World Historical Medals from Various Properties 1242 1243 1244
BELGIUM, Le Mineur, c. 1904, a uniface bronze plaque by C. Meunier, head of miner right wearing helmet, 133 x 100mm. Good very fine
£80-£100
BELGIUM, Gymnastics, a silver award medal by P. Fisch, female figure placing wreath on head of male athlete in central medallion within ornate frame, rev. laurel branch, named (La Région du Sud à G. Paillot, Juré 1899-1909), 54 x 48mm (cf. BDM II, 97). Good very fine; with integral loop for suspension
£60-£80
Provenance: DNW Auction M7, 1 July 2008, lot 2563 BELGIUM, Charles Rolland, 1922, the artist’s reduction positive, in steel, for the uniface plaque by C.R. Samuel for
Fonson, bust left on plinth surmounted by a cock, two robed females and a naked youth at sides, 90 x 60mm (cf. DNW 50, 1240). Paper label inscribed with artist’s name pasted on side, otherwise as made, UNIQUE
£50-£100 1245 1246
BELGIUM, Le Mineur, c. 1925, a uniface coal plaque, after C. Meunier, miner holding pick-axe, looking right, factory chimney in background, 193 x 147mm. Chip in upper left corner, otherwise about extremely fine
£60-£80
BELGIUM, Exposition Universelle et Internationale, Brussels, 1935, the artist’s reduction positive, in steel, for the award plaque by A. Bonnetain for Fonson, robed female holding wreath of flowers over a globe, 79 x 64mm (BM Acq. 1978 -82, p.12, 10; cf. DNW 41, 806). Paper label inscribed with artist’s name pasted on side and stamped 20751B, otherwise as made, UNIQUE
£50-£100 Provenance: DNW Auction M7, 1 July 2008, lot 2568 1247
BOHEMIA, Bedrich Smetana, 1974, a bronze medal by P. Filippov, 61mm; FRANCE, André Grétry, 1863, a copper award medal by A. Caqué, 43mm (BDM I, 344), Commission d’Expériences de Calais, 1870, a bronze award medal by E. Oudiné, 68mm; ITALY, Niccolo Piccini, 1823, a copper medal by A. Caqué for Durand, 41mm (BDM I, 343); RUSSIA, Pan-Russian Exposition, 1882, a brass medal by L. Steinman and S. Vazhenin, 46mm (Diakov 930.5), Alexander Scriabin, 1977, a bronze medal signed A.B., 66 x 50mm [6]. Very fine or better; second in contemporary fitted case
£100-£150 1248 x 1249
CHINA, Olympic Games, Beijing, 2008, a bronze medal, logo within central recess, rev. the five mascots of the Games, 80mm. Virtually as struck; in wooden case of issue
£60-£80
CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 80th Birthday of Jozef Skultéty, 1933, a bronze medal by F. Stefunko, 60mm; ITALY, Lionel d’Este, a cast bronze medal by Pisanello, 66mm (Hill, Corpus, 30), Filippo Strozzi, a uniface cast bronze medal, unsigned, 88mm (Hill, Corpus, 1018; Kress 286); USA, Death of Louis Agassiz, 1873, a gilt-bronze medal by W. Barber, 64mm, Carter Glass, 1922, a bronze medal by G.T. Morgan, 76mm [5]. Generally about very fine, second and third aftercasts
£100-£150 1250
FRANCE, St Paul, a uniface pewter plaque after J. Warin, 144 x 122mm; Napoleon, a uniface pewter cliché by B. Andrieu, 138mm; Napoleon and Marie-Louise, a uniface pewter cliché by B. Andrieu, 138mm; together with an ornate frame, possibly Japanese, 215 x 155mm [4]. Varied state
£100-£150
1251
FRANCE, Acceptance of the Constitution, 1791, a copper medal by A. Dupré, Louis XVI standing, placing right hand on Constitution held by Minerva, Justice standing behind, rev. legend, 36mm (BDM I, 648). Extremely fine with some toning, scarce
£150-£200
1252 1253
FRANCE, Peace of Tilsit, 1807, a silver medal by B. Andrieu and J.-P. Droz, conjoined busts of Napoleon, Alexander I of Russia, and Frederick William III of Prussia right, rev. river-god reclining left, 40mm (Bramsen 640; Julius 1755; Diakov 312.1). Extremely fine and toned, rare
£400-£600
FRANCE, French Occupation of Spalatro (Split), 1807, a copper medal by L. Manfredini, city fortifications, rev. Dalmatia seated left on rock, 42mm (Bramsen 687). Very fine
£80-£100
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