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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 (£5...
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 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 5...
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; BM...
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 gilt-blocked f...
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 extremely...
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 award...
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. Good very fin...
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 satirical...
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 Exh. C...
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 Sci...
Lot No 2447
Belgium, Exposition Universelle, Liège, 1905, a gilt-bronze award medal by P. Dubois, seated symbolic females, rev. seated semi-nude female figure of Fame blowing trumpet, engraved (Salon d’Art Photographique), 70mm (BDM VII, 237; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.15, 59; cf. DNW 50, 1273); Exposition Universelle, Liège, 1905, a b...
Lot No 2452
Belgium, 50th Anniversary of the Opening of the Schelde to Shipping, Antwerp, 1913, a bronze plaque by A. Mauquoy for Antwerp Chamber of Commerce, river-god greeting robed female representing Antwerp, ship in background, rev. variety of marine craft above tablet, 76 x 55mm (Vandamme/Bernier 36; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.17...
Lot No 2464
France, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889, a bronze award medal by L.A. Bottée, Marianne crowning a seated artisan, Expo pavilion and Eiffel Tower below, rev. Fame seated on branch of tree, blowing trumpet, tablet below, impressed (Société des Usines et Fonderies de Beaume & Marpent), 63mm (PBE 9; ANS Exh. Cat. 19...
Lot No 2469
France, Horticulture, 1892, plaques by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis (2), in silver-gilt and bronze, female figure teaching another to prune a plant in a flower-pot, rev. naked young girl sat under tree, making a posy, former with inscription in field (Offert par la ville de Villers s/r Mer), both 62 x 48mm (PBE 304; CGMP p.1...
Lot No 2477
France, Death of Henri Feulard, 1897, a silver plaque by M. Bouval, angel standing over bust of Feulard left, rev. chrysanthemum branch, 65 x 43mm (Storer 1059; BDM VII, 105). Extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 2483
France, Compagnie des Agents de Change de Paris, 1898, a silver medal by L.-O. Roty, from the same dies as previous, named (Mr. Vélon), 50mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx –; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 176; Gaz. Num. 1898, p.402, 155; BDM V, 237; cf. DNW 66, 1378). Rim nicks, very fine (£30-40)
Lot No 2520
France, Monument au Mort, Père Lachaise, Paris, 1905, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Kautsch, monument to the dead at the cemetery of Père Lachaise, Paris, 70 x 54mm (cf. ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.157, 1; BDM VII, 497). Light spotting, otherwise very fine, rare (£40-50)
Lot No 2558
France, Course du Cyclisme, c. 1920, a bronze plaque by R. Brangier adapted for Pneu Soly, racing cyclists on tree-lined road, rampant lion in wreath at left, rev. oak wreath, tablet in foreground, 57 x 54mm; Moto Club de Nice, Paris-Nice, 1922, a bronze award plaque by F. Rasumny, motorcyclist to left, rev. wreath...
Lot No 2561
France, Syndicat Général de la Construction Électrique, c. 1920, a bronze award medal by C.P. Pillet, robed female figure of Electricity creating a flash of lightning and a spark, rev. view of a village in mountainous countryside, waterfall and hydro-electric lines in left foreground, named (Mlle. Andrée Boinet), 68...
Lot No 2573
France, 50th Anniversary of the Association Amicale des Postes, des Télégraphes et des Téléphones, 1928, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon, robed female seated on plinth, regarding a coastal landscape, rev. Eiffel Tower and symbols of communication, 50mm. Extremely fine and patinated, very rare (£50-70)
Lot No 2595
Germany, Ludwig van Beethoven, c. 1910, a uniface cast bronze plaque by F. Stiasny, bust left, 65 x 54mm (Niggl 250b; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.10, 100; BDM V, 684-5). Strong style, good very fine and patinated (£40-60)
Lot No 2598
Germany, Bicentenary of the Birth of Frederick the Great, 1912, a silver medal by K. Goetz, bust right, rev. three soldiers marching left, 36mm (K 12). About extremely fine (£30-40)
Lot No 2618
Germany, Präsidenten der Reichsgericht, Leipzig, 1920 [Presidents of the Supreme Court of Justice], a bronze plaque by A. Thiele for Glaser, Dresden, facing busts of Rudolf Freiherr von Seckendorff and Eduard von Simson, rev. view of the Reichsgericht, 107 x 83mm. About extremely fine, rare; in maroon fitted case of...
Lot No 2624
Germany, Centenary of the Death of Ludwig van Beethoven, 1927, a uniface bronze plaque by A. Hartig, facing bust, 85 x 85mm (Niggl 144; cf. DNW 44, 843). Extremely fine (£40-60)
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)
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