WORLD HISTORICAL MEDALS FROM VARIOUS PROPERTIES 1330
FRANCE, Sports, 1927, a bronze award medal by P.-A. Morlon, un-named, 68mm (CGMP p.276); Comité des Régates Internationales de Paris, a bronze award plaque, unsigned [by Fraisse-Demey], engraved (Traversée de Paris, 1928, 4 Rameurs Débutants, 2e Prix), 61 x 55mm); 57e Fête Fédérale Internationale, Paris, 1937, a plated bronze award plaque by J. Salis for J. Bory, 60 x 45mm; Jeunesse et Sports, c. 1950, a bronze medal by P. Pradeilhes, 68mm (cf. DNW 35, 682); together with other bronze medals (11), mostly for sports, by Holy, H. Dubois, H. Demey, Bertrand, Baetes, etc [15]. Very fine and better; two in cases
£80-100 The second item is sold with a contemporary newspaper cutting describing the traversée and the event itself
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FRANCE, Hymne à la Nature, 1934, a uniface bronze Art Nouveau plaque by M. Tobon-Mejia, naked female kneeling on grass at the side of a lake, left arm raised as if to communicate with nature, mountains and a tree in background, 66 x 51mm(CGMP p.375; cf. DNW 77, 1703). An expressive piece, extremely fine and patinated, scarce £100-150
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FRANCE, Capitulation des allemands à Reims, 1945, a bronze medal by G. Simon, 68mm (CGMP –; cf. iNumis 23, 1629; cf. DNW 137, 556); USA, Centenary of the Statue of Liberty, 1986, a gilt bronze-fluor medal by J.-P. Luthringer and Dr. Lievain for the Fondation Bartholdi-Eiffel, 90mm (cf. Club de la Médaille no. 90/91, pp.6, 78; cf. BDW 18, 389); together with other French bronze medals (7), by Delbart, J. Vernon, Réthoré, Bazin, etc [9]. Very fine and better; two in cases
£60-80
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FRANCE, Orphée et Eurydice, 1967, an enamelled uniface bronze medal by R. Tschudin, Orpheus with lyre seeking Eurydice who is guarded by Cerberus, 130mm, edge stamped 122/125 (CGMP p.1831). Extremely fine, rare £200-260
FRANCE, Bicentenaire de la Révolution Française, 1989, bronze medals (12), viz. Serment du Jeu de Paume, 1789, by P. Rodier; Convocation des États Généraux, 5 Mai 1789, by C. Béréchel; Nuit du 4 Août 1789, by Martha Bolo; Declaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen 26 Août 1789, by M. Pedron; Siège de la Bastille, 1789, after B. Andrieu; Les Armées de la Liberté, by C. Lesot; Le Comité de Salut Public, by J.-L. Coppin; Les Clubs Revolutionnaires, by M. Rips; Valmy 20 Septembre 1792, by P. Lécuyer; Abolition de l’Esclavage 4 Fevrier 1794, by J.-C. Dieudonné; La Convention, 26 Octobre 1795, by R. Pépin; L’Être Suprême, by J. Mauviel, all 77mm [12]. Extremely fine
£100-150 1335
GERMANY, John Huss, c. 1550, a cast silver medal, unsigned, 41mm, 20.81g (Goppel 82; Donebauer 3453); Treaty of Paris, 1814, a silver medal by D.F. Loos, 42mm (Bramsen 1451; Slg. Julius 2986) [2]. First good fine, second very fine but brightly cleaned and with associated scuff marks
£100-150 All lots are illustrated on our website
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