Period of abdication, 1936: a group of commemorative medals: by J. R. Gaunt (3, in different metals); W. H. Hasler, ‘three kings set’, hallmarked silver, 3 medals in fitted case, George VI with second reverse; another set, similar, but silvered base metal, George VI with first reverse; abdication, by Pinches (6, different); abdication, by Turner & Simpson (2), also their ‘three kings’ sets, 3 bronze medals, cased with metal label and leaflet, in two sizes (CM 344.1a, 344.1b, 347c, 348c, 349a, 350a, 350c, 350c var (AR gilt), 353a, 353b, 355, 357a (cased), 357avar (cased), 358a (cased), 359a; BHM. 4276, 4280, 4365, 4366); George VI, coronation, 1937, by Turner & Simpson, bronze 51 mm (Gi. CM359a; BHM. 4351); together with retrospective commemorative medals of Edward VIII: R. Lobel (5) (1971, 1987 cased, 1996 ‘three kings’), J. Pinches (3, 2 cased) (1972), and Franklin Mint (1975) (Gi. CM379c, 380a (3), MM2, MM17.3, MM231.a), mostly extremely fine or better (36)
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Edward VIII, coins: British West Africa, cu.-ni. Penny 1936H (3), 1936KN, halfpenny, 1936, 1936H, 1/10-penny, 1936 (KM. 14, 15, 16); East Africa, bronze 10-cents, 1936, 1936H (2), 1936KN (2), 5-cents, 1936h, 1936KN (KM. 23, 24); Fiji, cu.-ni. penny, 1936 (KM. 6); New Guinea, bronze penny, 1936 (KM. 6); together with ni. Gibraltar crown, 1993 (KM. 141), mostly extremely fine or better; fantasy coins: crowns by Hearn (1954 or later, for Great Britain (2), Australia, Bermuda, Ceylon, New Zealand); by Lobel (1980’s), 1 in .375 gold, 6.17g (for Great Britain), 8 proofs in cases, 46 cu.-ni. (some ‘gilt’), and a silver ‘Maundy set’; from the ‘Patina’ collection, 2001, in silver (7) and base metal (14), mostly mint state; together with miscellaneous British and world coins in silver (30) and base metal (40), fine to very fine, some pierced (173)
Portrait plaque, undated, by Portraits In Relief In Metal, 133/135 Oxford Street, London, W1, a photographic style youthful portrait half left in bronze surround, wooden photo-frame style back, 177 x 238mm, housed within velvet-lined double-fronted case, 271 x 211mm, extremely fine, the case a little faded; together with commemorative brass plate, bust left in uniform, KING EDWARD VIII below, wreath around on raised border, 252mm (Gi. CM178a), polished, very fine (2)
* Portrait plaque, 1936, in silvered bronze, by L.E. Pinches, crowned and robed bust right, KING EDWARD VIII around, signed and dated L.E.P.36. on truncation, 150mm, set on a black wooden base, the back fitted originally with 3 small feet (one now missing), and a suspension ring, the base 245mm (cf. Gi. CM252-4 & 347-8; cf. BHM 4277), nearly extremely fine This plaque bears the enlarged obverse image from the medal by L.E. Pinches, used for the proposed coronation with three different reverses and again for the abdication with two different reverses, all issued with 35mm diameter. See lot 516 above
* Portrait plaque, undated (1936), in bronze, by F.R. Kormis for Spink, uniface, bare head left, KING EDWARD VIII below, signed KORMIS engraved in small lettering behind head, suspension hook and ring on reverse, KORMIS scratched on lower right of reverse, and on rim below bust M/S (monogram) 2/9, 98mm (Gi. CM180; BHM 4290; National Portrait Gallery (II) 5051), very fine and extremely rare, only 30 specimens made These plaques appear to be individually signed. The example in the National Portrait Gallery has the letters FRK engraved behind the head, rather than KORMIS, and on the reverse there are initials MS, rather than KOORMIS; It was donated by the artist in 1975, is also larger, at 102mm, and has minor variations in the design, most notably in the shape of the truncation, back of the head and ear. The entry in BHM records the plaque at 98mm, as the present specimen.
Battle of Culloden, 1746, bronze medal, by Yeo, 50mm (MI II, 613/278; Woolf 55:2); together with bronze medals (8) comprising anniversary of Queen Charlotte’s birthday, 1762 (BHM 75), George III, Jubilee, 1810, 48mm (BHM 686), Death of George III, by Dassier, 40mm, George IV, Entry into Hanover, 1821, by Voigt, 40mm (Brockmann 1065), Death of Frederick Duke of York, 1827, 60mm (BHM 1283), Death of George Canning, 1827 (2), from French medallic series, 51mm and 42mm, William IV, Opening of London Bridge, 1831, by B. Wyon, 51mm (BHM 1544) and numbered ticket for the London Institution, by W. Wyon, 43mm (BDM VI, 681), very fine to extremely fine; together with miscellaneous bronze and white metal medals (7), fair to fine (17)
Victoria, Diamond Jubilee, 1897, large official silver medals (2); Coronation of Edward VII, 1902, large official silver and bronze medals; with bronze prize medal of the Dept. of Science and Art (awarded 1862); bronze medal of the 50th Anniversary of the Sacred Harmonic Society (BHM 3137) and a seal impression, all cased, very fine to extremely fine (7)
France, Louis XV, bronze medals (2), including Marriage of Marie Antoinette to the Dauphin, 1770, by Duvivier; Louis XVI, bronze medals (2), including Arrival in Paris, 1789; Death of the Dauphin, 1795, bronze medal, by Tiolier; Louis XVIII, bronze medals (6), including Constitutional Charter, 1814, 50mm, Duke of Angoulême`s entry into Paris, 1823 (2); Charles X, bronze medals (4), including Death of Louis XVIII, 1824, by Gayrard, Coronation, 1825, by Gatteaux, 40-53mm, many extremely fine (15)
France, Louis XVI, bronze medals (2), including Address to the National Assembly, 1790, by Simon; Convention, bronze medals (2), including the 10th August, 1793, by Duvivier; Napoleon, bronze medal, the departure of Louis XVIII, 1805, by Jeuffroy & Andrieu (Bramsen 1603); Louis XVIII, bronze medals (5), including the visit of the Duke of Savoy to the Paris mint, 1824, by Caque; Charles X, bronze medal, erection of a statue to Louis XVI at Lyons, 1825, by Galle; Napoleon III, bronze medal, Empress Eugenie, by Caqué (later striking), generally about extremely fine, a few with some spots (12)
France, monument to the Archbishop of Cambrai, 1825, bronze medal, by Caunois, 51mm; together with French bronze portrait medals (21): Louis XII, by Droz; J.J. Rousseau, by Dumarest (BDM I, p.644); Lafayette, by Dumarest; François Athanase Charette, 1796, by Desboeufs; H.S.H. the Prince Arch-Chancellor of the Empire, 1808, by Jaley; J.L. Lagrange, 1813, by Donadio; Malherbe of Caen, 1815, by Gatteaux; J.F. Ducis, 1816, by Gatteaux; Jean de la Fontaine, 1816, by Gatteaux; Michel de l’Hospital, 1817, by Caunois; René d’Anjou, 1819, by Chardigny; G. Cuvier, 1820, by Caunois; H. de la Rochejaquelin, 1821, by Desboeufs; Cardinal Talleyrand-Périgord, 1821, by Chardigny; G.H. Riquetti de Mirabeau, 1822, by Gatteaux; Philippe de Commines, 1822, by Vatinelle; Duke of Richelieu, 1822, by Dieudonné; François Talma, 1823, by Caunois; L. de la Rochejaquelin, 1824, by Desboeufs; J.B. Viotti, 1824, by Peuvrier; Rev.J.G. Lavater, 1848, by P. Lévêque, generally extremely fine (22)
Germany, 17th century silver baptismal medal by P.H. Müller, 49mm (Forster 871); other silver medals (4) comprising marriage medal, 55mm, friendship medals (2), 32mm and 28mm and a cast religious medal, 47mm; and a lead medal of Christ after Valentin Maler, 34mm (Habich 2589 var.); France, bronze medal on the assassination of the Duke of Berry, 1820, by Gayrard, 41mm, mainly very fine (7)
Germany, bronze portrait medals by Karl Friedrich Voigt, for Loos, comprising Dr. Heinrich Meyer, 1819, J.D. Nicolai, 1821, C.A. Prince von Hardenberg, 1822, R.G. Behrmann of Hamburg, 1823, Christoph Knape, 1823, and an unnamed portrait prize medal, 40-47mm (cf. BDM VI, 309-310), virtually mint state (6)
Germany, bronze medals by Karl Friedrich Voigt, for Loos, comprising H.J. Wilderling, 1822, birth of crown-prince Karl, 1823, Elizabeth, crown-princess of Prussia, 1823, 700th anniversary of Pyritz, 1824, Investment of Brandenburg, undated, ‘Charis’, undated, and an educational medal, 37-50mm, (cf. BDM VI, 309-310), virtually mint state (7)
Italy, Papal, Innocent XI (1676-1689), bronze medal, 1676, by G.B. Guglielmada, bust left, rev., inscription and date in cartouche, 80mm (Lincoln 1407; Börner 1209), pierced, somewhat rough cast, very fine; Alexander VII (1655-1667), oval bronze pilgrim`s badge, year 1, St. Martina and other martyrs, rev., the Agnus Dei, 75 x 58mm, pierced, dark patina, very fine (2)
Italy, Papal, Clement VII (1523-1534), bronze medal for the reconciliation with Florence, by Bernardi, 34mm (Modesti 272; Lincoln 469), later striking from original but broken dies; together with bronze restrike medals of Hadrian VI, Julius III, Paul IV (2), Pius IV (2), Gregory XIII (3), Gregory XIV, Paul V (2) and Urban VIII (2) (Mazio 42, 69, 80/91, 82, 83, 84, 116, 119, 123/113, 154, 168, 169, 196 and 206), and a cast copy of a bronze medal of Sixtus V (Lincoln 775), somewhat cleaned, mainly very fine to extremely fine (16)
Italy, Papal, Innocent X (1644-1655), bronze medal (Lincoln 1093), fine; restrike bronze medals of Innocent X, Alexander VII, Clement IX (2), Clement X (2), Innocent XI (2), Alexander VIII and Innocent XII (Mazio 247, 257, 279, 282, 301, 307, 323, 342, 351, 360/373); other bronze medals of Clement XI (2), Innocent XIII, Clement XII, Benedict XIV (2), Clement XIV (2), Pius VII, Leo XII, Pius VIII (Lincoln 1594, 1639, 1689, 1791, 1822, 1832, 1912, 1919, 2066, 2124v, 2144), Pius IX, Leo XIII and Benedict XV, somewhat cleaned, mainly very fine, some better; together with a circular bronze lid with high relief image of the infant Hercules strangling serpents, 62mm, very fine (26)
Italy, Napoleon, capture of Vienna, 1805, bronze medal, by Manfredini, 42mm (Br.444; BDM III, p.554); Proclamation of Francis I at Milan, 1815, bronze medal by Manfredini, 42 mm (BDM III, p.554); Inauguration of Milan Cathedral, 1818, bronze medal, by Putinati, 44mm (BDM IV, p.711); Pius VII, 1823, bronze medal by Dieudonné, 41mm (Lincoln 2089); bronze portrait medals (2), Cherubini, by Donadio, and Rossini (unsigned), both 41mm, very fine to extremely fine (6)
* Poland, Sigismund I (1506-1548), uniface bronze medal, in the style of Hans Schwarz, bust right in fur-trimmed gown, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece; two lines of inscription around, 65.6mm (Habich 264 - 67mm), collector`s no. "P510" inked on obverse and "510" on reverse, tiny piercing, an extremely fine early cast A version of this medal was cast by Hans Schenck in 1527, with somewhat differing inscriptions (see Habich 2213).
Sweden, completion of the Gotha canal, 1822, bronze medal by H. Gube and G. Loos, 50mm (Hild II, 342; BDM II, p.333); together with bronze portrait medals: Count Platoff (Cossack commander, Napoleonic War), signed IM, undated, 49mm; H.B. de Saussure (Geneva), 1823, by A. Bovey (BDM I, p.245); Ch. Bonnet (Geneva), 1833, by A. Bovey, 41mm (BDM I, p.245); C. Martin Wieland (German poet), 1823, by Wolff, 41mm, nearly extremely fine (5)
* Moderno, The Lion Hunt, bronze circular plaquette, two horsemen and foot-soldiers in combat with the lion who attacks a crouching nude figure in the foreground, 81mm (Molinier 217; Bange 478; Kress 168; Bargello 173; Lewis 28; Astarte VIII, 11 October 2001, lot 185, this piece), a very fine early cast with fine chasing and with suspension loop, fine brown patina
* Moderno, The Crucifixion, bronze plaquette mounted as a pax, Christ crucified between the two thieves; Mary Magdalen clasping the foot of the cross with figures supporting the fainting Virgin; set within an elaborate frame with scrolled foliate top, ornate columns on the sides and a frieze of capricorns and squatting winged figures in the base, 220 x 130mm (cf. Molinier 171; Bange 454; Kress 147; Lewis 2), lacking the stand on the reverse, a very fine contemporary cast with light brown patina Ex Imbert collection, Finarte, 20 March 1997.
* Andrea Briosco, called Riccio (1470-1532), The Death of Marcus Curtius, bronze plaquette, the figure of Marcus Curtius, in armour and with right hand raised, on a rearing horse, about to leap into the chasm, 68 x 63mm (Molinier 416; Bange 365; Kress 213; Planiscig p. 490, 123 and fig. 259), pierced, the top somewhat cut down, a very fine contemporary cast with dark patina Ex Sylvia Phyllis Adams collection, Bonham`s, 23 May 1996, lot 90 and John R. Gaines collection, Morton & Eden, 21 April 2005, lot 47. The piece has been constructed in two parts: the horse and rider are cast in the round while the background, which includes the horse`s tail, its back legs and the watery chasm, has been cast separately. The two pieces have then been joined by three small lugs (two of which are slightly loose). This form of construction can be seen in other works by Riccio, notably the beautiful plaquette of Venus and Cupid which was in the Gaines sale part 2, 8 December 2005, lot 57.
* Florentine (early 16th century), The Holy Family, bronze-gilt plaquette, the Virgin and Child with St. Joseph, within circular frame and scroll suspension loop, 115mm (Molinier 456; Bange 336; cf. Kress 288 - a silhouetted version), the reverse with concentric lines, a very fine contemporary cast with the gilding mostly intact
* Constantine the Great (AD 307-337), bronze medal by Cristoforo di Geremia, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev., Constantine as Pax joining hands with the Church as Concordia; signed on the ground-line CHRISTOPHORVS HIERIMIAE F, 72.4mm (Hill 755; Armand I, 31, 2; Pollard 241 = Kress 211), plugged above portrait, a very fine contemporary cast, finely patinated Ex Morton & Eden, 27 June 2006, lot 377 and Stack collection, Morton & Eden, 9 December 2009, lot 85.
* Giuliano II de` Medici (1478-1516), bronze medal, Roman school (early 16th century), bust left in cap and robes, rev., a female figure, possibly Florence, reclining against a Medici shield, 86mm (Hill 881; Armand II, 94, 3, note; Pollard 276), tiny piercing outside border, a very fine early cast in high relief Ex Morton & Eden, 11 December 2008, lot 257 and Stack collection, Morton & Eden, 9 December 2009, lot 99. The medal commemorates Giuliano being created a patrician of Rome in 1513 and the reverse alludes to his return to Florence in the previous year after the banishment imposed on the Medici in 1494.
* Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499), humanist philosopher, bronze medal in the style of Fiorentino, high relief bust left wearing plain cap, rev., PLATONE, 54.3mm (cf. Hill 974; Pollard 305), pierced, an extremely fine but late cast with fine chasing to the portrait Ficino, the celebrated renaissance philosopher, produced the first translation into Italian of the works of Plato. The present medal displays differences in the obverse legend to the type recorded by Hill and the reverse lettering is smaller in size and of lower relief.
* Orazio Foschi, jurist at Rimini, bronze medal by Domenico Poggini, 1589, bust right, rev., a standing woman giving a casket to a seated woman who reads a book, 39.8mm (Attwood 826; Armand I, 255, 8; Bargello 384), a very fine contemporary cast with brown patina Ex Cyril Humphris collection, Sotheby`s, 3-4 October 1996, lot 57 and Stack collection, Morton & Eden, 9 December 2009, lot 191.
* Pope Julius III (1550-1555), silver medal for the Jubilee, 1550, by Alessandro Cesati, called il Grechetto, signed in Latin and Greek, composed of two thin silver trial strikings set within a heavy bronze circular frame, a prisoner holding his broken fetters stands between two men; in ex., broken fetters and signed A E, rev., the opening of the Porta Sancta; signed ALEXANDER F, 63mm including frame (cf. Bargello 539/540 = Toderi/Vannel 2081/2082; Modesti 406/407), about extremely fine and extremely rare, the frame with traces of removal of a scroll mount Ex Morton & Eden, 27 June 2006, lot 401 and Stack collection, Morton & Eden, 9 December 2009, lot 199. The Bargello possesses six thin silver strikings of a simar nature to the present piece. They are thought to be trial strikings of medals by Cesati that never went into production. Vasari himself saw the obverse design of the present medal and remarked on its beauty and rarity.
Bie (Jacques de). La France Metallique, contenant les Actions celebres tant publiques que privees des Rois et Reynes. Remarquées en leurs medailles d’Or Argent et Bronze. Tirées des plus curieux cabinetz, 3 parts in one, Paris, Jean Camusat, 1636, eng. title with port. of Ludovico XIII to verso, 131 eng. plts. of coinage, separate titles to second and third parts printed in red and black, third part with additional eng. title, and numerous eng. plts., bookplate of William Arthur, 6th Duke of Portland to front pastedown, contemp. mottled calf, gilt dec. spine, rubbed and some wear with upper joint partly cracked, ties defective, folio (1)
Trade catalogues. Bronzes Pour l’Electricité, 1902, 192 b & w plts. showing light fittings, with 24pp. price list at rear, lacking front free endpaper, orig. cloth, rubbed and soiled, extrems. worn and frayed, upper cover titled in blind with monogram ‘S C’, folio, together with Bronzes, Em. Douillet, Paris, 1923, forty-three mounted photo. plts. of lamps and light fittings on 36 card leaves, with 8pp. typed price list, plts. and price list loosely contained as issued in half cloth portfolio (dusty and sl. frayed to spine), with printed title label on front pastedown, folio, plus Bronzes d’Eglise, early 20th c., ninety-two col. and b & w plts. of bronze ecclesiatical artefacts, such as candelabra, chandeliers, crucifixes, etc., scattered foxing, orig. blindstamped cloth gilt, rubbed and soiled, sl. wear to extrems., plus two others related (5)
TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK BRONZE LAMP BASE, NO. 163, CIRCA 1900 with removable oil reservoir, the body of squat baluster form in a verdegris finish chased with scrolling motifs, with applied curved bracket supports with lobed terminals, raised on reeded spreading base, stamped marks to base, `Tiffany Studios/ New York/ 6812`, with original flex and fittings 25cm high Literature: Duncan, Alastair `Tiffany: Lamps and Metalware`, Woodbridge 2007, pl. 51 and 52, p. 24
JAMES PITTENDRIGH MACGILLIVRAY A PHANTASY circular bronze plaque, mounted on a moulded rectangular mahogany board with original bronze mounts and hanging chain, signed in the bronze `MacGillivray`, plaque, 46cm diameter Also original pen and ink preparatory drawing for `A Phantasy`, signed Pittendrigh MacGillivray` , 15cm square, along with a copy of the original receipt in the artists hand, dated 28th May 1930 (2) Exhibited: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum, `Pittendrigh MacGillivray` Exhibition 1988, No. 27
PHYLLIS MARY BONE SEATED LION FIGURE bronze, signed in the bronze and dated 1925 24cm high Provenance: Sir James Morton, Craigiehall, Edinburgh and by family descent. Literature: Morton, J., `Three Generations in a Family Textile Firm`, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1971, pages 315-6 Note: Phillis Bone was a friend of the Morton family and her animal figures were much admired by them.
Michael d`Aguilar (1924-), "Sur la Plage - Midi", signed, titled on verso, oil on board, 19.5 x 24.5cm.; 7.75 x 9.75in. * Baron Michael D’Aguilar was born in 1924 in London and is the brother of the artist Paul D`Aguilar. His parents were English and Spanish and he spent much of his early life in Spain. He studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1948-53, winning a number of awards including the Leverhulme Scholarship, the Royal Drawing Society’s gold, silver and bronze medals and the Armitage and silver medal at the Royal Academy. He has had numerous solo exhibitions including Temple Gallery, New Grafton Gallery, Bruton Street Gallery and was represented in Bradford City Art Gallery. He has also exhibited at the Royal Academy, Paris Salon, Royal Society of British Artists, Leicester Galleries, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, and the New English Arts Club.
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