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FRANCE, Agriculture, or Travaux des Champs, 1904, a bronze plaque by M.-A.-L. Coudray, 100 x 62mm (PBE 280; CGMP p.103; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.18, 33; cf. DNW M7, 2593); Les Fiançailles, c. 1908, a bronze plaque by R. Baudichon, 75 x 65mm (Maier 262; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.37, 14; BDM VII, 55; cf. DNW 165, 1316) [2]. Very fine; both with loops for suspension £60-£80
Hammer Price: £90
FRANCE, Le Rêve du Travailleur, 1905, a bronze medal by V.-J.-J.A. Ségoffin for the SAMF, exhausted naked workman sleeps and dreams of others comforting him, rev. the naked workman sits awake, under a tree, gathering his thoughts, sailing boat and rising sun behind, 68mm, edge stamped 193 (Maier 30; Coll. R. Marx 121; BDM V, 463; cf. Baldwin 90, 1967). Good very fine, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £380
FRANCE, La Pierre, 1905, a bronze plaque by A.-L.-M. Charpentier for the SAMF, three stonemasons at work, rev. two artisans manoeuvring a stone, 74 x 61mm, edge stamped 166 (Maier 31; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.307, 6; Coll. R. Marx 122; BDM VII, 177; Jones, The Art of the Medal, p.129, 344). Good very fine, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £440
FRANCE, Aux Poëtes sans Gloire, 1905 [issued 1906], a bronze medal by L-A. Bottée for the SAMF, muse of Poetry walking right, head bowed, holding wreath and lyre, rev. muses of the Arts above tomb of unknown poet, Chronos with his scythe above, 90mm, edge stamped 193 (Maier 33; PBE 25; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.16, 4, and p.306, 2; Coll. R. Marx 124; cf. Baldwin 90, 1942). Obverse with minor staining, otherwise very fine, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £600
FRANCE, Soldats, 1905 [issued 1906], a bronze plaque by P. Roger-Bloche for the SAMF, sentinel crouching in a flat landscape, rev. soldiers returning from a march, 80 x 55mm, edge stamped 193 (Maier 34; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.310, 30; Coll. R. Marx 125; BDM V, 194; cf. BSJ 52, 425). Stained on reverse, otherwise very fine, very rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £260
FRANCE, Les Premiers Pas, 1905, a bronze plaque by R. Baudichon, mother supporting an infant taking its first steps, rev. bird feeding three young in a nest, 63 x 43mm (Maier 261; CGMP p.23; cf. Mz Rheinland 176, 5484). Good very fine, rare; with hook for suspension £60-£80
Hammer Price: £95
FRANCE, La Joie de Vivre, 1906, a bronze medal by R. Lamourdedieu for the SAMF, naked couple seated on a rock, kissing, rev. naked young man sat on a rock contemplating the rising sun, 57mm, edge stamped 183 (Maier 35; Coll. R. Marx 126; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.308, 17; BDM VII, 529; cf. Baldwin 90, 1955). Very fine, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £400
FRANCE, Les Mineurs, 1906 [issued 1907], a bronze medal by H.L. Gréber for the SAMF, four miners at work at coal-face, rev. miner attempting to take cover from an explosion caused by fire-damp, 72mm, edge stamped 183 (Maier 36; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.308, 14; Coll. R. Marx 127; BDM VII, 393; cf. DNW 30, 839). Good very fine, very rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £750
FRANCE, Les Singes, 1906 [issued 1907], a bronze plaque by P.-P. Jouve for the SAMF, seated monkey holding an Egyptian statue in a front paw, rev. four monkeys sat on a branch, edge stamped 183, 61 x 53mm (Maier 37; Coll. R. Marx 128; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.308, 15; BDM VII, 491; cf. DNW 30, 840). Very fine and very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £700
FRANCE, Le Vent, 1906 [issued 1908], a bronze medal by C. Lefèvre for the SAMF, naked female shielding old lady seated on ground from the wind, rev. trees in landscape blown by wind, 68mm, edge stamped 81 (Maier 38; Coll. R. Marx 129; cf. DNW M11, 1809). Good very fine, very rare £200-£260
FRANCE, Les Saisons, or Vieillesse, 1906 [issued 1908], a bronze plaque by C.R. de Saint-Marceaux for the SAMF, nude female figure representing Spring crouching right above a townscape, embracing new growth on trees, rev. nude female representing Winter seated on a pile of leaves and leaning against a tree-trunk, feet crossed, birds at right, 80 x 64mm, edge stamped 81, 80 x 64mm (Maier 39; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.311, 34; Coll. R. Marx 130; cf. Baldwin 90, 1966). Very fine, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £650
FRANCE, Le Charmeur, 1906, a bronze plaque by M.-A.-L. Coudray, naked Genie playing flute, young couple in woods behind, rev. two naked cherubs, 70 x 47mm (Maier 229; PBE 272; CGMP p.104; cf. DNW 46, 797). Very fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £130
FRANCE, François le Rémouleur, 1907 [issued 1908], a bronze plaque by O. Yencesse for the SAMF, man seated left, grinding a knife, rev. peasant woman standing left, in the act of skinning a rabbit, 70 x 49mm, edge stamped 144 (Maier 40; Classens 84; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.369, 10; Coll. R. Marx 131; BDM VI, 695 [given to 1906]; cf. WAG 42, 5447). Very fine, rare £200-£260
FRANCE, Le Goûter, 1907 [issued 1908], a bronze plaque by Geneviève Granger for the SAMF, young girl pulling a toy cart drinks from a bowl held by a seated female, rev. standing girl holding a doll, watching a cat and her four kittens sample the contents of the bowl, edge stamped 127, 75 x 50mm (Maier 41; Coll R. Marx 132; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.113, 8, and p.308, 13; BDM VII, 391; cf. Baldwin 81, 3530). Tiny rim knock on obverse at top left, otherwise very fine and softly executed, rare ...
FRANCE, Caresses Maternelle et Jeux d’enfants, 1907 [issued 1908], a bronze plaque by A. Marque for the SAMF, naked buxom female balances a naked boy on her thigh, rev. two naked children stand on tip-toe and embrace each other, 70 x 44mm, edge stamped 85 (Maier 42; Coll. R. Marx 133; BDM VIII, 22; cf. BSJ 52, 457). Very fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £460
FRANCE, L’Art des Jardins, 1907 [issued 1908], a bronze plaque by F.J.A. Roques for the SAMF, gardener standing on balustrade tending a plant, rev. sculpted garden, 75 x 44mm, edge stamped 131 (Maier 43; PBE 832; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.310, 32; Coll. R. Marx 134; BDM V, 212; cf. Schulman 350, 1636). Very fine and very rare £150-£200
FRANCE, Adolescents, or Puberté, or Naturisme, 1907 [issued 1909], a bronze medal by L. Dejean for the SAMF, naked youth standing facing, hands on his head, rev. three naked females in various poses, in a woodland setting, 57mm, edge stamped 152 (Maier 44; PBE 347-8; Coll. R. Marx 135; cf. Baldwin 90, 1950). Very fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £360
FRANCE, L’Été, 1908 [issued 1909], a bronze plaque by F.-M. Michelet for the SAMF, naked female standing under tree, having just cast off her robe, rev. the same female, robed, reclines in rowing-boat, her hand close to an oar, 63 x 42mm, edge stamped 94 (Maier 45; PBE 603; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.309, 24; Coll. R. Marx 137; BDM VIII, 58; cf. BSJ 52, 458). Very fine, reverse better, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £550
FRANCE, La Musique, or Soirée Musicale, 1908 [issued 1909], a bronze plaque by F. David for the SAMF, quintet, including central violinist and lady on a harp, rev. lady singing, lady pianist at right, all watched by a family of four at left, 75 x 53mm, edge stamped 113 (Maier 46; PBE 339; Coll. R. Marx 138; cf. BSJ 52, 433). Very fine, rare £150-£200
FRANCE, Le Maréchal-Ferrant, 1908 [issued 1911], a bronze plaque by F. Gaudissard for the SAMF, two blacksmiths shoeing a horse, rev. blacksmiths at work in a forge, 65 x 50mm, edge stamped 121 (Maier 47; Coll. R. Marx 139; cf. BSJ 52, 445). Very fine and very rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £500
FRANCE, Faune et Faunesse, 1908 [issued 1911], a bronze plaque by P.-L. Durousseau for the SAMF, naked female standing right, playing a double flute, rev. partial head of a male faun, 62 x 31mm, edge stamped 114 (Maier 48; Coll R. Marx 140; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.88, 7-8; BDM VII, 243; cf. Baldwin 81, 3540). Some rubbing to high points of reverse, otherwise very fine, rare £150-£200
FRANCE, Breton et Bretonne, 1908 [issued 1911], a bronze plaque by P.-C. Lenoir for the SAMF, man seated at table with flagon and cup, rev. female standing with her knitting, grazing animals in background, 60 x 46mm, edge stamped 43 (Maier 49; Coll. R. Marx 141; BDM VII, 548; cf. BSJ 52, 456). Very fine, rare £120-£150
FRANCE, Baigneuses, or Le Bain, 1908 [struck 1910], a bronze medal by A. Lafleur, two naked females bathing, rev. trees by a river-bank, 54mm (Maier 265; CGMP p.214; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.171, 1; BDM VII, 526; cf. DNW M2, 2528). Softly modelled, very fine £60-£80
FRANCE, Mine et Métallurgie, 1909 [issued 1912], a bronze plaque by C. Theunissen for the SAMF, men smelting steel in the works at Denain, rev. women load barges with coal poured from baskets, 75 x 55mm, edge stamped 80 (Maier 50; Coll. R. Marx 102; BDM VIII, 234; cf. Baldwin 101, 3796). Good very fine, very rare £200-£260
FRANCE, Printemps et Hiver, 1909 [issued 1912], a bronze plaque by H. Lefebvre for the SAMF, three couples walking in a wood, rev. standing female, dressed in furs and muff, in a snow-covered landscape, 80 x 69mm, edge stamped 64 (Maier 51; Coll. R. Marx 143; cf. PBE 522; cf. DNW 50, 1299). Very fine, rare £120-£150
FRANCE, Paysans Croates, 1909 [issued 1912], a bronze plaque by R. Franges-Mihanovic for the SAMF, Croat man and woman vis-à-vis in national costumes, rev. two Croat women in regional costume walking left, carrying strings of onions, 70 x 60mm, edge stamped 63 (Maier 52; Coll. R. Marx 144; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.96, 13; cf. Baldwin 90, 1963). Very fine, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £320
FRANCE, Helena, 1909 [issued 1912], a bronze plaque by R. Grégoire for the SAMF, robed figure of Helena standing amid the ruins of a city, a dead youth at her feet, rev. Eros, naked, stands on plinth, a rich Italianate garden in background, 90 x 60mm, edge stamped 85 (Maier 53; PBE 470; Classens 42; Coll. R. Marx 145; BDM VII, 394; cf. Baldwin 46, 2306). Good very fine, rare £180-£220
FRANCE, Les Joyaux, or Les Parures, 1909 [issued 1912], a bronze medal by P. Grand’homme for the SAMF, two women seated, trying on jewellery, rev. two women admiring roses, 60mm, edge stamped 60 (Maier 54; Coll. R. Marx 146; cf. Baldwin 90, 1954). Very fine and very rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £480
FRANCE, La Toilette, or Le Tub, 1910 [issued 1912], a bronze plaque by O. Yencesse for the SAMF, woman perched in bath-tub, washing her neck, screen in background, rev. woman to right, adjusting her hair in a mirror, 65 x 41mm, edge stamped 54 (Maier 55; PBE 1017; Classens 85; BDM VI, 698; cf. iNumis Dec. 2015, 213). Very fine and very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £800
FRANCE, Le Vin, or Le Pressoir, 1910 [issued 1914], a bronze award plaque by P.-A. Morlon for the SAMF, a group of men working a wine press, rev. two women with baskets of grapes, tablet in centre, 100 x 58mm, edge stamped 53 (Maier 56; Coll. R. Marx 148; PBE 614; cf. DNW 35, 554). Very fine, rare £150-£200
FRANCE, Paysannes du Berry, or Paysanne au Panier, 1910 [issued 1914], a bronze plaque by E. Nivet for the SAMF, peasant woman tending to a calf in a stable, rev. the same woman hanging laundry on a tree-branch, 80 x 45mm, edge stamped 120 (Maier 57; PBE 632; Coll. R. Marx 149; BDM VIII, 96). Good very fine, very rare £200-£260
GERMANY, Allegorien Hora [Goddess of the New Age], 1900, a silver medal, unsigned (by C. Starck for O. Oertel), 39mm (Slg. Marienburg 7159); Ehejubiläum zu Wilhelm II und Auguste Viktoria [Silver Wedding Anniversary], 1906, a silver medal by J. Godet, 34mm (Lange 689; Heidemann 725) [2]. Very fine £70-£90
Hammer Price: £70
GERMANY, Ehejubiläum zu Wilhelm II und Auguste Viktoria [Silver Wedding Anniversary], 1906, a silver medal by E. Weigand, conjoined busts right, rev. legend in 7 lines, 45mm (Lange 619; Sommer W 82). Cleaned in the past, obverse re-toned but with some surface marks, otherwise very fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £55
GERMANY, Violinistin [The Violinist], c. 1920, a uniface bronze plaque by Else Fürst, female violinist standing facing, music score in exergue, 83 x 40mm. Very fine £40-£50
GERMANY, 70th Birthday of Eugen Schiffer, 1930, a uniface bronze plaque by J. Tautenhayn, bust right, signature of subject in exergue, 100 x 82mm (cf. M & M Deutschland 35, 713). Light staining to back, otherwise extremely fine; in original green case of issue [side slightly damaged] £60-£80
Hammer Price: £140
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