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Flight of Charles Green and Isaac Sparrow at Oxford, 1823, copper, 23mm (Malpas 29), Billingsgate, Isaac Sparrow, 1826, copper, 23mm (Malpas 31; W 2870), Launch of R 101, 1929, an aluminium medal by J.R. Gaunt, 38mm, Death of Charles Lindbergh, 1974, a silver medal by J. Pinches, hallmarked London 1975, 44mm, edge stamped 0231, Amy Johnson, a silver medal, unsigned [by the Royal Mint], hallmarked gs [Gerald Sheehan] London 2005, 44mm; together with a bronze cliché of the Aero-Club de...
Hammer Price: £40
The Kite and Model Aeroplane Association, a silver award medal by D.G. Collins, manned kite glider in the clouds, bird above, rev. wreath, named (Model Engineer Duration Competition, Harrow, June 8th 1912, 2nd Prize, Won by A.E. Woollard), hallmarked Birmingham 1910, 44mm. Minor rim nicks, otherwise very fine and toned, very rare; a very early English aviation medal £100-£150
Hammer Price: £100
Oxford Aviation Meeting, 1914, a silver medal by S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd, monoplane in flight, church steeple below, rev. named (Member of Committee, C.B. Gull), hallmarked Birmingham 1913, 38mm (cf. DNW 157, 1401). Light surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £220
National Flying Services, Hanworth, c. 1930, a plated bronze medal, unsigned, biplane to left, 50mm. About very fine; set in a heavy bronze mount as a paperweight £30-£40
Hammer Price: £50
AUSTRIA, Pfingstflug dürch Oesterreich [Whitsun Flight through Austria], 1934, a uniface bronze medal by R. Placht after A.H. Waldner, three gliders over a mountain range, 65mm. Very fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £25
FRANCE, Communications Aériennes, Paris, 1871, a silver medal by C.-J. M. Degeorge for the Ministère de la Guerre, female figure seated on the side of a cannon, a carrier-pigeon flying into her arms, balloon in air behind, rev. pigeon coop, un-named, 62mm (CGMP p.122; BDM I, 544; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.19, 48; Malpas 94; cf. DNW M2, 2460). Obverse rim knock at 10 o’clock and grazes in obverse field, otherwise good very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £95
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. DNW 165, 1313). Removed from the usual mount, obverse extremely fine, reverse with some surface and stress marks, very fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £45
FRANCE, Henri Giffard’s Balloon Ascent over Paris, 1878, a bronze medal by C. Trotin, similar, exergue named (1878, 3 Septembre, Ch. Laplante), 51mm (Malpas 99; cf. DNW 165, 1313). Very fine, unusual as a named medal; with clip and ring for suspension £50-£70
£50–£70
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; cf. DNW 157, 1419). Very fine £60-£80
FRANCE, Ligue Aéronautique de France, c. 1920, a plated bronze award plaque by E.-P. Blin for Arthus-Bertrand, eagles on rocks observing monoplane flying overhead, rev. olive branch and tablet, named (Course - Croisière, Marseille - Monaco, 17-18-19 Avril 1922, Bergounioux), 67 x 46mm (cf. DNW 173, 499). Reverse edge knock, otherwise very fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £75
FRANCE, L’Association Aéronautique du Nord, 1930, a plated bronze Art Déco plaque by E. Fraisse, naked figures holding baskets of flowers, winged figure of Speed above two biplanes in centre, named (Hommage à la Dépeche), rev. thick oak wreath, inscription in centre, 60 x 53mm (cf. DNW 176, 380). Very fine £60-£80
FRANCE, General Corniglion Molinier, 1947, a bronze medal by A. Galtié, bust right, rev. formation of aircraft over French provincial coats of arms, 80mm (CGMP p.774; cf. DNW M8, 2321). Minor edge marks, otherwise extremely fine £40-£50
GERMANY, Amerikafahrt des LZ 126 [Flight of LZ 126 to America], 1924, a silver medal by Lauer, 33mm (Kaiser 449); Ost-West-Ozeanflug der ‘Bremen’ [First Non-Stop East-West Transatlantic Flight of the ‘Bremen’], 1928, silver medals (2), by the Bavarian mint, 37mm (Kaiser 931), and the Prussian mint, 37mm (Kaiser 927) [3]. First fine, others very fine £60-£80
ITALY, Caproni [Società de Agostini e Caproni], c. 1930, a light bronze award medal, unsigned [by E. Monti], twin-engined aeroplane flying over landscape, rev. winged bull, legend at right, un-named, 44mm. Very fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £20
MOROCCO, Aéro, 1925, a plated bronze award plaque by F. Rasumny for A. Duseaux on behalf of the Aéro-Club du Maroc, biplane and glider in central medallion, named (Jane Cherrier), rev. tablet on wreath, inscribed (Prix Spécial), 45 x 34mm. Good very fine £40-£50
SWEDEN, Scandinavian Polar Expeditions, 1893 and 1896-7, a white metal medal by A. Högel, medallic portrait of Fridtjof Nansen, side view of the Fram sailing left behind, rev. medallic portrait of Salomon Andrée regarding his balloon Oernen above a view of the polar region of the globe, 50mm (Malpas 156; cf. Baldwin 75, 1989; cf. DNW 165, 1390). About extremely fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £140
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