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ITALY, Foundation of the Palazzo Venetia, 1465, a cast bronze medal, Roman School, in the style of C. di Geremia, tonsured bust of Paul II left, wearing embroidered cope, rev. façade of the Palazzo, 33mm (Hill, Corpus 783; Armand II, 32, 4; Pollard 246; Kress 216; Weber 227). Good very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £95
ITALY, Niccolò III d’Este, Marquess of Ferrara, a cast bronze medal attributed to A. di Milano, bust right with severe cropped haircut, rev., below crown, in Gothic letters and triangulated, d o m, 51mm (Hill, Corpus 68; Armand I, 16, 1; cf. Pollard [2007], 47). An old aftercast, about very fine but with verdigris stain to centre of reverse £120-150
ITALY, Giovanna Albizzi, a bronze medal in the style of or attributed to N. di Forzore Spinelli, called Niccolò Fiorentino, bust right, hair tied up in a plait with ringlets over the cheeks, rev. the Three Graces named as Chastity, Beauty and Love, 80mm (Hill, Corpus 1021; Pollard [2007], 325; Kress 288; Scher, Currency of Fame, 45). An old cast, very fine and with smoothed edges £200-300
Hammer Price: £340
ITALY, Church and Baths of Nocera, 1714, a copper medal by E. Hamerani, 39mm (Lincoln 1656; Bart. 714); together with other Italian copper medals (3) [4]. Very fine and better £70-90
Hammer Price: £60
ITALY, Death of Francisco Zanotti, 1777, a copper medal by F. Balugani, draped bust left wearing ermine mantle, rev. Pallas reclining before an obelisk, winged Genius at right, 56mm (V & T 47; BDM I, 120). Extremely fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £110
ITALY, Death of Eustachio Zanotti, 1782, a copper medal signed G.R. and V.C., draped bust right, rev. Mercury and Athena standing by obelisk, 54mm (cf. Wurzb. 9907; BDM VI, 213). About extremely fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £120
ITALY, Giuseppe Garibaldi, a plated medallic box, bust three-quarters left, rev. eroe dei due mondi, etc, 51mm. About very fine £90-120
£90–£120
ITALY, 700th Anniversary of the Birth of Dante Alighieri, 1965, a gold medal by P. Fazzini, bust left, rev. winged Pegasus, stamped 750, 50mm, 60.58g. Mint state; in maroon case of issue £1,300-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,100
NETHERLANDS, The Planting of the 100th Maypole at The Hague, 1734, a silver medal by M. Holtzhey, decorated maypole surrounded by shields and trophies of arms, rev. five shields above legend, 55mm, 62.39g (BDM II, 538). Minor obverse rim knock at 8 o’clock, otherwise good very fine, toned £150-200
£150–£200
NETHERLANDS, The Peace of Aachen and the Centenary of Dutch Independence, 1748, a silver medal by M. Holtzhey, bust of William IV right, rev. Faith standing by flaming altar, Pax in clouds above, 43mm, 29.05g (MI II, 645/342; Pax 566; Menadier 19). About extremely fine, light grey tone £120-150
Hammer Price: £180
WITHDRAWN NETHERLANDS, Olympic Games, Amsterdam, 1928, a gilt-bronze medal, unsigned, stadium, rev. naked male and female athletes supporting torch, 50mm, 50.80g (GV –). About extremely fine, rare £80-100
Withdrawn
PERU, Constitution Proclaimed, 1839, a silver medal [of 10 Réales or One and-a-Half Pesos] by A. Davalos, Liberty standing, holding capped pole, standing on a triple-tailed serpent, rev. legend, 43mm (Fonrobert 9062). Obverse edge knock at 9 o’clock and some light scuffing, otherwise about extremely fine £400-460
£400–£460
RUSSIA, Transportation of the Granite Monolith for the Monument to Peter the Great, 1770, a plated bronze medal by J.C.G. Jaeger, bust of Catherine II left, rev. workers transporting the stone, watched by crowd of spectators, 65mm (Diakov 150.1). Some surface marks, otherwise very fine £200-260
Hammer Price: £200
SOUTH AFRICA, S.S. Maine Hospital Ship, 1899, a white metal medal, unsigned, 45mm (BHM 3650; E 1831; CMZAR 23); National Commemorative Medal, 1900, a silver medal, unsigned [by F. Bowcher], 45mm (BHM 3680; E 1851a; CMZAR 26); Transvaal Souvenir, 1900, a bronze medal by A. Fenwick, 38mm (CMZAR 35) [3]. First virtually as struck, others very fine and better; first in red case £120-150
Hammer Price: £220
SWEDEN, Gustav III and Louisa Ulrika, a silver medal, unsigned, 36mm, 26.51g (Hild. 212/113); ENGLAND, Henry Englefield, a plated bronze medalet, 1819, by G. Mills, 18mm (D & W 324/12b); together with struck silver medals of ancient Greek style by C. Becker (3), depicting the numismatist Michael Wiczay [5]. Very fine and better £100-150
Hammer Price: £160
SWEDEN, Baron Piper, c. 1750, a silver gaming jeton by D. Ferhman, cloaked bust right, rev. crowned arms with eagles on clouds, 32mm, 12.20g (Hyckert 1.228.1a). About extremely fine £60-80
£60–£80
SWITZERLAND, Foundation of the Swiss Confederacy, a silver Bundestaler, c. 1550, by J. Stampfer, three standing figures, rev. arms of the cantons, 44mm, 14.59g (Nau 37). Mount removed from top, otherwise very fine £50-70
£50–£70
SWITZERLAND, Berne, School Councillors’ medal, c. 1772, unsigned [by J.C. Mörikofer], crowned arms and supporters, rev. gardens with central fountain, 42mm, 34.54g (Wunderly 1377). Brightly cleaned, otherwise very fine £100-150
£100–£150
SWITZERLAND, Geneva School, a silver award medal for Literature, unsigned, 41mm; together with a German silver award medal for Horticulture by Loos, 36mm [2]. Extremely fine, matching olive tone £40-60
URUGUAY, General Máximo Santos, 1884, a silver medal, unsigned, uniformed bust left, rev. 25 de agosto de 1825, etc, 37mm. Extremely fine £240-300
£240–£300
USA, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915, a plated bronze Medal of Award by J. Flanagan, naked male and female standing, clasping arms across a vision of the Isthmus of Panama, rev. frontal elevation of a citadel, 70mm (Baxter –; BDM VII, 308; cf. DNW 86, 283). Very fine £140-180
Hammer Price: £170
Badges (356), from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, etc, all in base metal, various [356]. Mostly extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
Treasury, J. Bradbury, One Pound, August 1914, E/11 000180 (Dugg. T3-3). Good very fine £200-260
Hammer Price: £260
Treasury, J. Bradbury, Ten Shillings, August 1914, A/12 854221 (Dugg. T9). Good extremely fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £500
Treasury, J. Bradbury, One Pound, 1914-16, L1/25 80616 (Dugg. T11-1). Rust mark and a couple of pinholes, otherwise good fine £80-100
Treasury, J. Bradbury, Ten Shillings, 1915-16, G1/77 93399 (Dugg. T12-2). Lightly pressed, otherwise very fine to good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £90
Treasury, J. Bradbury, Ten Shillings, 1914-16, K1/80 33328 (Dugg. T12-2). Toned, otherwise good fine to very fine £120-150
Treasury, J. Bradbury, One Pound, 1917-19, A/98 700868, Ten Shillings, 1918-19, A/18 877751 (Dugg. T16, 18) [2]. Lightly pressed, first about very fine, second good very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £480
Treasury, J. Bradbury, Ten Shillings, 1918-19, B/1 000001 (Dugg. T20). Very lightly pressed and a crease on left side, otherwise good very fine to extremely fine; the first note from the final series of Ten Shillings issued under John Bradbury £2,400-3,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
Treasury, N.F. Warren Fisher, One Pound (3), all 1919-28, R/41 927494, F1/70 532429, T1/13 178043 (Dugg. T24, 31, 34) [3]. First very fine but pressed, others about extremely fine £150-200
Treasury, N.F. Warren Fisher, Ten Shillings, 1919-22, G/85 115669 (Dugg. T26). Lightly pressed, otherwise about extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £80
Bank of England, H. Hase, One Pound (2), 11 June 1816, no. 12845, 8 November 1820, no. 12237, contemporary forgeries, second stamped forged (cf. Dugg. B201b); Operation Bernhard, Ten Pounds, 16 April 1935, K/145 prefix [3]. Last about extremely fine, others in varied state £100-150
Bank of England, H. Hase, One Pound, 4 November 1820, no. 36495, contemporary forgery (cf. Dugg. B201b). Several notations on back and ink erosion at lower centre, otherwise about fine £100-150
Bank of England, J.G. Nairne, Five Pounds, 25 May 1915, 21/D 90700 (Dugg. B208b). Post Office stamp at lower left, otherwise very fine to good very fine £500-600
Hammer Price: £600
Bank of England, E.M. Harvey, Five Pounds, 29 September 1921, C/16 59883 (Dugg. B209a). Lightly pressed, otherwise very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £280
Bank of England, C.P. Mahon, Five Pounds, 2 August 1926, 304/E 85781 (Dugg. B215). Very fine £200-260
Hammer Price: £240
Bank of England, B.G. Catterns, Ten Shillings, S49 499690, One Pound, O47 945492, both 1929-34; K.O. Peppiatt, One Pound (4), all 1940-9; P.S. Beale, Ten Shillings (2), One Pound, all 1949-55; L.K. O’Brien, Ten Shillings (2), One Pound, all 1955-60 (Dugg. B223, 225, 249, 260, 266, 268, 271, 273) [12]. Mostly good very fine to extremely fine £100-150
Bank of England, B.G. Catterns, Five Pounds, 11 March 1932, 174/J 11282 (Dugg. B228). Good very fine £200-260
Hammer Price: £380
Bank of England, K,O. Peppiatt, Ten Pounds, 17 January 1935, K/142 80157 (Dugg. B242). Extremely fine £240-300
Bank of England, K.O. Peppiatt, Five Pounds, 7 October 1944, E31 057295; P.S. Beale, Five Pounds, 27 June 1950, R88 033952 (Dugg. B255, 270) [2]. Fine £100-150
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