A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector

8 September 1998

Lot No 1035

Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, August Wilhelm, Honorary medal or Regierungsantritt, undated [1714], in...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1036

Schaumburg-Lippe, Countess Bentinck Mediates Between the Houses of Lippe and Lippe-Schaumburg, 1748, a silver medal by J. Dassier [et Fils], Countess, as Justice, seated on cloud in front of two male figures, reverse legend in 11 lines within ornamented border, 68mm (BDM VII, 207). Extremely fine and attractively...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1037

Second German Numismatic Congress, Vienna, 1883, a German silver medal by A. Scharff, bust of Erbstein left, reverse standing figure representing Numismatics, holding book, 43mm (BDM V, 362). Minor tarnishing and spotting, otherwise extremely fine, scarce (£30-40)

8 September 1998

Lot No 1038

Germany, 80th Birthday of Prince Otto von Bismarck, 1895, a silver medal by Prof. A. Hildebrand, helmeted bust right, reverse tree, 30mm (BDM II, 493); together with XII Deutsches Bundesschiessen, Nuremberg, 1897, a silver medal by C. Balmberger, 41mm; The Sinking of the SS Lusitania, 1915, an English ‘copy’ of...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1039

Rome: Medals illustrating Roman History, by J. Dassier, in copper (3), viz. Triumph of Cicero, Marcus Agrippa and Mecænus, Livy and Sallustus, each 32mm (BDM I, 514); together with Numerian, a white metal medal by C. Wermuth, 32mm (BDM VI, 445), and Septimius Severus, a copper medal after the style of G. Cavino,...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1040

Rome: L. Aelius, Cæsar, a bronze medal in the Paduan style, bust right, reverse standing figure...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1041

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, a bronze medal by M. de’ Pasti, bust left, reverse hand holding...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1042

Francesco Quirini, a bronze medal by G. Cavino, bust right with legend, reverse wolf and twins,...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1043

Ludovica Felicina, 1557, a uniface cast bronze medal by P. de’ Pastorini, bust left, LVDOVICA FELICINA ROSCIA BONONIEN, 51mm (Kress –; BDM –). Small piercing at top, an old cast, very fine and attractively patinated, very rare (£80-120)

8 September 1998

Lot No 1044

Medal of Merit, 1799, in copper, by G. Salvirck, winged figure of Justice, reverse legend in wreath, 52mm; together with Cardinal Ercole Consalvi, 1824, copper medals (2), by G. Cerbara, 53mm (BDM I, 386) and by G. Girometti, 54mm (BDM II, 273) [3]. Very fine and better, all patinated (£30-40)

8 September 1998

Lot No 1045

Pietro Metastasio, 1805, a copper medal by T. Mercandetti, bust left, reverse seated Muse...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1046

Papacy: Pelogius I (555-9), a cast bronze medal attributed to G. Pozzi, bust right, reverse St...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1047

Papacy: Paul V (1605-21), 1608, a cast bronze medal by P. Sanquirico, bust right, reverse St...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1048

Vatican: Restoration of the Porta Pia, 1864, a silver medal by I. Bianchi, bust of Pius IX left,...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1049

Vatican: Restoration of the Lateran, 1889, a silver medal by F. Bianchi, bust of Leo XIII left,...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1050

Death of Gÿsbert Karel, Graaf van Hogendorp, 1834, a copper medal by D. van der Kellen, bust three-quarters right, reverse November 1813 within wreath, 52mm (Dirks 494; BDM III, 134; cf. BDW 13, 1171); together with a Spanish-Netherlands copper jeton, 1661, 32mm, and a brass Amsterdam Calendar medal, 1767, 37mm....

8 September 1998

Lot No 1051

The Storming of Vasa, 1714, a copper medal by T. Haupt, bust of Peter the Great right, reverse...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1052

Archduke Charles Defeated the French, 1799, a copper medal by T. Wyon, bust three-quarters left,...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1053

Sweden, Charles xi, Coronation at Upsala, 1675, a silver medal by A. Karlsteen, bust right,...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1054

Sweden, Sweden, Death of Gustavus iii, 1792, a bronze medal by C.H. Küchler, bust right, reverse Fame holding a wreath over a tomb, 56mm (Pollard 3; BDM III, 239). Light die crack on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine (£60-80)

8 September 1998

Lot No 1055

Berne, Campaigns of 1712, a silver Military Reward medal by J. de Beyer, standing bear holding a...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1056

Geneva, Bicentenary of the Reformation, 1735, a copper medal by J. Dassier, cityscape, reverse Faith seated on clouds above a view of the city, figure of Geneva at right, 54mm (Slg. Belli 2023; BDM I, 515; Coll. Zak 136; Coll. Whiting 477); together with Geneva, Conservatoire de Musique, a bronze award medal by...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1057

Berne, Gymnasium, a silver medal, undated, signed D, crowned arms, reverse crowned female figure...

8 September 1998

Lot No 1058

Colombian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, a bronze award medal by C.E. Barber, standing figure of Christopher Columbus, reverse legend on tablet, named (Reijmyre Glass Works Co Limited), 77mm (Baxter 87; Eglitt 90; BDM I, 122); together with California, Orange County War Service Recognition Association, 1919, bronze...