Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals (20 & 21 February 2019)

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Lot 1400

Great Britain, First Balloon Flight in England, 1784, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of Vincenzo Lunardi left, rev. balloon above clouds, 35mm (BHM 260; Malpas 10; E 811). Extremely fine £300-£400

Lot 1400

Sold for £300

Lot 1401

Great Britain, Oxford Aviation Meeting, 1914, a silver medal by S. Blanckensee & Sons Ltd, monoplane in flight, church steeple below, rev. named (Member of Committee, R.C. Wicks), hallmarked Birmingham 1913, 38mm. Surface marks, otherwise very fine, rare £200-£260

Lot 1401

Sold for £240

Lot 1402

Great Britain, Royal Air Force, Barrington Kennett Trophy, a silver award medal by Pinches, named (1929 Junior Cross Country Winners, No 4 Wing, A.G. Beale), 39mm; Opening of Liverpool Airport, 1933, a triangular uniface base-metal plaque, unsigned, 70mm; Institution of Aeronautical Engineers, a uniface silver-gilt award medal, unsigned, named (Awarded 1950 to A.N. Uttley for his Paper on Navigational Systems and Instrument Aids), 50mm; Battle of...

Lot 1402

Sold for £110

Lot 1403

Great Britain, Institution of Aeronautical Engineers, Sir Charles Wakefield Medal, a silver-gilt award, unsigned, globe and eagle within wreath, rev. named (Awarded 1949 to E.S. Calvert for his Work in the Development of Airport Lighting), 64mm. About extremely fine; in fitted case of issue £80-£100

Lot 1403

Sold for £60

Lot 1404

Great Britain, Royal Aeronautical Society, British Gold Medal for Aeronautics, a silver-gilt medal by A.G. Wyon, bust of Sir George Cayley facing three-quarters left, rev. bird in flight, hot air balloon above, edge named (Mr. S.D. Davies, for his Outstanding Practical Work in the Design & Development of Delta Aircraft), 51mm. Edge bruise at top and other minor marks, otherwise good very fine £300-£400

Lot 1404

Sold for £200

Lot 1405

Australia, World Gliding Championships, 1974, a bronze medal, unsigned, head-on view of glider, rev. silhouette of glider and GFA, thermals in background, edge named (R. Simpson Melb. Australia), 69mm. Extremely fine and toned; in card box £80-£100

Lot 1405

Sold for £50

Lot 1406

Austria, Austrian Air Force, a bronze medal by Gürschner, undated, 65mm; BELGIUM, Institut Géographique Militaire, a bronze medal, unsigned, 60mm; CZECHOSLOVAKIA, Slavonic Air Meeting, 1934, a uniface bronze plaque, unsigned, 95 x 64mm, Czechoslovakian Aero Club, 1934, a uniface plated plaque signed K, 84 x 56mm; FINLAND, Tenth Anniversary of the Jämijärvi Gliding Competition, 1945, a uniface bronze medal, unsigned, 50mm [5]. Varied state, fi...

Lot 1406

Sold for £80

Lot 1407

Belgium, Exposition Universelle, Brussels, 1910, a graphite plaque by Le Carbone, two citizens from earlier times look out towards the Hôtel de Ville, cityscape beyond, aeroplane and dirigible in the skies above, rev. Belgian arms within ornate archway, 83 x 66mm. Extremely fine and very rare £120-£150

Lot 1407

Sold for £100

Lot 1408

Belgium, Aerial Crossing of the English Channel by King Albert and Queen Elisabeth, 1918, a bronze medal by T. Spicer-Simpson for the ANS, conjoined busts left, rev. flying boat over the Channel, 63mm, edge stamped 32. Extremely fine £100-£120

Lot 1408

Sold for £110

Lot 1409

Belgium, International Military Aeronautic Pentathlon, 1951, a bronze medal by D. Absil, 50mm; a plated medal, unsigned, 51mm; GERMANY, Anti-Aircraft, a zinc-alloy medal, unsigned and undated, 41mm; ITALY, Crociera Aerea del Decennale, 1933, a uniface silver and enamel badge, Stefano Cagna, a uniface enamelled base metal badge by Picchiani & Barlacchi, Florence, 60th Anniversary of Caproni 1, 1970, a bronze medal by E. Monti, 60mm; USA, 50th Anni...

Lot 1409

Sold for £70

Lot 1410

Czechoslovakia, Aero, 1930, a uniface bronze plaque by O. Suec for Pichl, formation flight of five aeroplanes over a map of Czechoslovakia, single aeroplane in building below, 81 x 57mm. Extremely fine; in original blue fitted case [this a trifle distressed] £120-£150

Lot 1410

Sold for £100

Lot 1411

France, Montgolfier Brothers’ Flight from the Champ de Mars, 1783, a copper medal by N.M. Gatteaux, conjoined busts left, rev. balloon above clouds depositing rain over the Champ de Mars, 42mm (Malpas 3; BDM II, 210). Minor surface marks on obverse, otherwise very fine £100-£120

Lot 1411

Sold for £75

Lot 1412

France, Siège de Paris, 1871, a silver-gilt award medal by C.J-M. Degeorge for the Ministère de la Guerre, un-named, female figure seated on the side of a cannon, a carrier-pigeon flying into her arms, balloon in air behind, rev. pigeon coop, 62mm (PBE 345; CGMP p.122; Malpas 95; BDM I, 544; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.19, 48). Good very fine £60-£80

Lot 1412

Sold for £40

Lot 1413

France, Henri Giffard’s Balloon Ascent over Paris, 1878, a gilt-bronze medal by C. Trotin, balloon over a view of Paris, rev. legend in six lines, 51mm (Malpas 99; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 8; cf. Bonhams 12.ix.96, 55). Extremely fine; with clip, ring, original ribbon and bar suspension, an attractive example £100-£120

Lot 1413

Sold for £60

Lot 1414

France, Ballons Dirigéables, 1885, a bronze medal by H.A.J. Patey, figure of Science pointing to airship flying at Chalais-Meudon, rev. Dædalus strapping wings to Icarus, 72mm (PBE 660; BDM IV, 426; CGMP p.300; Button 19; cf. BDW 5, lot 3). Very fine, rare £100-£120

Lot 1414

Sold for £100

Lot 1415

France, Aéronautique Club de France, 1897, a uniface octagonal bronze award plaque, unsigned, un-named, 65 x 45mm; Victorieux des Éléments, c. 1910, a bronze medal by I. Desvergnes, 49mm (cf. DNW M2, 2533) [2]. Extremely fine £60-£80

Lot 1415

Sold for £65

Lot 1416

France, Aviation, 1909, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon for the Académie des Sciences, winged male figure representing Aviation holding a young woman in his arms, rev. early biplanes, airships and balloons, palm branch below, 65mm (Malpas 424; BDM VII, 55; cf. BDW 9, 697). Extremely fine and very rare £150-£180

Lot 1416

Sold for £150

Lot 1417

France, Navigation Aérienne, 1909, a bronze award plaque by P.-A. Morlon, winged figure of Genius in central panel, biplane to left, airship to right, rev. three panels, man studying birds in flight to left, engineer adjusting an aero engine to right, named (10ème Exposition Intern.le de l’Aéronautique, 1926, M. Chaussin), 99 x 72mm (PBE 610; CGMP p.272; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.44, 296; BDM VIII, 78; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 110). Good very fine...

Lot 1417

Sold for £60

Lot 1418

France, Marcel Hanriot, 1910, a bronze medal by E. Fraisse, pilot in cockpit, rev. m. hanriot on tablet, wreath behind, 95 and 10-6-1910 in field, 40mm. Extremely fine £100-£120

Lot 1418

Sold for £130

Lot 1419

France, Aviation, 1912, a bronze award medal by Françoise Montagny, eagle and figure of Genius above early monoplane, rev. eagle’s wings above tablet and globe, un-named, 68mm (PBE 605; CGMP p.264; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.22, 98). About extremely fine £60-£80

Lot 1419

Sold for £45

Lot 1420

France, First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic, 1927, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, conjoined busts of Le Brix and Costes left, rev. Breguet biplane above a map of the globe showing the route from Paris to Tokyo, 68mm (CGMP p.284; cf. DNW 35, 570). Extremely fine, nicely patinated £100-£120

Lot 1420

Sold for £220

Lot 1421

France, Aviation, c. 1930, an Art Deco bronze award medal by E. Fraisse, winged figure and two biplanes set against the rays of the sun, rev. tablet, un-named, 50mm. Good very fine; in maroon fitted case of issue £60-£80

Lot 1421

Sold for £240

Lot 1422

France, Aviation, c. 1930, a plated award medal by F. Fraisse, un-named, 50mm; Ligue Aeronautique de France, a bronze award medal by I.L. Blanchot, named (M. Rapin), 68mm [2]. First stained on obverse, otherwise very fine, second better £60-£80

Lot 1422

Sold for £140

Lot 1423

France, First French Aerial Crossing of the North Atlantic from East to West, 1930, a bronze medal by L. Desvignes for Lemaitre, 50mm (cf. DNW 132, 1710); Aéromaritime, 1938, a bronze medal by E. Fraisse, 50mm (cf. DNW 37, 1300); Caudron-Renault, 1942, a bronze plaque by M. Delannoy, 81 x 63mm [3]. Good very fine or better; second in fitted case of issue £80-£100

Lot 1423

Sold for £140

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