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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 235

Legendre, Nicolas-Henri (French, 1898-1978); b. Tritteling FRANCE, Football, 1931, a bronze award plaque by N.-H. Legendre for the town of Metz, goalkeeper preparing to save a shot from two footballers at left, rev. legend above arms and sprigs of oak, tablet un-named, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 80 x 56mm, 185.32g. About extremely fine, rare; only the second medallic work by this artist seen by the cataloguer £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt Irene Allen, October 2006

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 205

Jourdain, Jules (Belgian, 1873-1957); b. Namur, and Fisch & Cie (Brussels, 1853-present) BELGIUM, Sainte Gudule, 1931, a bronze medal by J. Jourdain for Fisch on behalf of Les Amis de la médaille d’art, robed female bust right, lantern behind, rev. Gudule at prayer in front of the body of Christ, winged figure behind spearing a manticore on the ground, edge impressed fisch & cie, 70mm, 119.38g (cf. Möller 78, 1302). Extremely fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, June 2014 Saint Gudule (†712) is the patron saint of Brussels.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 261

Marsden, Karen, née Emerton (British, 1971-present); b. Oxford ENGLAND, Sax [150th Anniversary of the Saxophone], 1994, a cast bronze medal with surface gilding by Karen Emerton [Royal Mint] for the British Art Medal Society, male saxophone player to right, rev. giant S, 87 x 54mm, 188.53g (Attwood 103; The Medal 25, p.157). Slight rubbing to gilding on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, rare £60-£80 --- Edition of 10. The saxophone was invented by Antoine-Joseph Sax (1814-94) in 1844 and patented in 1846.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 430

White, Caroline. now Roquette-Buisson (British, 1952-present); b. London, moved to France 1990 ENGLAND/FRANCE, Walk Through Sénanques, 1986, a openwork cast bronze medal by Caroline White for the British Art Medal Society, view of part of the exterior through a hexagonal prism representing sacred geometry, rev. the interior of the cloister through a similar prism, 125mm, 706.45g (Attwood 43; The Medal 10, p.78; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.89, 333; cf. DNW 123, 509). Extremely fine, as made £60-£80 --- Edition of 20, commissioned by the British Museum. The Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque, located in the village of Gordes (dép. Vaucluse), is a twelfth-century Cistercian abbey and active monastery.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 190

Hugues, Dominique-Jean-Baptiste (French, 1849-1930); b. Marseille, and Lallemand, Louis (Belgian, 1891-1959); b. Marbehan, moved to France by 1915 MONACO, Semaine Automobile de Monaco, 1922, a bronze Art Nouveau award plaque by D.-J.-B. Hugues after L. Lallemand for the Sport Automobile et Vélocipédique de Monaco, female figure of Speed at the wheel of a symbolic racing car to left, rev. emblem of the S.A.V. above wreath, tablet below un-named, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark, 90 x 51mm, 126.75g (cf. Gadoury Nov. 2015, 140). Extremely fine and very rare; in original maroon fitted case by Ch. Vallet, 23-25 rue des Balkans, Paris £150-£200 --- Sport Automobile et Vélocipédique de Monaco, headquartered at 5 avenue de la Gare and presided over by Prince Albert I, organised a week of motoring and motorcycling events from 20 to 25 March 1922, the competitive element of which took place on 22, 23 and 24 March.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 386

Ströbel, Hans (German, fl. 1870-1900), and Lauer, Ludwig-Christoph (Nuremberg, 1729-1924) GERMANY, Internationale Metallaustellung, Nuremberg [International Metal Exhibition], 1885, a bronze medal by H. Ströbel for Lauer, Nuremberg cityscape, arms above, rev. Peter Vischer in working attire, standing under a Renaissance arch, flanked by busts of Jamnitzer and Cellini in medallions, 50mm, 70.85g (Erlanger 164; BDM V, 701; cf. Wurzb. 6882; cf. Emporium Hamburg 100, 1920; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 198, 4369). Extremely fine, attractive reflective patina £50-£70 --- Peter Vischer the Elder (1460-1529) was a Nuremberg sculptor.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 402

Thurotte, Georges (French, 1905-2000); b. Valenciennes FRANCE, Tricentenaire du Rattachement de Valenciennes à la France [Tercentenary of the Annexation of Valenciennes to France], 1978, a bronze medal by G. Thurotte, Marianne, her head flanked by a lis and the Phrygian cap, receiving the arms of the city, two swans below, rev. crowned arms of Louis XIV emanating from a radiant sun, clasped hands below flanked by a sword placed on a shield decorated with an octopus, ears of wheat, a toothed wheel, a painter's palette, a feather and an unrolled parchment, edge impressed 1978 bronze and cornucopia, 77mm, 206.24g (CGMP p.1793; cf. Crinon, Oct. 2013, 716). Mint state; in blue card box of issue £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, June 2015 The two swans on the medal explain the etymology of the city's name 'Val des cynes'.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 407

Turin, Pierre (French, 1891-1968); b. Sucy-en-Brie, Paris MONACO, Principauté de Monaco, 1943, a bronze medal by P. Turin, view of the principality, rev. aerial map, Grimaldi arms above and rays of the sun behind, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 150.49g (CGMP p.379; cf. Baldwin 39, 1904; cf. DNW M8, 2363). Good very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Irene Allen, October 2005

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 433

Wikström, Emil (Finnish, 1864-1942); b. Turku FINLAND, Suomen Tasavallan Hallitusmuoto [Formation of the Government of Finland], 1919, a bronze medal by E. Wikström, lion rampant in shield surrounded by wreath of wheat, rev. farmer and a soldier greeting a robed male, mother and child, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 72 mm, 162.45g (Bostron 2.154.2; cf. Elsen 116, 2290). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: H.D. Rauch Auktion e718, 23 June 2014 (1763)

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Lot 12

Arnaud, Luigi (Italian, 1817-1877); b. Naples ITALY, Prima Esposizione Internazionale delle Industrie Marittime, Naples [First International Exhibition of Maritime Industries], 1871, a bronze medal by L. Arnaud, two female figures offering a model of a 3-masted ship to a robed female representing Italia, Neptune reclining at left, smoke emitting from Mt Vesuvius in background, rev. aerial view of the exhibition buildings, ships in harbour, sun’s rays over Mt Vesuvius, 73mm, 186.72g (Varesi 366; Wurzb. 6897). Some obverse rim nicks, otherwise very fine £120-£150 --- Provenance: H.D. Rauch Auktion 116 (Vienna), 28 April 2003, lot 2496 This exhibition was the first of its kind to take place in Italy. Originally scheduled to open in September 1870, matters were delayed because of the Franco-Prussian War; the opening ceremony, on 17 April 1871, was performed by Victor Emanuel II.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 55

Bowcher, Frank (British, 1864-1938); b. London ENGLAND, Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London, 1908, a gilt-bronze award medal by F. Bowcher for Vaughton, seated figures of France and Britannia encouraged into an alliance by a standing figure of Peace, rev. female figure standing in front of the exhibition buildings in White City, named (Burroughs Wellcome & Co, London E.C), 51mm, 60.94g (Allen Pt 3; BHM 3960; BDM VII, 106; E 1903b). Test mark in obverse edge at 1 o’clock, otherwise virtually as struck; in green gilt-blocked case of issue £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2003 Burroughs Wellcome & Co of Snow Hill, London, were pharmacists, established in 1880 by Silas Mainville Burroughs (1846-95) and Henry Wellcome (1853-1936), and now form part of GlaxoSmithKline. The Franco-British Exhibition, held between 14 May and 31 October 1908, attracted 8 million visitors and celebrated the Entente Cordiale between the two countries signed in 1904.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 213

Knobloch, Milan (Czechoslovakian, 1921-2020); b. Prague CZECHOSLOVAKIA, Stoleté výroÄí Národní Divadlo, Prague [Centenary of the National Theatre], 1983, a bronze medal by M. Knobloch, partial frontal elevation of the Theatre emerging from a backdrop of fire and smoke, Legia bridge in foreground, rev. flourishing rose, 80mm, 175.68g (Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1988, 316; cf. Rauch MBS 10, 2109). Extremely fine; in original red fitted case£20-£30 --- Provenance: H.D. Rauch MBS 10, 2 March 2006 (2109) The foundation stone for the theatre was laid in May 1868 and the building was opened in May 1881. Less than three months later it was destroyed in a fire, but was rebuilt and re-opened in 1883.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 175

Guiraud, Georges (French, 1901-1989); b. Toulouse, and Arthus-Bertrand (Paris, 1803-present) FRANCE, Exposition International des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, a bronze medal by G. Guiraud for Arthus-Bertrand, bust of Pyrenean woman right, bonnet behind head, rev. the Pyrenees-Languedoc pavilion, edge stamped bronze and with foundry mark of Arthus-Bertrand, 50mm, 68.16g (cf. Kölner Münzkabinett 113, 1054; cf. DNW 46, 827). Minor rim nicks, otherwise very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, December 2004

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 212

Klein, Carla Jacoba Henriëtte (Dutch, 1943-present); b. te Baarn NETHERLANDS, Willy the Naughty Cat, 1984, a cast bronze medal by Carla Klein [Bronzgieterij Steylaert] for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, sleeping cat, rev. legend between paw prints, 60mm, 200.07g (VPK 1984-1; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 109, 8; FIDEM 1985, 517; cf. Schulman 363, 287). About extremely fine, grey-green patina; sold with descriptive leaflet £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt L. Schulman The medal takes its name from a mischievous cat encountered by the artist in America.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 59

Brem, Rolf (Swiss, 1926-2014); b. Lucerne SWITZERLAND, Mädchenkopf [Head of a Girl], an openwork cast bronze wall plaque by R. Brem, facing head of a girl wearing a hat, edge engraved Brem 5/6, 153mm, 2,650g. Very fine, a substantial work £200-£300 --- Provenance: Galerie Fischer Auction (Lucerne), 12-17 November 2008, lot 64 Edition of 6.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 424

Vriens, Antoine (Belgian, 1902-1987); b. Vorst, and Fonson, Jean, later Jules (Brussels, 1848-present) BELGIUM, La Chasse, c. 1930, a uniface cast bronze octagonal Art Déco plaque by A. Vriens for Fonson, Diana running to left, holding spear, accompanied by a hunting dog, edge impressed j fonson, 75mm, 155.89g (cf. Höhn 101, 399; cf. DNW 49, 853). Good very fine, patinated £60-£80

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 412

Vaughtons (Birmingham, 1819-present) ENGLAND, The Wigan Camera Club, a bronze award medal by Vaughton, camera and photographic equipment on the sea-shore, radiant sun on horizon, rev. wreath, named (2nd Prize, M. Brown, 1904), 39mm, 24.21g (cf. DNW M11, 1109). Extremely fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, May 2013 A silver medal to the same recipient, also awarded in 1904, was sold in these rooms on 13 July 2011, lot 1109.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 401

Thomson, Diana Clare, née Golding (British, 1939-present); b. Manchester ENGLAND/U.S.A., Medal for Marilyn, 2000, a cast bronze medal by Diana Thomson [Nautilus Fine Art Foundry], facing head of Marilyn Monroe, earring at right, rev. Monroe standing left, head turned back, holding down her ‘Flying Skirt’, for ever, and ever, ah men in field to left, rev. edge engraved d.c.t. 2000 1, 120mm, 1,969.22g. Extremely fine, a very substantial work, the first of only two castings made and undoubtedly the rarest Marilyn Monroe medal £200-£400 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, 2000 Edition of 2. Marilyn Monroe (1926-62) was a Hollywood actress, model and singer, one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. The reverse image is taken from the famous photograph of Monroe stood on a subway grate at the junction of 52nd Street and Lexington avenue, New York, taken by Sam Shaw on 15 September 1954 in preparation for the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch, directed by Billy Wilder.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 393

Tautenhayn, Josef Hermann (Austrian, 1837-1911); b. Vienna AUSTRIA, Durchschlag des Arlbergtunnels [Opening of the Arlberg Tunnel], 1883, a gilt-bronze medal by J.H. Tautenhayn for the Direktion für Staat-Eisenbahnbauten gewidmet [Directorate of State Railway Construction], seated female figures personifying Tirol and Vorarlberg in greeting above a view of the tunnel entrance, rev. legend in and around wreath, 70mm, 117.87g (Hauser 2362; Döry/Kubinsky 176; Moyaux 290; Wurzb. 384; BDM VI, 38; cf. WAG 137, 1003; cf. DNW 48, 796). Good very fine, very rare as a gilt medal £90-£120 --- Provenance: bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland, December 1999 Construction of the tunnel, which is 10,248 metres (6.36 miles) in length, began in June 1880 and the work was completed in November 1883. A single-track railway line through it opened on 21 September 1884; the parallel line, allowing traffic in both directions, was operational from 15 July 1885.

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Lot 171

Greco, Emilio (Italian, 1913-1995); b. Catania, and Bertoni, now GDE Bertoni (Milan, fl. 1920-present) ITALY, Olympic Games, Rome, 1960, a cast bronze Participant’s medal by E. Greco for Bertoni, naked female figure holding Olympic rings and torch, rev. doves of Peace soar over stadium, 55mm, 77.73g (GV 141.2; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.102, 15; cf. Baldwin 101, 3871; cf. DNW 128, 688). Very fine, green patina; in original plastic case by Bertoni, Via Volta 7, Milano £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2002 Over 5,000 athletes from 83 countries competed at the Games, staged between 25 August and 11 September.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 294

Nitschke, Earl Robert (American, 1930-2020); b. Bay City, MI U.S.A./GERMANY, In the Land of Zarathustra, a cast bronze medal by E.R. Nitschke, bust of Friedrich Nietzsche left, rev. serpent coiled around eagle flying left over sea, sun and mountains in background, 76mm, 287.43g. Extremely fine, fields patinated; in black box of issue stamped ≠24 £30-£50 --- Provenance: Gift of W. Schoberg Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher, who published a work of philosophical fiction entitled Also Sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra) in 1883. Zarathustra was a prophet of the Zoroastrian religion.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 342

Ringel d’Illzach, Jean-Désiré (French, 1849-1916); b. Illzach, and Rouam, Jules (Paris, fl. 1880-1910) FRANCE, Jules Ogier, 1903, a large uniface cast bronze medal by J.-D. Ringel d’Illzach for J. Rouam, bust right, 142mm, 295.74g (Storer 2640; BDM V, 131). Extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2003 Jules Ogier (1853-1913), a forensic and sanitary chemist, was president of the Société de Chimie, and director of laboratory and toxicology at the prefecture of police, Paris.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 398

Thénot, René Maurice, after 1937 René Maurice Thénot Peschard (French, 1893-1963); b. Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, Paris, emigrated to Chile 1937 FRANCE, Faune à l’Antilope, 1936, a uniface Art Déco bronze medal by M. Thénot, young faun holding head of a young antelope which he encircles in a wreath of leaves, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 113mm, 628.34g (CGMP p.372; cf. Elsen 90, 2127; cf. DNW 64, 1401). Very fine £120-£150 --- Provenance: bt July 2000

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 207

Kalmár, János (Hungarian, 1952-present); b. Budapest ENGLAND, Head, 1984, an oval uniface cast bronze medal by J. Kalmár for the British Art Medal Society, juxtaposition of facing and profile head, back engraved jk 84, 97 x 66mm, 318.80g (Attwood 21; The Medal 6, p.45; cf. DNW 127, 3194). Extremely fine, a tactile image £80-£100 --- Edition of 28.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 283

Morris, Derek (British, 1940-present); b. Birmingham ENGLAND, In Praise of Limestone, 1987, an openwork cast bronze medal by D. Morris for the British Art Medal Society, images of water-worn landscape of the Yorkshire Dales on both sides, edge impressed dm 16, 96mm, 416.24g (Attwood 49; The Medal 12, p.82). Extremely fine, green patina £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2002 Edition of 32.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 338

Renka, David (American, 1952-present); b. Athens, GA, emigrated to Italy 1972 ENGLAND, Perillus Phalaris, 1985, a cast bronze medal by D. Renka for the British Art Medal Society, conjoined heads of Perillus and Phalaris, bull standing left in foreground with fire under its belly, rev. 8-line verse from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Act I, Scene 7, 73mm, 195.90g (Attwood 30; The Medal 7, p.77; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.123, 47). Extremely fine £50-£70 --- Provenance: J. Watson Collection, DNW Auction 123, 11-12 June 2014, lot 507 (part); bt Simmons, December 2015 Edition of 24. The brazen bull was an alleged torture and execution device designed in ancient Greece. According to legend, Perillus of Athens invented and proposed it to Phalaris, the tyrant of Akragas, Sicily, as a new means of executing criminals. The bull was said to be hollow and made entirely out of bronze with a door in one side, incorporating acoustic apparatus that converted screams into the sound of a bull. The condemned were locked inside the device and a fire was set under it, heating the metal until the person inside was roasted to death

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 101

Dammann, Paul-Marcel (French, 1885-1939); b. Montgeron FRANCE, 25e Anniversaire de la Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d’Éléctricité, 1932, an Art Déco bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, facing female head with flame-like hair, rays behind, rev. female figure in cloak and long dress, rays from her outstretched hands pouring over the city of Paris, 64mm, 111.65g (Maier 319; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl. 54, 62; cf. DNW 187, 792). About extremely fine; one of the classic Art Déco medallic images £80-£100 --- The city of Paris merged the diverse privately-run electricity companies under the banner of the Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d’Éléctricité in 1907.

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Lot 35

Bellini, Aroldo (Italian, 1902-1984); b. Perugia ITALY, Opera Nazionale Balilla, A X [1932], a bronze medal by A. Bellini, head of Benito Mussolini left, wearing a lion-skin in the guise of Hercules, rev. elevation of a tower, 50mm, 102.46g (Casolari X/38; cf. Varesi e13, 2075). Snick in edge by base of tower, otherwise very fine, scarce £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, April 2009 The Opera Nazionale Balilla was an Italian Fascist youth organisation functioning from 1926 until 1937, when it was absorbed into the Gioventù Italiana del Littorio, a youth section of the National Fascist Party. It took its name from Balilla, the nickname of Giovan Battista Perasso, a Genoese boy who, according to local legend, started the revolt of 1746 against the Habsburg forces that occupied the city in the War of Austrian Succession. Perasso was chosen as the inspiration for his supposed age and revolutionary activity, while his presence in the fight against Austria reflected the stance taken by early fascism, and by Italy's victories in World War I.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 369

Searle, Ronald William Fordham (British, 1920-2011); b. Cambridge, and Fattorini, Thomas (Skipton, later Bradford, 1827-present) ENGLAND, James Boswell, 2002, a bronze medal by R.W.F. Searle for Thomas Fattorini on behalf of the British Art Medal Society, bust three-quarters left, holding a quill pen in his right hand, rev. Boswell, holding a notebook, pursuing the standing figure of Samuel Johnson in a greatcoat, holding a staff in his right hand, 75mm, 210.19g (The Medal 41, p.115; E 2207a). Virtually as struck, attractive dark patina £80-£100 --- Edition of 100, sponsored by David Silich. James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (1740-95) was a Scottish biographer, diarist and lawyer; Samuel Johnson (1709-84) was a poet, playwright, and essayist - but perhaps is most well known as the lexicographer behind A Dictionary of the English Language (published 1755).

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Lot 354

Rueb, Gerharda Johanna Wilhelmina, aka Gra (Dutch, 1885-1972); b. Breda, and Koninklijk Begeer (Utrecht, 1878-present) NETHERLANDS, 70e verjaardag van Johan Wagenaar [70th Birthday of Johann Wagenaar], 1932, a bronze medal by Gerharda Rueb [Begeer] for the Vereninging voor Penningkunst, bust left, rev. eagle flying over lyre, 60mm, 70.96g (VPK 1932-2; Til. 95; Niggl 3954; cf. MPO 66, 2748). About extremely fine £20-£30 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2015 Johan Wagenaar (1862-1941) was a composer, teacher and organist, and director of the Conservatoire, den Haag.

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Lot 97

Crouzat, Georges (French, 1904-1976); b. Castres, and Arthus-Bertrand (Paris, 1803-present) FRANCE, Roseraie de Bagatelle, Paris [Bagatelle Rose Garden], 1933, 25th Concours International de Roses Nouvelles, an Art Déco bronze award medal by G. Crouzat, female figure kneeling right, pruning roses, rev. legend, central tablet un-named, edge stamped bronze and with the mark of Arthus-Bertrand, 90mm, 326.74g (cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 188, 6470; cf. DNW 42, 1517). Extremely fine, a handsome medal £70-£90 --- Provenance: bt Irene Allen, August 2003 The Bagatelle, located just off the Bois de Boulogne, has played host to an annual international rose competition since 1908.

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Lot 315

Pillet, Charles Philippe Germain Aristide (French, 1869-1960); b. Paris FRANCE, Agriculture, 1906, a silver award plaque by C.P.G.A. Pillet, Ceres accompanying two bullocks ploughing right, led by a peasant, rev. artisan seated under a tree right, holding a stick while contemplating a field of wheat, tablet at right (Exposition Prades 1929), edge impressed 2 argent and cornucopia, 65 x 48mm, 93.83g (CGMP p.315; BDM IV, 537; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 44, 110; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.236, 1; cf. MDC 10, 115; cf. DNW 150, 3158). Very fine £50-£70 --- A similar bronze plaque for the 1929 exposition at Prades was sold in these rooms on 20 June 2001, lot 1222.

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Lot 416

Vermare, André César (French, 1869-1949); b. Lyon FRANCE, Société Lyonnaise des Forces Motrices du Rhône, 1892 [struck c. 1900], a plated bronze Art Nouveau award plaque by A.C. Vermare, male swimming to left, personifying Rhône, naked female above him converting electricity to light through her arms over a distant cityscape of Lyon, rev. the Cusset hydroelectric plant in foreground, wreathed tablet above, un-named, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 90 x 66mm, 210.35g (PBE 931, recté A.C. Vermare; cf. iNumis MBS 49, 1077; cf. DNW 48, 876). Extremely fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt J. Lis, July 2006 Unusually, this plaque bears a second date long into the future – 1991 – from its time of striking. This reflects the fact that on 9 July 1892 the Société Lyonnaise des Forces Motrices du Rhône was granted the concession to implement and operate the distribution of electric energy produced by a waterfall derived from the river Rhône upstream of Lyon. The concession, for 99 years, ran from 7 November 1892 to 9 July 1991, but in reality the company only lasted until 1931. The reverse depicts the Cusset hydroelectric plant in Villeurbanne, construction of which was completed in 1899.

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Lot 266

Mayer, Wilhelm (German, 1840-1920); b. Lauffen-am-Necker, and Wilhelm, Frantz (German, 1846-1938); b. Hanau GERMANY, XIV International Amerikanisten-Kongress, Stuttgart [14th International Congress of Americanists], 1904, a bronze plaque by Mayer & Wilhelm, busts of Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland in medallions, rev. mountainous landscape, 60 x 40mm, 59.97g (Storer 1682; Brettauer 540; Wurzb. 3790; Slg. Julius 455a; cf. Hirsch 362, 3477). Extremely fine; in original cream card box £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt Frankfurter Münzhandlung, December 1999 Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science; Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland (1773-1858) was an explorer and botanist who travelled with Alexander von Humboldt in Latin America from 1799 to 1804. The International Congress of Americanists was initially held every two years, the first being staged in Nancy, France in 1875. The 14th Congress ran from 18 to 23 August 1904.

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Lot 74

Carréga, Nicolas (French, 1914-1993); b. Bonifacio, Corsica FRANCE, Esthétique Industrielle, 1972, a Surrealist bronze medal by N. Carréga for Éléctricité de France, implements of industry, rev. clouds and waves, edge stamped 1972 cuivre and cornucopia, 81mm, 418.20g. Extremely fine, as made; in maroon case of issue £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2010

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Lot 174

Grün, Maurice (Russian, 1869-1947); b. Tallinn, moved to France 1890 FRANCE, Femme à la rose, c. 1930, an Art Déco bronze medal by M. Grün adapted for the Congrès & Trentenaire de la C.I.S.T.A., Paris, 1937, head of a female to right, smelling a rose, rev. sun rays above a cloud, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 41mm, 31.61g. Very fine £20-£30

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Lot 91

Contaux, Georges (French, 1891-1984); b. Vigneux-sur-Seine FRANCE, Semaine de la Bijouterie, Orfèvrerie de Fantaisie [Jewellery and Fantasy Goldsmithing Week], 1930, a uniface Art Déco bronze award plaque by G. Contaux for the Chambre Syndicale, female standing right, jewel-like cordon running through her fingers, tea-pot at right, un-named, 59 x 41mm, 76.74g (cf. Elsen 93, 2618). Good very fine £25-£35 --- The first of these events, organised by the Chambre Syndicale, took place at the Hôtel Moderne, Paris, from 6 to 11 October 1930.

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Lot 111

Deschamps, Léon-Julien (French, 1860-1928); b. Paris FRANCE, L’Étude, 1908, an Art Nouveau bronze award plaque by L.-J. Deschamps, naked female standing amongst classical ruins, holding a parchment and a compass, rev. open book resting on palm branch, named (Cinquantenaire de la Librairie Armand Colin, 1870-1920), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 81 x 46mm, 112.67g (PBE 364; CGMP p.143; cf. DNW M14, 1363). Extremely fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2002 Armand Colin, of 18 rue de l'Abbé de l'Épée, Paris, was a publishing house founded in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin (1842-1900), and is now part of Hachette.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 284

Morvan, Jean-Jacques (French, 1928-2005); b. Paris FRANCE/CANADA, Grand Nord à la Saint Jean d’Été [Far North at Midsummer], 1973, an openwork bronze medal by J.-J. Morvan for the Club français de la Médaille, water clearing large areas of partially drifted snow and accumulating in small ponds glistening in the sun, edge impressed br 1973 no 4/40 and cornucopia, 114mm, 573.57g (CGMP p.1354). Extremely fine, green patina £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2011 Edition of 40. The subject matter on the medal was inspired by melting snow in the far north of Canada.

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Lot 411

Vaughan, Avril (British, 1937-2006); b. Twickenham FRANCE, Henri Matisse, 1986, a cast bronze medal by Avril Vaughan, intaglio bust almost facing, rev. abstract figure, 93mm, 434.55g. Extremely fine, rare £80-£100 --- Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (1869-1954) was a Modernist artist, painter and sculptor.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 191

Hugues, Dominique-Jean-Baptiste (French, 1849-1930); b. Marseille FRANCE, Exposition Coloniale de Paris, 1931, an Art Déco cast bronze wall plaque after D.-J.-B. Hugues, central panel with view of the Expo pavilions, flora in foreground, heads of a male Berber, female Sudanese and a male Oriental around, 230 x 175mm, 751.23g. Extremely fine, rare; with chain and hook on the back for suspension £100-£150

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Lot 128

Dupon, Arthur (Belgian, 1890-1972); b. Borgerhout, and Fonson, Jean, later Jules (Brussels, 1848-present) BELGIUM, Kruisschanssluis Ingehulddigd, Antwerp [Opening of the Kruisschanssluis Lock], 1928, a bronze medal by A. Dupon for Fonson, Mercury kneeling by the water’s edge, affixing wings to his feet, rev. aerial view of the lock and gates, biplane at top, edge impressed j fonson, 90mm, 279.82g (cf. Elsen 104, 1385; cf. DNW M7, 2565). Extremely fine £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland The Kruisschanssluis lock was opened by Albert I on 13 August 1928, with the royal yacht Albertville the first vessel to pass through it. The lock was renamed Van Cauwelaertsluis, in honour of Frans van Cauwelaert, who was mayor of the city from 1921 to 1932, on 10 August 1962.

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Lot 27

Bazor, Lucien Georges (French, 1889-1974); b. Paris FRANCE, Centenaire de la Révolution de 1848 et Abolition d’Esclavage [Centenary of the 1848 Revolution and the Abolition of Slavery], 1948, a bronze medal by L.G. Bazor, standing figure of Marianne paying homage to a seated figure of Liberty, rev. tree of Liberty rising from radiant sun, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 157.47g (CGMP p.113; cf. DNW M11, 1771). Extremely fine £90-£120 --- Slavery, first abolished on 4 February 1794, was restored throughout the majority of the French empire in 1802. On 27 April 1848 the final abolition of slavery in the French colonies was proclaimed.

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Lot 273

Miklos, Gustave (Hungarian, 1888-1967); b. Budapest, moved to France 1909 FRANCE, Inauguration de la Raffinerie Standard Franco-Americaine, Port Jerôme, 1934, a cast bronze Art Déco award plaque by G. Miklos, view of the oil refinery, rev. standing helmeted figure appearing out of the flame, named (L. Brindeau), edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 115 x 64mm, 407.41g (cf. BDW 66, 1551). An astoundingly powerful Art Déco work, extremely fine and very rare £600-£800 --- The Port Jérôme oil refinery on the banks of the river Seine at Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon, completed in May 1933 and inaugurated in 1934, was the first in Europe to employ the process of purifying lubricating oils using phenol. The refinery was linked to the port of Le Havre, where oil tankers landed, by a 35km pipeline. In 1940 the refinery was partly destroyed, but it was rebuilt after the War.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 351

Rossigneux, Michel (French, 1930-2017); b. Autun FRANCE/MALI, Les Dogon, 1972, a bronze medal by M. Rossigneux, on an attic door with a carved pivot, between a double row of rafters evoking water, three ancestors protect the primordial ancestors of the Dogon people, rev. a traditional wooden mask stands proud against the woven pattern of a blanket of the dead, symbolic of the cultivated land, edge impressed 1972 cuivre and cornucopia, 77mm, 340.65g (Ruedas p.360, 55; CGMP p.1619). Very fine, dark patina £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, January 2005 The Dogon are an ethnic group indigenous to the central plateau region of Mali, near the city of Bandiagara, and in neighbouring Burkina Faso. The population numbers in excess of 600,000 and Dogon languages, considered to constitute an independent branch of the Niger-Congo language family, are spoken. The Dogon are best known for their religious traditions, their mask dances, wooden sculpture which veers towards Cubism, and their architecture.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 251

Maas, Geert (Dutch, 1944-present); b. Nijmegen, emigrated to Canada 1979 CANADA, Joyous Motion, 2004, a uniface cast bronze medal by G. Maas, dancing figures representing recreational activities, celebrating the joy of sport witnessed in the Olympic Games, back engraved G Maas © 22/24, 140 x 105mm, 616.95g. Extremely fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt from the artist 2004 Edition of 24 made to coincide with the Olympic Games, Athens, 2004.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 344

Rivière, Joseph (French, 1912-1961); b. Tours FRANCE, Odilon Redon, 1950, a cast bronze medal by J. Rivière, bust facing, rev. centaur to right, treading on a serpent, 68mm, 182.46g (CGMP p.1598; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 744). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: H.-P. Wipfler Collection, DNW Auction M2, 11 July 2006, lot 2585 Odilon Redon (1840-1916) was a symbolist and post-impressionist artist.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 188

Holweck, Louis (French, 1861-1935); b. Paris FRANCE, Centenaire du Conseil Philosophique Clémente Amitié, 1905, a uniface plated bronze Art Nouveau plaque by L. Holweck, seated and standing robed females, the former holding a pair of dividers, the latter under a tree contemplating the landscape, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 69 x 50mm, 95.12g. Extremely fine, rare, in original brown card box; only the second medallic work by this artist seen by the cataloguer £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, March 2002 La Clémente Amitié [The Clement Friendship], a Masonic academy, was officially founded on 8 March 1805 and still exists today.

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Lot 16

Augis, Alphonse (French, fl. 1894-1929); b. Lyon FRANCE, Comité des Fêtes de Cannes, 1927, an Art Déco bronze Concours d’Élégance award plaque by A. Augis, standing female figure, arms outstretched, holding wreaths over a backdrop of the town, space for club badge to left, period landaulette to right, rev. legend, edge impressed a. augis lyon, 74 x 50mm, 109.16g (cf. DNW 30, 768). Very fine, rare £50-£70 --- Provenance: H.-P. Wipfler Collection, Part I, DNW Auction M2, 11 July 2006, lot 2570

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 445

Zettler, Emil Robert (American, 1878-1946); b. Karlsruhe, emigrated to the United States of America 1882, and Crowe Name Plate and Manufacturing Co (Chicago, fl. 1905-1945) U.S.A., International Exposition, Chicago, 1933, an Art Déco bronze medal by E.R. Zettler for Medallic Art Co [Crowe Name Plate and Manufacturing Co], male nude wearing loin-cloth spanning a symbolic bridge, rev. plan of the exposition grounds on reclaimed land on the shore of Lake Michigan, 70mm, 137.73g (cf. Shevlin/Hyder 21-1; cf. Hibler/Kappen 463; cf. DNW 47, 1047). About extremely fine; in original black card case of issue £40-£60 --- The official medal of the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition in Chicago, it was struck in the exposition grounds by Crowe Name Plate and Manufacturing Co. The exposition opened on 27 May 1933 and closed on 12 November, then opened the following year between 26 May and 31 October – a 1934-dated version of this, one of three sizes of the same design, is occasionally seen. Over the two years the event attracted over 39 million paid visitors. END OF SALE

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 204

Jorel, Alfred (French, 1860-1927); b. Paris FRANCE, Trois putti dans les nuages [Three Putti in the Clouds], an Art Nouveau gilt-bronze paper-knife by A. Jorel, three youths amid clouds, 265 x 32mm, 340.76g. Very fine and a substantial piece, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt Koller, June 2005

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 282

Morin, Louis (French, 1855-1938); b. Paris FRANCE, Femme nue au lac [Naked Woman at the Lake], a uniface Art Nouveau bronze plaque by L. Morin, rear view of naked female walking right on the edge of a lake, her hands clasped behind her head, 60 x 30mm, 72.69g [including mount]. Very fine, rare; set on velvet-covered frame, with hinge and hook for suspension £40-£60

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 107

Déchin, Jules (French, 1869-1947); b. Lille, after Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste (French, 1834-1904); b. Colmar, and Arthus-Bertrand (Paris, 1803-present) FRANCE/U.S.A., Statue de la Liberté [Statue of Liberty], a gilt-bronze uniface plaque by J. Déchin after F.A. Bartholdi for Arthus-Bertrand, Statue of Liberty flanked by massed French and American flags, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark of Arthus-Bertrand, 87 x 42mm, 123.62g (cf. Coin Galleries April 2005, 774). About extremely fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Galerie Numismatique, December 2004 The Statue of Liberty, financed initially by France in the 1870s and later by Joseph Pulitzer, was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on 28 October 1886.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 241

Leski, Pawel (Polish, 1954-present); b. Skierniewice POLAND, Krokodyl [Crocodile], 1998, a uniface cast bronze and partially gilt plaque by P. Leski, head of crocodile left, back impressed 4/10 and foundry mark, 135 x 117mm, 901.44g. Extremely fine, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, March 2002 Edition of 10.

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Lot 13

Aubé, Augustin (French, 1853-1921); b. Saumur, and Pichard SA (Saumur, fl. 1844-1999) FRANCE, Marianne, c. 1900, a gilt-bronze award medal by A. Aubé for Pichard, helmeted bust right, sun rising in background, rev. tablet and oak-wreath, un-named, 50mm, edge impressed bronze and mark of A. Pichard, Saumur, 50mm, 49.57g (cf. Numisor SA 9, 388). About extremely fine £10-£20 --- Provenance: bt J. Lis, June 2003. The artist’s mother was a member of the Pichard family of medallists.

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Lot 105

Dautel, Pierre-Victor (French, 1873-1951); b. Valenciennes ITALY, Exposition Internationale des Industries et du Travail, Turin, 1911, a bronze award plaque by P.-V. Dautel for the Comité Français des Expositions à l’Étranger, two robed females kissing, one holding a flag, seated male artisan gesturing above a cityscape, central tablet un-named, rev. advancing armies above clouds, shields and serpents below, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark, 72 x 54mm, 110.35g (cf. WAG e136, 289; cf. DNW 137, 547). Extremely fine £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland The exhibition opened on 29 April 1911 and closed on 19 November.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 324

Pradeilhes, Pierre-Louis (French, 1919-2003); b. Marseille FRANCE, Jeunesse et Sports, c. 1950, a bronze medal by P.-L. Pradeilhes, naked male athlete standing left, holding palm, symbols of art and industry below, athletic track and Olympic symbol in background, rev. athletes in various sporting poses around central legend, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 68mm, 163.81g (cf. Hess-Divo 3, 1453; cf. DNW 145, 1330). Good very fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons

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Lot 66

Bureau, R. (presumed French), after Darcq, Albert (French, 1848-1895); b. Lille FRANCE, Centenaire d’Établissements Kuhlmann, Lille, 1925, a bronze medal by R. Bureau after A. Darcq, bust of Frédéric Kuhlmann right, rev. legend, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 61mm, 96.18g. Very fine; in green gilt-blocked case of issue £15-£25 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, June 2015 Charles Frédéric Kuhlmann (1803-81) was a French chemist who patented the reaction for converting ammonia to nitric acid.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 270

Metz, Loeki (Dutch, 1918-2004); b. Amsterdam FRANCE, Sarah Bernhardt, 1949, a cast bronze medal by Loeki Metz, half-length bust left in classical attire, rev. robed female in kneeling pose in front of a temple divided by legend, phedre below, 115mm, 701.03g (de Koning, De Beeldenaar 1998-3, p.126, no.6; cf. Schulman 346, 1507). Small surface casting flaw below s of sarah in legend and green patina surrounding the reverse figure, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: bt Simmons Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) was an actress, businesswoman, sculptor, theatre director and courtesan – arguably the first female celebrity of her time.

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Lot 125

Dubois, Paul (French, 1829-1905); b. Nogent-sur-Seine BELGIUM, Exposition Universelle, Liège, 1905, a bronze award medal by P. Dubois, three seated symbolic females, rev. seated semi-nude female figure of Fame blowing trumpet, railway viaduct at left, tablet below, un-named, 70mm, 123.38g (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.15, 59; Wurzb. 5715; BDM VII, 237; cf. DNW 147, 1876). Extremely fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, February 2002

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