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AUSTRIA, International Exposition, Vienna, 1873, a copper medal for Verdienste by J. Tautenhayn, 70mm (Hauser 2915); BELGIUM, International Exposition, Brussels, 1897, a copper award medal by J. Lagae for Wolfers Frès, named (5 Diplomas J.C & J. Field Limited, Lambeth, London) 70mm (BDM III, 267-8); CHILE, International Exposition, 1875, a bronze award medal by A. Dubois, 68mm (BDM I, 631); FRANCE, Exposition Universelle, 1867, a silver award medal by H. Ponscarme, named (J.C. & J. Field)...
Hammer Price: £160
AUSTRIA, Der Rattenfänger von Hameln [The Ratcatcher of Hamlyn], c. 1920, a uniface bronze plaque by K. Perl, Pied Piper advancing right, playing his flute, being followed by a group of five children, 75 x 53mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.8, 62; BDM VIII, 121). Rather spotted and with traces of handling, otherwise about very fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £65
BELGIUM, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Brussels, 1897, a copper medal by J. Lagae for Wolfers Frès, Belgica standing facing, wearing flared head-dress, embracing Industry and the Arts, rev. crowned arms with supporters, un-named, 70mm (BDM III, 267-8). Extremely fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £45
BELGIUM, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Brussels, 1897, a bronze award medal by J. Lagae for Wolfers Frès, un-named, 70mm (BDM III, 267-8); 25e Anniversaire de la Société Royale Nautique, Antwerp, 1903, a uniface bronze medal by C. Nys, 58mm; Touring-Club de Belgique, a bronze medal by P. Dubois, 65mm [3]. First extremely fine, others very fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £75
BELGIUM, The Return of Prince Albert from Africa, 1909, a bronze plaque by P. Wissaert, standing naked male figure welcoming ship, rev. map of Africa with the outward and return journeys marked, 71 x 48mm (BDM VI, 519; cf. DW 19, 243). Fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £70
BURMA, The Provincial Medal Awarded to the Best Shot among the Volunteers in the Province, a silver award, unsigned, legend on star, wreath behind, rev. wreath, named (1902-03, Captn A.H. Morgan, Upper Burmah Vol. Rifles, Score 74), 35mm. Cleaned, otherwise good very fine; with loop and ring for suspension £80-£100
Hammer Price: £200
CANADA, Dominion of Canada Exhibition, Winnipeg, 1904, a brass medal, unsigned, standing female figure holding wreath on staff, rev. crowned arms, 35mm. Pierced at top, otherwise good very fine, rare £40-£50
Hammer Price: £25
CEYLON, All Ceylon Exhibition, 1912, a silver award medal, unsigned, un-named, 33mm; Ceylon Cocoanut Exhibition, 1934, a bronze award medal, unsigned, un-named, 33mm [2]. Good very fine and better £80-£100
Hammer Price: £130
WITHDRAWN FRANCE, Famous Men of the Century of Louis XIV, silver (6) and copper (4) medals by J. Dassier, struck c. 1723-4, viz. Louis XIV, Marquis d’Argenson, Pompone de Bellièvre, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Jean de Gassion, Nicolas Malebranche (2), François Mansart, Denis Petau and Jean-François Sarrasin, all 28mm [10]. Varied state £150-£200
Withdrawn
FRANCE, Cardinal de Fleury, 1736, a copper medal by J. Dassier, 54mm; together with miscellaneous medals (2), medalets and jetons (5) [8]. Varied state £60-£80
Hammer Price: £50
FRANCE, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, 1781, a copper medal by B. Duvivier, bust of Louis XVI right, rev. bust of Marie Antionette left, 74mm. Extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £300
FRANCE, La Source, c. 1898, a silver plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, naked female stood drinking from an ornate fountain, rev. cherub on rock-face, right hand in water which plunges into a pool below, 67 x 37mm (PBE 321; Coll. R. Marx 327-8; CGMP p.175; BDM I, 662; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.20, 66; cf. DNW 44, 872). Very fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £220
FRANCE, La Source, c. 1898, a bronze plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, similar, 67 x 37mm (PBE 321; Coll. R. Marx 327-8; CGMP p.175; BDM I, 662; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.20, 66; cf . DNW 44, 872). Very fine £40-£60
Hammer Price: £80
FRANCE, Duval-Janvier, c. 1900, an octagonal Art Nouveau bronze plaque by A.-L.-M. Charpentier, male figure working a coining press, rev. reduced vignettes of the obverse design, 60 x 52mm, edge stamped 30 (PBE 152; BDM VII, 177; Jones, Art of the Medal, 345; cf. DNW 64, 1346). Stained, otherwise very fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £35
FRANCE, Le Nid, c. 1900, a bronze plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, naked wood nymph kneeling on a rock, discovering a bird’s nest in a tree with two birds in it, rev. naked child sat on a branch, playing with a bird, , 66 x 37mm (PBE 319; CGMP p.175; BDM I, 666; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.20, 67; cf. DNW 35, 504, 44, 879 and 45, 740). Extremely fine, attractive light patina £60-£80
Hammer Price: £100
FRANCE, Eve, c. 1900, a uniface bronze cliché plaque by F. Rasumny, naked female reclining on a diaphanous cloak, 150 x 57mm (BDM V, 34). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, a pleasing study £150-£200
Hammer Price: £280
FRANCE, Enfant Nu, c. 1900, a bronze plaque, unsigned, naked infant standing with back to viewer, head turned to right, 136 x 54mm. Very fine and a charming study; mounted on a wooden base £150-£200
£150–£200
FRANCE, Amicitia, 1900, a uniface bronze plaque by R. Gregoire, young woman with flowing hair and wearing a diaphanous robe seated, her right arm on an easel, her other arm resting on the shoulder of a naked young woman at her feet, antique columns and a lake on which swims a swan behind, 60 x 45mm (cf. Maier 245). Extremely fine, sensitively and softly modelled £100-£150
Hammer Price: £240
FRANCE, Noces d’Argent, 1902, a bronze plaque by R. Baudichon, couple seated under tree, rev. naked boy plucking fruit from a tree, field engraved (Guillaume et Louise Tapie, 7 Août 1897, 7 Août 1922), 73 x 67mm (CGMP p.23; Classens 61; BDM VII, 55; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.37, 6-7;). Good very fine £40-£60
FRANCE, Le Gaulois, 1902, a bronze Concours plaque by C.R. de Saint-Marceaux, in the shape of a folded and bound newspaper, two naked females, one painting, the other deep in thought, rev. name of the proprietor and address of the publication, 85 x 41mm (BDM –; cf. DNW 49, 914). Softly executed, extremely fine and rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £180
FRANCE, Source Cachat, Inauguration of the Bains d’Evian, 1902, a plated bronze plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon [after Beylard], naked female seated on rock, right hand extended to gushing spring water, reverse view of Evian, 64 x 44mm (PBE 975; BDM VI, 240; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.50, 193; Gaz. Num. 1904, p.417, 132; cf. DNW 39, 513). Very fine £40-£60
FRANCE, Enfant aux Roses, 1906, a cast bronze Art Nouveau plaque by O. Yencesse, child with robe containing roses, rev. rose-bush, 54 x 33mm (Coll. R. Marx 159; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.369, 7; Jones, Art of the Medal, 334a; BDM VI, 695; cf. BDW 5, 54 and DW 24, 440). Charming style, good very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £120
FRANCE, Frère et Sœur, or Baiser d’Enfant, 1909, a bronze plaque by Blanche-Adèle Moria, boy embracing his sister, rev. nest in tree, 66 x 45mm (PBE 609; CGMP p.266; BDM VIII, 77; cf. BDW 14, 749). Very fine, a charming study £60-£80
Hammer Price: £85
FRANCE, Femme et Arche, c. 1910, a uniface bronze plaque by P. Theunis, semi-naked kneeling female holding branches of oak by a portico, 77 x 63mm. Fine and patinated, bracket removed from back, rare £30-£40
FRANCE, Amour Maternel, 1912, a bronze medal by O. Yencesse for Canale, mother kissing her baby who sleeps in her arms, rev. flowering violet, 50mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 157; Classens 82; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.50, 205; BDM VI, 698; cf. DNW 49, 931). Softly executed in this artist’s familiar style, extremely fine and a charming image, rare £100-£150
FRANCE, Femme et Enfant, c. 1915, an oval bronze plaque by H. Dropsy, mother embraces child who holds a toy windmill, rev. toys, ball and drum, 53 x 45mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; BDM –). Very fine, an attractive and rare study £40-£60
FRANCE, Fillette aux Bijoux, c. 1920, a uniface bronze plaque by P.-C. Lenoir, naked girl seated, trying on a necklace, box of jewellery at her feet, 177 x 94mm (cf. DNW 42, 1485). About extremely fine, a softly modelled study, rare £300-£400
£300–£400
FRANCE, La Victoire, c. 1920, a bronze award plaque signed Michel, robed female holding torch, rev. wreath of oak and palm, tablet in centre engraved (F.B.G.E., Fête de Gymnastique du 6-7-1930 à Bruxelles), 61 x 45mm. Very fine £30-£40
FRANCE, Syndicat Général de la Construction Électrique, c. 1920, a silver award medal by C.P. Pillet, robed female figure of Electricity creating a flash of lightning and a spark, rev. view of a village in mountainous countryside, waterfall and hydro-electric lines in left foreground, named (M. Lucien Decouleur), 68mm (cf. DNW 38, 801). Light staining on reverse, otherwise good very fine, very rare in silver £100-£150
Hammer Price: £190
FRANCE, La Parure, 1925, a bronze octagonal repoussé medal by P. Turin, issued by La Gerbe d’Or, Paris, 81mm (Classens 131; cf. BDW 133 [1995], 245). Very fine or better, but has been cleaned, without suspension cord and rarer as such £60-£80
Hammer Price: £140
FRANCE, Porteuse de Fleurs, 1926, an octagonal Art Déco bronze plaque by P. Turin, female head right, rev. mildoc 1000, 38mm (Classens 130; CGMP p.383; cf. DNW 37, 1273). Extremely fine £30-£40
FRANCE, Compagnie Pour la Diffusion d’Éléctricité, c. 1927, an Art Déco bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, facing female head with flame-like hair, rays behind, rev. female figure in cloak and long dress, rays from her outstretched hands pouring over the city of Paris, 64mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.54, 62; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 74; cf. DNW 49, 948). One of the classic Art Déco medallic images, very fine but obverse a trifle discoloured at 10 o’clock £60-£80
Hammer Price: £40
FRANCE, École d’Accouchement de la Hte. Vne., a gilt-bronze award plaque by O. Yencesse, child asleep on mothers lap, rev. named (Mlle. Marthe Monthioux, 1927-1928), 72 x 49mm. Good very fine £40-£60
FRANCE, La Grande Source de Vittel, c. 1928, a uniface bronze plaque by F.P. Niclausse, naked female figure sat in clouds, overseeing a jug from which water flows over a globe, 76 x 50mm. Very fine, rare; set onto a marble base £80-£100
Hammer Price: £150
FRANCE, Syndicat General de la Construction Electrique, c. 1930, a bronze medal by R. Pelletier, semi-naked figure representing Electricity seated on globe, rev. workers with turbines, named (Mme Suzanne Maillard), 68mm (cf. BDW 14, 730). Good very fine; in maroon fitted card case of issue £30-£40
Hammer Price: £90
FRANCE, Bébé dans son Lit, c. 1930, a uniface bronze medal, unsigned, issued by Canale, 50mm (cf. DNW 59, 953); together with two bronze Art Déco calendar holders issued by La Gerbe d’Or [3]. Very fine; first set onto a brass stand for display £40-£60
FRANCE, République, 1930, a bronze plaque by P.-A. Morlon, wreathed head of Marianne left, rev. tablet, offert par le ministre de la marine marchande, 64 x 55mm (CGMP p.267). Very fine, rare; in maroon fitted case of issue £30-£40
FRANCE, Fumeuse, 1931, a uniface bronze Art Déco plaque by P.-C. Lenoir, semi-naked female reclining on sofa, cigarette between fingers, exhaling smoke, 74 x 51mm (CGMP p.243; cf. DNW 35, 582 and 42, 1509). Edge knock on upper right corner, otherwise about very fine £100-£150
FRANCE, Tête d’Enfant, 1934, an octagonal bronze plaque by P. Turin, child’s head left, rev. rocking horse, Teddy bear and football, named in exergue (Fête des Mères, 1946, Jean-Michel, Dominique, Xavier), 55 x 55mm (CGMP p.383; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.60, 132; cf. DNW 35, 687). Very fine £60-£80
FRANCE, Girafes, 1936, a uniface bronze plaque by M. Thénot, two giraffes and a baby giraffe standing under a tree, 75 x 50mm (CGMP p.373; cf. DNW 48, 776). Very fine; set in an Art Déco stepped frame £60-£80
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