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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)
Hammer Price: £270
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)
Hammer Price: £250
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)
Hammer Price: £220
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 35, 621). Extremely fine and virtually as made, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £210
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 dividing legend, 145 x 68mm, edge stamped 925. Very fine and partly toned, very rare (£60-80)
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. 1998, 33; cf. DNW 58, 1544). Extremely fine and very rare as a named silver award, especially to a lady (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £200
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)
Hammer Price: £190
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 interesting subject (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £180
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)
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)
Hammer Price: £170
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)
Hammer Price: £160
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)
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). About extremely fine, rare (£120-150)
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)
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 fitted case of issue (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £150
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, especially as a limited issue; set on a bronze base (£150-200)
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)
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 (BDM VII, 420). Strong Deco style, very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £140
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, 22; BDM III, 426; cf. BDW 9, 671). Softly worked, good very fine, very rare (£90-120)
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)
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 rare; in maroon fitted case of issue (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £130
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 fine and attractively patinated, very rare (£70-90)
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)
Hammer Price: £120
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)
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)
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 and soldiers, upper tablet impressed (Hôpital No.6, Chartreux, 1914-1915), 58 x 39mm (CGMP p.233; Frankenhuis 240); Battle of the Marne, 1914, a bronze medal by J.-P. Legastelois,...
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)
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)
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)
Hammer Price: £110
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)
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 (£80-100)
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 (Niggl 1797a); Richard Wagner, 1924, a uniface bronze medal by A. Hartig, bust left, 75mm (Niggl 2168a; cf. DNW 48, 883) [6]. Very fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £100
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, seated figure of Geography with globe dividing polar and equatorial scenes, revs. [silver] Génie holding tablet, for the Touring-Club de France, [bronze], wreath, un-named, both 50mm (...
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 39, 509); Fêtes Franco-Espagnoles, 1905, a bronze plaque by C.P. Pillet, semi-nude female holding horn and branch, rev. Gallic cock and wreath, 55 x 39mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.45, 12...
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)
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, robed figure saluting four biplanes flying overhead, rev. arms, un-named, 61 x 44mm (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 116; cf. BDW 13, 214); L’Association Aéronautique du Nord, c. 1930, a b...
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)
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)
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 rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £95
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, 66; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 41; cf. DNW 47, 865). Charming style, extremely fine (£60-80)
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