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ALGERIA, Defence of Mazagran, 1840, a copper medal by V.M. Borrel [struck 1842-5], laureate bust of Louis Philippe left, rev. legend in 27 lines, 52mm (BDM I, 222). Extremely fine £80-£100
£80–£100
AUSTRIA, Victories of Count Radetzky in Italy, 1848-9, a copper medal by J.M. Scharff, uniformed bust right, rev. Victory holding wreath and trumpet, 57mm (BDM V, 375). Good extremely fine; in fitted case £100-£120
Hammer Price: £85
AUSTRIA, Unveiling of the Radetzky Monument in Prague, 1858, a copper medal by W. Seidan, bare head of Radetzky left, rev. the monument, 80mm (BDM V, 464). Lightly cleaned, two small edge knocks, otherwise about extremely fine; in the bottom half of a fitted case £60-£80
Hammer Price: £50
AUSTRIA, Centenary of the Schemnitz Mining Academy, 1870, a bronze medal by C. Radnitzky, 70mm (BDM V, 15); BELGIUM, Leopold I, Silver Jubilee, 1856, a bronze medal by L. Wiener, 75mm (BDM VI, 493); GERMANY, Westphalia, a bronze prize medal, unsigned and undated, 37mm; Capture of Lille, 1914, a bronze medal, unsigned, 50mm [4]. First very fine, others extremely fine or better, second lightly cleaned; latter two cased £100-£150
Hammer Price: £90
AUSTRIA, International Exhibition, Vienna, 1873, a copper prize medal by J. Tautenhayn & K. Schwenzer, laureate head of Franz Joseph I right, rev. three allegorical figures, 70mm (BDM VI, 37 & V, 437). Minor edge knocks, otherwise good extremely fine and toned; in blue fitted case £80-£100
Hammer Price: £140
BRACCIANO, Paolo Giordano II Orsini, Created Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, 1623, a copper medal by J.J. Kornemann, bust left, rev. inscription and date, 33mm (Wurzbach-Tannenberg 6997); PAPAL STATES, Death of Cardinal Consalvi, 1824, a bronze medal by G. Cerbara, 53mm [2]. Very fine, first rare £60-£80
Hammer Price: £55
CANADA, Duke of Devonshire as Governor-General, 1916, a bronze medal by F. Bowcher, conjoined busts of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire left, rev. arms and supporters, 51mm (cf. DNW 49, 860). Extremely fine £60-80
£60–£80
FRANCE, Francis I, a copper medal, undated [struck 17th-18th century], unsigned, laureate and armoured bust left, with beard, rev. younger laureate and armoured bust left, without beard, 53mm. Extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £60
FRANCE, Henry II, a cast gilt-bronze medal, undated, unsigned [by E. Delaune?], armoured and laureate bust right, rev. king standing facing, holding sword and caduceus, 61mm. A later cast, some surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £120
FRANCE, Charles X, a cast bronze medal, undated, unsigned, crowned and draped bust left, rev. coronation scene, 60mm. Possibly a slightly later cast, about extremely fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £150
FRANCE, Battle of Ivry, 1590, a copper medal [struck 17th-18th century], unsigned, laureate and armoured bust of Henry IV right, rev. crown on sword, flanked by laurel branches and arms of France and Navarre, 48mm. Die break at top of obverse, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100
FRANCE, Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Church of St Louis, 1627, a cast gilt-bronze medal, unsigned, crowned bust of St Louis right, rev. façade of the church, 57mm (Jones 342). Plugged at top, gilding worn in places, otherwise very fine; with small loop for suspension £200-£260
£200–£260
FRANCE, Entry of the Legate into Paris, 1660, a brass medalet, unsigned, 25mm; Count of Anglès, 1818, a copper medal by A. Galle, 41mm; Birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, 1820, a copper medal by J.-P. Montagny, 52mm (BDM IV, 128); Felix de Beaujour, 1827, a bronze medal by J.-J. Barre, 46mm (BDM I, 130); Charles X, a uniface brass cliche, unsigned and undated, 45mm; School of Design, a bronze prize medal by A. Caqué, rev. named (Ch. Barnier, 1847), 41mm; Unveiling of the Statue of Marshal...
Hammer Price: £80
FRANCE, Capture of Tournai and Courtrai, 1667, a restrike bronze medal [struck after 1880], unsigned, 89mm; Birth of the King of Rome, 1811, a restrike bronze medalet [struck after 1880], unsigned, 19mm; July Revolution, 1830, a bronze medal by A. Caqué, 51mm; Napoleon III, a copper medal by A. Caqué, undated, 51mm; Association for the Advancement of the Sciences, 1872, a silvered-bronze medal by O. Roty [struck after 1880], 68mm; Heroes of Verdun, 1916, a bronze medal by C. Pillet, 68mm...
Hammer Price: £200
FRANCE, Establishment of a Salt Store, 1714, a copper medal, unsigned, view of the store, boats on river in foreground, rev. legend in ten lines, 75mm (Divo –). Minor marks and scratches, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £80-£100
FRANCE, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, a restrike bronze medal by B. Duvivier [struck after 1880], 41mm; Landing of Louis XVIII at Calais, 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu & N. Brenet, 40mm (Bramsen 1406); Constitutional Charter, 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, 40mm (Bramsen 1468); Society for the Amelioration of Prisons, 1819, a copper medal by J.-J. Barre & R. Gayrard, 41mm (BDM II, 226); Birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, 1820, a copper medal by F. Caunois, 68mm (BDM I, 362); a copper...
FRANCE, Treaty of Campoformio, [1797], a restrike bronze medal by B. Duvivier [struck after 1880], 56mm; Horticulture, 1892, a bronze plaquette by D. Dupuis, 61 x 48mm; Paris Mint, 1900, a bronze medal by D. Dupuis, 50mm [3]. Good very fine or better; in custom-made leather case £60-£80
FRANCE, Gironde Horticultural Society, a copper prize medal by H. de Longueil, bare head of Napoleon III left, rev. wreath, named (Mr Murphy Ch., Fraises, 10 juin 1858), 57mm. Extremely fine; in contemporary fitted case £60-£80
FRANCE, Reception of the Siamese Ambassadors at Fontainebleau, 1861, a copper medal by A. Dubois, laureate head of Napoleon III right, rev. reception scene, 72mm (Page-Divo 438; BDM I, 631). About extremely fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £2,400
FRANCE, Fernand Chapsal, 1920, a bronze plaquette by O. Vencesse (?), 70 x 48mm; Professor Moure, 1926, a bronze medal by F. Cogné, 66mm; General Weygand, 1935, a bronze medal by G. Prud’homme, 68mm; AUSTRIA, Coronation of Ferdinand I, 1838, a silver medalet, unsigned, 19mm; GERMANY, Goethe Centenary, 1932, a uniface bronze medal by A. Hartig, 76mm [5]. Very fine or better £60-£80
GERMANY, Inauguration of the Reichstag, 1894, a gilt-bronze medal by C. Balmberger, bare heads of three Chancellors, rev. view of the Reichstag, 60mm. A few minor marks, about extremely fine £100-£120
Hammer Price: £170
GERMANY, c. 1930 (?), an erotic cast bronze medal, unsigned, erect male penis, rev. cockerel and hen, 30mm. Cast in high relief, good very fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £100
INDIA, Pindaree & Mahratta Confederacy Defeated, 1818, a silver medal by W. Wyon [after P. Rouw] for Mudie, bare head of Lord Hastings left, rev. Victory in chariot drawn by two winged lions, 41mm, 39.63g (Pudd. 818.1; BHM 974; E 1108). Some contact marks, otherwise very fine, rare in silver £300-£400
Hammer Price: £260
INDIA, Surrender of Bharatpur, 1826, a copper medal by B.R. Faulkner, bare head of Lord Combermere left, rev. map of the fort and surroundings, 41mm (Pudd. 826.1; BHM 1263; E 1183). Lightly cleaned, some minor marks, otherwise good very fine, scarce £150-£180
INDIA, Defenders of Indian Empire during the Sepoy Mutinies, 1857, a white metal medal by Pinches, Justice standing left with one foot on dead tiger, chained captive to left, rev. legend in and around wreath, 63mm (Pudd. 857.1; BHM 2601; E 1515). Very fine; pierced at top and suspension loop added £80-£100
Hammer Price: £130
INDIA, International Exhibition, Calcutta, 1883-84, a copper medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, crowned and veiled bust of Victoria left, rev. India seated and Britannia standing, receiving symbolic offerings from four figures representing parts of the Empire, 76mm (Pudd. 883.2.1). Extremely fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £340
LORRAINE, René II (1473-1508), a uniface impression in horn of the obv. of the medal by F. de Saint-Urbain, 59mm (cf. BDM V, 310). Very fine £40-£50
£40–£50
MANTUA, Ippolita Gonzaga, 1551, a cast bronze medal by L. Leoni, draped bust left, rev. Ippolita as Diana, walking right, 66mm (Pollard 494; Kress 432). A later aftercast, possibly 19th century, good very fine £100-£120
MOROCCO, Battle of Isly, 1844, a copper medal by A.A. Caqué, uniformed bust of Louis Philippe right, rev. legend in 25 lines, 53mm. About extremely fine £80-£100
PAPAL STATES, Hadrian VI (1522-3), a copper medal, unsigned and undated, a later striking, 40mm (Spink 456); Julius III, 1550, a copper medal, unsigned, a later striking, 45mm (Spink 513); Innocent X (1644-55), a copper medal, yr VII, signed G M (?), 30mm (Spink 1121) [3]. Good very fine or better £80-£100
PAPAL STATES, Construction of the Port of Ripetta (Rome), 1706, yr VI, a copper medal by E. Hamerani, bust of Clement XI left, rev. view of the port, 38mm (Spink 1624; Bartolotti E706). Usual die break on truncation, better than very fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £70
PAPAL STATES, Gregory XVI (1831-46), a uniface oval portrait in marble, unsigned and undated, bust right, 72 x 52mm. Minor damage in front of face, otherwise good very fine £80-£100
PAPAL STATES, Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, [1856], yr XI, a silver medal by I. Bianchi, bust of Pius IX left, rev. Pope standing in the Basilica di S. Giovanni in Laterano, reading Doctrine of Immaculate Conception to audience; above in clouds, Virgin and four angels, 44mm, 35.00g (Mazio 704; Rinaldi 50). Nearly extremely fine £100-£120
PAPAL STATES, Consecration of the French Bishops, 1907, a silver medal by F. Bianchi, bust of Pius X right, rev. Pope and Cardinals bless kneeling bishop before altar and audience, 44mm, 34.56g (Rinaldi 101). Extremely fine £40-£60
PERU-BOLIVIA, Confederation, 1838, silver proclamation medal, bare head of Santa Cruz right, crossed flags and arms behind, rev. tower within wreath, 38mm (Fonrobert 9235). Cleaned, otherwise very fine [slabbed ANACS EF 45 Details, Cleaned] £100-£120
Hammer Price: £160
PRUSSIA, Capture of Prague, 1757, a bronze medal, unsigned [by J.G. Holtzhey], 48mm; Battles of Rosbach and Lissa, 1757, pinchbeck medals (2), unsigned, 48mm & 47mm; Victories of Frederick the Great, 1758, a cast bronze satirical medal, unsigned, 43mm [4]. Fine or better £80-£100
PRUSSIA, Royal Academy of Art, 1834, a silver award medal by Lachtmann & G. Goetze, bust of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia left, rev. kneeling artist, 33mm, 21.80g. Extremely fine or better and very rare; in fitted case of issue, named (R. von der Sahl, den 3 Juny 1834) £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
PRUSSIA, 50th Anniversary of the Rhine Province of Prussia, 1865, a copper medal by J. & L. Wiener, conjoined busts of Friedrich Wilhelm III, Friedrich Wilhelm IV, and Wilhelm I left, rev. Aachen town hall, 69mm (BDM VI, 488). Extremely fine £100-£120
PRUSSIA, Austro-Prussian War, 1866, a white metal medal by G. Drentwett, bust of Wilhelm I of Prussia right, rev. eagle on arms and flags, 40mm. Extremely fine or better; in cardboard case of issue, rare thus £30-£40
SAXONY, Albert, 50th Anniversary of Military Service and 20th Anniversary of Reign, 1893, a bronze medal by H.D. (?) for W. Mayer, uniformed bust facing three-quarters left, rev. legend within wreath, 51mm (BDM III, 640). Extremely fine; in card box £60-£80
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