Great Britain, (George III), Samuel Fereday, Ironmaster, of Ettingshall Park, Staffs., silver medal by P. Wyon, c. 1814, bust left, rev., a friend to his country, 50mm (BHM 784), with frosted finish and set in glazed frame with silver rim and suspension loop, as struck and in original red leather fitted case; together with a second example struck in bronze, extremely fine (2). Ex Glendining’s, 22 November 1989, lot 266 and O’Byrne collection, Christie’s, July 1962.
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Great Britain, (George IV), John Rennie, Engineer, Opening of Sheerness Basin and Docks, 1823, bronze medal by W. Bain, head of Rennie left, rev., a view of the basin and docks, 64mm (BHM 1220); Death of John Rennie, 1821, bronze medal by W. Bain, head left, rev., a list of some of his engineering projects, 64mm (BHM 1162), both good extremely fine (2). Ex Glendining’s, 22 November 1989, lot 316 and O’Byrne collection, Christie’s, July, 1962.
Great Britain, (George III – Victoria), white metal medals (10) of Wesley, Nelson, George III Jubilee, Wellington, George IV death, Louis Philippe’s London visit 1844, re-opening of Royal Exchange, John Williams missionary ship, the Great Exhibition, Foundation of Sunday Schools (BHM 358, 452, 644, 745, 1392, 2150, 2178, 2201, 2459, 3088), four pierced; bronze medals (5) for the death of Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1830 (BHM 1448 and 1450), London Missionary Society, Livingstone medal (BHM 2959; Eimer 1626, in case of issue), Sir John Pope-Hennessy, 1888 by Roty (BHM 3360) and a Poodle Club prize medal, 1910; with brass medallets (3, BHM 1291, 1547, 1548), mainly extremely fine (18)
*India, Opening of the Bombay Mint, 1828, bronze medal, lion and palm tree design after Flaxman, rev., seven line inscription within laurel wreath, 63.5mm (Pudd. 828.1 where only recorded in silver), a few minor marks but virtually as struck and extremely rare, unrecorded in bronze, with the original bronzed-tin shells of issue (these somewhat battered). Puddester only recorded the medal in silver and rated its rarity in that metal as “less than a dozen specimens known”. The present medal, unrecorded in bronze, may be a trial striking. A silver medal was included in the St. James auction 20, 18 November 2011, lot 567.
*India, Maharaja of Vizianagram’s medal for Queen’s College, Benares, bronze medal (1875) by L.C. Wyon, facing bust of Maharaja Vijayarama Gajapati Raju (1845-79), rev., double-bladed knife, ever loyal, 45mm (Pudd. 875.3.1; BDM VI, 628), extremely fine and very rare. Ex Glendining’s, 22 November 1989, lot 417. Puddester noted this example in his footnote. Said to have previously been in the O’Byrne collection, Christie’s, July 1962, but not specifically described in the catalogue.
*Italy, Don Inigo d’Avalos, bronze medal by Antonio di Puccio, called Pisanello, c.1449-50, don inigo de davalos, bust right wearing fur-trimmed cloak over high-collared shirt and broad rolled hood with drapery falling from crown to shoulder, rev., per vvi se fa – opvs pisani pictoris, the Avalos coat of arms over a globe with starry sky above a mountainous landscape with buildings and the sea below, 78mm (Hill 44; Armand I, 2, 1; Pollard 24 = Kress 22; Scher, Currency of Fame 9), twice pierced, the edge with transverse file marks, a very fine contemporary cast with some roughness and pitting but with no signs of chasing aside from some later light graffiti in the obverse field, very fine and very rare with a brown patina. Ex Professor S. Pozzi collection, Feuardent & Sambon, Paris, 28 June 1919, lot 790. Don Inigo d’Avalos accompanied Alfonso of Aragon on the conquest of Naples in 1442 and remained a close compatriot throughout Alfonso’s reign (1442-58). In 1449, Pisanello was made court artist to Alfonso and around the same time Don Inigo was appointed master chamberlain to the king. It is to this period, 1449-50, that Don Inigo’s medal was created and it is generally accepted to be not only Pisanello’s last medal but also one of his finest works, with its subtle low relief and fine symmetry. The precise interpretation of the reverse remains mysterious with suggestions that it could be a representation of the shield of Achilles, referencing Don Inigo’s military prowess, or has some form of astrological connection with the starry sky being such a dominant feature on the globe. Professor Pozzi, from a numismatic perspective, is known for his encyclopaedic collection of ancient Greek coins and his sale catalogue of 1921 by Naville of Geneva is still used as a general reference for the series. Pozzi himself was a famous Parisian surgeon and gynaecologist, well-known today in artistic circles for his full-length portrait painted by John Singer Sargent in 1881, currently in the collection of the Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. His life was tragically ended when, in 1918, he was murdered by a deranged former patient.
*Italy, Constantine the Great, bronze medal by Cristoforo di Geremia (active 1456-76), caesar imperator pont p p p semper avgustvs vir, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev., concordia avg s c, Constantine as Pax joining hands with the Church as Concordia; signed on exergual line, christophorvs hierimiae f, 72.4mm (Hill 755; Armand I, 31, 2; Pollard 241 = Kress 211), plugged above portrait, a very fine contemporary cast. Ex Stack collection, Morton & Eden, 9 December 2009, lot 85.
*Italy, Pope Clement XI (1700-1721), Construction of the Aquaduct at Civitavecchia (1703), bronze medal by Giovanni Hamerani, bust right, rev., a view of the aquaduct and harbour, 54.8mm (Modesti, Brunori & Covati 34; Bartolotti 703; Miselli 37), obverse die flaw, faint trace of mount, extremely fine
A mid 19thC German cast bronze sundial or noon cannon with an adjustable magnification lens, mounted on a circular, mottled grey marble base with engraved temporal calibrations 7''h 6''dia (Assuming the weather co-operates, at exactly noon, the lens focuses sunlight on the pan filled with gunpowder, setting off the cannon to mark the time)
ASSORTED MEDALS AND BADGES comprising a Royal Life Saving Society [silver] Award of Merit to J. Astbury, 1930, with date bar for 1935, in case of issue; Royal Life Saving Society Bronze Medal to J. Astbury, 1929, in case of issue; a St. John Ambulance Association Medal (443550 Joy Astbury), engraved; a Civil Nursing Reserve enamel pin badge; an Austin Car Golden Jubilee 1905-1955 medal; and assorted other items.
AFTER DH CHIPARUS; a bronze figure of an exotic dancer, raised on circular polished marble base, height 23.5cm including base and a larger example depicting a dancing flapper girl, raised on circular stepped base, both figures bear signatures to base "DH Chiparus", height 34cm including base (2).
A bronze figure of a woman standing in contrapposto standing on a leaf next to a blossoming lotus flower holding a bud in her hand, raised on oval polished marble socle, signed "Milo" to the back, height including base 22.5cm and a trinket box modelled as a girl with butterfly wings seated on a lotus flower (2).
A quantity of sundry British coinage including George VI and George V 1 shilling, Victorian and George V silver thrupences, three boxes George VI 5 shillings, various Elizabeth II commemorative coins and Silver Jubilee souvenir medals, a boxed City & Guilds of London Institute Technological Examination bronze medal dated 1905, etc.
A Flemish oak chest, the boarded top above two short and two long drawers with a central narrow drawer carved with ribbon tied swags and scrolling mythical beast masks with satyr figures with bronze loop handles, the sides with panels of stylized foliage crossed halberds and angel masks, the panels probably 16th / 17th century but reused, 85.5cm high, 93.5cm wide, 60.7cm deep. Provenance: Leslie Gooday OBE.
A mid 16th century German gilt bronze plaque, engraved with the standing figure of Pride (Hoffar) flanked by a horse and a peacock, from a series of the seven deadly sins, perhaps a side of a casket or box, 8.5 x 12.5cm, in a ripple moulded wood frame. Similar images of 'Hoffar' can be found on 16th century engravings by George Pencz and Hans Burgkmair the Elder.
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