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Lot No 2465
France, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889, a bronze medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, bust of Marianne right, rev. seated female crowning a seated artisan, naked Genie at left, view of the Eiffel Tower at right, 63mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 307; BDM I, 664; cf. DNW 50, 1195). Two minor rim nicks, otherwise extremely...
Lot No 2472
France, Union des Yachts Français, 1892, silver award medals by F.-C.-V. de Vernon (2), winged Victory regarding river-god who propels a boat to the right, revs. Neptune and Marianne in waves, holding tablet, named (S.V. Arcachon 1895, 1 Prix Serpolette, à Mr Gredy; S.N. Cannes, 2e Prix ‘Electa’, à Mr Fava),...
Lot No 2496
France, L’Automobile, c. 1900, a bronze award medal by C.P. Pillet for Desaide, robed figure of Victory in speeding car to right, rev. wreath of oak and palm, un-named, 46mm (PBE 723; BDM IV, 537). Extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2504
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, plated bronze plaques by L.-O. Roty (3), winged Genius placing a torch in the hand of a dying woman, rev. view of the Petit and Grand Palais, Paris, laureated wreath in clouds above, all 51 x 36mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.90; Coll. R. Marx 74-5; ANS Exh. Cat....
Lot No 2513
France, Noces d’Argent, 1902, a silver plaque by R. Baudichon, couple seated under tree, rev. naked boy plucking fruit from a tree, 73 x 67mm (CGMP p.23; Classens 61; BDM VII, 55; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.37, 6-7; cf. BDW 5, 30). Extremely fine (£50-70)
Lot No 2528
France, Baigneuses, 1908, a bronze medal by A. Lafleur, two naked females bathing, rev. trees by a river-bank, 54mm (CGMP p.214; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.171, 1; BDM VII, 526; cf. DW 19, 269). Tiny obverse rim nick at 6 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and softly modelled (£30-40)
Lot No 2586
Germany, Vollendung des Dome, Köln [Completion of the Cathedral, Cologne], 1880, a bronze medal by S. Drentwett, elevation of the Cathedral, rev. the adoration of the Magi, 50mm (Wurz. 4662; BDM I, 616); Gartenbau [Horticulture], c. 1910, a plated bronze plaque by Prof. R. Mayer adapted for the Landwirts...
Lot No 2642
United States of America, World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, plated bronze award plaques by L.-O. Roty for the Comité Français (2), robed figure of France with winged figure of Genius on quay-side, revs. wreath and tablet, named (Comte d’Ollone; Henry Rabourdin), both 53 x 50mm (Roty Compagnonnage...
Lot No 2430
Austria, Stärke [Strength], 1911, a uniface bronze plaque by A.R. Weinberger, male standing left, flexing his muscles, weight-lifting equipment below, 116 x 57mm (BDM VIII, 266). Good very fine but some light staining (£40-50)
Lot No 2460
France, Communications Aériennes, Paris, 1871, a silver-gilt award medal by C.-J.-M. Degeorge for the Ministère de la Guerre, female figure seated on the side of a cannon, a carrier-pigeon flying into her arms, balloon in air behind, rev. pigeon coop, un-named, 62mm (PBE 345; CGMP p.122; BDM I, 544; BM Acq....
Lot No 2476
France, Foundation Stone of the Pont Alexandre III, Paris, Laid, 1896, a plated bronze medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, three standing female figures, head of Alexander III of Russia above, backdrop of Paris behind, rev. semi-naked female holding pot from which water flows, cherub with scroll at side, legend below,...
Lot No 2489
France, Alexandre Falguière, 1899, a bronze medal by V. Peter, bust left, rev. Orpheus on winged Pegasus, 68mm (PBE 694; BDM IV, 463; cf. DNW 35, 536). Mint state; in maroon fitted case of issue (£40-50)
Lot No 2515
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). Good very fine (£50-70)
Lot No 2522
France, Ludwig van Beethoven, 1906, a bronze award plaque by A. Lafleur, half-length bust facing, rev. wreath of palm, named (a Renée de Madre, La Libre Esthétique, 1910), 72 x 49mm (Niggl 166; CGMP p.213; Classens 151; BDM VII, 526; cf. DNW 48, 801). Low relief work, about extremely fine (£30-40)
Lot No 2534
France, Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Nord, c. 1910, a silver medal by A. te Lingue, female standing right, locomotive and factories at left, rev. frontal elevation of the Gare du Nord, Paris, 50mm (Moyaux –; BDM –; Swan –). Reverse edge nick at 11 o’clock, otherwise very fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2535
France, Chambre de Commerce de Saint-Étienne, c. 1910, a silver award medal by E.E. Peynot, robed females with seated artisan, rev. implements of industry, named (H. Valladaud), edge impressed 1909-1925, 62mm. Extremely fine; in red gilt-blocked fitted case of issue by Maison Ludovic Penin, Graveur…21 quay de...
Lot No 2537
France, Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de l’Est, c. 1910, a silver medal by F.-C.-V. de Vernon,...
Lot No 2542
France, Pierre Delbet, 1910, a bronze plaque by Dr P. Richer, bust left, rev. naked figures of Truth and Beauty holding hands, column behind, 68 x 49mm (Storer 811; BDM –; cf. DNW 66, 1517). Extremely fine (£40-50)
Lot No 2594
Germany, Autorennen [Motor Racing], c. 1910, a uniface plated bronze plaque by L.-C. Lauer, winged figure of Speed urging driver of racing car, 70 x 55mm. Good very fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2609
Germany, Friedensformel des Deutschen Reichstags [Peace Offers of the Reichstag], 1917, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, Lloyd George and his allies in Parliament refusing to accept German resolutions, rev. half-length figure of Reichschancellor Michaelis standing before desk decorated with the arms of Lorraine, 58mm...
Lot No 2428
Austria, Niederösterreichischen Landes-Gewerbeförderung [Lower Austria Chamber of Commerce], 1909, a bronze award medal by L. Hujer, crowned robed female showing a scroll to a group of three artisans, rev. crowned arms above tablet, palm branches around, un-named, 75mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.141, 5; BDM –)....
Lot No 2439
Austria, Tirol Abstimmung [Plebiscite in Tyrol], 1921, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, German eagle clawing at ring on its leg, rev. artisans supporting a giant hand holding a Tyrolean hat, 60mm (K 285; cf. DNW 68, 1575). Extremely fine (£50-70)
Lot No 2446
Belgian Congo, 50th Anniversary of the Chemin de Fer du Bas-Congo, 1948, a bronze plaque by A. Dupagne, allegorical scene, rev. legend in six lines, 92 x 60mm (cf. DNW 60, 1369). About extremely fine (£30-40)
Lot No 2466
France, La Musique, c. 1890, a plated bronze award medal by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, seated and standing robed females with musical instruments and music-stand, rev. ornamented lyre and wreath, un-named, 65mm (cf. PBE 987); Orphée, 1899, a bronze award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray adapted for the Festival Fédéral de...
Lot No 2473
France, Photographie, 1894, a silver award medal by A. Borrel for Desaide adapted for the Union Nationale des Sociétés Photographiques de France, standing figure holds camera in front of seated subject, rev. wreath, named (10e. Session, Toulouse, 1901, Mr Labadie), 69mm (BDM I, 221; cf. Simmons FPL 13, 2; cf. BDW...
Lot No 2495
France, Labor Improbus Omnia Vincit, c. 1900, plated plaques by H. Kautsch (2), adapted for the Chambre Syndicale des Fabricants d’Accessoires et de Piécés Détachées d’Automobiles, de Cycles et d’Appareils Aériens, blacksmith and standing female offered palm and wreath by Victory, revs. oak wreath, named...
Lot No 2499
France, Gloria, c. 1900, plated bronze award plaques by F. Rasumny for A. Duseaux (2), helmeted head of Marianne left, rev. wreath and tablet, un-named, 50 x 38mm, 38 x 30mm (BDM V, 35; cf. DNW 64, 1349) [2]. Very fine (£30-50)
Lot No 2507
France, Marcelin Berthelot, 1901, bronze plaques by J.-C. Chaplain (2), bust left, revs. Berthelot seated in laboratory, figures of Truth and France in background; and another adapted for the centenary of his birth, 1927, bust left, rev. legend in six lines, both 70 x 56mm (PBE 83; Storer 323; BDM I, 404) [2]....
Lot No 2523
France, Henri Hallopeau, 1907, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, rev. Hallopeau seated, examining left arm of semi-naked standing female, 68mm (Storer 1462; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.38, 42; BDM VII, 175). Extremely fine, nicely patinated, rare (£50-70)
Lot No 2529
France, Inauguration du Monument au Général José de San Martin, Boulogne, 1909, a silver plaque by H.-E. Allouard, allegorical robed figures in front of a bust of San Martin on a plinth, rev. wreath of oak and palm, 60 x 45mm (BDM –). Good very fine, toned, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2548
France, Aviation, 1912, a bronze award medal by Françoise Montagny, eagle and figure of Genius above early monoplane, rev. eagle’s wings above tablet and globe, un-named, 68mm (PBE 605; CGMP p.264; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.22, 98; cf. DNW 45, 931). About extremely fine (£40-60)
Lot No 2597
Germany, Vier Generationen von Haushalt Wittelsbach [Four Generations of the House of Wittelsbach], 1911, a uniface bronze plaque by K. Goetz, conjoined heads of Prince Regent Luitpold, Ludwig III, Crown Prince Rupprecht and Prince Luitpold to right, 76 x 50mm (K 14; BDM VII, 380). Extremely fine (£40-50)
Lot No 2608
Germany, Generalfeldmarschall von Bülow, 1916, a cast iron medal by A. Löwental, bust right, rev. Hercules slaying the Nemean lion, 82mm (Frankenhuis –; BDM VII, 560). Good very fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2623
Germany, Centenary of the Death of Ludwig van Beethoven, 1927, a bronze plaque by H. Dropsy for Canale, bust left, rev. winged figure, 50 x 50mm (Classens 150; Niggl 128; cf. DNW 46, 843). About extremely fine, patinated (£70-90)
Lot No 2420
Austria, Anton Robert, 1897, a uniface bronze plaque by Prof. R. Marschall, bust left, 58 x 42mm (BDM III, 581); Ein Frohes Neues Jahr [Happy New Year], c. 1910, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, putti playing musical instruments, 59 x 39mm; Pax, c. 1920, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Kautsch, male figures shaking...
Lot No 2423
Austria, Richard Wagner, 1904, a bronze plaque by O. Yencesse, half-length figure left, seated in chair, rev. view of the Festspielhaus, BAYREUTH, 55 x 42mm (Niggl 2263; Coll. R. Marx 155; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.51, 208; BDM VI, 695; cf. DNW 42, 1375). Softly worked, about extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2426
Austria, 6th Conference Internationale contre la Tuberculose, Vienna, 1907, a bronze award plaque by T. Szirmaï, robed females paying homage to bust of Franz Joseph I, rev. robed females in medallion, named (Dr Anton Loew, Wien), 70 x 51mm (Storer –; BDM V, 731). Extremely fine (£40-50)
Lot No 2486
France, Orphée, 1899, a uniface bronze medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, head of Orpheus with lyre, 113mm (PBE 261; CGMP p.100; Classens 40; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.18, 28; Coll. R. Marx 463; The Medal 44, p.41; cf. DNW 48, 694). About extremely fine, very rare in this size; with hook on the back for suspension (£80-100)
Lot No 2505
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, Austrian pavilion, bronze plaques by Prof. S. Schwartz (3), standing female presenting laurel branch to two kneeling artisans, rev. Expo pavilion, 77 x 53mm (cf. Coll. R. Marx 489; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.9, 84; BDM V, 429; cf. DNW 30, 720) [3]. One very fine,...
Lot No 2533
France, Victorieux des Éléments, c. 1910, a bronze award medal by C.-C. Desvergnes, Louis Blériot in his monoplane approaching the English coast, Dover Castle at left, rev. eagle and clouds, impressed (Gde. Quinzaine d’Aviation de la Baie de Seine, 25 Août - 6 Septbre. 1910), 49mm (PBE 369; BDM –). Very...
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