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Lot No 2468
France, Gustave Charpentier, 1890, a uniface cast bronze plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, bust left, 173 x 120mm (Niggl 466; BDM VI, 240-1). Extremely fine and very rare; one of the most important works by this artist (£120-150)
Lot No 2638
Mexico, Centenary of Independence, 1910, a silver medal by Tiffany & Co, standing Victory holding sword and torch, rev. legend in wreath, 90mm (Grove 382a). Very fine, rare (£80-100)
Lot No 2611
Germany, Das Graven des Krieges [The Horrors of War], c. 1918, a cast bronze medal by A. Storch, lion’s head left, flames issuing from mouth, rev. phoenix above smouldering pyre, 88mm (Frankenhuis 1073). Extremely fine and very rare (£90-120)
Lot No 2612
Germany, Marie-Therese, Königin von Bayern, Schützherrin der Kriegerkinder [Maria-Therese, Queen of Bavaria, Patroness of War Children], 1918, an oval cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, bust left, rev. mother walking right, carrying a girl and leading a boy wearing a helmet, 135 x 85mm (K 202; Frankenhuis 954; cf. DNW 3...
Lot No 2616
Germany, Für Hervorragende Leistungen im Rudern und Schwimmen [For Outstanding Achievement in Sailing and Swimming], Staatspreis, c. 1920, a cast silver plaque by A. Vogel, winged female holding wreath and Victory above dolphins swimming, sailing boats in background, rev. busts of Neptune and Minerva in medallions d...
Lot No 2526
France, Aux Armes, 1907, a silver award medal by P.-A. Morlon, female figure in armour and Gallic helmet left, rev. branches of oak, inscription around (Le Secours à l’Ouvrière, Paris, Août 1914 – Avril 1915), tablet in centre named (Mme de Isvolsky), 63mm (Frankenhuis 238; CGMP p.269; BDM VIII, 78; V & A Exh. Cat....
Lot No 2538
France, Circuit de l’Est, 1910, a uniface bronze medal by V.S. Canale, aviator in Bleriot monoplane left, six buildings in background, 100mm. Extremely fine and very rare (£100-150)
Lot No 2517
France, Samuel Pozzi, 1905, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, rev. traité de gynécologie, robed female helping a naked women from a bed, watched by a robed skeleton, 68mm (PBE 90 and 99; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.52, 17; Storer 2872; BDM VII, 175; cf. DNW 53, 1177). Extremely fine, very rare and a most intere...
Lot No 2530
France, Aviation, 1909, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon for the Académie des Sciences, winged male figure representing Aviation holding a young woman in his arms, rev. early biplanes, airships and balloons, palm branch below, 65mm (Malpas 424; BDM VII, 55; cf. BDW 9, 697). Extremely fine and very rare (£150-200)
Lot No 2574
France, Sirène Riant, 1929, a uniface hexagonal bronze plaque by H. Dropsy for Canale, mermaid with head turned to viewer, 60 x 52mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 79; Classens 115). Extremely fine, rare (£60-80)
Lot No 2457
Belgium, Olympic Games, Antwerp, 1920, a bronze Participants’ medal by P. Theunis, standing female figure greets three male athletes, rev. male athlete driving a biga right, 60mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.19, 114; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 113; cf. DNW 42, 1334). Very fine (£90-120)
Lot No 2501
France, Mercure, c. 1900, a uniface bronze plaque by T.-L.-A. Rivière, Mercury advancing left over a marine landscape, boat in centre, 90 x 57mm (BDM –). Good very fine, very rare (£80-100)
Lot No 2518
France, Paul Segond, 1905, a bronze plaque by A.L.M. Charpentier, bust left, rev. Segond with three assistants and a nurse preparing to deliver a baby on an operating table, 81 x 62mm (PBE 160; Coll R. Marx –; Storer 3337; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.39, 47; BDM VII, 176; cf. Arethuse 19 [1928], pl.xvi, 4; cf. DNW 68, 1665)...
Lot No 2627
Germany, 60th Anniversary of the Death of Wilhelm Bauer, 1935, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, bust facing, rev. naked sea-god holds the first brandtaucher [submarine] above the waves, 85mm (K 508). Good very fine, very rare (£80-100)
Lot No 2560
France, La Bienfaisante Israelite, c. 1920, a bronze plaque by E. Hannaux, figure of France under a tree, rev. named (À La Mémoire de Jacques Lehmann, Soldat au 46e Regt. d’Inf. 1e, Mort au Champ d’Honneur), 70 x 48mm (cf. DNW 35, 513). Tiny nick on top edge of reverse, otherwise extremely fine, rare; in maroon fitt...
Lot No 2571
France, L’Hiver, 1927, a uniface square bronze plaque by H. Dropsy for Canale, seated nude female with long hair sheltering from inclement weather by a tree-stump, 84 x 84mm, back engraved 1/5 and signed by the artist (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; cf. BDW 48, 739). Extremely fine and very rare in the large size, especi...
Lot No 2581
France, Le Génie de l’Aviation, 1930, a uniface hexagonal bronze plaque by H. Dropsy for Canale, winged Genius above clouds, 60 x 52mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 101; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.55, 63; cf. DNW 48, 756). Extremely fine, rare (£50-70)
Lot No 2429
Austria, 50th Anniversary of the Genossenschaft de Bildenden Kunstler [Society of Artists], Vienna, 1911, a uniface bronze Art Deco plaque by A. Hartig, head of Mercury right, holding a naked figure of Victory, back engraved (Vereins-Rekonvaleszentenheim von Roten Kreuz ‘Künstlerhaus’ 1914 23 IX 1915), 80 x 72mm (BD...
Lot No 2488
France, Junon and Psyché, 1899, a silver medal by F. Levillain for the SAMF, robed figure of Junon holding a severed female head dripping blood, peacock at right, rev. naked female seated under tree, head in her hands, dog barking at right, 47mm, edge stamped 26 (Coll. R. Marx 91; PBE 565; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.309,...
Lot No 2628
Germany, Britischen Bomben der Münchener Staatsoper [The Bombing of the Munich State Opera], 1943, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, frontal elevation of the opera house, rev. view of the destroyed building, 100mm (K 609). Extremely fine, rare (£70-90)
Lot No 2463
France, Expédition du Talisman, 1883, a light bronze award medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis for the Académie des Sciences, figure of Science being led by Neptune, rev. legend, président m.a. milne edwards, etc, 68mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 309; BDM I, 662; cf. Baldwin Argentum February 2006, 458). Extremely fine and very...
Lot No 2545
France, Camille Flammarion and the 25th Anniversary of the Société Astronomique de France, 1911, a uniface Art Nouveau bronze plaque by A. Zeitlin, half-length figure of Flammarion attended by two winged figures, spherical object to left, castle to right, 84 x 80mm (PBE 1032; BDM VI, 725; cf. DNW 46, 800). Extremely...
Lot No 2510
France, Amphitrite, 1901, a bronze medal by J. Desbois for the SAMF, Amphitrite on sea-monster right, rev. female bather surrounded by concentric circles, 39mm, edge stamped 115 (Coll. R. Marx 105; cf. BDW 13, 145). Very fine and very rare (£70-90)
Lot No 2516
France, L’Ange au Violon, c. 1905, a uniface bronze plaque by T. Spicer-Simson, angel kneeling left, playing a violin, 52 x 48mm (BDM –). Extremely fine and very rare (£60-80)
Lot No 2527
France, Faune et Faunesse, 1908, a bronze plaque by P.L. Durousseau for the SAMF, partial head of male faun, rev. standing naked female playing a double flute, 63 x 32mm, edge stamped 85 (Coll R. Marx 140; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.88, 7-8; BDM VII, 243). Very fine and very rare (£70-90)
Lot No 2532
France, Republique Français, c. 1910, a bronze award medal after J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, adapted for the Ministère de la Guerre, bust of Marianne right, rev. legend in wreath, 50mm; Préparation Militaire, 1911, a bronze plaque by J.-P. Legastelois, La France showing military manoeuvres to a standing youth, rev. warship...
Lot No 2539
France, Le Bain, 1910, a plated bronze plaque by F. David for the SAMF, three naked females bathing, rev. rev. two women with infant, 70 x 57mm, edge stamped 42 (Coll. R. Marx –; Weill/Coullaré, The Medal 29, p.60; BDM –). Very fine and extremely rare (£80-100)
Lot No 2605
Germany, Feldmarschall Graf von Hæseler, 1915, a cast iron medal by A. Löwental, helmeted bust right, rev. naked Achilles standing right, holding bow, centaur behind, 102mm (Frankenhuis 703; BDM VII, 560). Extremely fine, rare (£60-80)
Lot No 2491
France, Air, c. 1900, a silver appliqué by A. Borrel, female right, exhaling air, dove at right, 45mm; Feu, c. 1900, a silver appliqué by A. Borrel, female left, volcano erupting at right, 45mm [2]. Very fine, an attractive pair (£50-70)
Lot No 2575
France, Automne, 1929, a uniface bronze plaque by P.-C. Lenoir, naked female kneeling to left, holding a platter of fruit, 73 x 54mm (CGMP p.243; cf. BDW 13, 291). About extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Lot No 2610
Germany, Wilsons Werbung bei den Neutralen [President Wilson’s Successes], 1917, a cast iron medal by K. Goetz, Wilson enticing Chinese dragon, rev. four figures representing Scandinavia, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland seated with their backs to the viewer, 58mm (K 194; Frankenhuis 1471). About extremely fine (£...
Lot No 2440
Austria, Joseph Haydn, 1924, a uniface bronze medal by A. Hartig, bust right, 75mm (Niggl 870a; cf. DW 20, 471); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1924, uniface bronze medals by A. Hartig (3), bust right, all 75mm (Niggl 1377a; cf. DNW 58, 1512); Franz Schubert, 1924, a uniface bronze medal by A. Hartig, bust left, 75mm (Nig...
Lot No 2461
France, Sapeurs-Pompiers, 1878, a bronze award medal by A. Dubois, three firemen with apparatus running to left, burning house in background, rev. wreath, legend (Ville du Mans, 1910, Concours de Pompes à Incendie), 50mm (CGMP p.159); Géographie, 1884, award medals by A. and H. Dubois (2), in silver and bronze, seat...
Lot No 2502
France, Les Parisiens de Paris, 1900, a bronze membership plaque by L.A. Bottée, female figure representing Paris caressing the head of a nude boy, view of the city behind, rev. figures of Art and Industry shake hands, un-named, 70 x 48mm (PBE 22; Coll. R. Marx 378; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.18, 37; BDM I, 231; cf. DNW...
Lot No 2509
France, La Peinture, 1901, a silver award plaque by M. Charpentier-Mio, youth painting, rev. wreath, named (Les Amis des Arts de l’Oise à leur président, G. Acher, 1906), 52 x 40mm (PBE 154; CGMP p.86; BDM VII, 177; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 58; cf. DNW 66, 1393). Extremely fine, rare in silver (£80-100)
Lot No 2557
France, Aéro-Club de France, c. 1920, a bronze award medal by E.-P. Blin, winged male leaning against a rock, watching biplane, sun’s rays behind, rev. three figures and globe, named (Au Capitaine Langlois, services rendus), 50mm (cf. DW 24, 171); Club des Vieilles Tiges, 1922, a silver award plaque by E. Fraisse, r...
Lot No 2572
France, First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic, 1927, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, conjoined busts of Le Brix and Costes left, rev. Breguet biplane above a map of the globe showing the route from Paris to Tokyo, 68mm (CGMP p.284; cf. DNW 35, 570). Extremely fine, nicely patinated (£60-80)
Lot No 2632
Greece, Olympic Games, Athens, 1906, a plated bronze award plaque by P. Vannier, standing figure with stadium in background, rev. winged figure of Fame over tablet, un-named, 71 x 50mm (BDM –; Spink 5 –; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 69; cf. DNW 60, 1651). Extremely fine, nicely patinated (£120-150)
Lot No 2459
China, Count Noghi, Port Arthur (Ryojun, Manchuria), 1912, an octagonal bronze plaque by H. Taglang, facing three-quarter bust, rev. roaring lion stood on rock looking out to sea, port-arthur above, 70mm (BDM VI, 7-8; cf. BDW 5, 72). Usual Chinese characters in incuse in fields both sides, good very fine and very ra...
Lot No 2478
France, La Source, c. 1898, a silver Art Nouveau plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, naked female stood drinking from an ornate fountain, rev. cherub on rock-face, right hand in water which plunges into a pool below, 67 x 37mm (PBE 321; Coll. R. Marx 327-8; CGMP p.175; Jones, Art of the Medal, 328; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.20,...
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