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4 & 5 December 2019
France, Birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, 1820, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, conjoined busts of the Duke and Duchess of Berri right, rev. Paris, standing, holding infant out to seated France, 68mm (BDM I, 55). Extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £60
France, Death of Abbé Sicard, 1822, a copper medal by H. Desnoyers, bust left, rev. legend, 41mm (BDM I, 571). Extremely fine £80-£100
France, Louis Philippe, 1834, a copper medal by J-P. Montagny, 41mm; Completion of the Arc de Triomphe, 1836, a silver medal by J-J. Barre, 25mm; Death of the Archbishop of Paris, 1848, a copper medal by R. Gayrard, 26mm; Second Republic, 1848, a copper medal by Alphée, 25mm; International Exposition, Paris, 1855, a copper medal by A. Barre, 60mm (Page-Divo 234) [5]. About extremely fine or better £100-£150
Hammer Price: £110
France, Bombardment of Tangier and Mogador, 1844, a copper medal by A. Caqué, uniformed bust of Ferdinand, Prince de Joinville, right, rev. warships, the two cities in background, 53mm. Extremely fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £220
France, Proclamation of the Third Empire, 1852, a copper medal by A. Depaulis [struck in 1857], bust of Napoleon III left, rev. eagle holding olive branch, n in rays above, portion of globe depicting France below, 75mm (Page-Divo 118). Extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £130
Germany, John Huss, a cast silver medal, undated [c. 1550] and unsigned, 42mm, 22.54g; FRANCE, Joseph Charles Roettiers, a copper medal by J.C. Hedlinger, undated, 41mm (Felder 148); ITALY, Antonio Maria de Gennaro, 1738, a copper medal by J.C. Hedlinger, undated, 41mm (Felder 164) [3]. First very fine, others extremely fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £1,000
Germany, Anti-Papal, a cast bronze medal, undated [16th-17th cent.], reversible heads of the Pope and the Devil, rev. reversible heads of a cardinal and a fool, 36mm. Possibly a later cast, good very fine; with loop for suspension £60-£80
Hammer Price: £90
Germany, Sophia Charlotte of Brandenburg, 1691, a silver medal by A. Karlsteen, bust right, rev. four beehives to left, tree to right, 51mm, 72.99g (Brockmann 486; BDM III, 121). Edge knock and, minor marks in fields, otherwise extremely fine and toned £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,200
Germany, Ernst August and Sophia of Brunswick-Lüneburg, 1696, a silver medal by E. Brabandt, bust of Ernst August right, rev. bust of Sophia right, 52mm, 72.92g (Brockman 714). Extremely fine, toned £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,500
Germany, Death of Karl I of Hesse-Cassel, 1730, a silver medal by J. Hedlinger, armoured bust right, rev. pyramid, 52mm, 61.21g (Felder 115; Hild. II, 44/34). About extremely fine and toned, rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £3,000
Italy, Commodus, a struck bimetallic medal by G. da Cavino, copper centre with brass outer ring, m commodvs antoninvs avg pivs brit, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. p m tr p x imp vi cos iii p p, Salus seated left, feeding snake from patera, statue of Bacchus on pillar to left, tree behind, salvs in exergue, 40mm, 51.47g (NGA 466 = [Kress 409]; BDM I, 369). An original striking, extremely fine and extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
Italy, Siege of Casale Montferrato, 1630, a copper medal by J. Dollin [struck late 17th-early 18th century], bust of Cardinal Mazarin right, rev. two opposing armies, in centre a horseman rides from one side to the other, view of Casale in background, 53mm. Edge flaw, otherwise about extremely fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £180
Italy, Cosimo de Medici, a cast bronze medal by M. Soldani-Benzi, armoured and draped bust right, rev. seated female figure to left, Grand Duke standing to right, ruined temple behind, 91mm (V & T 35; M&E Lankheit 710). Very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £380
Italy, Karl Kajetan von Gaisruck, 1818, a copper medal by F. Putinati, 44mm (BDM IV, 711); Antonio Canova, 1823, copper medals (2), by G. Girometti, 50mm (BDM II, 273), by F. Putinati, 34mm (BDM IV, 711); Giovanni Fabroni, 1823, a copper medal by Merlini, 41mm (BDM IV, 43) [4]. Extremely fine or better £100-£150
Italy, Leonardo and Titian, a copper medal by F. Putinati, undated, bust of Leonardo right, rev. bust of Titian left, 43mm. Extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £95
Italy: Papal States, Massacre of the Huguenots, 1572, a copper medal by F. Parmense, bust of Gregory XIII left, rev. angel advancing right holding cross and sword, bodies of victims to right, 30mm (Lincoln 697; BDM I, 214). A later striking, extremely fine £100-£120
Netherlands, Maurice, Prince of Orange, 1602, a cast silver medal by G. van Bijlaer, armoured and draped bust right, rev. orange tree growing from a stump within wreath, 33mm, 18.90g (MI I, 181/182 var.; E 75). Very fine; set in contemporary decorative frame, with loop for suspension £150-£180
Hammer Price: £170
Netherlands, Assassination of Johan and Cornelius de Wit, 1672, a silver medal, unsigned, conjoined busts right, rev. legend in eight lines, 49mm, 43.17g (v.L. III, 87/81). Good very fine, toned £150-£180
Hammer Price: £100
Sweden, Death of Gustavus Adolphus, 1632, a silver medal by S. Dadler, laureate bust facing within ornate cartouche, rev. wreath on sword, flanked by olive and palm branches, 43mm, 16.06g (Hild. 176; BDM I, 496). Fields lightly tooled, otherwise good very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £300
Sweden, Peace of Traventhal, 1700, a silver medal, unsigned, view of Swedish attack on Danish positions on the Zeeland coast, bombardment of Copenhagen in background, date in exergue, rev. view of the Battle of Narva, 43mm, 30.71g (Hild. 48). About extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £2,400
Sweden, Victories over Denmark, Poland and Russia, 1700, a silver medal by J.R. Engelhardt, armoured bust of Charles XII right, rev. Swedish lion surrounded by dragon, snake, and two dogs, 47mm, 28.29g (Hild. 60; BDM II, 20). Die flaw across centre of reverse, otherwise good very fine and attractively toned, rare £500-£700
Sweden, Count Gustaf Cronhielm, 1731, a silver medal by J. Hedlinger, bust right, rev. book on draped block, 64mm, 101.97g (Felder 125; Hild. 118/1; BDM II, 463). Flan flaws across bust and in centre of reverse, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £3,600
Sweden, Frederick I and Ulrika Eleonora, 1739, a silver medal, unsigned [by J. Hedlinger], conjoined busts right, rev. manuscript within crossed sword and sceptre, 62mm, 110.20g (Felder 161; Hild. II, 61/59). About extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £6,000
Sweden, Death of Gustaf III, 1792, a copper medal by C.H. Küchler, armoured bust right, rev. robed figure holding wreath over tomb, military trophies around, 56mm (Pollard 3; BDM III, 239). Virtually as struck £100-£120
Hammer Price: £190
United States of America, Capture of the British Frigate H.M.S. Serapis by the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard off Flamborough Head, England, 1779, a copper medal for the 'Comitia Americana' series by A. Dupré, bust of John Paul Jones right in naval uniform, joanni pavlo jones classis praefecto, comitia americana below, rev. hostivm navibvs captis avt fvgatis, naval action in progress, crew of U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard boarding H.M.S. Serapis behind, date of the action in exergue, 56mm, 91.70g (Julian...
Hammer Price: £4,000
United States of America, George Washington, the Presidency Relinquished, 1797, a copper medal by J.C. Reich for J. Sansom, uniformed bust right, rev. fasces and sword on draped altar, 41mm, 26.59g (Musante 58; Baker 71; Julian PR-1). Reverse exhibiting a little die rust, extremely fine and an original striking £200-£300
Hammer Price: £950
9 & 10 October 2019
England, Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots and Francis II, 1558, a mid-19th century gilt-copper medal, unsigned [by J.B. Salmson], busts vis-à-vis, crown above, rev. crowned conjoined arms, 52mm (MI I, 92/5; E 40). Extremely fine £100-£150
England, William Juxon, Bishop of London, 1637, a silver medal by N. Briot, conjoined arms of the See of London and those of Juxon, mitre above, rev. hand issuing from cloud holding a crozier on which stands a stork with a pebble in one claw, view of London behind, 28mm, 6.88g (MI I, 279/85; BMC [Jones] 169). About very fine and toned, very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £700
England, Dominion of the Sea, 1639, a cast silver-gilt medal by N. Briot, bust right, armoured, wearing a large plain collar, rev. ship in full sail, 60mm, 40.43g (MI I, 285/97; MH 29; E 136). Last two digits of date on truncation indistinct and a small text cut on rim 7 o’clock, otherwise very fine or better £1,500-£2,000
England, Archbishop Laud Executed, 1644, a silver medal by J. Roettiers [struck c. 1680], bust right, rev. infant genii carrying mitre and crozier to Heaven, 58mm, 82.25g (MI I, 315/147; E 145). Minor hairlines, otherwise good extremely fine, toned £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,600
England, Sir Thomas Fairfax, c. 1645, a later cast and chased silver badge by J. Stuart, facing bust in armour, rev. arms with branches of palm and laurel, 48 x 40mm, 27.44g (cf. MI I, 319/153; cf. DNW 58, 1324). Extremely fine; wreath border, toned £300-£400
Hammer Price: £440
England, John Campbell, Earl of Loudon, 1645, a silver medal by A. Simon, bust left wearing skull-cap, rev. legend and date in five lines, 36mm, 12.95g (MI I, 321/157; E 148; Cochran-Patrick 97/5; Platt II, p. 63). Very fine and very rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,400
England, Release of Giles Strangways, 1648, a silver medal by J. Roettiers [struck c. 1670], draped bust right, rev. view of the White Tower, sun piercing clouds above, 60mm, 78.77g (MI I, 333/177; E 153). Extremely fine, rare £1,000-£1,200
England, Charles I, Memorial, 1649, a silver medal by J. Roettiers, armoured and draped bust right, rev. hand issuing from cloud holding celestial crown, 34mm, 15.50g (MI I, 346/200; E 162b). Extremely fine, toned £400-£500
England, Charles I, Memorial, 1649, a copper medal by J. Roettiers, similar, 50mm (MI I, 346/200; E 162a). Rim flaw at 9 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £160
England, Charles I and Henrietta Maria, an oval cast silver Royalist badge by T. Rawlins, crowned bust of Charles right, rev. draped bust of Henrietta left, 40 x 32mm, 10.38g (cf. MI I, 355/216; E 166b). About very fine but badly scratched on reverse; pierced for suspension £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
England, Princess Mary and Prince William of Orange, 1654, a cast silver repoussé medal by P. van Abeele, bust of Mary left, rev. bust of the infant Prince three-quarters right in plumed hat, garlanded border filled with oranges, 61mm, 53.19g (MI I, 417/55; E 192; v.L. II, 375). About extremely fine and toned, a delightful double portrait medal £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
England, Charles II, Embarkation at Scheveningen, 1660, a hollow cast silver medal by P. van Abeele, armoured bust almost full-face, hair long, wearing silk cravat and the Garter George from a heavy chain, rev. Fame flying over fleet under sail, 70mm, 78.58g (MI I, 455/44; E 210; v.L. II, 462; MH 42). Usual air-hole in edge, good very fine, toned £1,200-£1,500
England, Restoration of the Monarchy, 1660, a silver medal, unsigned [by T. Rawlins], Moses watches the Israelites making bricks while being beaten by their Egyptian taskmasters, rev. legend in eight lines within wreath, 31mm, 13.09g (MI I, 462/56; v.L. II, 464; E 217). Good very fine and toned, very rare £300-£400
England, General Monck, c. 1660, an oval cast and chased silver medal, unsigned, bust left, george d albemarle around, rev. armorial shield surmounted by ducal coronet, wreathed border both sides, 37 x 29mm, 7.96g (cf. MI I, 466/65; cf. E 218). Perhaps vestiges of gilding, about very fine and extremely rare £1,500-£2,000
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