WORLD HISTORICAL AND ART MEDALS 1536
Eve, c. 1920, a bronze medal by O. Yencesse for Canale, naked figure of Eve seated left, holding apple in her right hand, tree at left, rev. apple, foliage and serpent, 59mm(Classens 81; PBE 1012).Very fine, scarce £50-70
1537
Aviation, 1924, a uniface bronze medal by L.-C. Mascaux, eagle standing on ledge, back engraved (Aerophila 1963, Bruxelles, Prix de la Fédération Royale des Cercles Philateliques de Belgique), 68mm (cf. DNW49, 1061); Patinage sur Glace, 1937, a bronze award medal by R. Cochet, 50mm (CGMP p.95); Felix Vallotton, 1971, a bronze medal by Françoise Salmon, 68mm (CGMP p.1643); Georgios Séféris, 1972, a bronze medal by Hélène Guastalla, 72mm (CGMP p.866) [4].Last two extremely fine, in boxes of issue, others about very fine
£40-60 1538
Death of Anatole France, 1924, a bronze medal by H.-E. Nocq for Canale, bust right, rev. symbolism and fleur-de-lis, 50mm, edge stamped 430 (Classens 18).Very fine, rare £50-70
1539 1540
Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925, a plated bronze plaque by R. Martin, artisans in front of building, rev. legend in 9 lines, 74 x 50mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.60, 95; cf. DNWM8, 2278). About very fine
£40-60
50e Anniversaire du Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grands Express Européens, 1926, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Dropsy for Canale, railway carriage against a map of Europe and Asia, 91 x 46mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; Baudey/Bricher 1992, 138; cf. DNW M2, 2569).Very fine, rare
£70-90 1541
Catalane, 1926, a bronze plaque by Ernesta Robert-Mérignac, facing bust of an elderly Catalan woman in regional costume, rev. castle at Perpignan, 63 x 53mm (CGMP p.353; cf. DNW54, 887); 500e Anniversaire de lamort de Jeanne d’Arc, 1931, a bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, 73 x 51mm (CGMP p.327); Syndicat Général des Maisons d’Alimentation à Succursales de France, a bronze award medal by L.G. Baudry, named (M. Marcel Goyard, 1er Mai 1957), 68mm [3]. About very fine and better, but second bright from old cleaning
£60-80 1542
Tunnel Maritime du Rove, 1927, a silver medal by R. Baudichon, tunnel entrance, rev. Marseille harbour, 41mm (cf. DNW 86, 181); Chateau de Blois, 1956, a bronze medal by R. Coutre, 68mm, edge stamped 1967 (CGMP p.498); Raoul Nordling, 1958, a bronze medal by Josette Hébert-Coeffin, 68mm (CGMP p.418); Domenico Currado, aka Ghirlandaio, 1972, a bronze medal by R. Pépin, 69mm (CGMP p.1457); Paul Germain, 1980, a bronze medal by G.-C. Revol, 68mm (CGMP p.633); together with other miscellaneous French medals, etc (10), by Drago, Briquemont, Guiraud, etc [15].Very fine, some better
£50-70 These lots are illustrated on our web site
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