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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 (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £30
Austria, 50th Anniversary of the Schubertbund, Vienna, 1913, a uniface bronze plaque by J. Beyer, bust of Franz Schubert left, 100 x 70mm (Niggl 1787). Fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Austria, Hercules Erwürgen der Löwe [Hercules Strangling the Lion], c. 1915, a uniface octagonal bronze plaque by O. Hofner, naked figure of Hercules astride lion, pulling its jaw upwards, 80 x 75mm (BDM VII, 456). Some uneven toning, good very fine (£30-40)
Belgium, Theatre Royal de la Monnaie, Brussels, the First Performance of the Parsifal, 1914, a plated bronze medal by G. Devreese, standing figure of Parsifal, rev. four females dancing around central figure, 76mm, exergue stamped épreuve d’auteur (Niggl 2152; cf. BDW 5, 81); Exposition Internationale, Liège, 1930, a plated bronze award medal by G. Devreese for Fonson, seated elderly man with artisan, microscope on table at left, rev. semi-naked female in the act of inscribing, un-named,...
Belgium, L’Assistance Discrète pour la Belgique, 1915, a bronze plaque by G. Devreese, veiled female with basket of fruit, rev. legend, 61 x 46mm (Frankenhuis 67; cf. DNW 53, 1150). Good very fine, nicely toned (£30-40)
France, Comité Français des Expositions à l’Étranger, 1899, a bronze award plaque by L.-A. Bottee, seated robed female above implements of agriculture and industry, factories in background, rev. flowering tree, named (F.A. Bousquet), 64 x 42mm (PBE 19; Coll. R. Marx 386; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.38, 18; BDM I, 232; cf. DNW 66, 1486). Extremely fine and attractively patinated (£30-40)
France, Espérance, 1907, a bronze medal by P.-V. Dautel, standing robed female holding and kissing a baby, rev. water cascading from a rock, trees at side, named (Claude Collinet), 54mm (CGMP p.121; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.19, 43 [recté 1907]). Minor rim nicks, otherwise very fine, rare (£40-60)
France, Élie de Cyon, 1909, a plated bronze plaque by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, rev. legend in 18 lines above open book, torch and palm branch, 73 x 56mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.52, 13; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.39, 44; Storer 729; BDM –). Very fine and very rare (£40-60)
France, Pro Patria, 1911, a silver-gilt plaque by J.-P. Legastelois, Marianne left, holding flag, rev. trophy of arms on base, two aeroplanes and early dirigible above, named (à Melle. Beart), 47 x 47mm (CGMP p.232; Frankenhuis 203; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.43, 93; BDM VII, 544). Very fine (£40-50)
France, Death of Henri Poincaré, 1912, a silver plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, half-length seated portrait left, reading book, rev. legend in nine lines, 43 x 43mm (PBE 783; BDM VIII, 147). About extremely fine, rare; in original green fitted case of issue (£40-50)
France, Victor Hutinel, c. 1920, a bronze medal by Dr P. Richer, bust right, rev. Hutinel seated, examining a small girl, mother with baby and another girl at right, DILEXIT PARVULOS, 68mm (Storer 1728; BDM VIII, 159; cf. DNW 47, 915). Good very fine, very rare (£40-50)
France, Odilon Redon, 1950, a bronze medal by J. Riviere, facing head, rev. centaur, 68mm (CGMP p.1598). Very fine (£30-40)
Germany, 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1899, a bronze medal by Prof. R. Mayer, bust left, rev. Mephistopheles in cloak at left, hand on open book, Faust at right, 60mm (Wurz. 3266; BDM III, 632). Very fine (£40-60)
Germany, Hermann Stegemann, c. 1925, a cast bronze medal signed L.M., bust right, rev. naked Hercules with dagger held to a head of the hydra, 100mm. Very fine (£30-50)
Austria, Universal Exposition, Vienna, 1873, a bronze medal by J. Tautenhayn and K. Schwenzer, bust of Franz Joseph right, rev. male and female artisans, 70mm (BDM V, 437 and VI, 37; BM Acq. 1983-6, pl.1, 1). Virtually as struck; in maroon fitted case of issue (£40-50)
Austria, Maid mit Gans [Maid with Geese], 1895, a uniface bronze plaque by F.X. Pawlik, goose-girl with flock of geese, 60 x 45mm (Loehr 66; BDM IV, 436; cf. DW 19, 260). Charming style, very fine and patinated, rare (£30-50)
Belgium, La Musique, 1911, a bronze plaque by L.A. de Smeth for Fonson, on behalf of the Société Hollandaise Belge des Amis de la Médaille d’Art, naked boy playing flute, watched by two children, rev. cock crowing, sunrise in background, 58 x 55mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.13, 28; BDM VIII, 208; cf. BDW 17, 591). About extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £20
France, Assemblée Générale des Actionnaires du Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée, 1901, a silver plaque by L.-O. Roty, naked winged Genius holding the hand of a female with flowers, two other females standing at right, rev. exterior of the new Gare de Lyon, Paris, 60 x 45mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.93; PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 77; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.267, 4; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 180; BDM V, 239; Moyaux 181; cf. Swan 284; cf. DNW 54, 842). Very fine (£30-40)
France, La Médecine, 1912, a bronze award plaque by E.-V. Exbrayat, female figure representing Medicine watching over an old man lying on a bed, rev. serpent of Æsculapius coiled round a trophy, Greek temple in background, un-named, 69 x 49mm (CGMP p.177; BDM VII, 284; cf. DW 19, 274). Good very fine, patinated (£30-40)
France, Chambre de Commerce de Rouen, 1913, a plated bronze plaque by L. Patriarche, conjoined arms and winged caduceus, rev. reclining female nude pouring water from a vase above aerial view of Rouen, 70 x 51mm (cf. DNW 54, 846). Good very fine (£30-40)
France, L’Oeuvre de Protection des Orphelins de la Guerre du Personnel des P[ostes, des] T[élégraphes et des] T[éléphones], 1916, a plated bronze plaque by D.P. Puech, two widows comforting children, rev. legend in nine lines, 65 x 51mm. Softly executed, very fine and very rare (£40-60)
France, Centenary of the Compagnie d’Assurances Générales contre l’Incendie, 1919, a bronze plaque for F. Magdelaine, robed female offering protecting to girl, figures fleeing burning building in background, rev. wreath and legend, 75 x 64mm (cf. DNW 66, 1409). Very fine (£30-40)
France, Enseignement Technique, 1931, a silver award plaque by E. Fraisse adapted for the Ministère de l’Instruction Publique et des Beaux-Arts, robed female indicating the wealth of labour to a youth, rev. wreath, un-named, 55 x 50mm (CGMP p.183). Lower left corner with edge knock, otherwise very fine (£30-40)
Germany, 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Queen Louise of Prussia, 1901, a bronze medal by Prof. R. Mayer, bust left in gauze scarf, rev. Queen seated on chair, watching her two sons playing with a toy cannon and a standard, 60mm (BDM III, 636). Good very fine; in red card box (£40-60)
Germany, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, c. 1910, a uniface bronze plaque by O. Hofner, bust right, 59 x 55mm (Goethe Medaillenkunst 311; BDM –). Good very fine (£30-40)
Austria, Franz Joseph I, Diamond Jubilee, 1908, a plated bronze plaque by W. Hejda, bust left, rev. people celebrating, 80 x 57mm (BDM –; cf. BDW 18, 695). Very fine (£30-40)
Italy, Benvenuto Cellini, 1965, a bronze medal by D. Flourat, bust three-quarters right, rev. statue of Perseus holding the head of Medusa, reproduction of medal of Francis I at bottom, 81mm (CGMP p.753). Mint state; in red card box of issue (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £10
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