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Great Britain, First Balloon Flight in England, 1784, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of Vincenzo Lunardi left, rev. balloon above clouds, 35mm (BHM 260; Malpas 10; E 811). Extremely fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £300
Great Britain, Oxford Aviation Meeting, 1914, a silver medal by S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd, monoplane in flight, church steeple below, rev. named (Member of Committee, R.C. Wicks), hallmarked Birmingham 1913, 38mm. Surface marks, otherwise very fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Great Britain, Royal Air Force, Barrington Kennett Trophy, a silver award medal by Pinches, named (1929 Junior Cross Country Winners, No 4 Wing, A.G. Beale), 39mm; Opening of Liverpool Airport, 1933, a triangular uniface base-metal plaque, unsigned, 70mm; Institution of Aeronautical Engineers, a uniface silver-gilt award medal, unsigned, named (Awarded 1950 to A.N. Uttley for his Paper on Navigational Systems and Instrument Aids), 50mm; Battle of Britain [1988], a cast bronze medal by M....
Hammer Price: £110
Great Britain, Institution of Aeronautical Engineers, Sir Charles Wakefield Medal, a silver-gilt award, unsigned, globe and eagle within wreath, rev. named (Awarded 1949 to E.S. Calvert for his Work in the Development of Airport Lighting), 64mm. About extremely fine; in fitted case of issue £80-£100
Hammer Price: £60
Great Britain, Royal Aeronautical Society, British Gold Medal for Aeronautics, a silver-gilt medal by A.G. Wyon, bust of Sir George Cayley facing three-quarters left, rev. bird in flight, hot air balloon above, edge named (Mr. S.D. Davies, for his Outstanding Practical Work in the Design & Development of Delta Aircraft), 51mm. Edge bruise at top and other minor marks, otherwise good very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £200
Australia, World Gliding Championships, 1974, a bronze medal, unsigned, head-on view of glider, rev. silhouette of glider and GFA, thermals in background, edge named (R. Simpson Melb. Australia), 69mm. Extremely fine and toned; in card box £80-£100
Hammer Price: £50
Austria, Austrian Air Force, a bronze medal by Gürschner, undated, 65mm; BELGIUM, Institut Géographique Militaire, a bronze medal, unsigned, 60mm; CZECHOSLOVAKIA, Slavonic Air Meeting, 1934, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, 95 x 64mm, Czechoslovakian Aero Club, 1934, a uniface plated plaque signed K, 84 x 56mm; FINLAND, Tenth Anniversary of the Jämijärvi Gliding Competition, 1945, a uniface bronze medal, unsigned, 50mm [5]. Varied state, first with four drill-holes on edge, fourth...
Hammer Price: £80
Belgium, Exposition Universelle, Brussels, 1910, a graphite plaque by Le Carbone, two citizens from earlier times look out towards the Hôtel de Ville, cityscape beyond, aeroplane and dirigible in the skies above, rev. Belgian arms within ornate archway, 83 x 66mm. Extremely fine and very rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £100
Belgium, Aerial Crossing of the English Channel by King Albert and Queen Elisabeth, 1918, a bronze medal by T. Spicer-Simpson for the ANS, conjoined busts left, rev. flying boat over the Channel, 63mm, edge stamped 32. Extremely fine £100-£120
Belgium, International Military Aeronautic Pentathlon, 1951, a bronze medal by D. Absil, 50mm; a plated medal, unsigned, 51mm; GERMANY, Anti-Aircraft, a zinc-alloy medal, unsigned and undated, 41mm; ITALY, Crociera Aerea del Decennale, 1933, a uniface silver and enamel badge, Stefano Cagna, a uniface enamelled base metal badge by Picchiani & Barlacchi, Florence, 60th Anniversary of Caproni 1, 1970, a bronze medal by E. Monti, 60mm; USA, 50th Anniversary of Eastern Airlines, 1978, an oval...
Hammer Price: £70
Czechoslovakia, Aero, 1930, a uniface bronze plaque by O. Suec for Pichl, formation flight of five aeroplanes over a map of Czechoslovakia, single aeroplane in building below, 81 x 57mm. Extremely fine; in original blue fitted case [this a trifle distressed] £120-£150
France, Montgolfier Brothers’ Flight from the Champ de Mars, 1783, a copper medal by N.M. Gatteaux, conjoined busts left, rev. balloon above clouds depositing rain over the Champ de Mars, 42mm (Malpas 3; BDM II, 210). Minor surface marks on obverse, otherwise very fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £75
France, Siège de Paris, 1871, a silver-gilt award medal by C.J-M. Degeorge for the Ministère de la Guerre, un-named, female figure seated on the side of a cannon, a carrier-pigeon flying into her arms, balloon in air behind, rev. pigeon coop, 62mm (PBE 345; CGMP p.122; Malpas 95; BDM I, 544; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.19, 48). Good very fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £40
France, Henri Giffard’s Balloon Ascent over Paris, 1878, a gilt-bronze medal by C. Trotin, balloon over a view of Paris, rev. legend in six lines, 51mm (Malpas 99; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 8; cf. Bonhams 12.ix.96, 55). Extremely fine; with clip, ring, original ribbon and bar suspension, an attractive example £100-£120
France, Ballons Dirigéables, 1885, a bronze medal by H.A.J. Patey, figure of Science pointing to airship flying at Chalais-Meudon, rev. Dædalus strapping wings to Icarus, 72mm (PBE 660; BDM IV, 426; CGMP p.300; Button 19; cf. BDW 5, lot 3). Very fine, rare £100-£120
France, Aéronautique Club de France, 1897, a uniface octagonal bronze award plaque, unsigned, un-named, 65 x 45mm; Victorieux des Éléments, c. 1910, a bronze medal by I. Desvergnes, 49mm (cf. DNW M2, 2533) [2]. Extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £65
France, Aviation, 1909, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon for the Académie des Sciences, winged male figure representing Aviation holding a young woman in his arms, rev. early biplanes, airships and balloons, palm branch below, 65mm (Malpas 424; BDM VII, 55; cf. BDW 9, 697). Extremely fine and very rare £150-£180
Hammer Price: £150
France, Navigation Aérienne, 1909, a bronze award plaque by P.-A. Morlon, winged figure of Genius in central panel, biplane to left, airship to right, rev. three panels, man studying birds in flight to left, engineer adjusting an aero engine to right, named (10ème Exposition Intern.le de l’Aéronautique, 1926, M. Chaussin), 99 x 72mm (PBE 610; CGMP p.272; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.44, 296; BDM VIII, 78; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 110). Good very fine £60-£80
France, Marcel Hanriot, 1910, a bronze medal by E. Fraisse, pilot in cockpit, rev. m. hanriot on tablet, wreath behind, 95 and 10-6-1910 in field, 40mm. Extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £130
France, Aviation, 1912, a bronze award medal by Françoise Montagny, eagle and figure of Genius above early monoplane, rev. eagle’s wings above tablet and globe, un-named, 68mm (PBE 605; CGMP p.264; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.22, 98). About extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £45
France, First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic, 1927, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, conjoined busts of Le Brix and Costes left, rev. Breguet biplane above a map of the globe showing the route from Paris to Tokyo, 68mm (CGMP p.284; cf. DNW 35, 570). Extremely fine, nicely patinated £100-£120
Hammer Price: £220
France, Aviation, c. 1930, an Art Deco bronze award medal by E. Fraisse, winged figure and two biplanes set against the rays of the sun, rev. tablet, un-named, 50mm. Good very fine; in maroon fitted case of issue £60-£80
France, Aviation, c. 1930, a plated award medal by F. Fraisse, un-named, 50mm; Ligue Aeronautique de France, a bronze award medal by I.L. Blanchot, named (M. Rapin), 68mm [2]. First stained on obverse, otherwise very fine, second better £60-£80
Hammer Price: £140
France, First French Aerial Crossing of the North Atlantic from East to West, 1930, a bronze medal by L. Desvignes for Lemaitre, 50mm (cf. DNW 132, 1710); Aéromaritime, 1938, a bronze medal by E. Fraisse, 50mm (cf. DNW 37, 1300); Caudron-Renault, 1942, a bronze plaque by M. Delannoy, 81 x 63mm [3]. Good very fine or better; second in fitted case of issue £80-£100
France, First French Aerial Crossing of the North Atlantic from East to West, 1930, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, conjoined busts of Costes and Bellonte left, rev. Breguet biplane Le Point d’Interrogation rising over an aerial view of Paris, view of the Manhattan skyline above, 68mm (CGMP p.284; cf. DNW 47, 1087; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 162). Very fine, scarce £150-£180
Hammer Price: £420
France, First French Aerial Crossing of the North Atlantic from East to West, 1930, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, similar, 68mm (CGMP p.284; cf. DNW 47, 1087; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 162). Very fine, scarce £150-£180
Hammer Price: £190
France, First Paris-Buenos Aires Air Service, 1933, a uniface plated bronze plaque by J.J. Martel for Canale, aeroplane L’Arc en Ciel above a map and within a rainbow, legend in six lines in cartouche below, 91 x 54mm. Very fine and very rare £200-£260
France, First Paris-Buenos Aires Air Service, 1933, a uniface bronze plaque by J.J. Martel for Canale, similar, 91 x 54mm. Legend in cartouche plated, small edge knock, otherwise about very fine, very rare £150-£180
Hammer Price: £120
France, Ministère de l’Air, 1936, a gilt-bronze award medal by M. Betannoy, tethered balloon, another, behind, in free-flight and a gyrocopter, service trucks below, rev. concours d’honneur de l’aerostation, named (Épreuve de Ballon Libre 1er Prix, Commandant Guyard, de la 52e Demi-Brigade 1936), 80mm (Malpas –). Extremely fine and rare; in fitted leather case of issue, lid gilt-blocked £200-£260
France, Défense Aérienne, 1937, a bronze medal by P-C. Lenoir, a 1980 restrike, 58mm (CGMP p.239; cf. Malpas 262); Raid d’Aviation, 1938, bronze plaques by M. Charpentier-Mio (2), both 1983 restrikes, each, 60 x 45mm (CGMP p.87; cf. Malpas 258) [3]. As made £60-£80
France, Hommage à Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1947, a bronze medal by A. Galtié, undated, broken propeller, rev. phoenix amidst stars, 72mm (CGMP p.777). As made £80-£100
France, 40th Anniversary of Morane-Saulnier, 1951, a bronze medal by L. Crunelle, plane of 1951 flies above plane of 1911, rev. winged badge in centre, legend above and below, named (Marcel Storm), 84mm. Good very fine £80-£100
Germany, Fahrt des LZ 3 nach München [Flight of the Airship LZ 3 over Münich], 1909, a silver medal by K. Goetz, bust of Ferdinand von Zeppelin facing three-quarters right within wreath, rev. airship over cityscape, 35mm (K 46; Kaiser 310.4). About extremely fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £320
Germany, Fahrten der Zeppelin-Luftschiffe LZ 4 [Flight of the Airship LZ 4], 1909, a bronze medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, 33mm (Kaiser 317.2); Amerikafahrt des LZ 126 [American Flight of LZ 126], 1924, medals (2), in silver by Lauer, 33mm (Kaiser 449), and in bronze by Mayer & Wilhelm, 40mm (Kaiser 451) [3]. Very fine or better, but second cleaned and last with some deposit on obverse; first with loop and ring for suspension £100-£150
Germany, Graf Zeppelin, Vorbild für Mut und Ausdauer [Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Role Model for Courage and Endurance], c. 1909, a bronze medal, unsigned, bust facing three-quarters right, rev. legend within wreath, 50mm (Kaiser 323.1). Extremely fine £80-£100
Germany, Nürnberger Zeppelintage [Zeppelins in Nuremberg], 1909, a silver medal by H. Ströbel, Zeppelin and balloon over fairground, view of the city behind, rev. zum gedaechtniss an die nürnberger zeppelintage, dates within garland in centre, arms below, edge stamped 990, 50mm (Kaiser 327). Extremely fine, rare £300-£400
Germany, Fernfahrt des LZ 17 ‘Sachsen’ nach Wien [Flight of the Airship LZ 17 ‘Sachsen’ over Vienna], 1913, a bronze medal by K. Goetz, bust of Ferdinand von Zeppelin facing three-quarters right, rev. view of the airship over Vienna, 45mm (K 52; Kaiser 389). Extremely fine £150-£180
Germany, Zeppelin-Luftschiff im Kriegselnatz [Zeppelin Use in Warfare], 1914, a silver medal by Mayer & Wilhelm, bust of Ferdinand von Zeppelin facing three-quarters right, rev. Zeppelin in action in the field, 34mm (Kaiser 406.1; Frankenhuis 595). Minor marks in obverse field, otherwise about as struck, proof-like £100-£120
Germany, Zum Tod von Max Immelmann [Death of Max Immelmann], 1916, a silver medal by B.H. Mayer, uniformed bust facing three-quarters right, olive branch to right and facsimile signature to right, rev. two eagles standing on propeller, holding ends of wreath, plane above, 60mm (Kaiser 797.1). Matt, extremely fine, scarce £100-£120
Hammer Price: £180
Germany, Zum Tod von Max Immelmann [Death of Max Immelmann], 1916, a cast bronze medal by F. Eue and Ball, Berlin, uniformed bust right, rev. eagle standing on rocky outcrop, cityscape in background, 107mm (cf. Kaiser 798.1). Extremely fine, rare £200-£260
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