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France, 1911. Austria. Silver Jubilee of the Industrial Ball, 1911, uniface bronze commemorative plaquette, unsigned, tableaux of dancing figures in mid 19th century and contemporary costume, 70 x 50mm. Good very fine
Hammer Price: £30
France, 1912. France. “Navigation Aérienne” a fine bronze Aviation Art Nouveau plaquette by Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, winged goddess in central panel, bi-plane to left, airship to right, navigation aerienne below, reverse three panels, the central panel plain, man studying birds to right, le réve conçoit below, workman adjusting an engine, la science réalise below, 100 X 65mm (PBE 610; CGMP III, p.272). Extremely fine
Hammer Price: £260
France, 1912. France. International Music Competition, Paris, bronze prize medal (un-named) by Legastelois, 54 x 76mm (PBE 539). Extremely fine
Hammer Price: £65
France, 1913. France. 50th Anniversary of the Workshops of the National School of the Fine Arts, bronze plaquette by Peter, bust of Léon Bonnat within a medallion, legend to left, reverse children playing around a pallet, 66 x 52mm (BDM VIII, p.122). Extremely fine
£50–£70
Medals Related to Aviation, France, 1913. France. Aéro Club de France, a silver-gilt prize medal by E.A. Marcus, winged figure points to baloon, another figure sitting resting on books reverse winged figure right, engraved ‘marc bonnier - Paris Le Caire en Aéroplane 1913’, 55mm, in box of issue. Very fine, but some minor egde nicks, a rare early aviation medal
Hammer Price: £130
France, (1913). France. “La Latière”, a fine uniface bronze plaquette by Henry Dropsy, issued by Canale, an elderly countrywoman pouring milk from a bucket into a mug, 90 x 51mm (cf. Dropsy Exhibition catalogue, Paris, 1964, no.32). Extremely fine and a beautifully composed study
Hammer Price: £85
Medals Related to Railways, Netherlands, 1914. Netherland. Amsterdam Harlem Railways, 75th Anniversary, bronze medal by van der Hoef, standing male figure in tunic holding aloft a wheel upon which are the arms of eight Dutch towns, reverse map of railway system, ornamentation and legend above, 75mm. Extremely fine
Hammer Price: £50
Belgium, 1914. Belgium. General Leman, Defence of the Fort de Lonçin, bronze medal by Devreese, 69mm; 1939, 25th Anniversary of the Defence of Veurne and Furnes, bronze medal by Theunis, 69mm. First extremely fine, second good very fine (2)
£50–£60
France, 1915. France. “Journée du Poilu”, silver cruciform-shaped brooch by René Lalique, naked male figure clasping an eagle, representing imperial Germany, by the neck, 34mm. Good very fine
Hammer Price: £75
France, 1915. France. The Destruction of Reims, bronze plaquette by Chavalliaud, Goddess of war and angel of Peace pursuing the figure of the Kaiser fleeing, burning cathedral in distance, reverse view of re-born city centre, 80 x 60mm, in original inscribed case (Frankenhuis 127). Extremely fine
France, 1917. France. ”Le États-Unis au Secours du Droit”, a small silver gilt badge by L. Desvignes, 26 x 28mm, with rings for suspension. Good very fine and very rare
Germany, 1917. Germany. Peace Offers of the Reichstag, 1917, bronze satirical medal by Karl Goetz, German Chancellor holding olive branch, reverse ranting figure of David Lloyd George addressing Parliament, Nicholas Pashitch, the Serbian Premier and Baron Sonnino, the Foreign Minister of Italy behind, 58mm (Kienast Opus 192). Extremely fine
France, 1918. France. Marshall Foch and George Clemenceau, a pair of bronze portrait medals by Felix Rasumny, busts half left, reverses winged figure of Republic, allons enfants de la patrie, 66mm. Both extremely fine (2)
Belgium, 1918. “Yser, On ne passe pas!” bronze medal by Canneel, standing figure of Belgian soldier, legend above, reverse stamped ‘hommage a malfait charles titulaire de la carte de feu’, 64mm. Good very fine
Hammer Price: £35
Belgium, 1918. Belgium. Flanders Offensive and Entry of the King of Belgium into Brussels, bronze medal by LeRoy, soldier running forward holding a rifle with a fixed bayonet, reverse royal family on horseback facing, 70mm.
Hammer Price: £45
France, 1918. France. “Souvenez-Vous 1914-1918”, bronze medal by Georges-Henri Prud’homme, female figure, with pensive expression, her veiled head resting on her hands reverse villes martyres reims arras amiens soissons lens ypres in centre, roses around, 50mm. About extremely fine, a little discoloured and perhaps lightly cleaned
£15–£20
France, 1918. France. Deliverance of Metz, bronze medal by Hannaux, 68mm; 1921, Gloire au Soldat Inconnu, bronze medal by Bénard, 68mm. Very fine or better , second has been cleaned (2)
Hammer Price: £60
France, 1918. France. Deliverance of Alsace, 1918, cast bronze commemorative medal by Henry Dropsy, female figure representing Strasbourg throwing her arms around a mounted soldier, 1870-1918 nec desperaverunt above, engraved “a mr ernest gay les anciens du 32e d’artillerie” in exergue below, reverse three French soldiers and two young girls in Alsatian costume linking hands, strasbourg above, 22 novembre 1918 below, 81mm (See Dropsy Exhibition catalogue, Paris, 1964, no.39). Extremely...
Hammer Price: £70
France, 1918. France. Armistice, 1918, bronze commemorative medal by Prud’homme, bust of Marshall Foch to right, reverse railway carriage in forest clearing, rethoned signature de l’armistice 8-11 novembere 1918 below, 69mm (CGMP III, p.324). Extremely fine
France, 1918. France. “La Justice poursuivant La Crime”, a pair of bronze medals, by Gilbaut, the reverse after Prud’hon, issued by Paris-Art, bust of Georges Clemenceau to right, reverse two avenging angels, a slaughtered naked male figure below, pursuing a figure with a dagger in his hand, 95 & 50mm. Extremely fine, with a few spots of discolouration on the obverse of the smaller medal
France, 1919. France. National Exposition, Strasbourg, a yellow brass plaquette by Henri Nocq after Hansi, French soldier saluting a young Alsatian girl in national costume, reverse “Chantacleer” in foreground, view of city behind, to right an eagle representing imperial Germany flying away dropping a crown, orb and sceptre as it does so, legend below, 96 x 65mm. good very fine, has been cleaned
£80–£100
France, 1919. France. “Pour Nos Blesses” an oval bronze medal by Ovide Yencesse, nurse tying a bandage to the forehead of a wounded soldier, reverse 1914 1919 divided by the arms of Lyon, hopitaux militaires mvnicipavx la ville de lyon reconnaissante below, 50mm x 45mm, in case of issue. Extremely fine
£30–£40
France, 1919. France. Comité d’Alimentation du Nord de la France, bronze presentation medal by Prouvé, tablet between wheat sheaves, reverse young woman throwing her arms around a young mother and child, in the foreground a seated old man leaning forward in dejection, among ruins, a ceux qui l’ont secoure. la france envahie above, 1914 1918 below, 68mm (BM ‘Aquisitions’ 128). Extremely fine and rare
Hammer Price: £20
France, 1920. Belgium. Violation of Belgian Neutrality, bronze medal by Alphonse Macquoy, Allemania sword in hand clasps figure of Belgium by the wrist, 4 août 1914 below, reverse figures representing Austria, Britian, Prussia and France offering guarantee to Belgium, date 1839 below, la prusse garantit la neutralite belge, 69mm (BM ‘Aquisitions’ pl.16, 92)
France, 1920. France. Academie de Médecine, Centenary, a bronze commemorative medal by Paul Richer, 68mm. Extremely fine
Belgium, c.1920. Belgium. “Le Congo au Travail pour la Victoire Alliee”, bronze medal by Dupagne, bust of Pierre Ryckmans, Governor General of the Belgian Congo, reverse toiling figure of African to right, 70mm. About extremely fine, but colour of obverse a little dull
Hammer Price: £55
France, (1920). France. “Gloire au Soldat Incunnu” bronze medal by Bénard, angel receiving the body of a dead soldier borne aloft by four female figures, gloire au soldat inconnu below, reverse wreath draped with medal, tomb below inscribed ici repose un soldat français mort pour la patrie 1914 1918, 68mm (Jones 79, 417). Extremely fine
France, c.1920. France. Professeur Fernand Lemaitre, Hopital Lariboisiere, bust, wearing the Legion d’Honneur, to left, reverse Professor Lemaitre seated at his desk and examining a small boy, 54 x 74mm, in original box. Extremely fine, very slight discolouration
France, c.1920. France. “L’Enfant”, a charming uniface cast bronze plaque, unsigned (after Bouchardon). Extremely fine, an extremely good cast, rare in this size and of this quality
Hammer Price: £140
France, 1921. France. “L’Enfant aux Roses”, a small silvered bronze plaquette by Ovide Yencesse, young child with a bundle of roses, stamped a ma petite simone 1914-1921 below, reverse rose in lower left corner, 53 x 32mm (Coll. Marx 159). Good very fine and rare
Hammer Price: £40
United States of America, 1921. USA. Visit of Marshall Foch to the United States, bronze commemorative medal, by Robert I. Aitken [signed in mongram], struck by the Medallic Art Co. for the ANS, facing bust, reverse standing figure of Liberty, shields of the USA and the French Republic either side, 64mm, in case of issue. Good very fine, one of a limited edition and stamped 155 on the edge
£60–£80
Belgium, 1924. Belgium. Centenary of the Belgian General Life-Insurance Company, bronze commemorative medal by Devreese, seated figure of mother with two young children protected by two female figures, one holding a torch, the other a shield, reverse legend in ten lines, 75mm. Extremely fine
France, 1924. France. Visit of King Fuad of Egypt to France, bronze portrait medal by S. E. Vernier, bust right, reverse obelisk in centre, Arc du Triomph in distance, 72mm. Extremely fine
France, 1924. France. Club Alpin Français, Jubilee, silver commemorative plaque by A. Penin, view of the Matterhorn, club alpin français 1874-1924 above, 69 x 48mm. Extremely fine and rare
£70–£90
Medals Related to Aviation, France, 1925. France. Aéronautique-Club de France, a silver gilt badge, Montgolfier balloon and other dirigibles above clouds and a bird with wings outstretched reverse engraved “M Laurent Fynac 1925”, with makers mark and pin brooch. Very fine and attractive, rare
Hammer Price: £180
France, 1925. France. International Exposition of the Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts, a superb octagonal bronze Art Deco medal by Pierre Turin, a young woman, with bobbed hair, seated on clouds picking flowers from a basket held above her head, reverse legend within a tablet on a floral background, 60mm (cf Classens 128; Arethuse 11, 1926, p.77; cf. BDW 122). About extremely fine, the small format
Hammer Price: £120
France, c.1925. France. Le Gant D’Or du “Petit Parisien”, an unusual uniface silver plaque for boxing, standing figure of boxer facing left, a large boxing glove, this gilt, behind, le gant d’or du “Petit Parisien” above, ‘Offert par le Petit Parisien’ below, 140 x 92mm. Good very fine and rare
Hammer Price: £80
France, 1926. France. Centenary of the Paris Bourse, silver plaquette by René Baudichon, view of front elevation of the Bourse, reverse legend within floral borders, named [Edmund Hannotin] on a panel below, 70 x 51mm, matt finish, in original (broken) box. Extremely fine
£100–£130
France, 1926. France. “Association des Artistes Lyriques de Théatre Anciens Combattants”, a rare and unusual silvered bronze prize medal, by A.Baugé, mask representing the theatre, above a military helmet, reverse legend around, engraved in centre within a laurel and oak wreath [offert a] Melle Germaine Clairval Amiens 9 Mai 1926). Extremely fine, toned, very rare
France, 1927. France. Centenary of French Romanticism, bronze commemorative medal by René Grégoire, facing figure of a young woman in a long flowing dress, a page at her side, reverse a tablet inscribed with the names of the great figures of French Romanticism including Berlioz, Delacroix, Victor Hugo, LaMartine, and Gérard de Nerval, 54mm. Extremely fine
£40–£50
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