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FRANCE, Barrage du Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg [Opening of the Mont-Cenis Dam], 1970 [struck 1971], a plated bronze medal by M. Charon, view of the dam, mountains in background, rev. sculptured wheel with initials of the electricity companies ENEL and EDF, edge impressed 1971 bronze and cornucopia, 67mm, 190.58g. Extremely fine £20-£30
Hammer Price: £40
FRANCE, La Peinture, 1901, an octagonal Art Nouveau silver award plaque by A.-L.-M. Charpentier, youth holding easel and brushes, rev. wreath, un-named, edge impressed 1 argent and cornucopia, 52 x 40mm, 47.50g (PBE 154; Coll. R. Marx 238; CGMP p.86, recté Alexandre Charpentier; BDM VII, 177; cf. DNW 145, 1326). Very fine, toned £80-£100
Hammer Price: £80
FRANCE, Reconstrucción de la Place Bellecour à Lyon, AN VIII [1800], a copper medal by J.M. Chavanne, bust of Napoléon left in military attire, rev. legend in eight lines within wreath, 43mm, 45.60g (Bramsen 59; Slg. Julius 832; cf. Künker e77, 2791; cf. SJA 19, 1044). Very fine £30-£40
FRANCE, Joueur de luth égyptien [The Egyptian Lute Player], c. 1925, a uniface bronze Art Déco plaque by D.H. Chiparus, Egyptian male kneeling to left, serpent-like protrusion from forehead, playing a lute, hieroglyphics in panel below, 113 x 110mm, total 407.96g. Extremely fine and superbly patinated, very rare; set on a velvet board with supporting back £200-£260
Hammer Price: £440
FRANCE, Maurice et Auguste Pollosson, 1926, a bronze plaque by J. Chorel, busts right, rev. La Guillotière bridge over the river Rhône at Lyon, cityscape in background, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark of J. Balme, 67 x 44mm, 91.35g (Storer –; Brettauer –; cf. DNW 57, 1350). Good very fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £20
ENGLAND, In the Sky There is no East or West, 2003, a cast bronze wedge-shaped sculptural medal by Ann Christopher [W.J. Hooker] for the British Art Medal Society, the whole representing part of an aeroplane wing, top edge impressed ac 03.10, 122 x 43mm, 331.00g (The Medal 45, p.109). Light grey-blue patina, as made £80-£100
Hammer Price: £160
ROMANIA, Expozitiunea Generálá Románá, Bucharest, 1906, a yellow-bronze plaque by R. Cizek for Resch, bust of Carol I left, standing robed female figure with palm branch at right, impressed “egalitatea”, rev. artisan sat on plinth regarding two females in diaphanous robes representing the Arts and Sciences, edge with foundry mark, 70 x 57mm, 101.42g (Wurzb. 4369; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 2, 1; cf. DNW 50, 1377). About extremely fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £280
FRANCE, Saut à Cheval [Showjumping], 1942, a bronze award plaque by F.A. Clémencin and P.-A. Morlon, military horseman jumping a fence to left, rev. tablet flanked by branches of oak and palm, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 53 x 50mm, 103.63g (CGMP p.90). Good very fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £35
FRANCE, Philatélie, 1938, a uniface bronze Art Déco award plaque in the shape of a postage stamp by R. Cochet, young woman examines a page of stamps with a magnifying-glass, post-mark at upper left, 60 x 40mm, 57.29g (CGMP p.94; cf. DNW M10, 1492). Extremely fine £30-£40
ENGLAND, Football World Cup, 1966, a silver medal by G. Colley for Global Medal Ltd, the Jules Rimet trophy, rev. two footballers, a large football behind them, names and dates of previous World Cup competitions around, 51mm, 77.09g (E 2112A; cf. London Coins 178, 609). Brilliant and virtually as struck, richly toned, scarce £40-£60
Hammer Price: £120
FRANCE, Semaine de la Bijouterie, Orfèvrerie de Fantaisie [Jewellery and Fantasy Goldsmithing Week], 1930, a uniface Art Déco bronze award plaque by G. Contaux for the Chambre Syndicale, female standing right, jewel-like cordon running through her fingers, tea-pot at right, un-named, 59 x 41mm, 76.74g (cf. Elsen 93, 2618). Good very fine £25-£35
Hammer Price: £30
FRANCE, Adrien Blanchet, 60e anniversaire de numismate et archéologue, [Adrien Blanchet, 60th Anniversary as a Numismatist and Archaeologist], 1947, a bronze medal by R. Corbin, bust left, rev. seated figures leaning against central column, tablet below with date, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 51mm, 89.16g (cf. BDW 5, 192). Usual dark red patina, very fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £50
PORTUGAL, José Maria de Eça de Queiros, 1973, a light bronze medal by J. Correia, bust right wearing monocle, rev. de Queiros standing right, engaging in conversation with two standing females at a soirée, chairs and other impedimenta in background, edge impressed gravo, 80mm, 206.17g (FIDEM 1979, 1426; cf. Numisma 117, 657). Extremely fine £15-£25
Hammer Price: £10
FRANCE, Orphée, 1899, an Art Nouveau silver award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, head of Orpheus with lyre, rev. naked winged figure seated on tablet, holding quill and trumpet, violin and bow below, named (Commission des Valeurs de Douane, Algérie, 1934, Mr Bisch), edge impressed 2 argent and cornucopia, 68mm, 179.50g (Maier 223; PBE 261; CGMP p.100; Classens 40; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.18, 28; Coll. R. Marx 463; The Medal 44, p.41; cf. DNW 123, 689). Very fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £340
FRANCE, Moise [Moses], 1970 [issued 1971], a bronze medal by R.H. Courroy, Moses, seated facing, holding Tablets, rev. serpent entwined around tree, lightning striking down the worshippers of the Golden Calf, edge impressed 1970 bronze and cornucopia, 72mm, 222.36g (CGMP pp.482-3; cf. Historama 6, 104). Extremely fine, as made £30-£40
ENGLAND, Death of Sir Isaac Newton, 1726 (OS), a copper medal by J. Croker, draped bust left, rev. Science seated left, leaning on a table and holding a plan of the solar system, 52mm, 59.40g (MI II, 469/83; BDM I, 476; E 504; cf. BSJ 52, 14). About extremely fine £100-£150
FRANCE, Roseraie de Bagatelle, Paris [Bagatelle Rose Garden], 1933, 25th Concours International de Roses Nouvelles, an Art Déco bronze award medal by G. Crouzat, female figure kneeling right, pruning roses, rev. legend, central tablet un-named, edge stamped bronze and with the mark of Arthus-Bertrand, 90mm, 326.74g (cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 188, 6470; cf. DNW 42, 1517). Extremely fine, a handsome medal £70-£90
ENGLAND, Squama, 2001, a cast bronze plaque by T. Cunliffe [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, forepart of a lizard to left, tongue extended, rev. hind quarters and tail of lizard in low relief, 104 x 57mm, 340.89g (Attwood 155; The Medal 39, p.119). Extremely fine, as made £50-£70
Hammer Price: £180
NETHERLANDS, Nescio, 2007, a cast bronze medal by Da van Daalen [Volkers] for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, bust of ‘Nescio’ left, rev. legend in 8 lines on a background of rippled water, 88mm, 349.80g (De Beeldenaar 5/2007; cf. Schulman 362, 595). Extremely fine; with descriptive leaflet £40-£50
Hammer Price: £45
GERMANY, Das erbe der Vater, Hamburg [The Inheritance of the Father], 1913, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Dammann, soldier hands a flag to a robed female, legend below, edge impressed h.m. bronze, 81 x 46mm, 113.24g (Gaed. 2812; cf. Teutoburger 121, 4014). Extremely fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £25
FRANCE, 25e Anniversaire de la Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d’Éléctricité, 1932, an Art Déco bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, facing female head with flame-like hair, rays behind, rev. female figure in cloak and long dress, rays from her outstretched hands pouring over the city of Paris, 64mm, 111.65g (Maier 319; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl. 54, 62; cf. DNW 187, 792). About extremely fine; one of the classic Art Déco medallic images £80-£100
Hammer Price: £130
FRANCE, Virginie Dupuis, 1877, a plated copper cliché by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, bust left, partly veiled, edge doubly impressed cuivre and cornucopia, 45mm, 22.48g (PBE 294; Marx p.56; Coll. R. Marx 312; BDM I, 661). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £100-£150
FRANCE, Les Arts Appliqués, c. 1930, an octagonal Art Déco bronze award plaque by J.-H. Darrigan for the Comité Régional de Marseille, robed female lifting trophy from column, rev. legend above building flanked by medallic portraits of a male and female, tablet un-named, 52 x 48mm, 64.54g (cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 195, 5203; cf. BDW 2, 316). About very fine £60-£80
ENGLAND, Edmund Halley, 1744, a copper medal by A. Dassier, bust right, rev. legend within ornate border, 54mm, 79.95g (Eisler 342; MI II, 589/235; BDM I, 511; E 589; cf. Baldwin 81, 3077). Good very fine, patinated £120-£150
Hammer Price: £300
ITALY, Exposition Internationale des Industries et du Travail, Turin, 1911, a bronze award plaque by P.-V. Dautel for the Comité Français des Expositions à l’Étranger, two robed females kissing, one holding a flag, seated male artisan gesturing above a cityscape, central tablet un-named, rev. advancing armies above clouds, shields and serpents below, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark, 72 x 54mm, 110.35g (cf. WAG e136, 289; cf. DNW 137, 547). Extremely fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £170
FRANCE, André-Marie Ampère, 1829, a uniface cast bronze medal by P.-J. David d’Angers, bust right, 130mm, 184.48g (Reinis 5; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1966, –; BDM I, 526; cf. Höhn 89, 606). Very fine and very rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £200
FRANCE/U.S.A., Statue de la Liberté [Statue of Liberty], a gilt-bronze uniface plaque by J. Déchin after F.A. Bartholdi for Arthus-Bertrand, Statue of Liberty flanked by massed French and American flags, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark of Arthus-Bertrand, 87 x 42mm, 123.62g (cf. Coin Galleries April 2005, 774). About extremely fine £80-£100
FRANCE, Tête de Taureau [Head of Bull], 1934, an octagonal plated bronze Art Déco award plaque by R. Delandre, head of bull to left, rev. tablet flanked by tree and fence, un-named, 45mm, 64.87g (CGMP p.129; cf. WAG 42, 5348; cf. DNW M11, 1826). Extremely fine £30-£40
BELGIUM, Femme avec Roses, c. 1935, an octagonal Art Déco bronze plaque by V. Demanet adapted for the Fédération Belge Junior Quilles [Skittles], female bust left, hand in front of face holding a string of roses, rev. wreath, named (F.B.J.Q. Championnat Inter Club, 1944-45, 3e catégorie, 2e prix, Midi-Quilles), 58 x 52mm, 87.14g (cf. DNW M8, 2300). Very fine, softly worked £50-£70
FRANCE, ‘Retour des Cendres’ de Napoléon Premier, Passage à Rouen [’Return of the Ashes’ of Napoléon I, Passage Through Rouen], 1840, a copper medal by A.J. Depaulis, laureate head of Napoléon supported on a cushion, rev. the steamer La Normandie passing under a draped and decorated arch spanning the River Seine at Rouen, edge impressed cuivre and prow, 63mm, 144.80g (Bramsen 1980; CGMP p.149; BDM I, 557; Slg. Julius 3993; cf. SJA 49, 1227; cf. DNW 128, 700). Very fine £90-£120
FRANCE, L’Étude, 1908, an Art Nouveau bronze award plaque by L.-J. Deschamps, naked female standing amongst classical ruins, holding a parchment and a compass, rev. open book resting on palm branch, named (Cinquantenaire de la Librairie Armand Colin, 1870-1920), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 81 x 46mm, 112.67g (PBE 364; CGMP p.143; cf. DNW M14, 1363). Extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £240
FRANCE, Maison de la Radio-Diffusion-Télévision-Française, Paris [Television Centre], 1963, a bronze medal by J. Devigne, elevation of the RTF building, rev. legend emerges from a radiated aerial view of the building, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 163.24g (CGMP p.643; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 333). Extremely fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £15
Brazil, Exposiçao Internacional, Rio de Janeiro, 1922-3, a bronze award medal by G. Devreese for Fonson, Brazilia flies free from the figure of Portugal, rev. Brazilia seated left, crowning a kneeling male artisan holding a cup, plinth un-named, edge impressed j. fonson, 74mm, 121.75g (Willenz 248; cf. DNW 165, 1293). About extremely fine £30-£40
BELGIUM, Centenaire de l’Académie Royale des Beaux Arts de Bruxelles, 1900, a bronze plaque by J. Dillens and C. van der Stappen, busts of Nicolas-Jean Rouppe, Charles Buls and Émile De Mot left, rev. naked male seated left, sketching, artisans in field in background, 78 x 61mm, 194.55g (BDM I, 590; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 174, 5066). Extremely fine, dark patina £80-£100
Hammer Price: £65
U.S.A., American Numismatic Society, Columbus Quincentenary, 1992, a square silver plaque by Magdalena Dobrucka [J. Jenkins Sons], ship sailing to left over raised globe, rev. American eagle hovers over incuse globe, edge impressed © ans 1992 .999 fine silver 28, 68mm, 364.28g (Miller 57; cf. Stack’s/Bowers June 2020, 88). Mint state; in original white ANS card box of issue £150-£200
Hammer Price: £420
ENGLAND, Sleeping Tablet, 2000, a cast bronze medal in the shape of a pillow by Carole Dodds [Falmouth College of Arts] for the British Art Medal Society, child’s interpretation of the image of figure in the style of the Babylonian tablets, rev. reversed inscription in 7 lines, 75 x 55mm, 414.00g (Attwood 153; The Medal 38, p.126). Green patina, as made £50-£70
BELGIUM, Exposition Collective des Charbonnages de Belgique, Brussels, 1910, a bronze medal by G. Dom for Fonson, miner with pick-axe and lamp to left, rev. legend in wreath, impressed fonson & cie below, 65mm, 113.15g (Müseler 5.1/14; Tourneur 115; cf. Elsen 140, 1181). Good very fine £25-£35
FRANCE/AUSTRIA, Anvers attaquée par les Anglais, Séjour à Schönbrünn [English Attack on Antwerp, Napoléon’s Stay at Schönbrünn], 1809 [probably struck c. 1820], a copper medal by J.F. Domard and A.J. Depaulis for D.V. Denon, Jupiter seated facing on throne, rev. robed figure of Antwerp standing right, holding spear and caduceus, left foot on prow of ship, couped hand in field, 41mm, 33.30g (Bramsen 870; cf. CGMP p.71; BDM I, 559; Slg. Julius 2128; cf. iNumis MBS 48, 1213)....
Hammer Price: £70
FRANCE, Moto-Club de Nice, Paris-Nice 1924, a uniface plated Art Nouveau bronze plaque by J.S. Drago, racing motor cyclist riding right, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark of Nicolas Bourgeois, 70 x 50mm, 93.97g. Extremely fine; in maroon case of issue by Drago, Graveur, 39 R. Gioffredo, Nice £50-£70
Hammer Price: £110
FRANCE, Paris, 1900, a plated bronze medal by J.-B.-E. Dropsy for L. Chalin, Marianne right, holding tablet inscribed 1900, Eiffel Tower at upper right, rev. sun’s rays above elevation of Pont Alexandre III, edge impressed bronze, 51mm, 54.47g (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –). Very fine £15-£25
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