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Lot No 1607
Romania, Rumäniens Kriegseintritt [Romania Enters the War], 1916, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, President Bratianu kneeling, balancing his crown and sword, rev. scales with documents and a bag of gold, dice below, 58mm (K 181; Frankenhuis 1449). Good very fine (£50-70)
Lot No 1504
Belgium, Salomé, 1910, a bronze plaque by G. Devreese for the Société Hollandaise-Belge des Amis de la Médaille d’Art, Salomé in a dance pose, head of John the Baptist on platter at her feet, rev. legend, 93 x 45mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, 44; BDM VI, 320); Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, the First Performance of...
Lot No 1527
Medals Related to Navigation, France, Navigation Aérienne, 1909, a bronze award plaque by P.-A. Morlon, winged figure of Genius in central panel, biplane to left, airship to right, rev. three panels, man studying birds in flight to left, engineer adjusting an aero engine to right, un-named, 99 x 72mm (PBE 610; CGMP...
Lot No 1532
France, Verdun, 1916, a cast bronze medal by P. Roche, a pair of wings, rev. head of Gallia right, chin supported by a hand, crown being knocked off his head, 45mm (BDM VIII, 167). Very fine, rare (£60-80)
Lot No 1546
Medals Related to Aviation, France, First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic, 1927, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, conjoined busts of Joseph Le Brix and Dieudonné Costes, rev. Breguet biplane above a map of the globe showing the route from Paris to Tokyo, 68mm (CGMP p.284; cf. DNW 35, 570). Rim nicks and some sp...
Lot No 1568
France, Exposition International des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, an Art Déco bronze award medal by P.-M. Dammann, Paris with four allegorical figures, rev. ship of Paris, named (Mr J. Rebiffé), 77mm (CGMP p.115; cf. DNW 64, 1404). Extremely fine; in official maroon case of issue (£60-80)
Lot No 1573
France, 75th Anniversary of the Société Générale, 1939, a bronze medal by P. Turin, female bust left, caduceus in hair, rev. two cornucopiæ, legend around, 81mm (cf. DNW 46, 830). About extremely fine (£60-80)
Lot No 1586
Germany, Entente-Weltrichter [The Judges of the World], 1918, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, President Wilson sat on sedan chair receiving judges, rev. German eagle on branch, pair of hands with chains at right, 58mm (K 211; Frankenhuis 1485). Very fine (£50-70)
Lot No 1591
Germany, Einigung der Transport Deutschland [Unification of the German Transport System], 1920, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, Dr Johannes Bell scooping up locomotives into a large sack, rev. Bavarian postilion seated right, placing accoutrements into a trunk, beer flagon by his feet, 58mm (K 254). Very fine, scar...
Lot No 1593
Germany, Pazifismus [Pacifism], 1921, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, German lamb addressing aggressive wolf in speech bubble, rev. allegorical Frenchman, German and Pole, 60mm (K 291; cf. DNW 70C, 2729). Very fine (£50-70)
Lot No 1602
Medals Related to Navigation, Italy, Quatercentenary of Christopher Columbus, 1892, a bronze medal by A. Cappuccio for Johnson, after Prof. L. Pogliaghi, bust left, allegorical figures around, rev. Virtue supported by putti, patronising the ‘Indians’, 58mm (BDM I, 341; cf. BDW 1, 728). Very fine, rare (£60-80)
Lot No 1603
Italy, Sisyphos am Isonzo [General Cadorna and the Battle Losses at the Isonzo River], 1916, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, helmeted bust right under an umbrella, rev. naked figure of Sisiphos standing astride rock, 58mm (K 171; Frankenhuis 1454; cf. DNW 68, 1520). Extremely fine, attractively patinated (£40-60)
Lot No 1605
Lithuania, Rudnia, 1916, a uniface octagonal bronze plaque by K. Perl, girl in diaphanous dress dancing left, 63mm (BDM –). Very fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 1493
Austria, Baron Reinhart Bachofen von Echt, 1902, a New Year’s bronze plaque by F.X. Pawlik, male figure with winged helmet standing left on rock, surveying landscape, rev. signature of von Echt, 58 x 37mm (BDM IV, 438; cf. BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.9, 24, for rev.). Extremely fine and attractively patinated (£30-40)
Lot No 1519
France, Duval-Janvier, c. 1900, an octagonal bronze plaque by A.-L.-M. Charpentier, male figure working a coining press, rev. RÉDUCTION ET FRAPPE DE MÉDAILLES, reduced vignettes of the obverse design, 60 x 52mm (PBE 152; BDM VII, 177; Jones, Art of the Medal, 345; cf. DNW 64, 1346). Very fine (£60-80)
Lot No 1560
France, Completion of the First Section of the Grand Canal d’Alsace, 1932, an octagonal Art Déco bronze plaque by M. Renard for the Société Energie Electrique du Rhin, cross-section of the canal set against a construction backdrop, bird flying below, rev. symbolic male nude kneeling, clouds and power station at Kemb...
Lot No 1572
France, Exposition International des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, a yellow-brass Art Déco box medal, unsigned, aerial view of the Expo pavilion, rev. gate of the Place de l’Alma, containing a complete set of 10 black-and-white photographic roundels, 58mm (cf. DNW 66, 1560). Medal about extremely fine, contents b...
Lot No 1599
Germany, Wiederaufbauen [Rebuilding], 1945, a cast iron plaque by Moll for Lauchhammer, builders working on scaffolded buildings, skeleton on horseback to right in the sky, 143 x 89mm. Extremely fine, rare; with hook on the back for suspension (£60-80)
Lot No 1503
Austria, Ehren der Stadtpreis [Prize of Honour], Vienna, c. 1950, a uniface bronze plaque by Kridder, robed female standing right, farm animals, birds and fauna around, un-named, 80 x 73mm. Almost extremely fine, decorative (£40-50)
Lot No 1513
Czechoslovakia, Krok, 1904, a uniface bronze plaque by Prof. S. Sucharda, head of King Krok right, 56 x 49mm (Paris Exh. Cat. 1973-4, 774; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, 5; BDM V, 713; cf. DW 27, 908). Extremely fine (£40-50)
Lot No 1555
France, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, a bronze medal by E.-P. Blin for Teteger, conjoined busts of three French Colonial figures, rev. two elephants vis-à-vis, elevation of the Expo pavilion above, 68mm (BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.50, 44; cf. DNW 50, 1313). Good very fine, light patina (£40-60)
Lot No 1606
Medals Related to the Olympic Games, Netherlands, National Preparations for the Olympic Games, Amsterdam, 1927, a bronze medal, unsigned, bell-tower with clock on face, rev. wreath bands, 60mm. About extremely fine, very rare (£60-80)
Lot No 1514
Czechoslovakia, Praha a Ultava [Prague and Moldau], 1905, a uniface plated plaque by Prof. S. Sucharda, female figure of Moldavia emerging from water and holding her hand against the breast of a standing figure of Prague, 72 x 57mm (Paris Exh. Cat 1973-4, 778; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, 7). About very fine, scarce; with ev...
Lot No 1528
France, La Veillée de Paris, 1914, a uniface cast bronze medal by P. Roche, standing figure of Paris dismisses figure of Fury, 128mm (BDM VIII, 167; cf. DNW 33, 383). Very fine and very rare (£90-120)
Lot No 1529
France, Gallia, 1914, a uniface cast bronze medal by P. Roche, naked standing female with long hair, arms grasping serpents, 75mm (BDM –). Very fine, rare (£80-100)
Lot No 1553
Medals Related to Aviation, France, First French Aerial Crossing of the North Atlantic from East to West, 1930, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, conjoined busts of Dieudonné Costes and Maurice Bellonte left, rev. Breguet biplane Le Point d’Interrogation rising over an aerial view of Paris, view of the Manhattan skyli...
Lot No 1567
France, La Loire, 1936, an Art Déco bronze medal by M. Renard, naked water nymph standing in front of boat laden with flowers and fruit, rev. shields of the provinces traversed by the Loire, named (à Ernest Houlard, pour son dévouement à la Touraine à Paris, 3-5-53), 59mm (CGMP p.338; cf. BDW 13, 362). Very fine (£4...
Lot No 1584
Germany, Michel Lohnt dem Brabanter Kirchenschänder [Taxes on the Churches of Brabant], 1916, a cast iron medal by W. Eberbach, Devil in hat pushing religious cleric to left, rev. serpent-tailed naked male attempting to reach an offertory tray which falls from a broken pillar, 78mm (Frankenhuis –). Light corrosion s...
Lot No 1496
Austria, Die Sünde [The Sin], 1912, a uniface bronze plaque by K. Perl, naked female standing with back to viewer, holding a serpent, 90 x 40mm (BDM –; cf. DNW 70C, 2433). Fingermark in lower field, otherwise very fine, rare (£30-40)
Lot No 1518
France, Société Lorraine de Photographie, 1898, a uniface cast lead award plaque, signed D.C., for A. Kauffer, Nancy, thistle at left, small animal surrounded by legend at right, un-named, 99 x 75mm (Simmons FPL 13, 4, this piece). Very fine and very rare (£80-100)
Lot No 1531
France, Troupes Coloniales, 1916, a uniface cast bronze medal by P. Roche, head of trooper right, 128mm (BDM VIII, 166). Good very fine and very rare (£90-120)
Lot No 1565
France, Athena, 1936, an Art Déco bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann for Arthus-Bertrand, adapted for the 6th arrondissement of Paris, helmeted bust left, rev. Pegasos right, names of civic officials around, 80mm. Extremely fine, obverse attractively patinated, rare (£80-100)
Lot No 1510
Belgium, 50th Anniversary of the Union Internationale de Tramways de Chemins de Fer d’Interet Local et de Transports Publics Automobiles, 1935, a bronze medal by F. Huygelen for Fonson, three robed female figures, hands clasped, encircling a globe, rev. wheels, wings and bolts of lightning, symbols of electrified an...
Lot No 1594
Germany, Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit [Unity, Right and Freedom], 1924, a cast iron plaque by A. Feuerle for Lauchhammer, three citizens advancing right, carrying flags, 153 x 92mm. Spots in left field, otherwise extremely fine, rare; with hook on the back for suspension (£50-70)
Lot No 1497
Austria, 10th Anniversary of the Oesterreichische Gesellschaft zu Förderung der Medaillenkunst und Kleinplastik, 1912, a uniface bronze plaque by Prof. S. Sucharda, robed female standing on partial globe, arms outstretched, back stamped 49, 90 x 74mm (Hauser 1975; Wurzb. 6930; BDM VIII, 227). Cleaned in the past, ot...
Lot No 1535
France, La Piave, 1918, a cast bronze medal by P. Roche, a pair of wings, rev. two dogs and a naked male boy, 48mm (BDM VIII, 167). Very fine, rare (£60-80)
Lot No 1583
Germany, Prinz Heinrich von Preussen, 8th Feld Artillerie, 1915, a uniface iron plaque by J. Pohlmann, male rider, naked except for cloak, on spirited horse left, 151 x 89mm (Frankenhuis –; BDM –). Powerful style, very fine, rare (£60-80)
Lot No 1547
France, Cinéma, 1928, an Art Déco bronze award medal by M. Delannoy, Venus rising in triumph from the light emitted by a film projector, images behind, rev. the interior of a cinema, screen in centre, un-named, 68mm (CGMP p.138; Classens 119; Jones, Art of the Medal, 425; cf. DNW 47, 924). Good very fine (£70-90)
Lot No 1530
France, Fames [Famine], c. 1915, a cast bronze decorative roundel [perhaps for a drawer pull] by P. Roche, female seated right with left arm outstretched, head of a dog over her right shoulder, 73mm (BDM –). Green patina, fine to very fine, very rare (£60-80)
Lot No 1564
France, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, the Launch of the Normandie, 1935, an Art Déco bronze medal by J. Vernon, sea-goddess freeing sea-horse, rev. liner under steam, 68mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.60, 142; cf. DNW 66, 1555). Very fine (£60-80)
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