Jones, Mark Andrew (British, 1959-present); b. Aberdare ENGLAND, Dr David Kelly, 2008, a cast bronze medal by M.A. Jones [AB Fine Art], bust facing, head turned slightly to right, rev. the machinery of war, in the form of cogs and spanners incorporating a horned skull and a devil's head, edge engraved Jones and impressed 2/50, 70mm, 254.46g (The Medal 53, p.71; E 2223). Extremely fine, rare £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2010 Edition of 50. David Christopher Kelly, CMG (1944-2003), a British government scientist and former head of the Defence Microbiology Division working at Porton Down, committed suicide after his doubts over official claims regarding Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction entered the public arena. The medals were cast in April 2008.
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Ohlson, Alfred (Swedish, 1868-1940); b. Stockholm, and Bergman, Herman (Stockholm, 1895-present) SWEDEN, Selma Lagerlöf, a cast bronze medal by A. Ohlson [H. Bergman], bust left, rev. Fame supporting trumpet on which an owl perches, gesturing to naked child holding an open book and seated on a cloud, edge impressed h. bergman fud, 71mm, 165.23g (cf. Kölner Münzkabinett 111, 1160). Very fine £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, September 2002 Selma Ottilia Louisa Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1909), as well as the first woman elected to membership of the Swedish Academy (1914).
![Hoes, Jennifer (Dutch, 1973-present); b. Noordwijk NETHERLANDS, Ianvs Semper Vndiqve [Janus All Over the Place], 2011, an o](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/3107aa0e-5d0e-4af5-8a16-b0c900f609b0/468x382.jpg)
Hoes, Jennifer (Dutch, 1973-present); b. Noordwijk NETHERLANDS, Ianvs Semper Vndiqve [Janus All Over the Place], 2011, an openwork polished stainless steel three-dimensional medal infused with bronze by Jennifer Hoes, outer with heads of Janus, one shouting, the other smiling, inner with three smiling female heads of the artist, 49mm, 160.66g (De Beeldenaar 2011, pp.197-8; The Medal 60, p.66; cf. MPO 78, 2876; cf. Schulman 361, 2588). Extremely fine £50-£70 --- The jewellery designer Jennifer Hoes is considered the first woman to marry herself. In 2003, on her 30th birthday, she decided she was ‘prepared to embrace her own life’.
![Prud’homme, Georges-Henri (French, 1873-1947); b. Cap Breton FRANCE, Bénédicité [Grace], 1926, a uniface bronze plaque by G](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/29c286c7-4763-43bb-898d-b0c900f57047/468x382.jpg)
Prud’homme, Georges-Henri (French, 1873-1947); b. Cap Breton FRANCE, Bénédicité [Grace], 1926, a uniface bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, old woman seated in chair left, offering a prayer of thanks before eating soup from a bowl, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 94 x 72mm, 210.85g (CGMP p.331; Classens 70; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl. 44, 138; cf. DNW 66, 1533). Very fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland, September 1998 First issued privately as a cast plaque in 1906-7 (Maier 238; BDM IV, 706; Gaz. Num. 1909, p.241, 60).
![Naden, Jo (British, 1951-present); b. Buxton ENGLAND, Time Spent, 2012, a cast bronze medal by Jo Naden [Lunts Castings] fo](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/86525b9d-b77b-4314-a975-b0c900f598b9/468x382.jpg)
Naden, Jo (British, 1951-present); b. Buxton ENGLAND, Time Spent, 2012, a cast bronze medal by Jo Naden [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, patterned dandelion seed-head, rev. concave hemisphere, centre with applied golden patina, 82mm, 573.07g (The Medal 61, pp.71-2). Extremely fine, as made; in original black box of issue [some damage to base] £70-£90 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, December 2014 Edition of 30.
Calka, Maurice (Polish, 1921-1999); b. Lodz, moved to France 1937, then Italy, returning to France 1954 FRANCE, Ouverture de la liaison Autoroutière de Lille à Marseille [Opening of the Motorway from Lille to Marseille], 1970, a bronze medal by M. Calka, symbolic A and arrow superimposed over legend, rev. motorway junction, edge impressed 1970 bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 184.87g. Extremely fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons The autoroute was inaugurated by President Georges Pompidou on 29 October 1970.
Corbin, Raymond (French, 1907-2002); b. Rochefort FRANCE, Adrien Blanchet, 60e anniversaire de numismate et archéologue, [Adrien Blanchet, 60th Anniversary as a Numismatist and Archaeologist], 1947, a bronze medal by R. Corbin, bust left, rev. seated figures leaning against central column, tablet below with date, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 51mm, 89.16g (cf. BDW 5, 192). Usual dark red patina, very fine£50-£70 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 74, 9 May 2012, lot 1905 (part) Jules Adrien Blanchet (1866-1957) was the doyen of French numismatists of his day.
Giannone, Francesco (Italian, 1906-1996); b. Palermo ITALY, Eve, c. 1960, a uniface cast bronze medal by F. Giannone, naked female seated right, head canted to viewer, holding the head of a serpent, foundry mark on edge, 109mm, 275.46g (cf. Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965-6, 184). Extremely fine, green patina, rare £90-£120
Béran, Nándor (Hungarian, 1889-1965); b. Budapest HUNGARY, Országos Hegyiverseny, DobogókÅ‘i [National Mountain Race, Dobogoko], c. 1935, a uniface bronze plaque by N. Béran, racing car speeding up a mountain pass, back impressed budapest döbrentei u.2., 67 x 45mm, 61.58g. Extremely fine £40-£50
Boucher, Alfred (French, 1850-1934); b. Nogent-sur-Seine FRANCE, Marie-Ernest Gellé, 1910, a bronze plaque by A. Boucher, bust left, rev. naked female seated right on plinth, her right hand placed to her ear to listen, her left hand commanding silence, church at upper left, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 71 x 53mm, 131.39g (Storer 1204; cf. Künker 356, 8460; cf. DNW 176, 375). Extremely fine £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, October 2007 Marie-Ernest Gellé (1834-1923) was an otologist and ear surgeon.
Willow, Lucy (British, 1967-present); b. Whitstable ENGLAND, Dreams of a Dying Moth, 2000, a cast bronze medal by Lucy Willow [Falmouth College of Arts] for the British Art Medal Society, moth positioned at the edge of the medal, rev. light bulb in a central void, 68 x 62mm, 235.27g (Attwood 158; The Medal 40, p.107). Very fine, the subject matter highlighted with a green patina £30-£50 --- Edition of 100.
Lamourdedieu, Raoul (French, 1877-1953); b. Fauguerolles FRANCE, Syndicat général de la boulangerie française [General Syndicate of French Bakery], c. 1925, a bronze award medal by R. Lamourdedieu, baker placing bread in an oven with a paddle, loaves of bread at sides, rev. scales and sheaves of wheat, central tablet un-named, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 155.45g. About extremely fine £20-£30 --- The Syndicat, formed in 1889, changed its name to the Confédération nationale de la boulangerie in 1934.
Levillain, Ferdinand (French, 1837-1905); b. Paris, and Éts. Barbedienne (Paris, fl. 1838-1952) FRANCE, Hommage à l'antique, c. 1890, a uniface bronze Art Nouveau medal by F. Levillain [for Barbedienne], bearded naked man to right, placing a figure of an older bearded man on a plinth and attended by a semi-naked youth at right, jug on stand at left and tree at extreme right, 153mm, 608.03g. Extremely fine, attractively patinated, rare; set on a circular wooden mount, hook on back for suspension £100-£150
![Yencesse, Ovide (French, 1869-1947); b. Dijon FRANCE, François le Rémouleur [François the Grinder], 1907 [issued 1908], a b](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/bdc2c4e6-2935-420e-8702-b0c900f45ee2/468x382.jpg)
Yencesse, Ovide (French, 1869-1947); b. Dijon FRANCE, François le Rémouleur [François the Grinder], 1907 [issued 1908], a bronze plaque by O. Yencesse for the Société des Amis de la Médaille française, man seated left, grinding a knife, rev. peasant woman standing left, in the act of skinning a rabbit, edge impressed bronze 142, cornucopia and foundry mark of the SAMF, 70 x 49mm, 113.25g (Maier 40; Classens 84; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.369, 10; Coll. R. Marx 131; BDM VI, 695 [given to 1906]; cf. WAG 42, 5447; cf. DNW 188, 839). Very fine, rare £200-£260 --- Edition of 175, of which 108 were in bronze.
Devreese, Godefroid (Belgian, 1861-1941); b. Kortrijk, and Fonson, Jean, later Jules (Brussels, 1848-present) Brazil, Exposiçao Internacional, Rio de Janeiro, 1922-3, a bronze award medal by G. Devreese for Fonson, Brazilia flies free from the figure of Portugal, rev. Brazilia seated left, crowning a kneeling male artisan holding a cup, plinth un-named, edge impressed j. fonson, 74mm, 121.75g (Willenz 248; cf. DNW 165, 1293). About extremely fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, February 2002 The exhibition, the first international world fair in South America and ostensibly held to celebrate the centenary of the country, was staged between 7 September 1922 and 23 March 1923.
Hercule, Benoît Lucien (French, 1846-1913); b. Toulon FRANCE, Marianne, c. 1905, a plated bronze award medal by B.L. Hercule adapted for the Chambre Syndicale du Commerce en gros des vins & spiritueux de Paris et de la Seine, head of Marianne left, rev. winged putto tending flowers above tablet, named (E. Caumet 1946), 58mm, 77.85g. Good very fine, dark-toned £15-£25 --- Provenance: bt Simmons
Wood, Robert (British, 1957-present); b. Toronto, moved to United Kingdom by 1965, then to Denmark 2012 ENGLAND, Past and Present, 2001, two magnetic bronze and steel medals by R. Wood [the artist] for the British Art Medal Society, the work incorporating a set of 21 cut-out steel parts in a variety of geometric and floral forms, one side of each of the medals bearing an English translation of a quotation from Marcel Proust’s À la recherche du temps perdu, medals each 78mm, total wt. 347.59g (Attwood 156; The Medal 39, pp.120-1) [23]. About extremely fine and complete £70-£90 --- Provenance: bt BAMS
Flourat, Daniel (French, 1928-1968); b. Paris FRANCE, Usine Maremotrice de la Rance, La Richardais [The Rance Tidal Power Plant], 1966, a bronze medal by D. Flourat, aerial view of the Rance tidal power plant, road bridge from Saint Malo to Dinard in distance, rev. surrealist image of a turbine being driven by water, edge impressed 1966 bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 220.91g. Extremely fine, dark patina £25-£35 --- The Rance plant, on which work commenced in 1963, was opened by Charles de Gaulle on 26 November 1966; the road crossing was completed the following year.
![Patriarche, Louis (French, 1872-1955); b. Bastia, Corsica FRANCE, J.H. Fabre, 1911 [issued 1925], a bronze plaque by L. Pat](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/00cc6e07-a37c-4fd4-9fd2-b0c900f5865b/468x382.jpg)
Patriarche, Louis (French, 1872-1955); b. Bastia, Corsica FRANCE, J.H. Fabre, 1911 [issued 1925], a bronze plaque by L. Patriarche, seated figure of Fabre examining insects on the leaf of a plant on a table with a magnifying glass, rev. Fabre’s house and garden, scorpion, cricket and other insects in foreground, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 70 x 50mm, 108.08g (PBE 685; CGMP p.304; Classens 16; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl. 43, 115; cf. DNW 48, 712). About extremely fine and lightly patinated, an attractive study £60-£80 --- Jean Henri Fabre (1823-1915), an entomologist, lived at Serignané-du-Comtat (dép. Vaucluse) from 1879 until his death. He provided the first detailed study of insect behaviour by observing creatures in their natural habitats.
Werner-Nyiri, Etchi (Czechoslovakian, 1946-present); b. Tornala, moved to Israel by 2006 E.E.C., European Coin Cemetery, 2002, an openwork bronze plaque, unsigned [by Etchi Werner-Nyiri], hand at right of an abstract scene on which demonetised French and German coins have been attached, rev. date in panel, four other demonetised coins from Italy, Austria and Germany set in edges, 78 x 60mm, 157.66g. Very fine, as made, unusual; in a black velvet bag as issued£25-£35
Bagdons, Friedrich (German, 1878-1937); b. Kaliningrad GERMANY, Hoesch-Aktiengesellschaft, Dortmund, 1933, a bronze Loyal Service medal by F. Bagdons, bust of Friedrich Springorum left, rev. steelworks with blast furnaces, 59mm, 76.65g (Müseler 15.3/46C; cf. Höhn e12, 62). Extremely fine; in original green case with Hoesch logo £20-£30 --- Provenance: Münz Zentrum Rheinland Auktion 95 (Cologne), 9 September 1998, lot 4118 Friedrich Springorum (1858-1938), a German engineer and entrepreneur, was general director of Hoesch AG from 1908 to 1921.
Ward, Simon (British, 1964-present); b. unknown ENGLAND/SPAIN, Medal for Dalí, 1991, a cast bronze medal by S. Ward [Tallix Morris Singer] for the British Art Medal Society, bust of Salvador Dalí left, Cross behind and broken chain at left, rev. weeping eye at centre of a crutch on which is superimposed a long baguette, impressions of feet at upper left, flies at lower right, 84mm, 516.02g (Attwood 84; The Medal 20, p.121). Extremely fine, as made £70-£90 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, July 2016 Edition of 18. Salvador Dalí (1904-89), the leading surrealist artist, once created a 100-foot long baguette.
Castiglioni, Giannino (Italian, 1884-1971); b. Milan, and Stabilimento SpA Stefano Johnson (Milan, 1836-present) ITALY, Benito Mussolini, 1922, a gilt-bronze plaque by G. Castiglioni for Johnson, bust left, flags in background, rev. legend on tablet, 81 x 60mm, 221.59g (Maffei/Raspagni/Sparacino pl. 2, 30). About extremely fine £40-£60 --- Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) was originally a journalist and socialist politician, but went on to found the Italian National Fascist Party and lead the country in a dictatorship from 1922 to 1943.
Soldani Benzi, Massimiliano (Italian, 1656-1740); b. Montevarchi ITALY, Francesco Redi, 1684, a cast bronze medal by M. Soldani-Benzi, draped bust right, rev. several figures engaged in a Bacchic revelry, canebam in exergue, 86mm, 196.50g (Bargello 7839; V. & T 36; Johnson 126; Brettauer 952; Börner 1487; BDM V, 566; Clifford 297; cf. Teutoburger 155, 4190). Very fine and softly worked in the baroque style, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt Baldwin Francesco Redi (1626-97), was a physician, naturalist, and biologist, as well as a poet.
Lechevrel, Alphonse (French, 1848-1924); b. Paris FRANCE, L’Histoire enregistre les découvertes de l’Archéologie [History Records the Discoveries of Archaeology], 1904 [issued 1905], a bronze plaque by A. Lechevrel for the Société des Amis de la Médaille française, classical figures in a tree-lined glade, one holding a statuette, rev. statue of a goddess by a woodland stream, trees in background, edge stamped bronze and cornucopia, 180, 80 x 68mm, 143.99g (Maier 27; PBE 518; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.178, 26 and p.308, 18; Coll. R. Marx 117; BDM III, 362; cf. Baldwin 52, 453; cf. DNW 188, 824). Very fine, rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: bt J. Lis, November 2001 Edition of 213 in all metals. The artist exhibited a version of the obverse at the 1893 Paris Salon.
Ségoffin, Jean-Victor-Joseph-Ambroise (French, 1867-1925); b. Toulouse FRANCE, Joaquín Albarrán, 1907, a uniface cast bronze medal by J.-V.-J.-A. Ségoffin, bust left, 89mm, 137.88g (Freeman, Medical Medals, 5; Storer –; Brettauer –; cf. iNumis MBS 52, 827; cf. DNW 36, 699). Very fine and a good high-relief portrait study, rare; small piercing at top for suspension £80-£100 --- Joaquin Maria Albarrán y Dominguez (1860-1912) was a urologist, b. Sagua La Grande, Cuba, and director of the clinic of urology at Hôpital Necker, Paris.
Bourgeois, Louis-Maximilien (French, 1839-1901); b. Paris FRANCE, L’Elit de Carnot à la Présidence de la République [Election of President Carnot], 1887, a bronze award medal by L.-M. Bourgeois, draped bust of Marianne right, wearing cap, rev. oak-wreath, tablet engraved (Gagneur), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 72mm, 186.95g (Marx, Médailleurs Français, p.53; BDM I, 238; cf. Aureo & Calicó 369, 2029). Very fine £30-£40 --- Marie-François-Sadi Carnot (1837-94) was an engineer and President of the 3rd Republic from 1887 until his assassination in Lyon in June 1894.
Michelet, Firmin-Marcelin (French, 1875-1951); b. Tarbes FRANCE, Inaugure de Transpyrenéen Bedous-Canfranc [Inauguration of the Trans-Pyrenean Railway Tunnel], 1928, an Art Déco bronze plaque by F.-M. Michelet, robed female standing on railway bogey dividing tunnel entrances in cartouches, rev. the tunnel imaged on a view of the Pyrenees, legend in 10 lines below, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 64 x 57mm, 113.61g (cf. Aureo & Calicó 395, 398; cf. DNW 30, 773). Very fine £50-£70 --- The railway tunnel between Bedous and Canfranc was opened in the presence of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Gaston Doumergue, President of France, on 18 July 1928.
Sgard, Jean (French, 1891-1966); b. Abbeville FRANCE, Centenaire du Caisse d’Épargne d’Abbeville, 1935, a plated bronze Art Déco medal by J. Sgard, robed female standing left, her hands on the shoulders of a girl dropping a coin into a vase, rev. cityscape, the Collégiale Saint Vulfran at centre, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 50mm, 57.29g. Good very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons In 1935 the artist, a well-known goldsmith and jeweller on Place Sainte-Catherine, Abbeville, was approached by Charles Decaux, archivist of the Caisses d'Épargne, to create a medal and a stained glass window for the bank’s centenary.
Lucci, Edoardo (Italian, 1976-present); b. Rome ENGLAND, Inhuman Being, 2001, a cast bronze medal by E. Lucci [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, face of a man merging with his thoughts, rev. humanity’s instinct to overcome nature, 85mm, 434.46g (Attwood 161; The Medal 40, p.110; Diakov 1094.1; cf. Rauch e34, 687). Extremely fine, green patina £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt BAMS, December 2002
Salgé, Gustave (French, 1878-1946); b. Marseille, and Arthus-Bertrand (Paris, 1803-present) ALGERIA, Exposition Générale, Oran, 1930, a bronze plaque by G. Salgé for Arthus-Bertrand, aerial view of the city and port, colonnades at sides, rev. central water fountain flanked by artisans and implements of industry and agriculture, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark of Arthus-Bertrand, 68 x 50mm, 96.39g (Ruedas p.459, 302; cf. MDC 11, 454; cf. DNW 37, 1181). Very fine £90-£120 --- The exposition, staged ostensibly to mark the centenary of French control over Algeria, opened on 3 March and closed on 30 May 1930.
Robin, Gabriel (French, 1902-1970); b. Nantes, and Boudier, Roland Charles Henri (French, 1902-1970); b. Pantin FRANCE, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, Pavillon de Tabacs, 1931, an Art Déco bronze medal by G. Robin after R.C.H. Boudier, apparatus for striking coins and medals, rev. elevation of the pavilion, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 50mm, 54.70g (Ruedas p.253, 34; CGMP p.356; cf. MDC e5, 706). Reverse rim bruise at 10 o’clock and other minor edge nicks, otherwise good very fine £60-£80
Mattei, Louis Octave (French, 1877-1918); b. Vern-d’Anjou FRANCE, La Musique, 1908, a bronze award plaque by L.O. Mattei, seated robed female playing harp, tablet below un-named, rev. wreath of oak and palm, engraved (Colombes 1928), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 56 x 39mm, 57.41g (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl. 43, 108; BDM VIII, 33). Extremely fine, patinated £25-£35 --- Provenance: DNW Auction M2, 11 July 2006, lot 2675
![Prins, Raphaël Moses (Dutch, 1926-2015); b. Amsterdam NETHERLANDS, Vrede-Vrijheid [Peace-Freedom], 2006, a cast bronze meda](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/1be586e8-96af-4077-8d0b-b0c900f57224/468x382.jpg)
Prins, Raphaël Moses (Dutch, 1926-2015); b. Amsterdam NETHERLANDS, Vrede-Vrijheid [Peace-Freedom], 2006, a cast bronze medal by R. Prins for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, feather encircled by barbed-wire, rev. branch of blossom breaking through the barbed-wire, 74mm, 142.78g (VPK 2006-1; cf. Schulman 362, 594). Extremely fine; with descriptive leaflet £15-£25 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2015
![Lay, Georges (French, 1907-1987); b. Bordeaux FRANCE, Au Jardin du Poète [The Poet’s Garden], 1968, a bronze medal by G. La](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/8e4eb64b-ec07-4fde-9e5e-b0c900f5df52/468x382.jpg)
Lay, Georges (French, 1907-1987); b. Bordeaux FRANCE, Au Jardin du Poète [The Poet’s Garden], 1968, a bronze medal by G. Lay for the Club français de la Médaille, a dream universe where everything is metamorphosed: tree trunks in the shape of slender female bodies, flower-women sheltering birds in their branches with heart-shaped leaves, rev. a bouquet of flower-women, edge impressed br and cornucopia, 1968, no.4/100, 126mm, 403.19g (CGMP p.1183; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.57, 92). Extremely fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, September 2003 Edition of 100.
Luns, Huibert Marie (Dutch, 1881-1942); b. Paris, moved to Holland 1881, and Koninklijk Begeer (Utrecht, 1878-present) NETHERLANDS, Ter herinnering aan Koning Willem I [In Memory of King William I], 1928, a bronze medal by H.M. Luns for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, bust half-right, rev. Mercury staff and hat, trident, dolphin, hammer and cogwheel, 59mm, 54.74g (VPK 1928-1; Begeer 244; cf. MPO 40, 5824). Very fine £15-£25 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2015 William I (1772-1843), King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840.
Elkan, Benno (German, 1877-1960); b. Dortmund, moved to England 1933 GERMANY, 60 Geburtstag von Gerhart Hauptmann [60th Birthday of Gerhart Hauptmann], 1922, a cast bronze medal by B. Elkan, bust right, rev. satyr playing pipes while sat on a skull surrounded by a serpent, 132mm, 907.62g (Menzel-Severing 237; cf. Rauch 109, 1935; cf. WAG 53, 1447). Extremely fine, a substantial medal £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, September 1999 Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (1862-1946), a dramatist and novelist, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 1912.
Beadle, Paul John (British, 1917-1992); b. Hungerford, emigrated to Australia 1950, moved to New Zealand 1961 NEW ZEALAND, 4th Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, Dunedin, 1974, uniface award medals (4), in gilt-bronze [Winner], plated bronze [2nd] (2) and bronze [3rd], all unsigned [by P.J. Beadle], futuristic image of an archer taking aim to right, kiwi at right above waves, each 38mm, total 105.23g [4]. Mint state, with clips, rings and ribbons for suspension; in green card boxes of issue£20-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, October 2005 The Games, opened by Sir Denis Blundell, Governor-General of New Zealand, ran from 13 to 19 January 1974.
Landowski, Paul-Maximilien (French, 1875-1961); b. Paris FRANCE, Fédération Nationale des Entreprises à Commerces Multiples, 1950, a bronze Vingt Ans de Services award medal by P.-M. Landowski, artisans at work, rev. six scenes of people working, named (Joseph Garaude, 1951), 79mm, 242.88g (cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 195, 4735; cf. DNW M10, 1557). Extremely fine; in original maroon case of issue, with descriptive leaflet £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2003. The obverse was originally engraved by the artist in 1915.
Cárcova, Ernesto de la (Argentinian, 1866-1927); b. Buenos Aires ARGENTINA, Congreso Internacional Americano, Exposition de Higiene, Buenos Aires [International Congress of the Americas, Hygiene Exhibition], 1910, a bronze medal by E. de la Cárcova for the Faculty of Medicine, two allegorical robed female figures to right, rising sun in background, rev. legend around and between two trees, tablet below, edge stamped bronze and foundry mark of Sargines Prévot, 70mm, 136.40g (cf. Rauch e34, 579; cf. DNW 60, 1553). Extremely fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, June 2004 Several expositions were planned in Buenos Aires to celebrate the centenary of the 1810 revolution: Agriculture opened on 27 May; Hygiene on 3 July; Fine Arts on 12 July; Transportation on 17 July; and Industrial on 25 September.
Salle, Adelin (Belgian, 1884-1952); b. Liège, and Fisch & Cie (Brussels, 1853-present) BELGIUM, Olympe Gilbart, 1937, a bronze medal by A. Salle for Les Amis de la Médaille d’Art, bust right, rev. naked legionnaire seated to right on a stone, edge stamped fisch cie, 70mm, 138.43g (cf. Elsen 153, 1853). Extremely fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, June 2014 Olympe Gilbart (1874-1958) was a political activist and editor-in-chief of La Meuse, a regional Belgian newspaper, from 1918 to 1940.
Demanet, Victor (Belgian, 1875-1964); b. Givet BELGIUM, Femme avec Roses, c. 1935, an octagonal Art Déco bronze plaque by V. Demanet adapted for the Fédération Belge Junior Quilles [Skittles], female bust left, hand in front of face holding a string of roses, rev. wreath, named (F.B.J.Q. Championnat Inter Club, 1944-45, 3e catégorie, 2e prix, Midi-Quilles), 58 x 52mm, 87.14g (cf. DNW M8, 2300). Very fine, softly worked £50-£70
Plackman, Carl Joseph (British, 1943-2004); b. Huddersfield ENGLAND, Reason versus Pleasure, 1985, an openwork uniface cast bronze medal by C.J. Plackman [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, pick-axe prising a loaf of bread on a divided mill-stone held by a sledge-hammer, ball and chain at upper right, 108mm, 593.76g (Attwood 23; The Medal 6, p.47; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.84, 170; Jones, CBM, p.52, no.1). Extremely fine, as made £60-£80 --- Edition of 18.
Pospisil, Anton (Austrian, 1859-?); b. not known FRANCE, Jeune Femme, c. 1900, a plated bronze Art Nouveau appliqué by A. Pospisil, head of young female right, encircled by serpent, branch of oak in background, 41mm, 18.76g. Very fine, attractive £40-£60 --- Provenance: H.-P. Wipfler Collection, DNW Auction M2, 11 July 2006, lot 2498
Lavrillier, Gaston-Albert (French, 1890-1969); b. Paris, and Arthus-Bertrand (Paris, 1803-present) FRANCE, Diane à la chasse [Diana Hunting], c. 1930, a repoussé Art Déco bronze plaque by G.-A. Lavrillier for Arthus-Bertrand, Diana naked on horseback left, preparing to spear a deer, two naked male hunters on horseback at centre and right, 237 x 173mm, 390.82g (Cat. Arthus-Bertrand 476; cf. iNumis Dec. 2020, 140). Extremely fine and of splendid style, attractively patinated and very rare, especially in this size £300-£400
Dutton, Ron (British, 1935-present); b. Nantwich ENGLAND, Bude Waves, 1995, a cast bronze medal by R. Dutton [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, satellite dishes on cliff-top, rev. detail of the same, 98 x 94mm, 377.82g (Attwood 110; The Medal 28, p.151; cf. DNW M1, 1422). Extremely fine £40-£50 --- Edition of 28
Snoeck, Jan Cornelis (Dutch, 1927-2018); b. Rotterdam, and Koninklijk Begeer (Utrecht, 1878-present) NETHERLANDS, Maecenas Penning, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, 1965, a cast bronze medal by J. Snoeck [Koninklijke Begeer], abstract design of stacked squares with central depressions, rev. legend in five lines, 90mm, 382.40g (Die Geuzenpenning July 1965, p.88; cf. Schulman 366, 1041). Extremely fine, as made £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, May 2007 Pulchri Studio was an artist’s association and gallery in Lange Voorhout, The Hague, established 1847.
Drago, Joseph Séraphin (French, 1883-1965); b. Nice FRANCE, Moto-Club de Nice, Paris-Nice 1924, a uniface plated Art Nouveau bronze plaque by J.S. Drago, racing motor cyclist riding right, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark of Nicolas Bourgeois, 70 x 50mm, 93.97g. Extremely fine; in maroon case of issue by Drago, Graveur, 39 R. Gioffredo, Nice £50-£70 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 42, 8 September 1999, lot 1324
Kutterink, Marinus (Dutch, 1907-1983); b. Losser, and Koninklijk Begeer (Utrecht, 1878-present) NETHERLANDS, 50 Jaar N.V. Electriciteits-Maatschappij IJsselcentrale, Zwolle, 1961, a bronze medal by M. Kutterink, standing male figure holding bowl of fire, flanked by flashes of lightning, rev. electricity grid on map, power plant below, 70mm, 138.22g (Begeer 2674; cf. MPO 44, 5316). Extremely fine £15-£25 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2002
David d’Angers, Pierre-Jean (French, 1788-1856); b. Angers FRANCE, André-Marie Ampère, 1829, a uniface cast bronze medal by P.-J. David d’Angers, bust right, 130mm, 184.48g (Reinis 5; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1966, –; BDM I, 526; cf. Höhn 89, 606). Very fine and very rare £100-£150 --- André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836) was a physicist and mathematician, and one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, as well as the inventor of the solenoid and the electric telegraph.
![Rousseau, Émile (French, 1927-2010); b. Paris FRANCE, Claude Monet, 1965 [struck 1967], a cast bronze medal by E. Rousseau](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/9ca248a2-9705-426a-a464-b0c900f55921/468x382.jpg)
Rousseau, Émile (French, 1927-2010); b. Paris FRANCE, Claude Monet, 1965 [struck 1967], a cast bronze medal by E. Rousseau for the Club français de la Médaille, bust left in hat, rev. water lilies, edge impressed 1967 br no. 32/200 and cornucopia, 132mm, 953.16g (CGMP p.1627; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 752; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.48, 353; cf. MPO 66, 9701). Extremely fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2002 Edition of 200. Claude Monet (1840-1926), an impressionist painter, was particularly famous for his series of Nymphéas [water lilies] paintings, executed between 1897 and his death.
Welton, Prof. Peter (British, 1933-2021); b. Barnetby ENGLAND/FRANCE, Giverny, 2004, a bronze medal by Prof. P. Welton [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, bridge over a pond of water lilies, rev. boat moored under the branch of a tree, 80mm, 173.50g (The Medal 45, p.110). Extremely fine and patinated, as made £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt BAMS, October 2004 The inspiration for the medal is the French village of Giverny, best known as the location of Claude Monet’s home and the water garden and Japanese bridge that appeared in Monet’s legendary series of water lily paintings; the scene was also painted by Prof. Welton.
![Amstel, Catrien van (Dutch, 1950-present); b. Amsterdam NETHERLANDS, Vergezichten [Panoramas], 2013, a cast bronze medal of](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/d7826c65-9098-4633-9982-b0c900f6f981/468x382.jpg)
Amstel, Catrien van (Dutch, 1950-present); b. Amsterdam NETHERLANDS, Vergezichten [Panoramas], 2013, a cast bronze medal of irregular shape by Catrien van Amstel [Kunst en Gietwerk te Dronten] for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, abstract shape in relief resembling a seated torso, rev. interpretation of the skyline of a city in the form of a horizontal line with vertical groove, edge impressed v.p.k., 85 x 82mm, 413.06g (The Medal 64, pp.64-5). As made, grey patina £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons August 2015 Edition of 350. Sold with further descriptive detail from Der Beeldenaar, July/August 2013.
Massoulle, André Paul Arthur (French, 1851-1901); b. Épernay, and Desaide, Alphonse (French, 1850-1911); b. Paris FRANCE, La Paix Educatrice [Educating Peace], 1898, a plated bronze award plaque by A.P.A. Massoulle for A. Desaide, seated figure of Peace with sword and shield, protecting a child who reads a book partly resting on her left knee, rev. standing cock and palm branch, tablet named (à J. Cavanna, Souvenir d’une longue collaboration, 1857-1905), edge stamped bronze and with foundry mark, 68 x 49mm, 89.66g (BDM III, 603; cf. Möller 80, 939; cf. DNW 35, 535). Very fine; in original named maroon case, stamped Desaide-Roquelay, Graveur Magdelaine, successeur, Quai de Orfèvres 59, Paris £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2004
![Nilsson, Anders (Swedish, 1859-1936); b. Mälmo SWEDEN, Baltiska Utställningen, Mälmo [Baltic Exhibition], 1914, a uniface b](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/53f5bd98-e458-4ac3-a311-b0c900f59456/468x382.jpg)
Nilsson, Anders (Swedish, 1859-1936); b. Mälmo SWEDEN, Baltiska Utställningen, Mälmo [Baltic Exhibition], 1914, a uniface bronze plaque by A. Nilsson, three wild geese flying past a tower, back impressed a. nilsson and with foundry mark, 62 x 45mm, 59.66g. Good very fine £30-£40 --- The exhibition was staged between 15 May and 4 October 1914 and showcased the art, industry and culture of Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Russia.
Hofner, Otto (Austrian, 1879-1946); b. Vienna GERMANY, Friedrich Schiller, 1911, a uniface bronze plaque by O. Hofner, bust left, 60 x 56mm, 88.16g (cf. Lanz 126, 1098). About extremely fine £40-£50 --- Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) is often considered Germany’s post important classical playwright; he was also a poet, philosopher, and physician.
Lemaire, Georges-Henri (French, 1853-1914); b. Bailly, and Mongredin (Paris, fl. 1890-1910) FRANCE, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze award medal by G.-H. Lemaire for Mongredin, seated female figure, crowned, holding an oak sprig, rev. dirigible, camera, telegraph pole, battleship, globe and other accoutrements, tablet above, un-named, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 53mm, 70.33g (PBE 542; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 40, 85; Button 28; BDM III, 384; cf. DNW 193, 1237). Very fine £25-£35 --- The exposition, staged between 14 April and 12 November at the esplanade of Les Invalides, the Champ de Mars, the Trocadéro and on the neighbouring banks of the Seine, was visited by more than 50 million people.
Simmons, Mary Ann (British, 1959-present); b. Vancouver, emigrated to United Kingdom 1988 ENGLAND, The Fourth Service 1939-1945, 2002, a cast bronze medal by Mary Ann Simmons [Crucible Foundry] for the British Art Medal Society, concentric radiating waves, rev. map of the Western Atlantic approaches and the Rockall Trough, site of the first vessel to be sunk by a U-boat on the first day of World War II, edge highlight-impressed the fourth service 1939-1945 between the points of the compass, highlight notches on upper reverse edge, 90mm, 545.65g (The Medal 41, pp.118-19). Extremely fine, as made, a poignant medal, very rare; in black pouch of issue £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt BAMS, April 2003 Edition of 10. The medal commemorates the role of the Merchant Navy as the ‘fourth service’ during World War II. The reverse alludes to the sinking of the passenger liner Athenia, outbound from Liverpool to Montreal, torpedoed by U-30 220 miles north-west of Ireland at 7.30pm on 3 September 1939, the day that Britain declared war with Germany, with the loss of 117 lives. For a full description of the background to the issue of the medal and for an explanation of the notches on the upper part of the reverse, see The Medal 41, p.118.
Tanavoli, Parviz (Iranian/Canadian, 1937-present); b. Tehran, emigrated to Italy 1956, then to the United States of America 1961, returned to Iran 1964, since 1979 in Canada and Iran ENGLAND/IRAN, Hands and Grille I, 2006, a cast gilt-bronze openwork plaque by P. Tanavoli [Sarber Jewellers, Vancouver] for the British Art Medal Society, hands clinging to a grille, rev. tips of fingers on grille bars, 91 x 63mm, 146.10g (The Medal 50, p.95, and illustrated on the covers; Leavitt Bourne, The Medal 50, p.66, 2; cf. Baxter Coll., Ewbank’s, 23 June 2022, 3158A; cf. Lodge & Thomas 1 Sept. 2023, 17). Brilliant, as made, very rare; an extremely significant modern sculptural piece £200-£400 --- The concept behind the obverse is inspired by Shi’ite Muslims who visit shrines, put their hands on the grilles, say their vows, and pray and talk to their imam. The reverse indicates the view across the tomb, seeing on the opposite side of the grille all the fingers of those praying. For further detail on this and other works by the artist, see Marcy Leavitt Bourne, The Medal 50, pp.64-74.
![Renard, Marcel François (French, 1892-1974); b. Lyon FRANCE, Jeune Fille aux Colombes [Young Girl with Pigeons], 1931, a sq](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/f8c83ec1-2ac3-468f-b794-b0c900f5668d/468x382.jpg)
Renard, Marcel François (French, 1892-1974); b. Lyon FRANCE, Jeune Fille aux Colombes [Young Girl with Pigeons], 1931, a square bronze Art Déco plaque by M.F. Renard, naked female seated left regarding a pair of courting pigeons, clouds in background, rev. blank, edge impressed metal-d and cornucopia, 53mm, 124.87g (CGMP p.341; cf. Künker e356, 8535). Small nick on back of the girl’s left leg, otherwise good very fine £90-£120 --- Provenance: bt J. Elsen, March 2005
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