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Click here to subscribeKesseler, Rob (British, 1951-present); b. Solihull ENGLAND, A Book of Leaves, 1991, a cast bronze medal by R. Kesseler for the British Art Medal Society, two leaves sandwiching a book with gilt edges, 78 x 70mm, 182.75g (Attwood 76; The Medal 19, pp.116-17). Extremely fine, green patina £40-£50 --- Edition of 24.
Baron, Roger Bertrand (French, 1907-1994); b. Paris FRANCE, Cinquantième anniversaire du Cinéma [50th Anniversary of the Cinema], 1945 [struck 1946], a bronze medal by R.B. Baron, bust of Louis-Jean Lumière left, rev. roll of cine film, edge impressed bronze and cornuocopia, 63mm, 142.62g (CGMP p.89; cf. DNW 38, 854). About extremely fine £30-£50 --- Auguste Marie Lumière (1862-1954) and his brother Louis-Jean (1864-1948) were the inventors of an early motion-picture projector and pioneer filmmakers. Louis-Jean developed the cinematograph at his father’s factory in Lyons. It was first demonstrated before a paying audience in Paris on 28 December 1895, when ten of the Lumière brothers’ films were shown, including a comic sequence, L’Arroseur Arose.
Charlemont, Theodor (Bohemian, 1859-1938); b. Znojmo, moved to Austria 1877 AUSTRIA, Mädchen mit einer feder [Girl with Feather], c. 1900, a uniface cast bronze plaque by T. Charlemont, young girl to right, inscribing a tablet, large feather at left, 138 x 110mm, 321.54g. Very fine and extremely rare; the only medallic work by Charlemont seen by the cataloguer £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt in Vienna, November 2008
Duarte, João (Portuguese, 1952-present); b. Lisbon ENGLAND, Domus, Domus, 2012, a fabricated bronze and stainless steel medal by J. Duarte [Indugrave] for the British Art Medal Society, raised house, rev. stairway to a fenced-off area, 80mm, 390.86g (The Medal 60, p.69). Mint state; in black box of issue £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt BAMS, July 2014 Edition of 54.
Chorel, Jean (French, 1875-1946); b. Lyon FRANCE, Maurice et Auguste Pollosson, 1926, a bronze plaque by J. Chorel, busts right, rev. La Guillotière bridge over the river Rhône at Lyon, cityscape in background, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark of J. Balme, 67 x 44mm, 91.35g (Storer –; Brettauer –; cf. DNW 57, 1350). Good very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 11 February 2006, lot 471 (part) Maurice Pollosson (1854-1921) and August Pollosson (1859-1924) were brothers and members of a multi-generational medical family who served at the Faculty of Medicine, Lyon.
Bonnet, Pierre (presumed French) FRANCE, Syndicat Général des Fondeurs de France, a plated bronze award plaque, unsigned [by P. Bonnet], male artisan standing left, pouring metal, rev. clasped hands, named (Raoul Sterlin), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 112 x 69mm, 331.67g (cf. DNW M10, 1525). Very fine; in half of original maroon box of issue £30-£40 --- Provenance: M.F. Bonham Carter Collection, DNW Auction 50, 20 June 2001, lot 1251
Beck, Vilmos Fémes (Hungarian, 1885-1918); b. Budapest HUNGARY, TérdelÅ‘ nÅ‘ [Kneeling Nude], 1911, a uniface bronze medal by V.F. Beck, muscular naked female on bended knee to right, holding a bird in her right hand, edge impressed éke 1911 134, 53mm, 57.20g (Huszár 1035). Very fine and very rare £100-£150
Cochet, Robert (French, 1903-1988); b. Paris FRANCE, Philatélie, 1938, a uniface bronze Art Déco award plaque in the shape of a postage stamp by R. Cochet, young woman examines a page of stamps with a magnifying-glass, post-mark at upper left, 60 x 40mm, 57.29g (CGMP p.94; cf. DNW M10, 1492). Extremely fine £30-£40
Brown, Cecil Hew (British, 1868-1926); b. Ayr ENGLAND, XVII International Medical Congress, London, 1913, Exhibition Award, a gilt-bronze electrotype medal by C.H. Brown, bust of Hippocrates right, rev. robed female seated right, contemplating sun rising over the sea, 98mm, 336.38g (Storer –; Brettauer –). Very fine and extremely rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, June 2012 The 17th International Medical Congress, the last in a series which commenced in 1867, was staged at the Royal Albert Hall, London, from 6 to 12 August 1913.
Hellegers, Guus (Dutch, 1937-2019); b. Teteringen NETHERLANDS, Women’s Island, 1995, a cast bronze three-dimensional medal by G. Hellegers, abstract design both sides, 97 x 80 x 37mm, 253.06g (The Medal 29, p.138). Extremely fine, as made £60-£80 --- This medal is an expression of freedom. During the depression of the 1930s, Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (1882-1945), owner of a printing press in Groningen, printed more and more free compositions for lack of commissions. During the war years, while making many forged documents for the underground movement, he sought refuge in his stencil prints, of which one of the most famous series is Women’s Island: idyllic pictures with women, horses and palms, the inspiration for this piece. Werkman himself was executed by a Gestapo firing squad on 29 April 1945, three days before Groningen was liberated.
Tchorek, Karol (Polish, 1904-1985); b. Serock POLAND/ENGLAND, Quatercentenary of the Birth of William Shakespeare, 1964, a uniface cast bronze asmymetrical hexagonal three-dimensional sculpted relief by K. Tchorek, featuring sculpted shaped holes, back with signature of the artist etched on, description and price, 170 x 150mm, 615.30g (cf. Ashmolean Museum HCR 95037). As made, dark patina £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, May 2007 William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is widely regarded as England’s greatest playwright and poet. This work is part of a uniface series relating to Shakespeare; the Ashmolean Museum possesses a group of them.
Müller, Niels (presumed German) GERMANY, Homo Superior, 2002, a cast bronze medal by N. Müller [Burg Giebichenstein Hochschule für Kunst und Design, Halle], Devil and a baby supported by umbilical cords, rev. baby with its stomach connected to two cords, 3 in lower field, 110mm, 460.74g (The Medal 41, p.100). Extremely fine, vestiges of dusty grey patina, rare £70-£90 --- Provenance: bt from the artist, November 2002 Edition of 10.
Erdey, DezsÅ‘ (Serbian, 1902-1957); b. Krajišnik HUNGARY, Ganz Foto Club, c. 1930, a uniface Art Déco bronze plaque by D. Erdey, seated naked female to right, adopting a pose in front of a camera she holds with her left hand, chimneys at right, back named (Rédei György ur, 1938-39, Évi Szorgalmának, Elismerésére), foundry mark at base, 60mm, 109.93g. Very fine and very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: S. Martin Collection, DNW Auction M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1601; DNW Auction M11, 13 July 2011, lot 1854
Goebel, August Wilhelm (German, 1883-1971); b. Wiesbaden GERMANY, Für sportliche betätigung, GeSoLei-Düsseldorf [Physical Activity Trade Fair, Düsseldorf], 1926, a uniface cast bronze award plaque by A.W. Goebel, standing figures of male athlete with spear and female athlete with discus, trade fair buildings in background, back engraved (I Sieg, III. Internat. Laufen 27.6.26, Rund um Dusseldorf R.V. 04), 163 x 103mm, 634.33g (cf. Möller 64, 293). Extremely fine; in original black case of issue [one hinge partly detached] £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt J. Lis, October 2006 The GeSoLei exhibition in Düsseldorf focused on the human body in all its facets. The exhibition grounds opened in early May and by the time of the closure on 15 October had been visited by more than 8 million people.
Samuel, Charles (Belgian, 1862-1938); b. Brussels, and Fisch & Cie (Brussels, 1853-present) BELGIAN CONGO, Première liaison aérienne Belgique-Congo [First Flight from Belgium to Belgian Congo], 1925 [struck 1937], a bronze medal by C. Samuel for Fisch on behalf of the Amis de la Médaille d’art, standing Congolese and Belgian females clasping hands, maps of the Congo and Belgium behind, aeroplane in clouds above, rev. juxtaposed views of huts, palm trees and a radio pylon at left, Brussels cityscape, the Town Hall, Sts-Michel-et-Gudule, the Palace of Justice and a radio pylon at right, edge impressed fisch & cie, 70mm, 151.86g (Vancraenbroeck 130; cf. Elsen 154, 2157; cf. Schulman 374, 723). Very fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland, January 2003 The first flight between Brussels and Léopoldville was made by Edmond Thieffry (1892-1929), a Belgian air ace in World War I; a flight which should have taken a week, but because of bad weather and mechanical problems, lasted from 12 February to 3 April 1925. The reverse signifies the first radio link established between the two countries.
Korski, Witold (Polish, 1918-2003); b. Tarnobrzeg POLAND, Wystawa Francuskiej Sztuki Medalierskiej, Wroclaw [Exhibition of French Medallic Art], 1971, a cast bronze medal by W. Korski, head of a Gallic warrior right, helmeted and with long hair, owl and part of the sun at right, rev. legend in nine lines, Gallic cock at right, edge impressed w korski, 92mm, 234.32g (Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1971-2, 228). Extremely fine, rare £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, May 2007
Pastorino y Sala (Buenos Aires, fl. 1910-25), and Ferrari, Juan Manuel (Uruguayan, 1874-1919); b. Montevideo, emigrated to Italy 1890, returned to Uruguay 1896, moved to Argentina 1905 ARGENTINA, Monumento al Ejercito de los Andes, Mendoza [Monument to the Army of the Andes], 1914, a plated bronze medal by Pastorino y Sala after J.M. Ferrari, statue of winged figure of Freedom with broken chains in her hands urging a group of charging cavalry to left, rev. landscape with mountains in background, edge impressed cobre, 50mm, 71.96g. Very fine, dark tone£30-£40 --- Provenance: bt J. Elsen, September 2004 The foundation stone for the statue, located in Parque General San Martin, Mendoza, was laid in 1911 and the work inaugurated on 12 February 1914, the 97th anniversary of the Battle of Chacabuco.
Schmarje, Walter (German, 1872-1921); b. Flensburg GERMANY, Deutsche Kampfspiele, Garmisch-Partenkirchen [German Fighting Games], 1922, a cast bronze award medal by W. Schmarje, naked male athlete standing facing, head turned to right, holding a German standard, rev. wreath, engraved (Dem Zweiten der Rodelmeisterschaft) [Second Place in the Toboggan Championship], 68mm, 104.99g (cf. Feldman, June 2016, 30256; cf. Rauch 73, 1189). Very fine £100-£150 --- The Deutsche Kampfspiele, organised by the Deutschen Reichsausschusses für Leibesübungen (Physical Exercise), was a movement which had its roots in the exclusion of German athletes from the Olympic Games in 1920 and 1924 as an indirect result of World War I. Summer and Winter games were organised in intervening Olympic years – 1922, 1926 and 1930 – and even after Olympic Games organisers started to re-admit German athletes, it continued under the Nazi regime until the outbreak of World War II. The 1922 Winter Games were staged from 23 to 29 January.
Ordner, Berthold (Austrian, 1889-1947); b. Vienna AUSTRIA, 25-jähriges Jubiläum des Wiener Athletiksport Clubs [25th Anniversary of the Vienna Athletic Club], 1921, a uniface bronze plaque by B. Ordner, naked male athlete standing facing, body turned to right, supporting a statue of a discus thrower in his hands, oak-wreath below, 60 x 32mm, 43.69g (cf. Numisor e9, 302, recté Wiener Athletiksport Club). Very fine£20-£30 --- Provenance: bt Irene Allen
Volti, Antoniucci, aka Voltigero (Italian, 1915-1989); b. Albano, moved to France 1920 FRANCE, Tout est Accompli, or La Crucifixion, 1969 [struck 1970], a bronze medal by A. Volti, Christ on the Cross, inclining his face towards God, flanked by two thieves being crucified whose faces are bowed towards the earth, rev. Virgin Mary seated with the body of Christ across her lap, her neck and head bent in pain, edge impressed bronze 1970 and cornucopia, 77mm, 190.50g (CGMP p.1891; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.107, 60; cf. DNW 45, 869). Extremely fine £50-£70
Rizzello, Michael Gaspard (British, 1926-2004); b. London ENGLAND, Dolphin, 1983, a cast bronze medal by M.G. Rizzello [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, dolphin above the waves, rev. similar, edge engraved Rizzello, 95mm, 585.59g (Attwood 12; The Medal 4, p.29; Jones, CBM p.55, no.1; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.85, 175). Extremely fine, as made £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, December 2014 Edition of 71.
Begeer, Carel Josef (Dutch, 1896-1946); b. Utrecht FRANCE, Congrès Internationale B.I.B.O.A., Paris, 1937, a bronze medal, unsigned [by C.J. Begeer], winged cherub holding basket with trophy and jewels, rev. urn and flames, 51mm, 46.63g (cf. DNW 35, 696). Extremely fine £30-£40 --- BIBOA, the International Jewellery Congress, was held from 4 to 8 July 1937.
Truedsson, Folke (Swedish, 1913-1989); b. Kristianstad, moved to Switzerland 1970, and Nyborg, Anders (Danish, 1934-present); b. Copenhagen NORWAY, Norge 1976, a bronze medal by F. Truedsson for A. Nyborg [Kultateollisuus Finland] as part of the Nordisk Kunstmedalje Serie [Nordic Art Medal series], fishes, rev. oil pipelines, edge impressed kultateollisuus finland udgivet af anders nyborg a/s nordiskkunstmedalje serie den 1/976 nr. 2173/5000, 70mm, 297.00g (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.119, 11). Extremely fine; in white case of issue by Anders Nyborg A/S £10-£20 --- Edition of 5,000. For further background to the series, see The Medal 62, pp.18-39.
Harris, Julian Hoke (American, 1906-1987); b. Carrollton, TX U.S.A., Perpetuating the Ancient Art of Medallic Sculpture, 1970, a light bronze lozenge-shaped medal by J.H. Harris for the 40th anniversary of the Medallic Art Co, 40 superimposed on representations of the first and 80th medals in the Society series, rev. contrasting relief and intaglio impressions of owls of Athens, edge impressed julian h. harris. sc. medallic art co. n.y., 64mm, 152.38g (Alexander SP2.1, edge A; cf. Coin Galleries Oct. 2010, 2735). Mint state £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, December 2002 Edition of 657. The competition to design a diamond-shaped 40th anniversary medal attracted over 200 entries from 77 different sculptors. The 7-person judging panel, including Elvira Clain-Stefanelli of the Smithsonian Institution, chose Mr Harris’ design and the result was announced on 15 November 1970. Mr Harris won $1,500 for his efforts and the medals, in silver and bronze, were all struck in December 1970.
Verrier, Louis Octave Maxime le, aka Artus (French, 1891-1973); b. Neuilly-sur-Seine FRANCE, Sagittaire [Sagittarius], an Art Déco light bronze paper knife by L.O.M. le Verrier, centaur with bow and arrow, back impressed le verrier 23 nov 21 dec bronze, 212 x 35mm, 101.22g. About very fine £80-£100
Quillé, J.F. (presumed French) FRANCE, Gloria Victrix, c. 1920, a plated bronze award medal by J.F. Quillé, helmeted head of Gallia left, rev. two male rowers pulling to left, un-named, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 50mm, 43.42g. Very fine £20-£30 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, June 2004
Carasso, Federico Antonio (Italian, 1899-1969); b. Carignano, moved to Holland 1934 NETHERLANDS, Delta Plan, 1958, a bronze medal by F.A. Carasso for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, five male workmen at a dyke, rev. two swallows flying past a bare tree-trunk, rising sun behind, 60mm, 88.54g (VPK 1958-1; KB 2414; HS 259-61; cf. Schulman 371, 2702). Extremely fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2002 The Delta Plan was conceived following the major North Sea flooding disaster in 1953. The IJssel storm barrier at Randstad, completed in 1958, was the first of a series of flood defences that were not finished until 1997.
Dupuis, Toon, aka Antonius Stanislaus Nicolaas Ludovicus (Belgian, 1877-1937); b. Antwerp, moved to Holland 1898, and Koninklijk Begeer (Utrecht, 1878-present) NETHERLANDS, Henri-Jean de Dompierre de Chaufepié, 1908, a bronze medal by T. Dupuis for Begeer on behalf of the Nederlandsche-Belgische Vereeniging der Vrienden van der Medaille, bust left, rev. seated semi-nude female figure with inscription, 67mm, 132.97g (Begeer 801; Zw. 880; Schmidt 391; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, 1; BDM VII, 241; Slg. Julius 187; cf. BDW 17, 664). Extremely fine, usual dark patina £40-£50 --- Henri-Jean Dompierre de Chaufepié (1861-1911) was director of the Koninklijk Penningkabinet in Amsterdam and a promoter of the contemporary art medal.
Reinois (untraced, presumed French) FRANCE, Liaison Éléctrique Paris-Cöte d’Azur, 1969, a bronze medal signed Reinois for the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français, brain in left foreground, montage of faces of Marianne to left above, rev. mathematical symbols of electricity and power, connecting railway lines below, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 135.10g. Extremely fine £20-£30 --- Provenance: Münz Zentrum Rheinland Auktion 101 (Cologne), 15 December 1999, lot 6686 The complete electrification of the railway between Paris and Ventimiglia on the Italian border began in 1963 and was completed on 28 January 1969; the line opened for passengers in February 1969.
Dillens, Julien (Belgian, 1849-1904); b. Antwerp and Stappen, Charles van der (Belgian, 1843-1910); b. Saint-Josse-ten-Noode BELGIUM, Centenaire de l’Académie Royale des Beaux Arts de Bruxelles, 1900, a bronze plaque by J. Dillens and C. van der Stappen, busts of Nicolas-Jean Rouppe, Charles Buls and Émile De Mot left, rev. naked male seated left, sketching, artisans in field in background, 78 x 61mm, 194.55g (BDM I, 590; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 174, 5066). Extremely fine, dark patina £80-£100 --- Provenance: Münz Zentrum Rheinland Auktion 174 (Cologne), 2-3 September 2015, lot 5066 Edition of 125 in bronze. Nicolas-Jean Rouppe (1768-1838) was a politician and first burgomaster of Brussels after it claimed independence. Charles Buls (1837-1914), was a politician. Émile André Jean De Mot (1835-1909) was a politician and also burgomaster of Brussels, from 1899 until his death.
Vannier, Paul (French, 1880-1940); b. Sérifontaine GREECE, Olympic Games, Athens, 1906, a plated bronze award plaque by P. Vannier, standing figure with stadium in background and Acropolis at upper left, rev. winged figure of Fame over tablet, un-named, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 70 x 49mm, 96.56g (GV 6; cf. Höhn 94, 638; cf. DNW M2, 2632). Extremely fine, toned £100-£150 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 87, 7 May 2014, lot 1902
Broër, Hilde (German, 1904-1987); b. Witten an der Ruhr GERMANY, Sonnenmaske [Sun Mask], 1972, a cast bronze medal by Hilde Broër, sun-like face surrounded by quartered border segments with the four elements, fire, water, earth and air, rev. rings representing a partially obscured sun, 57mm, 121.69g (Steguweit 354). Extremely fine £50-£70 --- Provenance: Münz Zentrum Rheinland Auktion 151 (Cologne), 21 April 2009, lot 6341
Gill, Frederick (British, 1863-1917); b. Douglas ENGLAND, Putto with Roses, c. 1910, a bronze award plaque by F. Gill, naked boy walking right, holding a bunch of roses, birds flying in background, rev. vase of roses, un-named, 64 x 51mm, 90.50g. About extremely fine, charming style, rare; the only medallic work by this Manx artist seen by the cataloguer £40-£50 --- The artist, by training a carpenter at Laxey on the Isle of Man, and whose watercolours of island life are well known, was later employed by Elder-Dempster Lines and the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. Joining the merchant navy at the outbreak of World War I, he was killed when his ship, the SS Apapa, en route from Lagos to Liverpool, was torpedoed by the German submarine U 96 near Amlwch, Anglesey, on 28 November 1917.
Gerwen-Beudel, Maria van (Dutch, 1951-present); b. Dinther NETHERLANDS, Go, 2014, an oval cast bronze medal by Maria van Gerwen-Beudel [Hans Steylaert] for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, two lovers on a cloud which resembles a dragon, rev. inspired by churned-up earth, the wings of the dragon symbolising the release of pure energy, 90 x 80mm, 240.11g (The Medal 66, p.70). Extremely fine; with descriptive leaflet £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2015 Edition of 350.
McAdam Freud, Jane (British, 1958-2022); b. London ENGLAND, Centenary of the Birth of Pablo Picasso, 1981, a cast bronze medal by Jane McAdam Freud [Royal Mint] for the British Art Medal Society, bust left, rev. head of female, 89 x 76mm, 192.93g (Attwood 1; The Medal 1, p.3; Jones, CBM p.45, 1; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl. 85, 102). Mint state, rare £120-£150 --- Edition of 35. Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973), a painter, sculptor, and printmaker - who also worked with ceramics and theatre design - was one of the pioneers of the Cubist movement, an early twentieth-century avant-garde art movement. Although Spanish by birth, he spent most of his adult life in France.
Ledel, Dolf (Belgian, 1893-1976); b. Schaerbeek, and Fonson, Jean, later Jules (Brussels, 1848-present) BELGIUM, Centenaire du Raffinerie Tirlemontoise, 1938, a bronze plaque by D. Ledel for Fonson, view of the sugar refinery, townscape at left, rev. dockworker carrying sack from a cart, ships in background, edge impressed j. fonson, 77 x 66mm, 181.87g (cf. Rauch 95, 2198). Good very fine, dark patina £30-£40 --- The Raffinerie Tirlemontoise, founded in May 1836 by Jozef van den Berghe de Binckum (1804-72) and Pierre-Antoine van den Bossche, became a public company in September 1887. The Wittouck family, who ran the refinery for almost 100 years, sold it in 1989 for the equivalent of 1 billion euros. The 1838 date on the plaque probably represents the year that the factory mastered trials of slicing sugar beet.
Brunet, Georges-André (Belgian, 1902-1986); b. Brussels, and Fonson, Jean, later Jules (Brussels, 1848-present) BELGIAN CONGO, Cinquantième Anniversaire de l’Union Minière du Haut-Katanga, 1956, a bronze medal by G.-A. Brunet for Fonson, crucible from which metal flows above a map of the Belgian Congo, rev. male engineer demonstrating a cogwheel and a surveying instrument to three male youths, open book on table in foreground, edge impressed fonson, 85mm, 238.10g (Lippens/van Keymeulen 148; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 19, 1; cf. DNW 60, 1566). Extremely fine; in original maroon card case [base of case in need of minor repair] £30-£40
Tesi, G. (presumed Italian) ITALY, Medalia Calendario [Calendar Medal], 1986, a bronze medal by G. Tesi for the Food & Agriculture Organisation Food Security Assistance Scheme, farmer driving a bullock-cart, other artisans scything corn and carrying bags of produce, rev. 1986 calendar, edge impressed 146, 80mm, 215.10g. Mint state; in black case of issue, with descriptive leaflet £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2002
Feu’u, Fatu Akelei (Western Samoan, 1946-present); b. Poutasi, emigrated to New Zealand 1966 NEW ZEALAND, Pao Pao, c. 2000, a cast bronze and partially gilt medal by F.A. Feu’u, representation of a small fishing boat with a sail, rev. an open paw paw fruit, 102mm, 373.77g. Extremely fine, rare £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, April 2002 Edition of 7.
Lovy, Pierre (French, 1935-present); b. Paris, and Arthus-Bertrand (Paris, 1803-present) FRANCE, Cemenelum [Cimiez], 2000, a bronze medal by P. Lovy for Arthus-Bertrand on behalf of the Musée Archéologiques de Nice-Cimiez, view of the ruins of an amphitheatre, rev. semi-robed male imitating a sun-god standing facing, holding a disc over an inscribed tablet, edge with foundry mark of Arthus-Bertrand, 68mm, 171.67g. Mint state; in blue gilt-blocked box of issue£10-£20 --- Provenance: bt Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nice, December 2005 Cemenelum was the Roman capital of the Alpes-Maritime province, an important rival to the city of Nice. Located in the present-day Nice suburb of Cimiez is the Musée archéologique de Nice-Cemenelum and the well-preserved remains of the town, which includes an amphitheatre, baths and an early Christian basilica.
Mistry, Dhruva (Indian, 1957-present); b. Kanjari ENGLAND, Maya Medallion – The Dark One, 1988, a cast bronze medal by D. Mistry for the British Art Medal Society, naked bald-headed female running to left, rev. similar in intaglio, 127mm, 406.91g (Attwood 52; The Medal 13, pp.126-7; cf. DNW 28, 830). Very fine, green patina £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, August 2013 Edition of 56.
Gid, Raymond (French, 1905-2000); b. Paris FRANCE, République, 1976 [issued 1977], a bronze medal by R. Gid, linear outline of the head of Marianne left, rev. sheaf of wheat surrounded by atoms, edge impressed br 1976 and cornucopia, 50mm, 62.55g (CGMP p.806). Very fine £10-£15 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, May 2007
Spiridion & Son (Cardiff, fl. 1855-1963) WALES, Opening of the Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff, 1907, a bronze medal by Spiridion & Son, conjoined crowned busts of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra right, rev. City arms and supporters, 51mm, 54.84g (W & E 4921A.1; BHM 3945; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.65, 92; E 1900). Good fine £10-£15 --- The dock, built on land reclaimed from the sea by the Bute Docks and Taff Vale Railway companies, was opened by Edward VII on 13 July 1907.
Räsänen, Kauko (Finnish, 1926-2015); b. Suistamo FINLAND, XXII FIDEM, Helsinki [Congress of the Fédération Internationale de la Médaille] 1990, a two-part square bronze plaque by K. Räsänen [Kultateolusuus] which join together to form an 8-pointed star: on the front, two naked female figures facing each other, heads facing forward, each holding a medal in her hand, inside helsinki 1990, an eye, a flying bird, a feather and an ear in the four corners; on the back, a man kneeling on a stool and a woman kneeling with a magnifying glass, both naked, looking at a medal, inside xxii fidem and a sun, a foot, a radiant heart and an elbow in the four corners, edge impressed kultateolusuus, 50mm, 239.62g (Räsänen 148; The Medal 15, p.85; cf. Gorny & Mosch 230, 3326). Extremely fine; in original grey gilt-blocked case of issue£150-£200 --- Edition of 300. The XXII FIDEM was held at the University of Helsinki from 13 to 16 June 1990.
Lapeyrière, Jacques Clément de (French, 1870-1958); b. Paris FRANCE, Gauguin, 1952, a bronze medal by J.C. de Lapeyrière, effigy of the painter in front of a Breton Christ-like figure on a cross, rev. a Tahitian woman lounging to right, bird at right, foliage behind, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 59mm, 111.94g (CGMP p.1156; cf. iNumis MBS 44, 1458). Extremely fine, green patina £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, May 2007 Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French post-impressionist artist who spent the last decade of his life in French Polynesia. The obverse image is taken from Gauguin’s Self Portrait with Yellow Christ, painted in Pont-Aven in 1890-1 and purchased for the Musée d’Orsay, Paris, in 1994/
Lagae, Jules (Belgian, 1862-1931); b. Roeselare, and Wolfers Frès (Brussels, 1850-1975) BELGIUM, Exposition Internationale, Brussels, 1897, a bronze award medal by J. Lagae for Wolfers Frès, Belgica standing facing, wearing flared head-dress, embracing figures representing Industry and the Arts, rev. crowned arms with supporters, un-named, 70mm, 158.71g (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.175; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.16, 79; Wurzb. 1027; BDM III, 267-8; cf. DNW 187, 763). Very fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, February 2002 The exposition, held on two sites - the Jubelpark and in the suburb of Tervuren - opened on 10 May and closed on 8 November 1897. It featured exhibits from 27 countries and was attended by over 7 million people.
Müller, Heinz (German, 1872-1937); b. Münster, and Oertel, Otto (Berlin, fl. 1887-1938) GERMANY, Industrie und Gewerbe-Ausstellung Rheinland-Westfalen, Dusseldorf [Industry and Trade Exhibition Rhineland-Wesphalia], 1902, a bronze medal by H. Mueller for O. Oertel, winged figure of Fame seated right on pedestal, blowing trumpet and with arm round the shoulder of a semi-naked artisan standing right, rev. legend in nine lines encircled by wreath, 70mm, 136.54g (DGMK 8, 946; BDM IV, 191; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 188, 5293; cf. Noonans 264, 930). About extremely fine, patinated £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland, December 1999 Edition of 218 in all metals. The exhibition was opened by Crown Prince Wilhelm on 1 May 1902 and closed on 20 October. It attracted 2,500 exhibitors and was patronised by some 5 million visitors.
Staudinger, Luise, from 1910 Federn-Staudinger (German, 1879-1967); b. Worms, and Carl Poellath (Schrobenhausen, 1778-present) GERMANY, 100 Todestag von Immanuel Kant [Centenary of the Death of Immanuel Kant], 1904 [struck 1908], a bronze plaque by Luise Staudinger for Poellath, head three-quarters right, face lowered, rev. naked male kneeling to right, arms and outsretched and hands clasped, legend in 5 lines below, edge impressed c. poellath schrobenh, 61 x 44mm, 86.49g (DGMK 8, 253; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.246, 91; Heidemann 253; BDM V, 668; cf. Grün 84, 1572; cf. WAG 67, 4045; cf. BDW 30, 729). Very fine, reverse better £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt J. Lis, July 2007 Immanuel Kant (1724-1804), a pivotal force in the history of philosophy, was a professor at the University of Königsberg.
Ponomarew, Serge (Russian, 1911-1984); b. Minsk, moved to France 1946 FRANCE, Apocalypse de Saint Jean, 1964, a cast bronze medal by S. Ponomarew for the Club français de la Médaille, St Jean concentrates his vigour in the pen with which he writes in a book, rev. the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, edge impressed 24/250 br and cornucopia, 140mm, 736.22g (CGMP p.1489; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 685). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare£80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2011 Edition of 250. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are figures in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament. They are not specifically identified but subsequent commentary often identifies them as personifications of death, famine, war and conquest.
Sutherland, Wallace J.E. (New Zealander, 1946-present); b. Christchurch NEW ZEALAND, The Arrival of the Singing Cuckoo, 1996, a cast bronze plaque in the shape of a bird’s wing by W.J.E. Sutherland, bird flying left towards mountains, the land reflected in waves and sea water, rev. detail from the bird’s wing, 100 x 54mm, 49.86g. Extremely fine, partial green patina, as made £40-£60
Gáti, Gábor (Hungarian, 1937-present); b. Budapest HUNGARY, Milyen nyelv merne [What Language Would Dare?], 1982, a cast bronze medal by G. Gáti, stream passing through a wood and over rocks, unicorn seated on upper rock, two wild boar standing to right by lowest rock, back impressed szerzoi példány 10/5, 121mm, 290.27g (Mullaly, The Medal 5, p.54). Extremely fine and very rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: Simmons MBS 69, 16 December 2014 (127) Edition of 10. The late Terence Mullaly, a journalist with a particular knowledge and appreciation of modern art medals from the eastern bloc, said of this piece ‘[it] achieves a degree of poetical intensity which has few parallels at any time in the long history of the medal’.
Burger, Laurent Marcel (French, 1898-1969); b. Le Havre FRANCE, Association Générale des Syndicats Pharmaceutiques de France et des Colonies, c. 1935, an Art Déco bronze plaque by L.M. Burger, female seated left, holding urn and branch, rev. pestle and mortar on plinth, latter inscribed (Épreuve d’auteur), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 70 x 50mm, 129.36g (cf. Baldwin 101, 3820; cf. DNW 64, 1398). Extremely fine; rare as an artist’s proof £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, February 2002
Jampolsky, Michael (Russian, 1874-1957); b. Kiev, moved to France 1895 FRANCE, Athena, 1898, a plated bronze award medal by M. Jampolsky, head of Athena left, draped and armoured, wearing helmet surmounted with a dragon, rev. tablet on oak-wreath, un-named, 50mm, 52.21g (BDM III, 59; cf. DNW 45, 748). Very fine, scarce £20-£30
Montagny, Françoise (French, fl. 1900-1925) FRANCE, Aviation, 1912, a bronze award medal by Françoise Montagny, eagle and figure of Genius above early Blériot monoplane, rev. eagle’s wings above tablet and globe, un-named, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 66.26g (PBE 605, recté Françoise; CGMP p.264; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.22, 98; cf. DNW 199, 1153). Extremely fine £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, March 2008
Cizek, Rudolf (Austrian, 1867-1936); b. Vienna, moved to Bohemia 1908, and Joseph Resch Fils (Bucharest, fl. 1837-1940) ROMANIA, Expozitiunea Generálá Románá, Bucharest, 1906, a yellow-bronze plaque by R. Cizek for Resch, bust of Carol I left, standing robed female figure with palm branch at right, impressed “egalitatea”, rev. artisan sat on plinth regarding two females in diaphanous robes representing the Arts and Sciences, edge with foundry mark, 70 x 57mm, 101.42g (Wurzb. 4369; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 2, 1; cf. DNW 50, 1377). About extremely fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: H.D. Rauch MBS 8, 1 October 2004 (1775) This exhibition, staged in Carol Park in southern Bucharest, was the first major event of its type to be staged in Romania. Timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the accession of Carol I, it was opened by the monarch on 6 June 1906 and closed on 23 November.
Dubois, Alphée (French, 1831-1905); b. Paris FRANCE, Société des Sciences Morales des Lettres et des Arts de Seine-et-Oise, c. 1885, a bronze medal by A. Dubois after Kimon of Syracuse, head of Persephone left, hair bound in reeds, four dolphins around, rev. legend, olive branches behind, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 37mm, 25.26g (cf. CNG e491, 750). Extremely fine £50-£70 --- The society was founded in Versailles on 5 December 1834.
Verbanck, Geo, aka Georges (Belgian, 1881-1961); b. Ghent, and Fonson, Jean, later Jules (Brussels, 1848-present) BELGIUM, Union Internationale du Yachting Automobile, c. 1930, an Art Déco bronze award medal by G. Verbanck, naked male emerging from the waves, right arm oustretched, left arm holds a conch-shell, rev. arms with central propellor, named (Sport, M. Marcel Jalla, 1920-1933), edge impressed j fonson, 75mm, 120.08g. Extremely fine; in maroon gilt-blocked case by J. Fonson, Médailles d’Art [this partly damaged] £60-£80 --- Marcel Jalla, was a secrétaire-général of the Yacht Moteur Club de France. The lobbying efforts of Sir Morton Smart, GCVO, DSO (1877-1956) a top London surgeon and a prime mover in the British Motor Boat Club, and John Ward, an expatriate Irishman living in Belgium, saw the formation of the Union Internationale du Yachting Automobile in Brussels in 1922. Belgian businessman Alfred Pierrard was its first President, serving until 1944, with Ward appointed Secretary. By 1927 it had acquired a permanent administrative base, circulated its first sporting rules and published its first racing calendar. Today the Union has morphed into the Monaco-based Union Internationale Motonautique.
Rivaud, André (French, 1892-1951); b. Paris FRANCE, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, 1930, an Art Déco plated bronze award medal by A. Rivaud, bust of a winged female right, rev. elevation of the Conservatoire, named (Cours du Soir, 1934-1935, E. Diard), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 161.80g (cf. DNW 38, 832; cf. BSJ 52, 132). Extremely fine £50-£70
SzöllÅ‘ssy, EnikÅ‘ (Hungarian, 1939-present); b. Budapest HUNGARY, Medal Store, 1996, a cast bronze assemblage of 20 ‘medals’ by EnikÅ‘ SzöllÅ‘ssy, some bearing legends, including ‘Gate’, ‘Largus’, ‘Awake’, ‘Roadless’, ‘Hopi’, ‘Opus’ (2, different), ‘Ensions’, ‘Remember’, ‘The Mystic Spiral’, ‘Medal’, ’The Rocq’, etc, all contained in a square cast bronze box, hinged lid decorated with a pastoral scene, this 117mm, total wt. 1,715.40g [Lot]. (The Medal 29, pp.106-7). As made, whimsical; identification label pasted to base of box £50-£100 --- First exhibited at FIDEM 1996 in Neuchâtel.
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