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3 April 1998
Belgium, The Gevaert International Photographic Competition, 1912, a bronze medal by C. Stoeving for Awes Munze, Berlin, naked male figure against a sea-scape, holding scales and branch, reverse legend in six lines, 60mm (cf. Simmons FPL 13, 8). Good very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
Belgium, Fédération Nationale de la Construction, 1956, a uniface bronze award medal by V. Demanet for Fonson, construction worker standing with mallet hammer, reverse named (Nationale Raad en Raad van Beheer, M.F. Dekoninck, 1946-1956), 91mm (La Médaille en Belgique, p.47, 156). Good very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £80
Belgium, 25th Anniversary of the Kilo-Moto Gold Mine, 1951, a bronze plaque by A. Dupagne for Fonson, African male standing by his counterpart who wears a mining helmet and holds a kanga drill, reverse two African families, 92 x 71mm (La Médaille en Belgique, 1951-76, p.5, 8). Good very fine, rare and interesting (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £45
École des Beaux-Arts de Quebec, c.1930, a bronze award medal, unsigned, issued by Canale, classical male head right, appearing to hold standing figure in upturned hands, maple lead behind, reverse legend, un-named, 73mm. Most attractive green patina, as struck and very rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £85
Franta Anyz, 1914, a uniface bronze plaque by Prof. S. Sucharda, winged figure above a townscape, 77 x 42mm (cf. La Médaille Tchécoslovaque Paris Exh. Cat. 1974, 809). About extremely fine, attractively patinated, scarce (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £120
Les 4 Sergents de La Rochelle, c.1860, a uniface cast bronze medal after D. d’Angers, caduceus divides heads of Pommier, Raoulx, Goubin and Bories, 90mm (cf. BDM I, 531; cf. D’Angers Exh. Cat. 1966, 159). An early cast, extremely fine; with integral loop for suspension (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £110
La Marseillaise, c.1900, a bronze award plaque by H. Dubois after F. Rude, figures representing the Republic against the background of a brick wall, reverse tablet on palm and laurel spray, named (A. Jouancoux, Député), 66 x 49mm (cf. BDW 9, 676). Good very fine (£40-60)
L’Apprenti, or Métallurgiste, c.1900, a bronze award medal by A.-L.-M. Charpentier, young man stripped to the waist, filing metal at a lathe, reverse wreath with legend, CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE ET D’INDUSTRIE D’AGEN ET DE LOT & GARONNE, 50mm (PBE 157; BDM VII, 177; cf. BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.34, 25; cf. BDW 5, 22). About extremely fine; in blue fitted case of issue (£35-45)
Hammer Price: £65
France, Personnages à l’Enterrement, c.1908, a uniface cast bronze medal by F.P. Niclausse, two standing male figures in profile, one holding an upturned furled umbrella, 100mm (BDM VIII, 96). An original cast, extremely fine and rare; with ring for suspension on the back (£180-220)
£180–£220
Centaure, c.1928, a uniface cast bronze medal by H. Dropsy for Canale, centaur taking aim with a bow and arrow, 98mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; Classens 117; cf. DW 24, 235). Extremely fine, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £130
France, Foundation of the Ordre de St Michel de Bavière, 1723, a restrike copper medal by J. Duvivier, 72mm (Nocq 70); P.-J. Baptiste Gerbier, 1819, copper medal by J.E. Dubois, 41mm (BDM I, 638); together with Great Britain, Harrow School, 1862, bronze award medal by L.C. Wyon, named on edge (R.E. Melville, 1955), 46mm, and a white metal medal for the Thames Tunnel, 1843, by Taylor, 49mm. [4]. Second about very fine, others about extremely fine (£20-30)
£20–£30
France, Napoleon’s Arrival at Fréjus, AN VIII [1799], copper medal by A. Galle, standing naked male figure, reverse fleet arriving at port, 33mm (Hennin 921; Julius 716; BDM II, 197; cf. DNW 30, 659). Extremely fine, attractive glossy brown patina (£50-70)
£50–£70
Sommet de la Tour Eiffel, 1889, a bronze medal by A.-L.-M. Charpentier, workmen with stanchion, no date below, reverse the top of the Eiffel Tower, SOUVENIR, etc., 41mm (PBE 145; BDM I, 411; Coll. R. Marx 245; BM Acq. 1983-87, p.18, 22; The Medal 44, p.44; cf. BDW 5, 6). About extremely fine, an original striking with even patina (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £20
Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1890, a bronze Members’ plaque by A.-L.-M. Charpentier, conjoined busts of Puvis de Chavannes and Meissonier left, reverse named (Alfred Stevens), 59 x 39mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 265; MFC pl.25; BDM I, 411; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 17). Almost extremely fine and rare, a most interesting association piece (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £60
Orphée, 1899, an Art Nouveau bronze award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, head of Orpheus with lyre, reverse naked winged figure seated on tablet, holding quill and trumpet, violin and bow below, un-named, 68mm (PBE 261; CGMP p.100; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.18, 28; Coll. R. Marx 463; cf. BDW 3, 196, 18, 407, and DW 24, 60). An attractive example of this classic Art Nouveau image, extremely fine (£50-70)
Orphée, 1899, an Art Nouveau bronze award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, head of Orpheus with lyre, reverse naked winged figure seated on tablet, holding quill and trumpet, violin and bow below, named (Musica, Tournoi International, 1903), 68mm (PBE 261; CGMP p.100; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.18, 28; Coll. R. Marx 463; cf. BDW 3, 196, 18, 407, and DW 24, 60). About extremely fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £75
Duval-Janvier, c.1900, an octagonal Art Nouveau bronze plaque by A.-L.-M. Charpentier, male figure working a coining press, reverse RÉDUCTION ET FRAPPE DE MÉDAILLES, reduced vignettes of the obverse design, 60 x 52mm (PBE 152; BDM VII, 177; Jones, Art of the Medal, 345; cf. BDW 3, 197, and 5, 331). Extremely fine (£50-70)
Tendres Amants, 1905, a bronze plaque by P.A. Bartholomé for the SAMF, two young lovers holding hands and looking into each others’ eyes, reverse sheet of song music, Parez vos fronts, etc., flowered border, 80 x 63mm, edge stamped 148 (Coll. R. Marx 123; PBE –). A piece full of charm and expression, extremely fine, scarce (£80-100)
Scene Parisienne, c.1905, a uniface cast bronze plaque, unsigned [by H.S. Lerche], woman dancing spiritedly, being beckoned by a man holding a cane, 60 x 59mm. Very fine and virtually as made; unique (£50-80)
Hammer Price: £40
France, Le Rêve du Travailleur, 1905, a bronze trial of the reverse of the medal by J.V.J.A. Ségoffin for the SAMF, naked workman sat under a tree, sailing boat and rising sun behind, 68mm (Coll. R. Marx 121; Weil and Coullaré, The Medal 29, p.57; BDM V, 463; cf. DNW 30, 837). Extremely fine, scarce (£50-70)
Caresses Maternelles, 1907, a silver plaque by A. Manque for the SAMF, naked buxom female balances a naked boy on her thigh, reverse two naked children embrace each other, 70 x 45mm, edge stamped 46 (Coll. R. Marx 133; BDM VIII, 22). Extremely fine, very rare (£120-150)
Pan, 1907, a uniface cast bronze medal by L. Desvignes for Canale, seated figure of Pan playing musical instrument in a forest, animals watching from behind trees, 100mm (Classens 66; Cat. Canale 59; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.37, 52; cf. DNW 33, 366 and DW 24, 105a). Almost extremely fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £100
France, Paysans Croates, 1909, a bronze trial of the reverse of the plaque by R. Franges-Mihanovic for the SAMF, two Croat women in regional costume walking left, carrying strings of onions, the back stamped with the figure 3 five times in relief, 70 x 61mm (Coll. R. Marx 144; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.96, 13). Softly modelled, extremely fine and rare (£40-60)
Alberto Santos-Dumont, c.1910, a cast silver-gilt repoussé portrait medal by C. George, bust left, 40mm, edge stamped 29 and hallmarked CL in lozenge (cf. BDW 5, 66 and 18, 463). Extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £95
Danseuse, 1912, a large uniface struck bronze medal by H. Dropsy for Canale, young female dancer, 100mm (cf. Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 27; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 95; cf. BDW 1, 687). Very light rubbing on right thigh and calf, otherwise extremely fine and an attractive example (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £140
Oeuvre du Soldat Ardennais, 1917, a bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, naked Ardennes soldier about to stab a German eagle, reverse hog in a forest, coats of arms above, 70 x 51mm (Frankenhuis 160; BDM VIII, 147). Small area of discolouration on eagle’s wing, otherwise about extremely fine (£30-40)
Le Lion de Belfort, c.1920, a gilt-bronze award plaque after F.A. Bartholdi, issued by Arthus-Bertrand, lion on its haunches in front of the rock on which Belfort is built, named (Au Camarade Verguet), reverse engraved inscription (Temoignage de Réconnaissance de l’Association des Officiers de Complément de Lyon et de la 14e Région, 11 Novembre 1922), 66 x 49mm (BDM VII, 52; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.37, 4). Extremely fine, attractive (£30-40)
Vainqueur, 1924, a large uniface cast bronze plaque by H. Dropsy, naked man holding winged figure of Fame and palm branch, 240 x 158mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; cf. Arethuse 5, Oct. 1924; cf. BDW 5, 113). An attractive plaque, light patina, extremely fine and extremely rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £180
Dieu Pan, 1925, a large octagonal cast bronze medal by P. Turin, head of Zeus Ammon left, reverse xylophone and flower, 83mm, edge stamped 75 (BM Acq. 1978-82, 139; cf. Arethuse 1926, p.77). About extremely fine and very rare (£200-250)
Association des Artistes Lyriques de Théatre Anciens Combattants, c.1925, a plated bronze award medal by A. Baugé, theatrical mask, military helmet above and a military decoration behind, reverse wreath, named (Melle Germaine Clairval, Amiens, 9 Mai 1926), 50mm. Obverse rim bruise at 7 o’clock, otherwise very fine and toned, very rare; in original maroon fitted case (£60-80)
Nil Sine Minerva, 1930, a cast uniface plated copper trial for the obverse of the Donateurs des Musées Nationaux medal by P. Turin, Minerva standing with spear and shield, classical male head behind, 111mm (cf. Arethuse XXXII, 28). About extremely fine and very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £170
Fédération des Chambres Syndicales des Industries du Verre, c.1930, a bronze award medal by S. Grün, two glassworkers turning glass in front of a furnace, reverse cherub, named (Mme Louise Boixel), 58mm; Jeunesse et Sports, c.1950, a bronze medal by P. Pradeilhes, naked male athlete with palm, reverse athletes in various sporting poses, 68mm. [2]. Good very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Medals Related to Sports, France, Athlète, 1930, a plated bronze award medal by E. Fraisse for the Sous-Secrétariat d’Etat de l’Education Physique, standing athlete with hands outstretched on podiums, reverse legend within wreath, OFFERT PAR LE MINISTRE, 50mm (CGMP p.185); together with GREAT BRITAIN, RAF Athletic Cross Country Association, c.1920, silver award medal by Phillips of Aldershot, engraved (1924 100 Yds Championship, Second), 45mm. [2]. Very fine; second in original blue...
£30–£40
France, L’Auto-Velo, L’Auto, 1930, an Art Deco bronze medal by V. Scobeltzine for Fraisse-Demey, male head with two others in motorcycle helmets and goggles in profile, sporting figures around, reverse map of France, 50mm (cf. DW 24, 267). Good very fine, a particularly strong Deco image (£30-40)
Completion of the First Section of the Grand Canal d’Alsace, 1932, an octagonal Art Deco bronze medal by M. Renard for the Société Energie Electrique du Rhin, cross-section of the canal set against a construction backdrop, bird flying below, reverse symbolic male nude kneeling, clouds and power station at Kembs in background, named (Monsieur Alfred Margaine, Sous Sécrétaire d’Etat), 71mm. A powerful design, extremely fine and rare (£150-180)
Hammer Price: £190
50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Compagnie Continentale Edison, 1932, an Art Deco bronze plaque by P. Turin, two allegorical figures, reverse power lines above bust of Edison right, 73 x 52mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.60, 138; Jones, Art of the Medal, 422; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 169). A powerful design, extremely fine and rare; in original green box of issue (£120-150)
Tête d’Enfant, 1934, an octagonal Art Deco bronze plaque by P. Turin, child’s head left, reverse rocking horse, Teddy bear and football, 55mm (CGMP p.383; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.60, 132). About extremely fine (£70-90)
Rallye Aérien de Vichy, 1934, a uniface bronze Art Deco award plaque, unsigned, offered by Le Journal, two bewinged naked males, their feet touching, enclosing a lozenge-shaped tablet with legend, un-named, 65 x 54mm. Very fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £35
France, Reconnaissance Franco-Italienne, 1935, a large cast bronze artist’s cliché for the reverse of the medal by L. Muller, naked warrior burying his sword in a tree trunk, 167mm (Cat. Hommage à Louis Muller, 1958, –); together with a bronze example of the struck medal by Raynaud and Muller, 33mm, with ribbon and bar [2]. Both extremely fine, the first extremely rare (£150-180)
£150–£180
France, Fédération Marbrière de France, c.1935, a large uniface cast bronze award plaque by P. Turin, marble worker with hammer and chisel, named (Gabriel Journet), 175 x 95mm. Extremely fine and as made, very rare; with screw holes in the back for mounting (£80-120)
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