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FRANCE, Cardinal Richelieu, 1630, a cast bronze medal by J. Warin, bust right, rev. figure of France, crowned by Victory, seated in triumphal car drawn by four horses, Fame blows a trumpet whilst Fortune is chained behind, beaded border, 75mm (BMC [Jones] 183; Jones, Warin, 4; Maz, Warin, I, 5; Trésor II, pl.XXI, 2/3). A good quality cast with integral suspension loop; unfortunate shallow scratches in front of face, otherwise very fine with deep bronze patination £100-150
£100–£150
FRANCE, Jean-Baptiste Molière, 1844, a bronze medal by F.A. Caunois, 57mm; Henri Germain, Fondateur du Crédit Lyonnais, 1910, light bronze 30 Year Service award medals by C.P. Pillet (2), named (M. Langlois Samuel; M. Merzeau Georges), both 81mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.45, 124; BDM –; cf. DNW M8, 2267); Société Industrielle de St Quentin et de l’Aisne, 1925, a silver award medal by A. Borrel, named (Mme. Machu, Née Claisse Julia, 24 Années de Services, Mon Léon Frères, 1925), 57mm;...
Hammer Price: £140
FRANCE, Jeune Homme, 1849, a cast bronze bas-relief plaque by C. Pètro [cast by J. Goussel], 255 x 218mm, back engraved ‘Fie [Fonderie] de J Goussel, Metz, 1863’; Crédit Lyonnais, 1910, a zinc galvano for the 30 Years’ Service medal by C.-P. Pillet, 263mm (cf. BM Acq. 1978-82, p.45, 124; BDM –; cf. DNW M8, 2267), L’Enfant, c. 1930, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned [by V. Canale], after Bouchardon, named (J. Guérin, 27 Septembre 1934), 68 x 25mm (cf. BDW 18, 491), on a bronze...
Hammer Price: £110
FRANCE, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1855, a silver Médaille de 1ère Classe award by A.D. Barre, bust of Napoleon III right, rev. crowned arms on mantle surrounded by shields of the participating nations, cartouche below, named (John Sykes & Fils, Huddersfield, Angleterre), 60mm (Divo 234; cf. DNW 105, 1144). Virtually as struck; in official red gilt-blocked case of issue £100-150
Hammer Price: £130
FRANCE, Minerve, 1880, a bronze award medal by J.-C. Chaplain, named (Académie de Paris, Brevet-Élémentaire Mai 1911, Madeleine Grandin), 68mm (CGMP p.78; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.39, 30; BDM I, 404); La Marseillaise, c. 1900, a bronze award medal by H. Dubois after F. Rude for Arthus-Bertrand, engraved (Concours Sportif Inter-Alliés, Marseille, Août 1918, Souvenir), 68mm (cf. BM Acq. 1978-82, p.41, 68); Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze medal by G.-H. Lemaire for...
Hammer Price: £170
FRANCE, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889, a silver award medal by L.-A. Bottée, Marianne crowning seated artisan, Expo pavilion and Eiffel Tower below, rev. Fame seated on branch of tree, blowing trumpet, named (Croad), 63mm (PBE 9; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, 15; BDM I, 231). Some surface marks, otherwise almost extremely fine, scarce £100-150
FRANCE, Caisse d’Épargne et de Prévoyance, Paris, 1894, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, named (E.P. Vernege, Administrateur, 1935-1945), 57mm (PBE 62; BDM I, 403); La Pensée, 1941, a uniface bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, back engraved (À la meilleure des Mamans pour son 80ème Anniversaire, ses Enfants, 2 Janvier 1943), 96 x 71mm (CGMP p.331; cf. DNW M1, 1712); United Nations, Assemblée Générale, Paris, 1948, a bronze medal, unsigned, named (Mme M. Legrand-Falco,...
FRANCE, Louis Pasteur, c. 1895, a uniface cast bronze medal by R. Lalique, bust left, 98mm (cf. Elsen 97, 2016). Extremely fine and very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £280
FRANCE, République Française, a silver award medal by C. Trotin, engraved (Concours Musical de Digny (Eure et Loir), 5 Mai 1895), 51mm; XVIme Concours National et Internationale de Tir, Le Mans, 1909, a plated bronze award plaque by F. Rasumny, un-named, 60 x 45mm; together with miscellaneous modern medals and restrikes (13), by Delamarre, Masseau, Nocq, Prud’homme, David, Turin, etc [15]. Very fine and better £100-150
FRANCE, La Source, c. 1898, a silver plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, 67 x 37mm (Maier 120; PBE 321; Coll. R. Marx 327-8; CGMP p.175; Jones, Art of the Medal, 328; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.20, 66; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 41); Le Nid, c. 1900, a silver plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, 67 x 37mm (PBE 319; CGMP p.175; BDM I, 666; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.20, 67; cf. DNW 70A, 2493) [2]. Very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £220
FRANCE, Death of Léon Ginain, 1898, a cast bronze maquette by G.J. Thomas, bust right divided by symbols of architecture, 143mm. Extremely fine and very rare; with hook on the back for suspension £100-150
Hammer Price: £95
FRANCE, La Musique, c. 1900, a gilt-bronze award medal by A. Rivet, named (Concours de Tir, 1901, Pupilles 1r. Prix, Roland Gastex), 68mm (PBE 818; BDM V, 135); Gustave Larroumet, 1904, a bronze plaque by J.-C. Chaplain, 70 x 58mm (Coll. R. Marx 202); Henri Germain, Fondateur du Crédit Lyonnais, 1910, a light bronze 30 Year Service award medal by C.P. Pillet, named (Mme. Léontine La Heuguere), 81mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.45, 124; BDM –; cf. DNW M8, 2267); Le Matin, a bronze award medal by...
FRANCE, Le Soir Ramene le Silence, or Femme Pensive, 1914, a yellow brass repousse plaque by E.-V. Exbrayat for La Gerbe d’Or, 101 x 75mm (cf. DNW 42, 1477); Education d’Hercule, c. 1930, an Art Deco repoussé bronze plaque by H. Dropsy for La Gerbe d’Or, 85 x 77mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; the Medal 44, p.50); together with other uniface plaques, artist’s trials, etc (3), by Roty, Crouzat and Fraisse [5]. Second extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare, others very fine,...
FRANCE, Éducation Maternelle, 1929, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Dropsy, mother holding a boy, back engraved (Remerciements du Comité National de l’Enfance à La Section du VIIIème Arrondissement), 85 x 85mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 85). Extremely fine; mounted on Art Déco-style plinth £100-150
Hammer Price: £80
FRANCE, medals, medalets, etc (70), all in copper, mostly 1800-50 and including many of the 1848 Revolution, including Louis XVIII, Louis Blanc, Napoleon, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Duc d’Orléans, Musée Historique, General Cavaignac, Alphonse Lamartine, etc; together with other miscellaneous copper medals, love tokens, evasion Halfpence, etc (34), of Oliver Cromwell, Zwingli, Christian IX, John Calvin, Martin Luther, etc [104]. French items generally extremely fine, others in varied state, a...
Hammer Price: £440
GERMANY, Die Wacht am Rhein!! [The Watch on the Rhine], 1920, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, helmeted bust of French colonial soldier right, rev. naked female tied to a symbolic male penis, 58mm (K 262; Dräger, Die Kunstmedaille in Deutschland V, p.137, 63; Jones, Dance of Death, 52; Jones, Art of the Medal, 399; cf. DNW M5, 1592). About extremely fine, rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £350
INDIA, Dufferin’s Viceroy Presentation Medal, 1884, a silver award of Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple, Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Viceroy of India, by A. Wyon, arms of Dufferin with supporters, rev. the Lord’s orders of chivalry suspended from a chain, crown above and flags at sides, un-named, 51mm (Pudd. 884.1.1; BHM 3162; cf. DNW 86, 244). Of bright appearance, about extremely fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £250
IRAQ, an engraved oval silver badge/dog tag, view of Baghdad, baghdad 1917, named (282616 S.D. Lowe, M.T.A. S.C.C.E.), 36 x 30mm, pin back brooch. Rather crude engraving, very fine £100-150
IRAQ, a Turkey, Muhammed V, 20 Kurush, 1327h, yr 8 [1916] (KM. 780), obv. planed flat and engraved (17th Divisional Signal Coy., 5 Mile Cross-Country Race, Tekrit, 30-1-19, S. & M.); together with other miscellaneous World medals, badges, etc, in silver (10), base metal (12) [23]. Many very fine £150-250
JAMAICA, International Exhibition, 1891, a silver award medal by L.C. Wyon, diademed bust of Victoria left, rev. legend in wreath, un-named, 45mm (cf. DNW M11, 1564). Almost extremely fine with steel-grey tone £200-250
Hammer Price: £210
NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, c. 1660, a cast silver Marriage medal by P. van Abeele, seated female attended by Cupid, swans in foreground, rev. robed female seated on clouds, holding a wedding ring supported by a crown, peacock in foreground, 65mm, 39.13g (Slg. Löbbecke I, 192). About very fine, toned; with ring for suspension £150-200
Hammer Price: £260
PERU, Constitution Proclaimed, 1839, a One-and-a-Half Peso-size silver medal by A. Davalos, standing Liberty on three-tailed monster, rev. legend (Fonrobert 9062). Good very fine, deeply toned £100-150
Hammer Price: £100
SOUTH AFRICA, South African Exhibition, Cape of Good Hope, 1885, a bronze medal, unsigned, 48mm (cf. DNW M8, 2374); together with other World medals (26), mostly European base metal [27]. First extremely fine and scarce, others in varied state £100-150
Hammer Price: £150
USA, Marilyn Monroe, ‘Marilyn in Hollywood’, a silver medal, unsigned, naked figure of Monroe, rev. Monroe in various poses including playing guitar, stars around, 64mm, 155.81g (5 tr. oz.); a 2004 silver Eagle superimposed with a colour vignette of Monroe; together with other miscellaneous World medals (7) [9]. First mint state, others extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £65
A polished mahogany cabinet by Turton, 31 x 28 x 21cm, comprising 12 trays single-pierced to house a total of 492 coins of different sizes, brass pulls, single door, lock and key. In excellent order, lacking just two felts £200-250
A polished mahogany coin cabinet in the style of Turton, 29 x 25.5 x 29cm, comprising 20 trays single-pierced to house a total of 563 coins of different sizes, ivory pulls, double inlaid doors, lock and key, brass carrying handles at sides, felt base. A handsome cabinet in excellent order, lacking only 2 felts £300-400
Hammer Price: £340
A polished wooden cabinet by St Leonards, 22 x 17.5 x 17.5cm, comprising 14 trays single-pierced to house a total of 165 coins of different sizes, double brass pulls, double doors, lock and key, felt base. Almost as new; complete with all felts £100-150
A polished wooden cabinet by St Leonards, 22 x 17.5 x 17.5cm, comprising 14 trays single-pierced to house a total of 174 coins of different sizes, double brass pulls, double doors, lock and key, felt base. Almost as new; complete with all felts £100-150
A polished Victorian wooden collector’s cabinet, 33 x 26 x 44cm, comprising 15 trays with felt recesses for coins, single ivory pulls, single door, secret lock mechanism (no key). In good condition and the secret locking mechanism in full working order £100-150
Hammer Price: £75
Allen, D.F., A Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum: The Cross-and-Crosslets (‘Tealby’) type of Henry II, London, 1951, clxxxiv + 214pp, 25 plates (Manville 1001); Hill, D. (ed), Ethelred the Unready, Oxford, 1978, vi + 273pp (Manville 1389); Becker, C.J. (ed), Studies in Northern Coinages of the Eleventh Century, Copenhagen, 1981, 174pp, illustrations in text (Manville 1442); Blackburn, M.A.S., and Metcalf, D.M. (eds), Viking-Age Coinage in the Northern Lands, Pts I and II,...
Hammer Price: £190
Blunt, C.E., and others (eds), The British Numismatic Journal, London, vols. XXX Part II to 83 [1961-2013], complete [54]. Publisher’s green cloth; early volumes very fine, post-1975 run all mint £120-150
Blunt, C.E., and others (eds), British Numismatic Journal, London, 1968-84, 1986-7, 1989, 1993-6, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005-7 [30]. Publishers’ green cloth; almost as new £100-150
Challis, C.E., and others (eds), The British Numismatic Journal, London, vols. 53-82, [1984-2012], complete; together with related volumes (2) [32]. Publisher’s green cloth; very fine copies £100-150
Hammer Price: £70
Feuardent, F.B. (ed), Collection Feuardent…Jetons et Méreaux, Part I, Paris, 1904, 16pp, 22 plates; Bourgey, E., Collection Feuardent…Jetons et Méreaux, Part II, Paris, 3-6 June 1929, lots 1180-2362, 8 plates, Part III, Paris, 21-22 November 1929, lots 2363-2804, 2 plates; Johnson, C. (ed), The Course of the Exchequer, by Richard, Son of Nigel, London, 1950, lxiv + 144pp; Pullan, J.M., The History of the Abacus, London, 1968, xiii + 127pp, illustrations in text, dj (Manville 1180);...
Hammer Price: £200
Finn, P. [London/Kendal], FPLs 1-4, 7-18 and Memorial List [Spring 1994-2001]; Cooke, C.D. [Manchester], Farthing FPLs 8-70 complete, 72-8 complete [1988+], mailbid catalogues of the ‘Oxford’ collection of Farthings, the ‘Alderley’ collection of Pennies, the Tony Crocker collection of Pennies, the ‘Douglas’ collection of Farthings and the Dr Basil Nicholson collection of Halfpence; together with other miscellaneous catalogues, etc (approx. 20) [Lot]. Generally fine and clean,...
Folkes, M., English Coinage, Silver and Gold…67 Plates, London, nd; Ward, J., and Gifford, A., Tables of English Silver and Gold Coins: first published by Martin Folkes, Esq, London, 1763, iv + 161pp, 12 + 216pp, 68 engraved plates (Manville 168); Ruding, R., Annals of the Coinage of Britain…King George III, 2nd edn, London, 1819, vol. VI only, 118 engraved plates (Manville 283); Carlyon-Britton, P.W.P., and others (eds), The British Numismatic Journal, London, 1st series, vols. I, II,...
Grierson, P., and others, Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles (14), viz. vols. 1, 2, 4-9, 11, 13-15, 17, 25, London, 1958-78; Mitchiner, M.B., Medieval Pilgrim & Secular Badges, Sanderstead, 1986, 288pp, illustrations in text [15]. Last in publisher’s red cloth, new, others fine and clean £100-150
Grueber, H.A. (ed), Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland, Plates I-C, CXI-CLXXXIII, together with Indexes, General Title and Preface, London, 1904-11 (Manville 631), together with additional Plates LXXI-LXXX, CLI-CLX, CXLI-CL, CLXXI-CLXXXIII, original grey cloth-backed boards; Grueber, H.A. (ed), Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland, Plates CXI-CLXXXIII, bound in 2 vols, green leather; together with references on 17th and 18th...
£150–£250
Lane Poole, S., Coins of the Turkomans [1873], the McSorley/Myers reprint, Closter, NJ, nd, xii + 44pp, 7 plates; Poole, R.S. (ed), The Coins of the Moors of Africa and Spain and…the Yemen [1880], the 1967 reprint, lii + 175pp, 7 plates; Miles, G.C., The Coinage of the Umayyads of Spain, Pts I and II, New York, 1950, xi + 591pp, 15 plates; Miles, G.C., The Coinage of the Arab Amirs of Crete, New York, 1970, x + 86pp, 9 plates; Plant, R.J., Arabic Coins and how to read them, London, 1973,...
Mattingly, H., Coins of the Roman Empire in the British Museum, vols. I-IV [in two parts], London, 1965-8, ccxxxi + 464pp, cv + 485pp, cxcvi + 640pp, cc + 964pp, 360 plates; Crawford, M.H., Roman Republican Coin Hoards, London, 1969, vi + 170pp, 3 plates; Grueber, H.A., Coins of the Roman Republic in the British Museum, 3 vols, London, 1970, cxxv + 594, 602, 236pp, 123 plates; together with other works on ancient coins (15), by H.A. Seaby, Sear, Troxell, Margaret Thompson, Nancy Waggoner,...
Hammer Price: £160
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