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France, SOCIETE CANINE DU MIDI, c.1930, a bronze plaque by G. Contaux, hounds with medieval handler, 60 x 36mm; other base metal medals (2) [3]. Very fine and better (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £40
France, Municipality of Paris, c.1930, an Art Deco silver medal by P.-M. Dammann, symbolic figure of Paris standing in ship, rev. central tablet on fasces, 50mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.54, 43; cf. DNW 54, 892). Good very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £60
France, ViNICULTURE, c.1930, a large plated bronze medal by G. Guiraud, naked lady amongst vine and grapes, leopardess behind, rev. trio stamping grapes, 115mm; another smaller bronze medal with the head of Bacchus, 69mm [2]. Extremely fine (£50-80)
Hammer Price: £75
France, Pigeon Club Français, c.1930, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, pigeon standing right, 70 x 49mm (cf. DNW 53, 1202). Good very fine (£30-40)
£30–£40
France, Jean Cantacuzène, 1933, a uniface bronze plaque by A. Lavrillier, Cantacuzène left, examining a specimen under a microscope, 85 x 78mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.57, 91; cf. DNW 49, 1034); Société des Magasins de Casino, c.1935, a bronze award medal by R. Fougare, conjoined busts of male and female left, rev. seated female with boy and girl on her lap, named (Challenge Intersecteurs 1935-1936, Mr Joseph Ovlion, Inspecteur Régional du Secteur gagnant 1er du Classement Général), 80mm;...
Hammer Price: £55
France, Recueillement, 1934, a uniface bronze plaque by G. Prud'homme, old man wearing cap and coat seated on a chair, holding a closed book, 96 x 72mm (CGMP p.330); Le Chapelet, 1937, a uniface bronze plaque by G. Prud'homme, old lady kneeling at prayer, her hands on rosary, 96 x 67mm (CGMP p.331) [2]. About extremely fine, but the former somewhat rubbed (£60-80)
France, Danse Antique, 1934, a uniface bronze medal by M. Tobon-Mejia, couple dancing, 59mm (CGMP p.375); together with other miscellaneous medals (4, one in silver), by Contaux, Mercier, Rasumny, etc [5]. Very fine and better (£100-140)
£100–£140
France, Automobile-Club de l’Ouest, c.1935, a bronze award medal by M. Delannoy, standing robed female holding torch illuminating a map of the départements in north-west France, rev. coats of arms, legend in centre, named (Rallye Militaire, Deauville 1954, Lieutenant Plassat), 81mm (cf. BDW 13, 366); together with other motoring-related base metal medals (3), by Charles and Fraisse [4]. Very fine and better (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £80
France, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, the Launch of the Ville d’Alger, 1935, a bronze medal by R. Delamarre, berber on rearing horse above a view of Algiers, rev. liner, diagrams of the ports of Marseille and Algiers above and below, 68mm (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 179; cf. DNW 45, 973). Extremely fine; in original buff card box (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £95
France, La Mosquée de Paris, 1938, a bronze medal by E.E. Lindauer, frontal elevation of mosque, rev. interior view, 68mm (CGMP p.248; cf. DNW 30, 807). Very fine, scarce (£70-90)
France, Saint-André, 1942, a bronze medal by A. Lafleur, St. Andrew crucified, rev. draped panel surmounted with loaves and fishes, named (Alain-André, 13 Août 1944), 58mm (CGMP p.212); Rouen, 1960, a bronze plaque by Josette Hébert-Coeffin, mermaid over a map of the River Seine, rev. view of harbourside at Rouen, vessel tied up in foreground, 95 x 63mm (cf. DNW 49, 1090) [2]. First very fine but has been cleaned and somewhat mishandled, second extremely fine, in case of issue (£40-60)
£40–£50
France, Porte-Avions Arromanches, 1947, a bronze medal by G. Guiraud, robed figure of Liberty above the artifical harbour of Arromanches, rev. aircraft-carrier, three aeroplanes in sky above, arms of Great Britain and France united by an anchor below, engraved in field (Coupe Martini-Ailes, 1950, 4e Prix), 59mm (CGMP p.881; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.57, 75). About extremely fine (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £45
France, Inauguration of the École de Ceramique, Limoges, 1948, a white ceramic medal for the Institut de Ceramique Français, naked potter at his wheel, 83mm; together with a plaster cast of the obv. of Bazor’s medal of Denys Puech, 1926 (cf. CGMP p.31) [2]. First extremely fine, in original card box (£50-80)
£50–£80
France, Paris-Normandie, c.1950, a bronze medal by Josette Hébert-Coeffin, janiform female heads representing Paris and Normandy, rev. leopards imposed on ship of Paris, 76mm; Rouen, 1960, a bronze plaque by Josette Hébert-Coeffin, mermaid over a map of the River Seine, rev. view of harbourside at Rouen, vessel tied up in foreground, 95 x 63mm (cf. DNW 49, 1090) [2]. First good very fine, second extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
France, La Prévention Routière, c.1950, a bronze medal by P. Turin, standing female, traffic and pedestrians on panel behind, rev. legend, road signs around, panel below, 73mm (cf. DNW 45, 918). Extremely fine; in case of issue (£40-60)
France, Gabriel Faure, 1950, a darkened bronze medal by L. Muller, 1950, bust right, rev. girl leans against column, 68mm (CGMP p.1375); Darius Milhaud, 1951, a darkened bronze medal by R. Vautier, bust left, rev. hand over music, 68mm (CGMP p.1852); Jean-Baptiste Lully, 1966, a pewter medal by D. Ponce, bust left, rev. sun, 85mm (CGMP p.1478); together with other miscellaneous portrait medals (13) [16]. An interesting group, mostly extremely fine (£70-90)
France, 75th Anniversary of La Providence, 1956, an octagonal cast bronze decorative plate by P. Turin, standing figure of Providence holding spear, shield and olive branch, smoke from a building on fire in background, 158mm (cf. Gailhouste 592; cf. DNW 47, 972). Cast with four stud feet, very fine, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £150
France, EUROPA et le Taureau, c.1970, a uniface cast medal by Renée Mayot, engraved presentation inscription on rev., 96mm [flan in parts in excess of 20mm thick]; 26th International Geological Congress, Paris, 1980, a bronze medal, 90mm; together with other modern medals (3) [5]. All extremely fine or as made (£100-150)
£100–£150
France, Le Louvre de Napoléon III – Visconti et Lefuel, 1975, a silver medal by D. Ponce, facing busts, rev. Pavilion de Rohan, 81mm, edge stamped 1 (CGMP p.1478); Haussmann fait Démolir le Quarier Louvre-Tuileries, 1975, a silver medal by R. Tschudin, demolition scene atop bust of Haussmann right, rev. people by gate, 81mm, edge stamped 1 (CGMP p.1819); together with similar Paris mint medals in silver (5), all relating to the Louvre or museums and all stamped 1 on edges, and an...
£250–£300
France, CALENDAR MEDALS (4), the large medals of the Paris mint, in silver, 1974, 1975, 1976, and bronze, 1968; other Paris Mint bronze art medals (7) [11]. An interesting group, mostly virtually as struck (£400-450)
£400–£450
France, Miscellaneous Art Nouveau patriotic award medals (4, one in silver), by Roty, Rasumny, Daniel-Dupuis, etc [4]. Very fine and better (£90-120)
£90–£120
France, Miscellaneous Art Nouveau medals (4, one in silver), by Roty, Rasumny, Dubois, etc [4]. Very fine and better; one in case (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £65
France, Miscellaneous medals relating to Agriculture and farm animals (8), all in base metal [8]. Very fine and better; one in a case (£70-100)
France, Miscellaneous medals and plaques (14), by Daniel-Dupuis, Roty, Devreese, Deschamps, Dupré, etc [14]. Mostly very fine (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £110
France, Miscellaneous medals and plaques (8), by Delamarre, Dujardin, Simon, etc [8]. Extremely fine; one in case (£70-90)
France, A group of prize medals and awards, silver (5), other metals (10), including many decorative pieces [15]. Mostly very fine, some better (£40-60)
French Indo-China, Exposition d'Hanoi, 1902-3, a bronze medal by L.-O. Roty, bust of Gallia left, rev. façade of building, 50mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.90; BDM V, 239; cf. BDW 5, 4); France, Inauguration of the Dunlop Factory at Montluçon, 1922, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon, Mercury tapping for rubber, rev. Dunlop and the Dunlop factory, 50mm (cf. DNW 44, 971) [2]. First extremely fine, in green leather case of issue, second nearly so, first scarce (£70-90)
Germany, Frankfurt International Dog Show, 1878, a silver award medal by A. Kirkwood & Son, Edinburgh, eagle, rev. named (Rover Irish Setter), 48mm. Extremely fine and toned, rare (£60-80)
£60–£80
Germany, Carl Friedrich Petersen, 1892, a silver medal by L.-C. Lauer, draped bust left, wearing robes of office, rev. decorative armorial achievement, 43mm (BDM III, 320). Extremely fine, scarce (£40-60)
£40–£60
Germany, Airship Trials over Strasbourg, 1908, an aluminium medal by L.-C. Lauer, bust of Count Zeppelin in cap three-quarters right, rev. the dirigible Z 4 over the city of Strasbourg, 33mm (FMB 42; BDM VII, 535; cf. DNW 38, 868). Matt surface, extremely fine (£30-40)
Germany, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, c.1920, a uniface cast iron portrait plaque by F. Stiasny, bust left, 63 x 51mm; together with other miscellaneous base metal medals (3) [4]. Fine to very fine (£40-60)
Germany, Ost-West-Ozeanflug der Bremen, 1928, a silver medal by the Bavarian mint, busts either side, three-quarters-right, the former with monocle, 36mm (FMB 205; Kaiser 938); another, bronze, by Mayer & Wilhelm, busts side by side, rev. stylised bird above waves, 40mm; another, 1928, silver, by the Prussian mint, conjoined busts of Fitzmaurice, Köhl and von Hünefeld right, rev. aeroplane above the waves, 36mm (FMB 211; Kaiser 927); another, matt silver, conjoined busts left, rev....
Germany, Tercentenary of the Death of Johann Kepler, 1930, a bronze medal, unsigned, facing bust, rev. view of the city of Regensburg, 60 mm. Extremely fine (£60-80)
Germany, Reichsverband für das Deutsche Hundewesen [Imperial society for dog breeders] Exhibition, Cologne, 1936, a bronze medal, unsigned, eagle with outstretched wings, rev. legend, 71mm. Extremely fine and rare; in original gilt-tooled fitted case (£60-80)
Germany, Geschichte des Bergbaus, a set of modern bronze medals (15); together with other medals (29, 5 in silver) [Lot]. Mostly as issued (£35-50)
Great Britain, Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences, 1871, a gold council medal, view of the hall, rev. named (H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, K.G.), 31mm, 24.48g (BHM –). Extremely fine and very rare; with clip and ring for suspension and in a case (£300-350)
£300–£350
Great Britain, National Art Training School, Queen's Medal, 1878, in silver, after W. Wyon, coronetted bust of Queen Victoria left, rev. inscription within wreath, edge named (Georgina E. Bulley, Stage 19d, 1879), 50mm (BHM 3049; E 1660). Sometime cleaned, good very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £70
Great Britain, International Fisheries Exhibition, 1883, a gold medal by L.C. Wyon for Pinches, veiled and coroneted bust of Victoria left, rev. various types of fish, some in a net, 45mm, 60.66g (BHM 3153; E 1694). Two obverse edge knocks and several associated scratches in field, reverse very fine, rare in gold; in original tan fitted case [this distressed] (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £450
Great Britain, National Art Treasures Exhibition, Folkestone, 1886, a gold award medal, unsigned, Cinque Ports ship, rev. musical instruments, central tablet named (Myles Fenton), 24mm, 11.64g. Very fine; with clip and ring for suspension (£120-150)
Great Britain, Home Industries Exhibition, Crystal Palace, 1890, a bronze award medal by J. Restall after H. von Herkomer, seated lady with wheel, rev. named (Arthur Jones, for Painting on Glass, Aug. 16 1890), 51mm (Allen 010); together with other miscellaneous award medals (9), all in base metal [10]. Varied state, first rare (£35-45)
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