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Lot No 2629
Germany, Ludwig van Beethoven, 1943, a bronze award plaque by F. Focht, Beethoven seated at a piano, allegorical figures of Amour and Tristesse around, rev. lyre propped against a tree in a forestry setting, 72 x 53mm (CGMP p.180; Niggl 2517a; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.67, 19). Extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2630
Germany, Wilhelm Busch, 1978, a bronze medal by R. Searle, bearded bust facing in hat, rev. children’s cartoon characters Max and Moritz, 81mm (CGMP p.1700; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.86, 217). Very fine (£30-40)
Lot No 2634
Italy, Esposizione Internazionale, Milan, 1906, a bronze medal by Giannino for Johnson, robed female kissing the forehead of an artisan, rev. frontal elevation of the Expo building, named (G. Lavillier), 61mm (BDM VII, 356). Very fine, rare (£50-70)
Lot No 2425
Austria, Erinnerung an den Durchschlag des…Tauern Tunnels [Completion of the Tauern Tunnels], 1907, a bronze plaque by T. Stundl for Brüder Schneider, robed female bust half-left, wearing radiate crown, rev. shields above tunnel entrance, 77 x 51mm (Moyaux Suppl. II, 438; Döry-Kubinszky 190). Good very fine...
Lot No 2431
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)
Lot No 2435
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)
Lot No 2441
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)
Lot No 2442
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)
Lot No 2444
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)
Lot No 2445
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...
Lot No 2454
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)
Lot No 2467
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;...
Lot No 2484
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...
Lot No 2514
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...
Lot No 2521
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)
Lot No 2536
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...
Lot No 2555
France, Weltlauschen, Wilsons Ankunft in Europa [The World is Listening, Arrival of President Wilson in Europe], 1919, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, clouds around globe, rev. naked female on kneeling bullock welcoming the USS George Washington at quay-side, 58mm (K 226). Very fine (£50-70)
Lot No 2559
France, L’Expansion Française, c. 1920, a bronze medal by Falize Frès for the Comité des Conseillers du Commerce Exterieur de la France, La France oversees artisans working in foreground, ships, aeroplanes and airships at right, rev. legend, named (25 Ans de Services Rendus…Mr Alfred Dinin…1930), 65mm....
Lot No 2563
France, Le Soldat Inconnu, 1920, a bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, three veiled females standing left, rev. coffin of the unknown soldier carried by eight men towards the Arc de Triomphe, 68mm (CGMP p.114-15). Extremely fine, attractive light patina (£40-60)
Lot No 2564
France, Xavier Arnozan, 1923, a cast bronze plaque by P. Landowski, bust left, rev. nursing nun with young female patient who holds flowers, 70 x 68mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.59, 88; cf. DNW 57, 1321). Extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2583
France, Edgard Herouard, 1932, a bronze plaque by Palma Daillion, bust left, rev. Herouard examining a specimen through a microscope, 71 x 61mm. Good very fine and very rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2625
Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der Bremen [The East-West Flight of the Bremen], 1928, a silver medal by K. Goetz, conjoined busts of Baron von Hünefeld and Hermann Köhl left, rev. two putti saluting the passage of the aeroplane over the Atlantic, 36mm (K 393; Kaiser 928.5; cf. DNW 68, 1774); together with two...
Lot No 2635
Italy, Esposizione Internazionale, Milan, 1906, a bronze plaque by O. Yencesse for the Comité Française, naked boy seated, decorating a vase, rev. Italian female with baskets stood in front of the Italian entrance to the Simplon Tunnel, from which a train exits, 70 x 52mm (cf. PBE 1030; Coll. R. Marx 163; ANS...
Lot No 2640
Switzerland, Amé Pictet, 1927, an Art Deco bronze plaque by A.C. Angst, bust right, rev. robed figure kneeling to left, holding sheaves of wheat, 48 x 42mm. Very fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2416
Argentina, Inauguración de Cunica Obstetrica y Ginecologica, Buenos Aires [Opening of the Obstetric and Gynaecological Clinic], 1908, a plated bronze plaque by J. Gottuzzo, frontal elevation of the building, tree at right, rev. mother reclining on bed, infant preparing to feed from her breast, standing figure of...
Lot No 2438
Austria, Frau mit Pflanze [Girl with Plant], c. 1920, a uniface Art Deco bronze plaque by F. Kounitzky, naked female standing by plant, holding aloft a branch, back impressed (4 x 100M. F.D., I, 1930), 85 x 30mm (cf. DNW 66, 1446). Very fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2458
Belgium, Exposition Internationale, Antwerp, 1930, a bronze medal by A. Mauquoy, aeroplane flying over the city, rev. negress in boat, river-god and robed figure of Belgium at right, 70mm (Vandamme/Bernier 163). Good very fine, rare; in maroon fitted case of issue by Mauquoy, St Jacobsmarkt 7, Antwerp (£40-50)
Lot No 2482
France, Compagnie des Agents de Change de Paris, 1898, a silver medal by L.-O. Roty, seated female holding box of money, naked winged girl pouring more coins into the box, rev. coiled serpent and branch over a view of Paris, 50mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.88; PBE –; Coll. R. Marx –; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 176; Gaz....
Lot No 2494
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...
Lot No 2503
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...
Lot No 2551
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)
Lot No 2565
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)
Lot No 2568
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)
Lot No 2569
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)
Lot No 2570
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...
Lot No 2591
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)
Lot No 2626
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)
Lot No 2641
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...
Lot No 2422
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)
Lot No 2432
Austria, Die Mutter [The Mother], 1912, a uniface octagonal bronze plaque by L. Hujer, mother caressing the head of a child, 70 x 57mm (BDM VII, 469). Extremely fine, attractive (£40-60)
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