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15 December 1995
1657. ITALY (Papal States). Alexander VII, a cast copper medal by G. Morone, reverse the basilica of St Peter’s, 74mm (Toderi p.17, fig.1; BDM IV, 156). An early cast with trace of piercing for suspension, very fine to extremely fine (£200-250)
£200–£250
1798. EGYPT. Battle of the Pyramids, a copper medal by J.F.A. Bovy, bust of Bonaparte, reverse SOLDATS, DU HAUT DE CES PYRAMIDES, QUARANTE SIÈCLES VOUS CONTEMPLENT (BDM I, 246). Very fine; in gilded copper mount with ring for suspension (£60-80)
£60–£80
Late 18th Century. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Benjamin Franklin, a uniface cast bell metal portrait medal by A. Dupré, bust left, BENJ. FRANKLIN NATUS BOSTON XVII JAN. MDCCVI, 46mm. A very sharp cast, apparently early, good very fine and rare (£90-120)
£90–£120
France, c.1810. France, Canal De Roanne, octagonal AR jeton, 32mm, by A. Bovy (no hallmark) (see BDM I, 246). Extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
France, c.1820. FRANCE (?), Centaur, a pair of uniface cast copper decorative plaques, unsigned, each 160 x 140mm, with founder marks 82 and 83 [2]. Pierced and soldered for suspension, very fine and rare (£500-600)
£500–£600
France, c.1820. FRANCE. Cherubs, a large cast uniface copper decorative plaque, unsigned (after Clodion, aka Claude Michel), 271 x 82mm. Extremely fine, rare (£300-350)
£300–£350
France, c.1820. FRANCE (?). Noah’s Ark at the Deluge, a copper repoussé, unsigned, 94mm. Good very fine; set in a black wood frame (£70-90)
£70–£90
France, c.1821 (?). France, (Napoleon I), uniface cast Æ plaque, 78 x 93mm, with suspension ring, unsigned, Grenadier burying his brother in arms. Very fine to extremely fine, scarce (£70-90)
Greece, 1827. Greece, Naval Battle of Navarino, Æ commemorative medal, 24mm, by K. Lange. Fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £60
France, 1836. France (Archeology), Paris, Erection of the Obelisk, Æ commemorative medal, 57mm, by Vatinelle (BDM V, 208). Slightly rubbed on reverse,nearly extremely fine, very rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £80
France, 1858. France, Paris, Cercle de Voile, silver gilt Prize medal, 51mm, by Louis Bottée (mm. cornucopia, issued after 1880), not named, cased. Slight defect on rim, otherwise extremely fine (£50-60)
£50–£60
Algeria, c.1860. ALGERIA. Abd-el-Kader, a uniface cast bronze portrait medal, unsigned, 106mm. Good very fine, rare (£60-80)
Great Britain, 1862. England, International Exhibition, bois durci, 146mm, signed T. Canu Sculp, “Médaille Commemorative de l’Exposition”. Female seated, attended by two female allegories personifying Art and Trade with two cherubs holding the attributes of Industry and Navigation. Extremely fine, rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £100
Great Britain, c.1867. England or Australia (?). Intercolonial Exhibition, bronze repoussé of a prize medal, signed C. Summers and W. Calvert, 220mm. Slightly stained, otherwise extremely fine and rare; named and mounted in a wooden frame (£90-120)
France, 1867. United States of America, Cyrus W. Field, Atlantic Telegraph, Æ medal by Borrel, struck in France (hallmark Bee on rim), presented by the State of Wisconsin. Very fine, rare (£90-120)
France, 1871. FRANCE, Siege of Paris, Aerial Communications, bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, standing figure of Paris with rifle against a backdrop of the besieged city, balloon in background, reverse monument with names of engagements around, 74mm, cornucopia hallmark (CGMP p.74; Malpas 98; BDM I, 402). A few marks on rim, otherwise extremely fine; in fitted leather case (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £90
Medals Related to Aviation, France, 1871. FRANCE, Siege of Paris, Aerial Communications, bronze medal by C.-J.-M. Degeorge, seated figure of Paris releasing a carrier-pigeon, reverse pigeon basket, “exemplaire de collection”, 64mm, cornucopia hallmark (cf. CGMP p.122; Malpas 94; cf. BDM I, 543-4). Extremely fine, scarce variety; in fitted leather case (£60-80)
Medals Related to Aviation, France, 1871. FRANCE, Siege of Paris, Aerial Communications, bronze medal by C.-J.-M. Degeorge, seated figure of Paris releasing a carrier-pigeon, reverse pigeon-keeper and hut: concours de l’etat. “exemplaire de collection”, 50mm, cornucopia hallmark (CGMP p.122; Malpas –; BDM I, 544). Extremely fine (£50-60)
France, 1876. France, A.L. Barye, Sculptor (1796-1875)-His Death. Æ commemorative medal, 68mm, by Patey, reverse Lion and snake (by Barye, 1832), (CGMP III, 299), cornucopia, issued after 1880, in leather box. Very fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £85
France, 1878. France, Paris, Exposition Universelle, silvered Æ prize medal, 87mm, by Oudiné, not named. Small knocks on rim otherwise, good very fine (£40-50)
£40–£50
France, 1880. France, Union Centrale Des Beaux-Arts, “Exposition du Métal”, silvered metal prize badge, 71 x 51mm, unsigned, hand engraved and dated (See BDW. 13, Lot. 122). Very fine to extremely fine (£40-60)
£40–£60
France, 1884. FRANCE, League des Patriotes, Qui Vive?, France, bronze medal by A. Mercié and H. Dubois, the statue Quand Même!, 58mm (cf. BDM IV, 34 [date given as 1882]). Extremely fine; in original inscribed leather box (£40-50)
France, 1886. FRANCE, The French Youth to Michel Chevreul on his 100th Birthday, bronze medal by O. Roty, bust right with wavy hair, reverse female student with seated figure of Chevreul, 69mm (CGMP p.359; BDM V, 231; cf. BDW 13, 748). Extremely fine (£50-60)
France, c.1890. France, “Beaux-Arts”, uniface cast Æ medal, 99mm, by Jean-Baptiste Emile Dropsy, Fame crowning the artist (see “Médailleurs Contemporains” [Canale, 1928], BDM I, 617, Forrer indicates Prize Medal for Artists, 1890). Extremely fine (£130-160)
£130–£160
France, 1891. France, (Cycling), “Société Vélocipédique... Ch-Tri”, Æ Prize medal, 41mm, by H. Dubois, named and dated. Good very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
France, 1891. France, Ville D’Avray - Sevres, “Hommage á Gambetta”, silvered Æ medal, 51mm, by Bartholdi, issued by P. Tasset. Very fine to extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £40
France, c.1891. France, (Cycling), Æ prize medal, 59mm, by A. Lavee, issued by Desaide, not named. Good very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £35
France, 1892. France, Roger Marx (1859-1914), uniface cast Æ portrait plaque 75 x 49mm, by J.B. Daniel Dupuis, Gazette Numismatique 1898, p. 184, No. 270. Very fine, rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £120
Austria, 1895.“Les Labours”, uniface Æ plaquette, 54 x 85mm, by Pawlik (BDM. IV, 433, see B & B [1992], No. 29). Very fine, scarce (£30-40)
France, 1895. Vincent Durand (?), a uniface cast bronze portrait medal, signed E. Millefaut, 202mm. Extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £70
France, 1895. “Art and Amitie”, AR plaquette, 54 x 29mm, by L.E. Mouchon (25/1/1895), (CGMP III, 278). Good very fine (£30-40)
France, 1896. France, Visit of Nicolas II and Alexandra, Æ commemorative medal, 70 mm, by Chaplain (CGMP III, p. 77; PBE. No. 69). Very fine to extremely fine (£60-80)
France, c.1897. La Peinture, a silver plaque by A. Charpentier, girl painting, reverse wreath, 52 x 40mm (PBE 154; BDM VII, 177; Gaz. Num. 1898, p.96; cf. BDW 5, 28; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 58). Good very fine (£80-100)
France, 1898. France. Compagnie des Agents de Change, Paris, a silver medal by O. Roty, named, 50mm (BDM VI, 237; Gaz. Num. 1898, p. 402, no.155). Extremely fine; in inscribed and named leather case (£50-70)
£50–£70
France, 1899. “Orpheus”, Æ prize medal, 68mm, by Marie-Alexandre Coudray (CGMP. III, p.100). Nearly extremely fine (£50-60)
France, 1899. Club Alpin Français, a silver prize medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, 64mm (BDM I, 666; Gaz. Num. 1903, p.307, no.346). Good very fine (£70-90)
France, 1899. La Toilette, a bronze plaque by O. Roty, rear view of semi-naked female brushing her hair at a basin, reverse mirror and branch, 70 x 35mm, edge stamped 117 (PBE 836; Coll. R. Marx no.93; BDM V, 239; cf. BDW 13, 135). Extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
France, 1899. “L”Amour Console L’Humanité, large cast Æ plaque, 243 x 171 mm. by Oscar Roty, issued and signed by Susse FRs Edt. (ANS New York Exhib. Cat [1911], p. 270, No. 52). Extremely fine, rare (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £320
France, 19th Century. Cherubs, a uniface cast bronze decorative plaque, unsigned, three cherubs representing Hunting, Fishing and Horticulture, 156mm. Very fine to extremely fine, rare (£100-130)
France, 19th Century FRANCE. L’Ivresse de Siléne, a uniface cast bronze plaque, unsigned, 109 x 76mm. Extremely fine (£100-150)
£100–£150
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