World Historical Medals from Various Properties 483


BELGIUM, Exposition Universelle, Liège, 1905, a bronze plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon for the Comité Français, 73 x 63mm (PBE 979; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.50, 194; BDM VI, 243; cf. DNW 169, 1126); Exposition Universelle et Internationale, Ghent, 1913, a bronze plaque by R. Grégoire for the Comité Français, 80 x 52mm (PBE 474; BDM VII, 394; cf. DNW 60, 1569) [2]. Good very fine


£80-£100


484


CAMBODIA, Sisowath I, 1905, a silver medal, unsigned, paying tribute to the King’s mother Préa Voréachini, temple, rev. arms, 34mm (Lecompte 127). About extremely fine [slabbed PCGS MS 61]


£800-£1,000


485


CAMBODIA, Sisowath I, Coronation, 1906, a gold medal by P.-C. Lenoir, bust left, rev. arms, 34mm, 24.17g (Lecompte 132). Some scrapes and scratches, otherwise good very fine, very rare; set in ring mount, with loop and ring for suspension


£4,000-£5,000 486


CEYLON, Agri Horticultural Society, Colombo, a silver medal, unsigned [by W.J. Taylor], beast standing right in tropical setting, rev. legend in wreath, 31mm (cf. R.J. Ford Sale, lot 311; DNW 55, 1624). Usual die cracks on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine


£60-£80 487 x 488 489


FRANCE, Siège de la Bastille, Paris, 1789, a uniface silver plated lead cliché of the rev. of the medal by B. Andrieu, view of the siege, 80mm (Hennin 23; BDM I, 53). Very fine; with suspension loop


£80-£100


FRANCE, Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, 1863, silver award medals by J.-J. Barre, named (Houdu, Maître au Cabotage; Porcheron, Imprimeur à St Brieu), both 33mm [2]. About very fine


£40-£50


Galle, bust of Prince Napoleon Eugène Louis right, rev. France greets figures of the Arts, Commerce and Colonies, 67mm (Page-Divo 547). About extremely fine


£50-£70 490


Provenance: Baldwin of St James’s Auction 15, 3 February 2018, lot 347 FRANCE, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1867, a restrike silver medal [struck c. 1880-98], by A. Barré and A. Vauthier-


FRANCE, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878, a bronze medal by E.-A. Oudiné, 86mm (PBE 646; BDM IV, 350; cf. DNW 169, 1132); Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze award medal by J.-C. Chaplain, named (Expert Besançon & Cie), 64mm (PBE 82; Baxter 95; BDM I, 404; cf. DNW 141, 1747) [2]. Very fine, but first with some surface marks; second in half of orioginal maroon box


£60-£80 491


FRANCE, Brevet d’Institutrice, 1879, a bronze award medal by A. Desaide, named (Mlle. Marguerite Serrier), 69mm; Centenaire du Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1955, a bronze medal by M. Renard, 68mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.60, 119; cf. DNW 132, 1714); together with a modern restitution of a gilt medal for the death of Lorenzo Magalotti, 1712, 84mm [3]. About extremely fine and better; first two in cases of issue


£70-£90 492


FRANCE, Ministere de la Marine et des Colonies, a silver award medal by A. Barré, named (A William Wheeler, 2e Capitaine Anglais, Courage et Dévouement, 1880), 43mm; together with other world medals (5) [6]. First polished otherwise good very fine, others extremely fine or better; all but one cased or boxed


£100-£150 www.dnw.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)


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