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Lot No 515
France, c.1930. Imprimerie Draeger Frères, a bronzed lead medal by H. Dropsy, view of the Draeger factory at Grand Montrouge, reverse elephant, puma and a classical figure holding a scroll, 100mm (cf. BDW 5, 140). Very fine and rare, but without the metallic base often associated with these pieces (£100-120)
Lot No 521
Medals Related to Motoring & Motor Sport, Monaco, c.1930. Automobile Club de Monaco, enamelled car radiator badge in red, green and white, 105 x 91mm. Very fine, scarce (£90-120)
Lot No 643
France, c.1940. Pierre de Coubertin, gilt-bronze plaque by R. Pelletier for Decat, 91 x 53mm. Good very fine, rare (£80-100)
Lot No 531
France, c.1929. “Satyre et Bacchante”, uniface Æ medal, 70mm, by H. Dropsy, on metallic base, issued by Canale. Extremely fine (£70-90)
Lot No 561
France, 1932. Nymphe, a uniface octagonal Art Deco bronze plaque by P. Turin, female head right with leaves in hair, 55mm (CGMP p.382). Very fine, dark patina (£50-70)
Lot No 400
France, 1892. France, Roger Marx (1859-1914), uniface cast Æ portrait plaque 75 x 49mm, by J.B. Daniel Dupuis, Gazette Numismatique 1898, p. 184, No. 270. Very fine, rare (£50-70)
Lot No 418
France, 1900. Exposition Universelle, Paris, a silver-plated bronze plaque by F-C. V. de Vernon, standing athlete, reverse winged figure of Paris above Expo site, CONCOURS DE TIR [Rifle Shooting], 60 x 42mm (PBE 970; BDM VI, 243; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 44-6). Very fine to extremely fine (£50-60)
Lot No 423
France, c.1900. Aigle Emportant un Serpent, a cast bronze plaque by A. Barye, 142 x 98mm. Very fine (£100-150)
Lot No 446
Medals Related to the Olympic Games, Greece, 1906.10th Anniversary of the Olympic Games at Athens, a bronze plaque by P. Vannier, standing figure with stadium in background, reverse winged figure of Fame with palm branch, 71 x 50mm (cf. BDW 5, 55, and 13, 158; Baudey/Bricher 1992, 69). About extremely fine, scarce...
Lot No 579
Medals Related to Motoring & Motor Sport, France, c.1935. Saint-Christophe [St. Christopher], a bronze car radiator or dashboard badge by J. Puiforcat, named, 81 x 61mm. Good very fine, rare; with screws for attachment on back (£60-80)
Lot No 485
France, c.1920. “Egyptian Lute Player”, uniface cast Æ trapezial plaque, by Chiparus, edited by Edmond Etling, Paris. Gold patinated, was originally fixed on the marble base of an “Egyptian Dancer” bronze statuette, nearly extremely fine
Lot No 608
France, 1936. Au Soldat Inconnu [The Unknown Soldier], a uniface bronze plaque by A. Lavrillier, Victory supporting the head of a dead soldier, 73 x 53mm (CGMP p.226; cf. BDW 13, 359). Good very fine, scarce (£90-120)
Lot No 441
Italy, c.1905.“Fairy” (?), large elaborate oval cast Æ decorative plaque 168 x 78 mm. Very delicate work (reworked by hand), brown-green patina, extremely fine (£150-200)
Lot No 465
Turkey, 1911-1912. Enver Pasha (1881-1922), zinc plaquette, 70 x 44 mm, by G. Herrmann, Wien, reverse watchman on the Dardanelles. Extremely fine, scarce (£40-50)
Lot No 528
France, 1926. “La Porteuse de Fleurs”, octagonal Æ medal, 72 x 72mm, by P. Turin; “Services”. Medal offered by “Chambre Syndicale du Calendrier Réclame et de la Publicité par l’Objet”, named and dated 1933. Rare item related to the Advertisement Industry, original box, extremely fine (£130-160)
Lot No 459
France, 1909. (Red Cross), “Les Dames Françaises”, unifaceÆ plaquette, 42 x 49mm, by Lalique. Inscribed and dated green cardboard box, extremely rare with the box, extremely fine (£200-250)
Lot No 633
France, 1938. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, the Visit of the Normandie to Rio de Janeiro, bronze medal by J. Vernon, 68mm. Two small knocks to rim, otherwise better than very fine and very rare (£180-220)
Lot No 621
France, 1937. Bucolique, a cast bronze medal by A. Guzman-Nageotte, naked figure standing with bull, reverse vine, 79mm, edge stamped 197 (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 183). Powerful style, extremely fine, rare (£100-130)
Lot No 671
Spain, 1975. Salvador Dali, “Couple and Elephant”, silver medal, 100/101mm. About as struck (£200-300)
Lot No 512
Medals Related to Aviation, France, 1928. World Aviation Tour by Costes and Le Brix, bronze plaque by A. Maillard, awarded to their engineer Mr Veron, 81 x 65mm. Very fine to extremely fine, very rare (£180-220)
Lot No 461
Russia, 1910. Imperial Automobile Club, Rallye des Grandes Villes, a large uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, 135 x 76mm. As struck and very rare, in original wooden box; the earliest Russian motoring award the cataloguer has seen (£130-160)
Lot No 674
Spain, 1975. Salvador Dali, “Phallus”, silver medal, 100/101mm. About as struck (£200-300)
Lot No 410
France, 1899. “L”Amour Console L’Humanité, large cast Æ plaque, 243 x 171 mm. by Oscar Roty, issued and signed by Susse FRs Edt. (ANS New York Exhib. Cat [1911], p. 270, No. 52). Extremely fine, rare (£300-350)
Lot No 475
Medals Related to Aviation, United States of America, 1915. (Aviation), Curtiss Marine Flying Trophy, uniface Æ Prize plaque, 98 x 60 mm, inscribed on rim: made by Theodore B. Starr Inc..., named, “Aeronautical Society of California...”. As cast, extremely fine, extremely rare (£280-350)
Lot No 492
France, c.1920. “Le Chant”, large uniface cast, Æ plaque, 171 x 242 mm, by André Schwab, after Luca Della Robbia, Florentine sculptor (1400-1481) (Classens No. 156, see Médailleurs Contemporains” (Canale, 1928). Dark patina, extremely fine, very rare (£400-450)
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