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Lot 1071

Niclausse, c.1910, an oval uniface cast bronze plaque, signed CL in monogram, cock standing on the steering-wheel of a car against a backdrop of rocks and waves, figure appearing to drive car out of the waves, sun rising behind, 80 x 78mm. Very fine, rare and unusual (£60-80)

Sold for £80

Lot 1072

Le Vainqueur, c.1910, a silver award medal, unsigned, seated Victory presenting laurel wreath to standing male, early racing car and cyclists on symbolic track, three figures playing football at side, ballon and dirigible in sky, reverse tablet on laurel wreath, inscribed (Offert par L’Auto), 32mm. Good very fine (£25-35)

Lot 1072

Sold for £40

Lot 1073

L’Auto-Velo, L’Auto, 1930, an Art Deco bronze medal by V. Scobeltzine for Fraisse-Demey, male head with two others in motorcycle helmets and goggles in profile, sporting figures around, reverse map of France, date below (1933), 50mm (cf. DW 24, 267 and DNW 35, 684). Good very fine, a particularly strong Deco image; in original blue fitted case (£30-40)

Sold for £25

Lot 1074

La Route, c.1935, an Art Deco silver award medal by R. Pelletier for the Federation Nationale des Transports Routiers, naked man kneeling against a kilometre stone and holding a motor-coach, reverse motor-coach and star, named (R. Sorel), 50mm (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 166; cf. BDW 18, 546 and DNW 44, 942). Very fine (£40-60)

Sold for £50

Lot 1075

Brooklands, Junior Car Club, 1922, a gold medal, unsigned, Art Nouveau-inspired figure of Victory standing facing, laurel wreath held in her outstretched hand, reverse engraved legend in wreath (Brooklands Spring Meeting, 1922, L. Martin, 1 1/2 Litre Sealed Hdcp., 1st), 32mm. Extremely fine and very rare, a most interesting item awarded to the ‘Martin’ of Aston Martin fame (£200-300)

Lot 1075

Sold for £460

Lot 1076

Camberley & District Motor Club, a bronze award medal, unsigned, standing figure with upturned water urn, reverse named (Southern Scott Trial 1924, J.V. Hay), 33mm; Kent Automobile Club, a bronze award medal, unsigned, arms, reverse named (Speed Trial, Sept. 22nd 1923, S. Constable), 32mm. [2]. First very fine, second about extremely fine (£10-15)

Sold for £10

Lot 1077

West Hants Light Car Club, a silver and enamel medal by Fattorini, vintage racing car picked out in green and black, named (Autumn Night Trial, 1933, J.H. Whittingdale), 28mm; Motor Cycling Club, a silver medal by Spencer, arms, reverse named (London-Exeter 1934, J.H. Whittindale, Car), 32mm. [2]. Very fine and better (£20-30)

Unsold

Lot 1078

National Road Passenger Transport Ambulance Association, 1936, gold medal, figure lying on a stretcher, being attended to, an enamel badge below; an ambulance beyond, reverse five-line engraved inscription. Extremely fine and scarce, suspension loop (£50-60)

Lot 1078

Sold for £60

Lot 1079

The John Cobb Memorial Trophy, 1953, a plated bronze award medal by Spink for the British Racing Drivers Club, trophy, reverse legend, named (E.I. Appleyard, 1953), 58mm. Very fine and very rare; the first award of this annual prize and a significant piece of Jaguar-related history (£80-120)

Sold for £420

Lot 1080

Motorcycling, an oval gold badge, racing motorcyclist at speed left, reverse named (Manx One Day, I.O.M. Centre ACU, 1929, Class I, 2nd, H.H. Dennis), hallmarked JS, Chester, 37 x 24mm, 9ct, 9.15gms. Good very fine; with integral ornate suspension and ring (£60-80)

Sold for £90

Lot 1081

Imperial Automobile Club of Russia, 4th Automobile Exhibition, Moscow, 1913, a uniface bronze plaque by A. Jakar, standing female holding shield and olive branch, car with passengers below, river and city biew in background, 78 x 58mm. Minor edge knock on base, otherwise about extremely fine, extremely rare (£90-120)

Sold for £100

Lot 1164

Kent, J.P.C., The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. X, The Divided Empire and the Fall of the Western Parts, London, 1994, clxxxii + 509pp, 80 plates, tables. Publishers’ green binding, as new; with d.j. (£50-70)

Sold for £40

Lot 1165

Kienast, G.W., The Medals of Karl Goetz, Cleveland, 1980, 284pp including plates; Goetz II, [The Supplement], Lincoln, Nebraska, 1986, 179pp including plates [2]. Both almost as new, excellent works (£80-100)

Sold for £80

Lot 1166

Mattingly, H. and Sydenham, E.A., The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol.III, Antoninus Pius to Commodus, London, 1972, xviii + 514pp, 16 plates. The Spink reprint in publishers’ green binding, as new (£30-40)

Sold for £20

Lot 1167

Sotheby & co, sale catalogues (8): Harlan P. Smith, Greek and Roman Coins, 5-8 June 1905; A Well-Known Amateur, Greek Coins, 2-3 May 1905; C.E. Mackerell, Roman Bronze Coins, 16-18 May 1906; Astronomer, Roman Coins, 13-19 June 1906; Auguste D elbeke, Greek Coins, 24-25 April 1907; A Foreign Collector, Greek and Roman Coins, A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Greek Coins, 6 December, 1907; Herrn R*** N***, of Hamburg, Greek, Roman and English...

Unsold

Lot 1168

Sutherland, C.H.V., and Carson, R.A.G., The Roman Imperial Coinage, vol.VIII, The Family of Constantine I, London, 1981, xlix+ 605pp, 28 plates. Publishers’ green binding, as new; with d.j. (£50-70)

Sold for £35

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