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Lot No 604
France, 1936. FRANCE, Union des Sociétés de Tir de France [Rifle Shooting], a uniface bronze plaque by J. Camus, busts of Daniel Merillon and Jean Carnot, 81 x 58mm. Extremely fine; in case (£50-60)
Lot No 606
France, 1936. FRANCE, Wild Duck, a dark green bakelite note-holder incorporating a silver wild duck, by G. Dubois for La Gerbe d’Or, 105 x 87mm. About extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Lot No 610
France, 1936. FRANCE, Faune à l’Antilope, a large uniface bronze medal by M. Thénot, young faun holding head of antilope which he encircles in a wreath of leaves, 113mm (CGMP p.372; cf. BDW 13, 358). A few rim knocks, otherwise better than very fine and a charming study, scarce (£100-130)
Lot No 612
France, c.1936. France (Photography), Société Lumiére, silvered Æ Prize medal, 64 x 52mm, unsigned, named and dated. Base slightly filed, otherwise extremely fine (£40-50)
Lot No 613
Morocco, 1936. MOROCCO, Street Scene in Mogador, a large uniface bronze electrotype plaque by G. Bruneau, 300 x 105mm. Extremely fine, rare; with red leather frame, 385 x 190mm (£200-250)
Lot No 614
1937. ENGLAND, Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth, a cast bronze plaque, signature unidentified, named (Garden Party given at the Villa Paloma by Mr & Mrs W. Hudson), 130 x 70mm. Very fine, rare (£80-100)
Lot No 615
France, 1937. FRANCE, Vénus de Milo, a uniface bronze plaque signed A.B. [Arthus-Bertrand], inscribed (A.A.A.A. Médaille d’or, Salon 1937), 100 x 42mm. Very fine to extremely fine (£50-70)
Lot No 616
France, 1937. FRANCE, Horticulture, a bronze plaque by R. Baudichon, garden with fountains and urns, flowers around, reverse large dish of fruit, vines with grapes above, apples and pears below, 71 x 50mm (CGMP p.24). Good very fine (£30-40)
Lot No 617
France, 1937. FRANCE, Cardinal Pacelli’s Pilgrimage to Chartres, a large bronze medal by E.-P. Blin, bust left, reverse Chartres Cathedral, 82mm (CGMP p.47). Extremely fine, rare (£60-80)
Lot No 619
France, 1937. FRANCE, 250th Anniversary of the Death of Robert Cavelier de la Salle, bronze medal by M. Delannoy, bust left, reverse 12-line legend, DE PAR TRÈS HAVT…LOVISIANE, 68mm (CGMP p.134). Extremely fine (£50-70)
Lot No 620
France, 1937. FRANCE, Artémis, a uniface bronze medal by E.-B. Doumenc, naked kneeling figure of Artemis playing with a young buck, 59mm (CGMP p.148). About extremely fine, an interesting and evocative study (£50-70)
Lot No 624
Switzerland, 1937. Switzerland, Conférence de Montreux, Abolition des Capitulations, a silver-gilt medal by Huguenin Frès., 50mm. Very fine, rare; in original leather box of issue (£50-70)
Lot No 625
Medals Related to Aviation, France, 1937/1938. FRANCE, Aero-Maritime, a bronze medal by E. Fraisse, liner steaming into a harbour, seaplane overhead, reverse legend on tablet, 50mm (cf. BDW 2, 322). Very fine to extremely fine (£40-50)
Lot No 628
France, 1938. FRANCE, Philatélie, a silver Art Deco prize plaque in the shape of a postage stamp, by R. Cochet, young woman examines a page of stamps with a magnifying-glass, reverse named, 60 x 40mm (CGMP p.94; cf. BDW 9, 786). Good very fine (£30-40)
Lot No 373
1657. ITALY (Papal States). Alexander VII, a cast copper medal by G. Morone, reverse the basilica of St Peter’s, 74mm (Toderi p.17, fig.1; BDM IV, 156). An early cast with trace of piercing for suspension, very fine to extremely fine (£200-250)
Lot No 374
1798. EGYPT. Battle of the Pyramids, a copper medal by J.F.A. Bovy, bust of Bonaparte, reverse SOLDATS, DU HAUT DE CES PYRAMIDES, QUARANTE SIÈCLES VOUS CONTEMPLENT (BDM I, 246). Very fine; in gilded copper mount with ring for suspension (£60-80)
Lot No 375
Late 18th Century. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Benjamin Franklin, a uniface cast bell metal portrait medal by A. Dupré, bust left, BENJ. FRANKLIN NATUS BOSTON XVII JAN. MDCCVI, 46mm. A very sharp cast, apparently early, good very fine and rare (£90-120)
Lot No 631
France, 1938. FRANCE, Les Pêcheurs, a bronze plaque by E. Monier, fishermen in boat, reverse four fishermen carrying baskets of fish, 75 x 37mm (CGMP p.262). Extremely fine (£50-60)
Lot No 632
France, 1938. FRANCE, Mère et Enfant, a bronze medal by G. Prud’homme, young girl with arms around the neck of her mother, reverse garland of roses, centre blank, 68mm (CGMP p.331). Good very fine (£30-40)
Lot No 377
France, c.1820. FRANCE (?), Centaur, a pair of uniface cast copper decorative plaques, unsigned, each 160 x 140mm, with founder marks 82 and 83 [2]. Pierced and soldered for suspension, very fine and rare (£500-600)
Lot No 378
France, c.1820. FRANCE. Cherubs, a large cast uniface copper decorative plaque, unsigned (after Clodion, aka Claude Michel), 271 x 82mm. Extremely fine, rare (£300-350)
Lot No 379
France, c.1820. FRANCE (?). Noah’s Ark at the Deluge, a copper repoussé, unsigned, 94mm. Good very fine; set in a black wood frame (£70-90)
Lot No 380
France, c.1821 (?). France, (Napoleon I), uniface cast Æ plaque, 78 x 93mm, with suspension ring, unsigned, Grenadier burying his brother in arms. Very fine to extremely fine, scarce (£70-90)
Lot No 636
France, 1939. FRANCE, Le Christ, a bronze medal by E. Becker, Christ on cross, ECCE HOMO, 59mm (cf. CGMP p.33). Extremely fine (£30-40)
Lot No 383
France, 1858. France, Paris, Cercle de Voile, silver gilt Prize medal, 51mm, by Louis Bottée (mm. cornucopia, issued after 1880), not named, cased. Slight defect on rim, otherwise extremely fine (£50-60)
Lot No 384
Algeria, c.1860. ALGERIA. Abd-el-Kader, a uniface cast bronze portrait medal, unsigned, 106mm. Good very fine, rare (£60-80)
Lot No 640
France, 1939. FRANCE, Gabriele d’Annunzio, a cast bronze portrait medal by L. Müller, 80mm, edge stamped 197 (cf. Catalogue of the Hommage à Louis Müller Exhibition, Paris, 1958, pl.III, variety of reverse). Extremely fine, rare (£120-150)
Lot No 642
Italy, 1939. VATICAN, Accession of Pius XII, a bronze medal by A. de Jaeger, bust left, reverse arms, OPUS PAX JUSTITIAE, 68mm (CGMP p.210). Extremely fine, scarce (£50-70)
Lot No 387
France, 1867. United States of America, Cyrus W. Field, Atlantic Telegraph, Æ medal by Borrel, struck in France (hallmark Bee on rim), presented by the State of Wisconsin. Very fine, rare (£90-120)
Lot No 644
France, 1940. FRANCE, Maison Internationale des P.E.N. Clubs, a bronze medal by P.-V. Dautel, standing female figure representing Literature, presiding over five young men symbolising writers from the five continents, joining hands around the globe, reverse quill pens and books, 50mm (CGMP p.121). Extremely fine,...
Lot No 389
Medals Related to Aviation, France, 1871. FRANCE, Siege of Paris, Aerial Communications, bronze medal by C.-J.-M. Degeorge, seated figure of Paris releasing a carrier-pigeon, reverse pigeon basket, “exemplaire de collection”, 64mm, cornucopia hallmark (cf. CGMP p.122; Malpas 94; cf. BDM I, 543-4). Extremely...
Lot No 390
Medals Related to Aviation, France, 1871. FRANCE, Siege of Paris, Aerial Communications, bronze medal by C.-J.-M. Degeorge, seated figure of Paris releasing a carrier-pigeon, reverse pigeon-keeper and hut: concours de l’etat. “exemplaire de collection”, 50mm, cornucopia hallmark (CGMP p.122; Malpas –; BDM...
Lot No 646
France, 1941. FRANCE, Professor Réné Fabre, a cast bronze medal by H. Dropsy for V.S. Canale, 69mm. Good very fine; mounted on a metal base (£40-50)
Lot No 392
France, 1878. France, Paris, Exposition Universelle, silvered Æ prize medal, 87mm, by Oudiné, not named. Small knocks on rim otherwise, good very fine (£40-50)
Lot No 393
France, 1880. France, Union Centrale Des Beaux-Arts, “Exposition du Métal”, silvered metal prize badge, 71 x 51mm, unsigned, hand engraved and dated (See BDW. 13, Lot. 122). Very fine to extremely fine (£40-60)
Lot No 649
France, 1943. FRANCE, La Pérouse, a bronze medal by G. Guiraud, bust of Pérouse left, reverse sailing ship, 68mm (CGMP p.200). Extremely fine (£50-60)
Lot No 394
France, 1884. FRANCE, League des Patriotes, Qui Vive?, France, bronze medal by A. Mercié and H. Dubois, the statue Quand Même!, 58mm (cf. BDM IV, 34 [date given as 1882]). Extremely fine; in original inscribed leather box (£40-50)
Lot No 650
Medals Related to Music, France, c.1944. FRANCE, Jules Massenet, a large bronze electrotype medal by H. Dropsy for V.S. Canale, 215mm. Extremely fine (£70-90)
Lot No 395
France, 1886. FRANCE, The French Youth to Michel Chevreul on his 100th Birthday, bronze medal by O. Roty, bust right with wavy hair, reverse female student with seated figure of Chevreul, 69mm (CGMP p.359; BDM V, 231; cf. BDW 13, 748). Extremely fine (£50-60)
Lot No 396
France, c.1890. France, “Beaux-Arts”, uniface cast Æ medal, 99mm, by Jean-Baptiste Emile Dropsy, Fame crowning the artist (see “Médailleurs Contemporains” [Canale, 1928], BDM I, 617, Forrer indicates Prize Medal for Artists, 1890). Extremely fine (£130-160)
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