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Masonic: Derbyshire, Secretary’s Jewel, by Toye Kenning & Spencer, silver gilt, crossed flags tied with ribbon on blue glass central panel, 54 x 43mm; other masonic pieces, Craft, Royal Arch, Knights Templars, aprons, sashes, cuffs etc; together with various handbooks and certificates [Lot]. Good condition; contained in three leather cases (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £50
Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots and Francis II, 1558, a mid-19th century bronze medal, unsigned [by J.B. Salmson], busts vis-à-vis, crown above, rev. crowned conjoined arms, 52mm (MI I, 92/5; E 40; Brodie 228). Extremely fine (£50-70)
William Deane, 1775, a uniface bronze medal by W. Mossop, draped bust right, 44mm (BHM 199); William Alexander, 1785, a uniface bronze medal by W. Mossop, draped and capped bust right, 48mm (BHM 261) [2]. First about very fine, second better (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £250
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (Inst. 1784), a silver award medal, unsigned, two horses pulling plough driven by artisan, tree in background, rev. legend, named (To Robert Tagert, Woodhouselees, 1863), 35mm (Brodie 103). Very fine; with scroll mount and loop for suspension (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £30
Photographic Society of Scotland (Inst. 1856), a silver award medal by A. Kirkwood & Son, Edinburgh Castle, rev. arms, edge impressed (The Pantascopic Company, 1865), 48mm (Brodie –; Simmons FPL 13, –). About extremely fine, toned, very rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £130
Ayr Academy, 1868, engraved silver award medals (2), for Arithmetic and Grammar, both 36mm (cf. Brodie 522-3) [2]. Very fine, both toned; with clips and rings for suspension (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £65
Royal Scottish Academy (Inc. 1838), a bronze award medal by B. Wyon after J.N. Paton, Genius kneeling, supporting Pegasus and naked flame on platform, rev. laurel branch on tripod, edge named (John Linnell, Elected Honorary Academician mdccclxxi), 68mm (BHM 1884; E 1323; Brodie 585). Minor scratch marks on edge, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, a most interesting association item; in original maroon fitted case (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £140
Automobile-Club de France, 1895, a bronze Société d’Encouragement award medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, semi-naked female figure sat on tricycle, right hand holding a torch and left hand on the tiller, rev. legend above wreath, named (7e Salon de l’Automobile 1904, Concours d’Élégance des Voitures Automobiles…Hozier Engineering Cy. Ldt), 68mm (PBE 305; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.39, 63; cf. Gaz. Num. 1898, p.23, 197; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 28; cf. DNW 58, 1534). Good very fine, of...
Hammer Price: £35
Edinburgh School Board, silver award medals (2), unsigned, arms and supporters, revs. named (William Jamieson, Boroughmuir H.G. School, for Perfect Attendance during seven successive years, 1899-1906; Andrew Henderson, Gilmore Place School, for Perfect Attendance during seven successive years, 1901-1908), both hallmarked, 44mm (Brodie 565-8) [2]. Both extremely fine, with ornate suspension and rings; in blue fitted cases by W.M. Mossman, jeweller, 135 Princes street, Edinburgh (£40-60)
Kelvinside Academy [Founded 1878], a silver award medal by D. Cunninghame, helmeted head of male warrior left, rev. legend, named (Charles Eric Findlay, Second Upper Class, Dux 1906), 51mm (Brodie –). Rather brightly cleaned, otherwise very fine (£20-30)
Singing, openwork badges (3), in gold and bronze (2), all by Elkington, harp, back of gold named (Contralto Compt. Won by Miss Mabel Hoy, 1916), hallmarked London 1915, 9ct, 6.98g, all 27mm [3]. Very fine; all with loops for suspension (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
The Incorporation of Weavers, a gold award badge, arms, rev. arms of Glasgow, hallmarked m&b Birmingham 1956, 39 x 27mm, 9ct, 18.36g. Extremely fine; with original blue ribbon and bar suspender, named (Alasdair M. Drysdale), and in black case of issue (£120-150)
Belgium, Academie Belge des Beaux-Arts, 1778, a silver-gilt medal by T. van Berckel, draped bust of Charles Alexander of Lorraine right, rev. four Cupids drawing, painting and sculpting, 47mm (BDM VI, 196); Le Cercle Artistique et Literaire de Bruxelles, Fête National, 1851, a bronze medal by J. Wiener, bust of Leopold I left, rev. interior of a church, 55mm (Dupriez 1914; Eidlitz 35; BDM VI, 488) [2]. First good fine and with suspension loop, second about extremely fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £60
Belgium, Railway Law, 1835, a copper medal by J.-P. Braemt, uniformed bust of Leopold I left, rev. legend in 10 lines, 68mm (Moyaux 54; BDM I, 261; Swan 209). Extremely fine, dark patina (£30-50)
France, Henri IV, a large cast bronze portrait plaque, laureate and bearded bust left, wearing armour with lion-head shoulder plate, stippled background, 147mm. Late 18th century work, very fine; contained in a deep circular ebonised turned-wood frame, 221mm (£150-180)
£150–£180
France, Marriage of Louis XIV, 1660, a gilt-bronze medal by J. Mauger, young bust right, rev. Hymen, 41mm (Divo 56). Some surface marks, almost extremely fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £55
France, Capture of Tournai and Courtrai, 1667, a bronze medal, unsigned [by T. Bernard], bust of Louis XIV right, rev. King in Imperatorial costume, Victory holding two mural crowns at left, 41mm (Divo 96). Extremely fine, toned (£40-60)
France, Louis XV, Coronation, 1724, a silver medal by J. Duvivier, bust right, rev. Coronation scene, 40mm (BDM I, 684); Louis XVI, Coronation, 1785, a silver medal by N.-M. Gatteaux, crowned bust right, rev. Coronation scene, 34mm (BDM II, 210); Conquest of Upper Egypt, 1799, a bronze medal by A. Galle, head of Isis left, rev. crocodile chained to palm, 35mm (CGMP p.27; Trés. 73.1; BDM II, 196; Slg Julius 694); Réforme Parlementaire, 1834, a bronze medal, unsigned, Fame blowing trumpet,...
Hammer Price: £90
France, Les Sciences et les Arts Reconnaissants, 1797, a bronze medal by B. Duvivier, uniformed bust of Napoleon right, rev. Bonaparte on horseback left, offering branch to symbolic female figures of Science and Art, 55mm (Trés. 65.9; BDM I, 688; Slg Julius 575). Almost extremely fine, a hint of original colour on obverse (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £70
France, Napoleon, copper-washed lead clichés (5), of himself, Josephine, Maria Louisa of Parma, the Crossing of the St Bernard and the Battle of Marengo, 1800, all 68mm (Bramsen 35, 40; Julius 788, 801) [5]. Very fine; all glazed in gilt frames with loops for suspension, but one with lunette missing (£150-200)
France, Michel de l’Épee, 1801, a bronze medal by B. Duvivier, bust left, rev. legend in 8 lines, 42mm (BDM I, 686); Switzerland, Death of Max Alphons Pfyffer von Altishofen, 1890, a bronze medal by F. Homberg, bust facing, rev. Helvetia laying wreath on tomb, 70mm (Martin 94; cf. BDW 7, 903); other copper medals (3), by Cerbara, Dassier, etc [5]. Generally very fine (£40-60)
France, Claude Joseph Rouget de l'Isle, 1833, a bronze medal by E. Rogat, bust right, rev. all six verses of La Marseillaise, 51mm (Niggl 1727; Molinari 309; BDM V, 192; cf. BDW 13, 623). Extremely fine (£30-40)
France, Translation aux Invalides du Corps de Napoléon, 1840, a gilt-bronze medal by J.P. Montagny for Pourrat Frès, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. robed figure of France receiving the remains of Napoleon from an emissary from St Helena, Invalides and ship in background, eagle above, 53mm (Bramsen 1986; BDM IV, 129). Light scratches in obverse field, otherwise good very fine, the reverse very detailed, rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £120
France, Napoleon III Welcoming Queen Victoria at Boulogne, 1855, a bronze medal by A. Barre, bust of Napoleon III right, rev. seated female figure on quay-side, ship in background, 61mm (Divo 266; d’Essling 1731); together with other miscellaneous medals (4, one in silver) [5]. First extremely fine, others about very fine and better (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £40
Germany, Johan George I of Saxony, 1626, a silver medal by R.N. Kitzkatz, Prince Elector on horseback right, rev. arms around helmet, 37mm, 14.28g (Tentzel 42.6; Merseb. 1037; BHM III, 171); Prince Maurice of Saxony, Duke of Courland and Samland, 1750, a white metal medal by C.E. Muller, cuirassed and armoured bust of Maurice left, rev. large monument surrounded by various attributes, around which figures are grieving, 55mm (cf. DNW 58, 1465) [2]. First has been mounted, fine, second about...
Germany, Christening medal, c. 1700, in gold, unsigned, font, bowl and ewer, legend around, rev. legend in 10 lines, 10.44g, 32mm. Extremely fine, rare; contained in original silver filigree casket of fine work (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £360
Germany, Wilhelm I of Württemberg, Silver Jubilee, 1841, a bronze medal by H.F. Brandt, bust left, rev. symbolic female figures flanking column, 42mm (Wurz. 9776; BDM I, 265); Locale Ruder-Regatta, Hannover, a bronze medal, unsigned, two teams of coxed fours rowing past a finishing post, third team in background, hipp hipp hurrah! above, rev. legend, engraved (13 Aug. 1893), 33mm [2]. Very fine and better (£30-40)
£30–£40
Germany, Ausstellung Deutscher Industrie und Gewerbs-Erzeugnisse, Munich, 1854, a bronze award medal by C. Voigt, bust of Maximilian II of Bavaria right, rev. winged figure of Victory holding wreath and palm, edge named (Theod. Wagner), 56mm (Wurz. 6149); 50th Anniversary of the Foundation of Siemens & Halske, 1897, a bronze medal by O. Schultz, bust of Werner von Siemens left, rev. legend in wreath, 50mm (Kunstmedaille 8, 479; BDM –; Wurz. 8423; cf. DNW 40, 809); together with other...
Hammer Price: £75
Italy: Papal States, Gregory XIII Opening the Jubilee Gate, 1575, a bronze medal by G.F. Bonzagna, bust right, rev. Pope and prelates at the gate, supplicants at left, 38mm (Lincoln 709; BDM IV, 393); Benedict XIII, Jubilee, 1724, a bronze medal by E. Hamerani, bust right, rev. Faith holding cross and chalice, 30mm (Lincoln 1714; BDM II, 397); The Ancestry of the Dominican Order, 1724, a bronze medal by E. Hamerani, similar, rev. St Domenico in glory with the angels, 30mm (Lincoln 1716; BDM...
Netherlands, Menschlievend Hulpbetoon [Humanitarian Help], c.1860, a silver medal by D. van der Kellen, bust of William III right, rev. legend in wreath, 51mm. Very fine but scuffed; in original red and gilt-blocked fitted case with crowned royal cypher on lid (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £160
Netherlands, J. van Lennep, 1866, a silver medal by J. Elion, bust left in uniform wearing medals and Master’s Jewel on sash, rev. crowned female lays wreath on Masonic jewels placed on altar, 61mm (BDM VII, 249). Mint state, toned; in card case of issue (£60-80)
Russia, Victory of Nicholas I at Adrianopolis, 1829, a bronze medal by C.K. Pfeuffer for Loos, Russian soldier with standard outside the fortress of Adrianople, rev. legend in wreath, 38mm (Reichel 3503; Wurz. 26; BDM –); Poland, Stanislaus August, a copper medal by J.P. Holzhäuser, bust right, rev. wreaths, merentibus, 30mm [2]. First about extremely fine but obverse spotted, second extremely fine and nicely patinated (£40-50)
Switzerland, François-Marie Voltaire, the Château de Ferney medal, 1770, in copper, by G.C. Waechter, draped bust right, rev. altar surmounted by trophies, 58mm (Molinari 347; BDM VI, 339; cf. BDW 5, 316); François-Marie Voltaire, c.1770, a copper medal by J.M. Morikofer, bust right, rev. theatrical emblems, 49mm (cf. BDW 13, 500); Bicentenary of the Birth of Daniel Jeanrichard, 1864, a bronze medal by F. Landry, bust three-quarters left, rev. legend in six lines, 33mm (BDM III, 293) [3]....
Switzerland, 500th Anniversary of the Admission of Berne into the Swiss Confederation, 1853, a bronze medal by J.B. Frener, standing male figure with flags, rev. legend within wreath and shields, 41mm (BDM II, 159); together with other miscellaneous medals (11, one in silver), by Vassallo, Richard, Bovy, Durussel, de Vries, etc [12]. Very fine and better; first in original red fitted case with arms on lid (£40-60)
United States of America, Rhode Island Ship Medal, 1779, in copper, unsigned [perhaps of Dutch origin], Admiral Howe’s flagship right, wreath below, rev. map of Rhode Island depicting American forces retreating, 32mm, 11.32g/6h (Durst 247; Betts 563). Fields lightly tooled both sides, strictly fine, rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £300
United States of America, Benjamin Franklin, 1784, a lead medal by A. Dupré, bust left, rev. winged Genius, temple on hill at left, 45mm (Betts 619; BDM I, 647); together with other French and European medals, etc (5) [6]. Varied state (£40-60)
Miscellaneous, Dassier’s Series of Protestant Reformers, c.1720, a set of bronze medals (24), viz. John Wiclif (MI I, 9/1), Patrick Hamilton (MI I, 32/19), Nicholas Ridley (MI I, 76/27), Hugo Latimer (MI I, 76/28), Thomas Cranmer (MI I, 79/36), John Knox (MI I, 119/56), Martin Bucer, Paul Fagius, Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon, Theodorus Beza, Heinrich Bullinger, John Calvin, Guillaume Farel, Berthold Haller, Johannes Oecolampadius, Pierre Viret, Ulrich Zwingli, Simon Grynæus, Wolfgang...
Hammer Price: £380
Argentina, Opening of the Port of the River Plate to World Commerce, 1890, a plated bronze medal by Podesta, naval and cargo ships in the estuary, anchor, bullock and sheep on bank in foreground, rising sun behind, rev. legend in wreath, 56mm; together with other miscellaneous silver medals (3) [4]. Very fine and better (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £20
Australia, Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, 1887, a copper medal by E.A. Altmann for Pinches, crowned bust of Victoria left, rev. wreath, first order of merit, 76mm (Carlisle 1887/5); England, Great Exhibition, 1851, Services medal, in bronze, by W. Wyon, bust of Prince Albert left, rev. for services, edge named (P.B. Borcherds), 48mm (Allen 50; BHM 2465; E 1461); other miscellaneous base metal medals (2) [4]. First two very fine but obverse of Adelaide medal with light scratches...
Australia, Western Australia Government Railways, a gold and black enamel Life Pass, crown, rev. swan in shield, named (Sir Newton Moore, KCMG), 25mm. Very fine and very rare; with clip and ring for suspension (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £260
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