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Belgium, Aerial Crossing of the English Channel by King Albert and Queen Elisabeth, 1918, a bronze medal by T. Spicer-Simpson for the ANS, conjoined busts left, rev. flying boat over the Channel, 63mm, edge stamped 32. Extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £110
Germany, Amerikafahrt des LZ 126 [American Flight of LZ 126], 1924, a bronze medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, bust of Ferdinand von Zeppelin right, rev. Mercury holding airship, 60mm (Kaiser 451.3). Good extremely fine; in original card box £80-£100
Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der ‘Bremen’ [First Non-Stop East-West Transatlantic Flight of the ‘Bremen’], 1928, a silver medal by K. Goetz, conjoined busts of the two pilots left, rev. plane flying over two sea nymphs seated on dolphins, 36mm (K 393; Button 210). Extremely fine £100-£120
Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der ‘Bremen’ [First Non-Stop East-West Transatlantic Flight of the ‘Bremen’], 1928, silver medals (3), by O. Glöckler, 36mm (Kaiser 927), and by the Bavarian mint (2), both 36mm (Kaiser 931) [3]. Very fine or better; first in card box of issue £100-£150
Belgium, Exposition Universelle, Brussels, 1910, a graphite plaque by Le Carbone, two citizens from earlier times look out towards the Hôtel de Ville, cityscape beyond, aeroplane and dirigible in the skies above, rev. Belgian arms within ornate archway, 83 x 66mm. Extremely fine and very rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £100
Czechoslovakia, Aero, 1930, a uniface bronze plaque by O. Suec for Pichl, formation flight of five aeroplanes over a map of Czechoslovakia, single aeroplane in building below, 81 x 57mm. Extremely fine; in original blue fitted case [this a trifle distressed] £120-£150
France, Ballons Dirigéables, 1885, a bronze medal by H.A.J. Patey, figure of Science pointing to airship flying at Chalais-Meudon, rev. Dædalus strapping wings to Icarus, 72mm (PBE 660; BDM IV, 426; CGMP p.300; Button 19; cf. BDW 5, lot 3). Very fine, rare £100-£120
Germany, Fahrten der Zeppelin-Luftschiffe LZ 4 [Flight of the Airship LZ 4], 1909, a bronze medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, 33mm (Kaiser 317.2); Amerikafahrt des LZ 126 [American Flight of LZ 126], 1924, medals (2), in silver by Lauer, 33mm (Kaiser 449), and in bronze by Mayer & Wilhelm, 40mm (Kaiser 451) [3]. Very fine or better, but second cleaned and last with some deposit on obverse; first with loop and ring for suspension £100-£150
Germany, Fernfahrt des LZ 17 ‘Sachsen’ nach Wien [Flight of the Airship LZ 17 ‘Sachsen’ over Vienna], 1913, a bronze medal by K. Goetz, bust of Ferdinand von Zeppelin facing three-quarters right, rev. view of the airship over Vienna, 45mm (K 52; Kaiser 389). Extremely fine £150-£180
Germany, Weltfahrt des LZ 127 [World Flight of the Airship LZ 127], 1929, medals by O. Glöckler (2), in silver and bronze,, conjoined busts of von Zeppelin, Dürr, and Eckener left, rev. map, both 36mm (Kaiser 511, 511.1) [2]. Extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £85
Austria, Austrian Air Force, a bronze medal by Gürschner, undated, 65mm; BELGIUM, Institut Géographique Militaire, a bronze medal, unsigned, 60mm; CZECHOSLOVAKIA, Slavonic Air Meeting, 1934, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, 95 x 64mm, Czechoslovakian Aero Club, 1934, a uniface plated plaque signed K, 84 x 56mm; FINLAND, Tenth Anniversary of the Jämijärvi Gliding Competition, 1945, a uniface bronze medal, unsigned, 50mm [5]. Varied state, first with four drill-holes on edge, fourth...
Hammer Price: £80
Sweden, Discovery of the Bodies of Salomon Andrée, Nils Strindberg and Knut Frænkel, 1930, a bronze medal by A. Ohlson, conjoined busts right, rev. map of Spitzbergen, Svalbard and Kvitoya with the 1897 polar expedition path highlighted, 56mm (cf. Baldwin 75, 1991). About extremely fine, rare £100-£120
Hammer Price: £75
France, Montgolfier Brothers’ Flight from the Champ de Mars, 1783, a copper medal by N.M. Gatteaux, conjoined busts left, rev. balloon above clouds depositing rain over the Champ de Mars, 42mm (Malpas 3; BDM II, 210). Minor surface marks on obverse, otherwise very fine £100-£120
Germany, Bomber im Flug [Bombers in Flight], c. 1940, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, three bombers flying upwards, smoke or clouds behind, flames below, 177 x 130mm. Good very fine, small piercing in each corner £100-£120
Hammer Price: £70
Germany, Eröffnung des Flughafens Leipzig [Opening of Leipzig Airport], 1969, a red porcelain medal by Meissen, 62mm; HUNGARY, Fourth Hungarian Pilots’ Picnic, 1937, a uniface bronze plaque by B. Nándor, 75 x 51mm; ICELAND, Thirty Years of Seaplane Service, 1975, a bronze medal by A. Nyborg, 70mm; NETHERLANDS, 30th Anniversary of KLM, 1949, a bronze medal by M. Pauw, 60mm; NORWAY, ‘Little Norway’, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, 49 x 35mm; SWEDEN, Stockholm International Aviation...
Switzerland, First Trans-Alpine Flight, 1910, a bronze medal by H. Huguenin, 40mm; Thun Flying Festival, 1923, a bronze medal by H. Huguenin, 40mm; Thun-Basel-Geneva-Thun Flying Race, 1926, a bronze medal by H. Huguenin, 40mm; Zürich, 1939, a uniface plated enamel plaque by H. Huguenin, 65 x 38mm; Seaplane, a bronze medal by H. Huguenin, 50mm; 50th Anniversary of the First Trans-Alpine Flight, 1960, a bronze medal by H. Huguenin, 40mm [6]. Varied state, fourth pierced at corners £100-£150
Belgium, International Military Aeronautic Pentathlon, 1951, a bronze medal by D. Absil, 50mm; a plated medal, unsigned, 51mm; GERMANY, Anti-Aircraft, a zinc-alloy medal, unsigned and undated, 41mm; ITALY, Crociera Aerea del Decennale, 1933, a uniface silver and enamel badge, Stefano Cagna, a uniface enamelled base metal badge by Picchiani & Barlacchi, Florence, 60th Anniversary of Caproni 1, 1970, a bronze medal by E. Monti, 60mm; USA, 50th Anniversary of Eastern Airlines, 1978, an oval...
France, Hommage à Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1947, a bronze medal by A. Galtié, undated, broken propeller, rev. phoenix amidst stars, 72mm (CGMP p.777). As made £80-£100
France, Aéronautique Club de France, 1897, a uniface octagonal bronze award plaque, unsigned, un-named, 65 x 45mm; Victorieux des Éléments, c. 1910, a bronze medal by I. Desvergnes, 49mm (cf. DNW M2, 2533) [2]. Extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £65
Great Britain, Institution of Aeronautical Engineers, Sir Charles Wakefield Medal, a silver-gilt award, unsigned, globe and eagle within wreath, rev. named (Awarded 1949 to E.S. Calvert for his Work in the Development of Airport Lighting), 64mm. About extremely fine; in fitted case of issue £80-£100
Hammer Price: £60
France, Henri Giffard’s Balloon Ascent over Paris, 1878, a gilt-bronze medal by C. Trotin, balloon over a view of Paris, rev. legend in six lines, 51mm (Malpas 99; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 8; cf. Bonhams 12.ix.96, 55). Extremely fine; with clip, ring, original ribbon and bar suspension, an attractive example £100-£120
France, Navigation Aérienne, 1909, a bronze award plaque by P.-A. Morlon, winged figure of Genius in central panel, biplane to left, airship to right, rev. three panels, man studying birds in flight to left, engineer adjusting an aero engine to right, named (10ème Exposition Intern.le de l’Aéronautique, 1926, M. Chaussin), 99 x 72mm (PBE 610; CGMP p.272; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.44, 296; BDM VIII, 78; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 110). Good very fine £60-£80
Germany, Graf Zeppelin, Vorbild für Mut und Ausdauer [Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Role Model for Courage and Endurance], c. 1909, a bronze medal, unsigned, bust facing three-quarters right, rev. legend within wreath, 50mm (Kaiser 323.1). Extremely fine £80-£100
Germany, Flug der LZ 127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’ [Flight of LZ 127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’], 1928, a bronze medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, uniformed bust right within incuse square, rev. man holding propeller in each hand, airship behind, 60mm (Kaiser 490). Minor discolouration, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100
Germany, Flug der LZ 127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’ [Flight of LZ 127 ‘Graf Zeppelin’], 1928, a red porcelain medal by Meissen, airship over Eastern Hemisphere, rev. airship over Western Hemisphere, 50mm (Kaiser 503). About as made £80-£100
Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der ‘Bremen’ [First Non-Stop East-West Transatlantic Flight of the ‘Bremen’], 1928, a silver medal by J. Bernhart, facing bust of the pilot Hermann Köhl, rev. the plane Bremen flying low over water, 36mm (Kaiser 935). Proof-like, good extremely fine and toned £80-£100
Australia, World Gliding Championships, 1974, a bronze medal, unsigned, head-on view of glider, rev. silhouette of glider and GFA, thermals in background, edge named (R. Simpson Melb. Australia), 69mm. Extremely fine and toned; in card box £80-£100
Hammer Price: £50
France, 40th Anniversary of Morane-Saulnier, 1951, a bronze medal by L. Crunelle, plane of 1951 flies above plane of 1911, rev. winged badge in centre, legend above and below, named (Marcel Storm), 84mm. Good very fine £80-£100
France, Aviation, 1912, a bronze award medal by Françoise Montagny, eagle and figure of Genius above early monoplane, rev. eagle’s wings above tablet and globe, un-named, 68mm (PBE 605; CGMP p.264; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.22, 98). About extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £45
France, Siège de Paris, 1871, a silver-gilt award medal by C.J-M. Degeorge for the Ministère de la Guerre, un-named, female figure seated on the side of a cannon, a carrier-pigeon flying into her arms, balloon in air behind, rev. pigeon coop, 62mm (PBE 345; CGMP p.122; Malpas 95; BDM I, 544; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.19, 48). Good very fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £40
France, Défense Aérienne, 1937, a bronze medal by P-C. Lenoir, a 1980 restrike, 58mm (CGMP p.239; cf. Malpas 262); Raid d’Aviation, 1938, bronze plaques by M. Charpentier-Mio (2), both 1983 restrikes, each, 60 x 45mm (CGMP p.87; cf. Malpas 258) [3]. As made £60-£80
Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der ‘Bremen’ [First Non-Stop East-West Transatlantic Flight of the ‘Bremen’], 1928, silver medals (2), by the Bavarian mint, 37mm (Kaiser 931) and by the Prussian mint, 36mm (Kaiser 935) [2]. Extremely fine, first matt, second brushed otherwise proof-like £60-£80
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