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Lot 787, 9 Feb 21

AUSTRIA, Macht der Töne [The Power of Sounds], 1911, a uniface bronze medal by A. Hartig, robed female standing singing, seated male harpist behind, standing audience at left, 75mm (Hauser –; BDM VII, 420; cf. WAG 33, 3024). Spot by harpist’s head, otherwise very fine £30-£40

Lot 787, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £70

Lot 788, 9 Feb 21

AUSTRIA, Europa, 1912, a uniface octagonal bronze plaque by A.R. Weinberger, naked female representing Europa, seated side-saddle on a bull (Zeus), her modesty shielded by a garland of roses, 69 x 67mm (Hauser –; BDM VIII, 266; cf. DNW 49, 846). Very fine £60-£80

Lot 788, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £65

Lot 789, 9 Feb 21

BELGIUM, Le Mineur, c. 1904, a uniface bronze plaque by C. Meunier, head of miner right, wearing helmet and holding pick-axe, factory chimney in background, 133 x 100mm (cf. DNW 169, 1242). Very fine; with soldered pins on the back for suspension £60-£80

Lot 789, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £75

Lot 790, 9 Feb 21

BELGIUM, L’Aïeule, 1906, a uniface cast bronze plaque by G. Devreese, old lady seated left by fire-place, peeling a potato, 92 x 82mm (Willenz 35). Very fine, decorative; with soldered pins on the back for suspension £80-£100

Lot 790, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £40

Lot 791, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Géographie, 1884, a bronze award medal by A. Dubois, un-named, 50mm (PBE 387; CGMP pp.158-9; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.20, 56; BDM I, 631); La Science Moderne découvre l’Antiquité, 1895 [struck 1901], a bronze award medal by F.-C. V. de Vernon for the Université de Paris, un-named, 68mm (Maier 154; CGMP p.396; Coll. R. Marx 301-2; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.25, 158; BDM VI, 238); La Musique, c. 1900, a bronze award medal by A. Rivet, un-named, 50mm...

Lot 791, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £160

Lot 792, 9 Feb 21

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; CGMP p.300; BDM IV, 426; Malpas –; Button 19; cf. DNW 157, 1414). Very fine £90-£120

Lot 792, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £180

Lot 793, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Union Franco-Américaine, 1886 [struck 1896], a bronze award medal by L.-O. Roty, winged Genius in Phrygian cap conducting a boat in which robed females representing France and America regard the Statue of Liberty, rev. bust of Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi in medallion, flanked by shields and laurel branch, tablet below, un-named, 68mm (Maier 92; Roty Compagnonnage p.94; CGMP p.358; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.271, 80; Coll. R. Marx 13; BDM V,...

Lot 793, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £260

Lot 794, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, La Marseillaise, 1888, a bronze award medal by H. Dubois after H. Rude, figures representing the French Republic on plinth, wall behind, rev. robed female holding palm-branch and supporting tablet, un-named, 68mm (CGMP –; cf. BM Acq. 1978-82, p.41, 68). Very fine; an early striking by the Monnaie £50-£70

Lot 794, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £95

Lot 795, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Alliance Française, 1898, a bronze award medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, un-named, 68mm (Maier 116; PBE 308; CGMP p.172; BDM I, 665; cf. DNW M2, 2672); La Céramique, 1909, a bronze award plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, un-named, 64 x 51mm (PBE 790; CGMP p.333; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.46, 132; BDM VIII, 147; cf. DNW M2, 2500) [2]. Very fine £60-£80

Lot 795, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £100

Lot 796, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, La Source, or Chloé à la vasque, 1898, a bronze plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, naked girl stands drinking from an ornate fountain, rev. cherub on rock-face, right hand in water which plunges into a pool below, 66 x 36mm (Maier 120; PBE 321; Coll. R. Marx 327-8; CGMP p.175; Jones, Art of the Medal, 328; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.20, 66; cf. DNW M11, 1803). Charming style, good very fine £70-£90

Lot 796, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £190

Lot 797, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Jeunesse, 1899 [issued 1900], a bronze plaque by J.-P. Legastelois for the SAMF, bust of a girl right, rev. irises, edge stamped 283, 60 x 47mm (Maier 1; PBE 529; Classens 60; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.309, 21; Coll. R. Marx 89; BDM III, 372; cf. Baldwin 81, 3520). Very fine, rare £150-£200

Lot 797, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £480

Lot 798, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Junon et Psyché, 1899 [issued 1900], a bronze medal by F. Levillain for the SAMF, robed figure of Juno holding the severed head of Argus, dripping blood, peacock at right, rev. naked female representing Psyche seated under tree at the entrance to the underworld, head in her hands, the dog Cerberus barking at right, 47mm, edge stamped 283 (Maier 2; PBE 565; Coll. R. Marx 91; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.309, 22; BDM III, 426; cf. Baldwin 90, 196...

Lot 798, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £360

Lot 799, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Maternité, 1899 [issued 1900], a bronze plaque by A.-L.-M. Charpentier for the SAMF, mother seated left on chair breast-feeding her baby, rev. bust of Charpentier’s daughter, Thérèse, right, 80 x 52mm, edge stamped 283 (Maier 3; PBE 150; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.307, 5; Coll. R. Marx 92; BDM I, 411; cf. Baldwin 90, 1946). Good very fine, rare £300-£400

Lot 799, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £500

Lot 800, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Salut au Soleil, 1899, a bronze plaque by G. Dupré, 64 x 50mm (Maier 188; PBE 424; CGMP p.169; Jones, Art of the Medal, 337; BDM I, 653; cf. DNW 173, 495); Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, 50mm (PBE 317; CGMP pp.172-3; BDM I, 666; Coll. R. Marx 310; cf. DNW 147, 1890) [2]. Very fine, first with loop for suspension, second with remains of inked inscription on obverse £30-£50

Lot 800, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £75

Lot 801, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, L’Horticulture, 1899 [issued 1901], a bronze plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, female figure teaching another to prune a plant in a flower-pot, rev. naked young girl sat under tree, making a posy, 62 x 48mm (Maier 122; PBE 304; CGMP p.175; Coll. R. Marx 306; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl. 41, 72; BDM I, 664; cf. Baldwin 101, 3786). Very fine £50-£70

Lot 801, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £70

Lot 802, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Méditation, 1899 [struck 1902], a bronze plaque by G. Dupré, 62 x 50mm (Maier 189; PBE 421; CGMP p.168; Coll. R. Marx 332; BDM I, 652); Élégie, 1904 [struck 1907], a bronze plaque by P.-V. Dautel, 65 x 45mm (Maier 255; PBE 331; CGMP p.121; Classens 51; BDM VII, 210; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 36, 44; cf. DNW M5, 1525); Mutualité, 1906, a bronze award plaque by M.-A.-L. Coudray, un-named, 71 x 55mm (PBE 264; CGMP p.101; BDM VII, 194; cf. DNW...

Lot 802, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £180

Lot 803, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, L’Automobile, c. 1900, a bronze award medal by C.-P. Pillet for Desaide, un-named, 46mm (PBE 723; BDM IV, 537); Cours Cyclistique, c. 1900, a bronze award medal by A. Rivet, un-named, 50mm (PBE 821; BDM V, 135); La Cours à Pied, or Cours Antique, c. 1900, a bronze award medal by A. Rivet for the Racing Club de France, un-named, 48mm (PBE 810; BDM V, 135); Le Salut des Armes, 1909, a bronze plaque by Ernesta Robert-Mérignac, 86 x 51mm...

Lot 803, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £120

Lot 804, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Horticulture, c. 1900, a bronze award medal by C.-P. Pillet for Desaide, un-named, 59mm (BDM IV, 537; cf. DNW 66, 1367); Horticulture, c. 1900, a bronze award medal by A. Rivet, un-named, 49mm (PBE 804; BDM V, 135); Agriculture, c. 1900, a bronze award medal by A. Rivet, un-named, 49mm; Agriculture, c. 1900, a bronze medal, unsigned, for A. Bescher, 50mm; Au Village, la Couture, 1906, a bronze plaque by Blanche-Adèle Moria, 63 x 44mm (PB...

Lot 804, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £100

Lot 805, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, La Musique Guerrière, 1900, a bronze medal by F.-P. Niclausse for the SAMF, naked Roman warrior with sword and shield, being guided by the music, rev. young female head left, hair blown by the wind, singing a song of war, lyre in background, 60mm, edge stamped 266 (Maier 5; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.309, 25; Coll. R. Marx 94; BDM IV, 260; cf. Baldwin 90, 1964). Good very fine, rare £150-£200

Lot 805, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £320

Lot 806, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Combat de Cerfs, or Cerf et Biches, 1900 [issued 1901], a bronze plaque by G. Gardet for the SAMF, two stags fighting, other animals watching the contest, trees in background, rev. two does and two fauns rest in wooded landscape, 95 x 58mm, edge stamped 266 (Maier 9; PBE 463; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.308, 12; Coll. R. Marx 99; BDM II, 201; cf. Baldwin 81, 3522). Very fine, rare £300-£400

Lot 806, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £1,200

Lot 807, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, La Danse, 1901 [issued 1902], a bronze medal by F.-R. Carabin for the SAMF, female dancer, rev. two couples dancing, 50mm, edge stamped 254 (Maier 10; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.306, 3; Coll. R. Marx 100; BDM I, 345; cf. DNW 35, 544). Very fine, rare £120-£150

Lot 807, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £440

Lot 808, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Voici Mes Bijoux, 1901 [issued 1902], a bronze medal by H.-E. Nocq for the SAMF, a young mother interrupted in breast feeding, leaning forward to kiss an older child, rev. crib, doll and rocking-horse, 52mm, edge stamped 254 (Maier 13; Classens 59; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.310, 26; Coll. R. Marx 103; BDM IV, 281; cf. BSJ 52, 464). Characteristic high rims, good very fine, rare £150-£200

Lot 808, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £360

Lot 809, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Solidarité, 1901 [issued 1902], a bronze plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon for the SAMF, two blacksmiths at an anvil pledging their friendship one to the other, rev. young woman assisting a mother by holding her baby in a kitchen, edge stamped 254, 75 x 53mm (Maier 14; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.311, 35; Coll. R. Marx 104; BDM VI, 238, 240; cf. Baldwin 90, 1969). Very fine, rare £140-£180

Lot 809, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £320

Lot 810, 9 Feb 21

FRANCE, Amphitrite, 1902, a bronze medal by J. Desbois for the SAMF, Amphitrite on sea-monster right, rev. nymph emerging from concentric ripples of water, 39mm, edge stamped 232 (Maier 15; Coll. R. Marx 105; cf. BDW M2, 2510). Very fine, rare £180-£220

Lot 810, 9 Feb 21

Sold for £280

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