Verbanck, 60mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.19, 126); Cercle Royal Saint-Hubert, Trompes de Chasse, c. 1935, a bronze award medal by P. de Soete, named (Mr J. Mommaert), 70mm; Centenary of the Conservatoire Royale Musique de Belge, 1938, a bronze medal by M. R...
£50–£80
France, Hommage a vous Genereuses et Puissantes Étoiles qui Brillez pour nous Atravers la Tempête, 1917, a uniface cast bronze medal by P. Roche, naked female figure raising her hand to the skies, two children clutching her, 48 stars above, 162mm (BDM VIII, 167; cf. DNW 33, 387). About extremely fine, very rare (£250-300)
£250–£300
France, Télégraphie, c. 1925, a bronze cliché by G. Contaux, naked female appearing from clouds above a partial globe, arms outstretched to radio equipment at sides, 70 x 41mm. Fine to very fine, rare; pierced at corners for suspension (£30-40)
£30–£40
Germany, Internationale Ausstellung für Buchgewerbe und Graphik [International Exhibition of the Publishing and Graphics Trades], Leipzig, 1914, Österreichisches Haus, a light bronze plaque by M. Pfeiffer, naked female holding branch and supporting a star, easel-shaped backcloth behind, rev. legend, 79 x 60mm (BDM –). Good very fine; in original black and gilt fitted case stamped Wiener Werk Statte (£40-60)
£40–£60
Medals Related to Aviation, Germany, Seehund mit Zeppelin [Sea Lion and Zeppelins], c. 1916, a cast iron medal by H. Weddig, sea-lion regarding five Zeppelins in sky, rev. lord montagu ihr werdets, etc, 68mm (Frankenhuis 1516; Kaiser 426.1; BDM VIII, 255). Very fine (£60-80)
£60–£80
Hungary, Hvilaua’ boru Höseinek Emlekere, 1917, an oval cast iron medal by Prof. R.A. Zutt, warrior raising sword above multi-headed dragon, seated female on rock in background, rev. legend in 10 lines between symbolic trees, 123 x 105mm (Frankenhuis –; BDM –). Powerful style, good very fine and very rare (£200-250)
£200–£250
France, Inauguration of the Dunlop Factory at Montluçon, 1922, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon, Mercury tapping for rubber, rev. John Dunlop and the Dunlop factory, 50mm (cf. DNW 64, 1366). Very fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £10
France, Centenary of the Banque du Crédit Industriel et Commercial, 1959, a cast bronze medal by H. Dropsy, naked female figure of Fortune distributing coins from a cornucopia, rev. inscription above cornucopia and caduceus, 59mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; cf. DNW 39, 542). Mint state, green patina; in grey card box of issue (£20-30)
France, Syndicat Général de la Construction Electrique, c. 1930, a bronze medal by R. Pelletier, semi-naked figure representing Electricity seated on globe, rev. workers with turbines, named (M. Raoul Loury), 68mm (cf. DNW 53, 1201). About extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £15
France, Saint Georges, 1934, an octagonal bronze award plaque by E.-P. Blin, St George on horseback spearing dragon, rev. tablet on shield with fleur-de-lis, un-named, 53mm (CGMP p.46; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.29, 46; cf. DNW 66, 1549); Saint Michel, 1936, an octagonal bronze award plaque by P. Turin, un-named, 55mm (CGMP p.382; cf. Simnmons FPL 13, 218; cf. DNW 47, 954) [2]. Very fine and better (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £20
France, Minerve Pensive, 1934, a uniface Art Déco bronze plaque by L. Muller, standing figure of Minerva leaning on upturned spear, back impressed (Hommage de Rome-Athènes 1951), 76 x 42mm (Muller Hommage 1958, no.5; CGMP p.287; cf. DNW 66, 1550). Very fine (£30-40)
Austria, Der Rattenfänger von Hameln [The Ratcatcher of Hamlyn], c. 1920, a uniface bronze plaque by K. Perl, Pied Piper advancing right, playing his flute, being followed by a group of five children, 75 x 53mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.8, 62; BDM VIII, 121). Rather spotted and with traces of handling, otherwise about very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Austria, Dornröschen [Sleeping Beauty], 1924, a uniface bronze plaque by K. Perl, scene from the ballet, 56 x 55mm. Very fine, scarce (£30-40)
Belgium, Death of Joseph Wauters, 1929, a bronze plaque by D. Ledel for Fonson, bust left, rev. hand holding open the pages of a newspaper being read by three people, 84 x 63mm. Good very fine, attractively patinated, rare (£40-60)
France, Élégie, 1904, a bronze plaque by P.-V. Dautel, female bust left, rev. line of pine trees across the site of ancient ruins, 65 x 45mm (PBE 331; CGMP p.121; Classens 51; BDM VII, 210; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.36, 44; cf. DNW 54, 848). A spot on either side, otherwise extremely fine, lightly patinated (£40-50)
France, Conseils de l’Amour, 1928, a uniface bronze Art Déco medal by M. Delannoy, young woman listening to suggestions whispered into her ear by Cupid, 49mm (CGMP p.136; cf. DNW 64, 1373). Very fine (£30-40)
France, Union Syndicale de l’Industrie du Gaz en France, 1928, a silver members’ medal by H. Dropsy, male Faune starts a fire under a tree, rev. gasometer, named (M. F. Hardy), 54mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 75; cf. DNW 35, 572). Very fine (£30-50)
France, Ordre des Architectes, Conseil Superieur, c. 1950, an Art Déco bronze medal by P.-M. Poisson, standing robed figure holding an arched structure in her right hand, rev. owl, l’architecte est vn poete, etc, edge named (à M. Robert Knorr, Architecte, 19-7-1956), 88mm. Extremely fine; in maroon fitted case (£40-50)
Belgium, Death of Albert I, 1934, an Art Déco bronze medal by G. Verbanck for Fonson on behalf of Mauquoy-Tramaux, laureate bust left, rev. naked winged angel lying prone, 70mm (Vandamme/Bernier –; cf. DW 18, 688). Extremely fine and attractively patinated (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze award medal by J.-C. Chaplain, head of La France right under the bough of a tree, rev. male figure holding torch above a winged female figure of Victory, Expo pavilion below, tablet named (G. Briand), 64mm (PBE 82; Baxter 95; BDM I, 404; cf. DNW 68, 1257). Extremely fine and attractively patinated (£25-35)
France, La Peinture, 1901, an Art Nouveau bronze plaque by M. Charpentier-Mio, youth painting, rev. wreath, un-named, 52 x 40mm (PBE 154; CGMP p.86; BDM VII, 177; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 58; cf. DNW 50, 1215). Small stain on one edge, otherwise very fine (£35-45)
France, Fame, c. 1935, an Art Deco bronze award medal by M. Delannoy, head of Fame left, blowing trumpet, rev. wreath, un-named, 50mm (cf. DNW 45, 862). Very fine (£30-40)
France, Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, a bronze medal by H. Navarre, after H. Favier, for Canale on behalf of Philips of Eindhoven, legend around Philips logo, rev. fountains of light incorporating radio masts, 55mm (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 189; cf. DNW 48, 869). Extremely fine, scarce (£40-50)
France, Conférence de Paris, 1946, a cast bronze medal by A. Galtié, Paris standing on globe, greeting the dove of Peace, rev. Parisian monuments, 99mm, edge stamped lvii (CGMP p.773). Superb red-brown patina, extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
Germany, Centenary of the Birth of Heinrich Heine, 1897, a bronze plaque by H. Kautsch, seated figure of Heine to right, holding pen and manuscript, rev. female carrying crowns, 75 x 45mm (Coll. R. Marx 482; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, 16; BDM III, 129; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.6, 31; Jones, Art of the Medal, 346; cf. DNW 46, 838). High points of reverse rubbed, otherwise very fine; with clip and ring for suspension (£40-50)
Belgium, Exposition Internationale, Antwerp, 1930, an octagonal bronze medal by J. Dupon, Neptune watching African boy playing a trumpet-horn, aeroplane above and ship in background, rev. naked female riding side-saddle on a horse, port behind, 80mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.15, 64; cf. DNW 61, 1358). Extremely fine and attractively patinated (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £35
France, Défense Passive, 1945, a bronze award medal by R. Cochet, angel protecting women and children from symbolic bombs being dropped by air, rev. warden clasping the hand of a victim reaching from the rubble of a destroyed building, named (L. Loudevig), 59mm (cf. DNW 53, 1218); Co-operation, c. 1950, a bronze award medal by R. Pelletier, named (Madame Mathilde Fichelle), 68mm (CGMP –); Concours Général Agricole, Paris, 1959, a bronze medal by R.B. Baron, 58mm (CGMP –) [3]. Second extremely...
Germany, Bismarck, 20 Jahre nach meinem Tode [20th Anniversary of the Death of Bismarck], 1918, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, head appearing from clouds, rev. figure representing a Social Democrat mounting a horse, draped figure of Germany averting her eyes, 58mm (K 216; Frankenhuis 1491). Very fine (£50-70)
Austria, Ö[esterreichische] L[eichtathletik] V[erein] [Austrian Athletic Club], c. 1920, a uniface bronze award plaque by F. Kounitzky, naked female standing by plant, holding aloft a branch, date in exergue (1924), back impressed (Meisterschaft Diskuswerfen, 1), 85 x 30mm (cf. DNW 70C, 2438). Very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £40
Austria, Marchen [Fairy Tale], c. 1920, a uniface bronze plaque by K. Perl, naked winged girl on quadruped left, other figures around, 70 x 54mm (BDM VIII, 121). Extremely fine and patinated, rare (£30-40)
Belgium, Bevrijding van Gent [The Liberation of Ghent], 1944, a gilt-bronze plaque by O. Piette for Fonson, standing knight seeing off animals and emblems of tyranny, rev. honour to our liberators, 90 x 81mm. Extremely fine, decorative (£40-50)
Czechoslovakia, Die Jubiläums-Ausstellung des Bezirkes der Prager Handels und Gewerbekammer [Jubilee Exhibition of the Prague District Trades and Chamber of Commerce], 1908, a bronze plaque by A. Mára, draped female standing, admiring a townscape in cartouche, rev. Mercury greets artisan in cartouche, legend below, 90 x 64mm (Hauser 3868; Wurz. 7685). Very fine and very rare (£30-40)
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a silver medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, robed female symbolising History inscribing the date on a tablet held by a naked boy, rev. monnaie de paris, winged Genius brandishing torch and leaning on a coining press, 50mm (PBE 317; CGMP pp.172-3; BDM I, 666; Coll. R. Marx 310; cf. DNW 70C, 1213). Very fine; in blue fitted case (£40-60)
France, Exposition International des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, an octagonal aluminium plaque by P.-A. Morlon, elevation of the Aluminium pavilion, rev. molten aluminium being poured from a bucket, AVIONS, AUTOS, CYCLES, etc. around, 60mm (BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.57, 299; cf. BDW 64, 1406). Virtually as struck (£40-50)
Medals Related to Aviation, Germany, Internationale Luftfahrt Ausstellung [International Air Show], Berlin, 1928, a bronze medal, unsigned, for Poellath, aeroplane over globe, rev. legend in five lines, 90mm (Kaiser 986). Very fine; in maroon gilt-blocked fitted case of issue by Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen (£30-50)
Belgium, Opening of the Kruisschanssluis [Van Cauwelaertsluis], Antwerp, 1928, a bronze medal by A. Dupon for Fonson, Mercury kneeling by the water’s edge, affixing wings to his feet, rev. aerial view of the lock and gates, biplane at top, 90mm. Fine to very fine, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £45
France, L’Étude, c. 1925, an Art Déco silver plaque by C. Charles, young woman, holding a globe, left arm resting on books, looking down with pensive expression, rev. wreath, named (Anciens Élèves de l’École Nationale, Victor Berard, 1939), 60 x 45mm (cf. DNW 44, 931). Very fine, toned; in original maroon fitted case (£40-50)
Germany, Vielgluck z Nevenjahr [Good Luck for the New Year], 1911, a uniface cast bronze medal by F. Lommel, equestrian figure to right holding banner with date, 50mm (Bernhart 247). Very fine, rare (£40-50)
Germany, Woodrows Mausefalle [Woodrow Wilson’s Mousetrap], 1919, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, mousetrap, rev. President Wilson reclining in boat, Statue of Liberty in background, 58mm (K 227). Spot by Wilson’s chin, otherwise good very fine, rare (£60-80)
Germany, 25th Anniversary of the Kuenstlervereinigung Augsburg ‘Die Ecke’ [Augsburg Artists’ Society ‘Die Ecke’], 1932, a uniface Art Déco medal, unsigned, Prussian eagle and head of Athena, 103mm. Very fine, rare (£40-50)
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