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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 52

Bourgeois, Louis-Maximilien (French, 1839-1901); b. Paris FRANCE, L’Elit de Carnot à la Présidence de la République [Election of President Carnot], 1887, a bronze award medal by L.-M. Bourgeois, draped bust of Marianne right, wearing cap, rev. oak-wreath, tablet engraved (Gagneur), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 72mm, 186.95g (Marx, Médailleurs Français, p.53; BDM I, 238; cf. Aureo & Calicó 369, 2029). Very fine £30-£40 --- Marie-François-Sadi Carnot (1837-94) was an engineer and President of the 3rd Republic from 1887 until his assassination in Lyon in June 1894.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 385

Stothard, Alfred Joseph (British, 1793-1864); b. London ENGLAND, Joshua Reynolds, 1845, a silver medal by A.J. Stothard for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. the infant Hercules strangling snakes while seated on a lion-skin, being detail from Reynolds’ painting The Infant Hercules, 58mm, 107.81g (Beaulah 2; BHM 2207; BDM VIII, 225; E 1399). Lightly cleaned in the past, otherwise extremely fine and very rare; perhaps only 30 struck and awarded as prizes by the Union in 1846 £240-£300 --- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92) was a portrait painter, and founder of the Royal Academy of Arts. This was the first medal to be issued in the Art Union of London series.

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Lot 60

Brenet, Nicolas Guy Antoine (1773-1846); b. Paris, and Auguste, Henri (French, 1759-1816); b. Paris FRANCE, Bataille de Marengo, Mort du Général Desaix, AN 8 [1800], a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet and H. Auguste, bust of Desaix right within wreath, rev. legend in seven lines, 50mm, 58.71g (Bramsen 44; BDM I, 88; Slg. Julius 807; cf. Leu e27, 2772; cf. DNW 178, 673). About extremely fine, dusty appearance £50-£70 --- Provenance: C.C. Jones Collection, St James’s Auction 19, 3 October 2011, lot 1041 Louis Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux (1768-1800) had served on the Rhine and distinguished himself in the Egyptian campaign; he was killed by a musket ball on the verge of the battle of Marengo being won on 14 June 1800.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 250

Luns, Huibert Marie (Dutch, 1881-1942); b. Paris, moved to Holland 1881, and Koninklijk Begeer (Utrecht, 1878-present) NETHERLANDS, Ter herinnering aan Koning Willem I [In Memory of King William I], 1928, a bronze medal by H.M. Luns for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, bust half-right, rev. Mercury staff and hat, trident, dolphin, hammer and cogwheel, 59mm, 54.74g (VPK 1928-1; Begeer 244; cf. MPO 40, 5824). Very fine £15-£25 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2015 William I (1772-1843), King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 136

Elkan, Benno (German, 1877-1960); b. Dortmund, moved to England 1933 GERMANY, 60 Geburtstag von Gerhart Hauptmann [60th Birthday of Gerhart Hauptmann], 1922, a cast bronze medal by B. Elkan, bust right, rev. satyr playing pipes while sat on a skull surrounded by a serpent, 132mm, 907.62g (Menzel-Severing 237; cf. Rauch 109, 1935; cf. WAG 53, 1447). Extremely fine, a substantial medal £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, September 1999 Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (1862-1946), a dramatist and novelist, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature 1912.

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Lot 140

Fabris, Antonio (Italian, 1790-1865); b. Udine ITALY, Nona Riunione degli Scienziati Italiani, Venice [Ninth Meeting of Italian Scientists], 1847, a copper medal by A. Fabris, capped bust of Marco Polo right, rev. frontal elevation of the Palace of the Doges, 57mm, 85.63g (Brettauer 2435; Wurzb. 7611; BDM VII, 286; cf. Rauch e29, 555). Obverse edge knock at 4 o’clock, otherwise very fine but somewhat mishandled £20-£30 --- Provenance: BDW Auction 18, 15 December 1995, lot 754 Marco Polo (1254-1324), was a merchant, explorer and writer.

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Lot 357

Salle, Adelin (Belgian, 1884-1952); b. Liège, and Fisch & Cie (Brussels, 1853-present) BELGIUM, Olympe Gilbart, 1937, a bronze medal by A. Salle for Les Amis de la Médaille d’Art, bust right, rev. naked legionnaire seated to right on a stone, edge stamped fisch cie, 70mm, 138.43g (cf. Elsen 153, 1853). Extremely fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, June 2014 Olympe Gilbart (1874-1958) was a political activist and editor-in-chief of La Meuse, a regional Belgian newspaper, from 1918 to 1940.

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Lot 102

Daniel-Dupuis, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1849-1899); b. Blois FRANCE, Virginie Dupuis, 1877, a plated copper cliché by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, bust left, partly veiled, edge doubly impressed cuivre and cornucopia, 45mm, 22.48g (PBE 294; Marx p.56; Coll. R. Marx 312; BDM I, 661). Extremely fine and toned, very rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2003 Virginie Félicité Dupuis (1816-92) was the mother of the artist. The portrait on this cliché was reproduced on the better-known medal commemorating the death of Virginie in 1892 (cf. Baldwin 66, 1375).

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 109

Demanet, Victor (Belgian, 1875-1964); b. Givet BELGIUM, Femme avec Roses, c. 1935, an octagonal Art Déco bronze plaque by V. Demanet adapted for the Fédération Belge Junior Quilles [Skittles], female bust left, hand in front of face holding a string of roses, rev. wreath, named (F.B.J.Q. Championnat Inter Club, 1944-45, 3e catégorie, 2e prix, Midi-Quilles), 58 x 52mm, 87.14g (cf. DNW M8, 2300). Very fine, softly worked £50-£70

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Lot 106

David d’Angers, Pierre-Jean (French, 1788-1856); b. Angers FRANCE, André-Marie Ampère, 1829, a uniface cast bronze medal by P.-J. David d’Angers, bust right, 130mm, 184.48g (Reinis 5; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1966, –; BDM I, 526; cf. Höhn 89, 606). Very fine and very rare £100-£150 --- André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836) was a physicist and mathematician, and one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, as well as the inventor of the solenoid and the electric telegraph.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 352

Rousseau, Émile (French, 1927-2010); b. Paris FRANCE, Claude Monet, 1965 [struck 1967], a cast bronze medal by E. Rousseau for the Club français de la Médaille, bust left in hat, rev. water lilies, edge impressed 1967 br no. 32/200 and cornucopia, 132mm, 953.16g (CGMP p.1627; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 752; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.48, 353; cf. MPO 66, 9701). Extremely fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2002 Edition of 200. Claude Monet (1840-1926), an impressionist painter, was particularly famous for his series of Nymphéas [water lilies] paintings, executed between 1897 and his death.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 440

Wyon, Joseph Shepherd (British, 1836-1873); b. London ENGLAND, John Bacon, 1864, a copper medal by J.S. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. Bacon’s statue of Samuel Johnson in Roman attire, 55mm, 107.45g (Beaulah 15; BHM 2797; BDM VIII, 297; E 1573). About extremely fine £70-£90 --- John Bacon (1740-99) was a sculptor; Samuel Johnson (1709-84) was a poet, playwright, essayist and lexicographer.

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Lot 56

Brandt, Henri-François (Swiss, 1789-1845); b. La Chaux-de-Fonds DENMARK, Berthel Thorvaldsen, 1817, a copper medal by H.-F. Brandt, bust left, rev. robed female seated right meditating on a design, lyre in background, winged naked figure of Genius at right, crowning a lamp on a pillar, owl at feet, 37mm, 26.08g (Bergsøe 1091; BDM I, 263). Good very fine, patinated £40-£60 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 60, 5-6 May 2009, lot 1107 Albert Berthel Thorvaldsen (1797-1838) was Danish sculptor and medallist, principally domiciled in Italy.

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Lot 8

Andrieu, Bertrand (French, 1761-1822); b. Bordeaux FRANCE, Napoléon Bonaparte, Premier Consul [1804], a copper medal by B. Andrieu, bust right, rev. à la fidélité in wreath, 39mm, 22.76g (Bramsen 281; Slg. Julius 1187; cf. NAC/Varesi 115, 1401). About extremely fine, patinated £30-£50 --- Provenance: bt H.D. Rauch, July 2004

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 267

Mercandetti, Tommaso (Italian, 1758-1821); b. Rome FRANCE, Napoléon, 1810, a uniface copper medal by T. Mercandetti, laureate bust left, 65mm, 60.98g (Bramsen 977 bis; cf. BDM IV, 32; cf. Gadoury e39, 435). Extremely fine £40-£60 --- The obverse type was paired with several reverses, notably the prize medal distributed by Napoleon in Rome on 15 August 1810, his 41st birthday.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 187

Hofner, Otto (Austrian, 1879-1946); b. Vienna GERMANY, Friedrich Schiller, 1911, a uniface bronze plaque by O. Hofner, bust left, 60 x 56mm, 88.16g (cf. Lanz 126, 1098). About extremely fine £40-£50 --- Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) is often considered Germany’s post important classical playwright; he was also a poet, philosopher, and physician.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 178

Hamerani, Gioacchino (Italian, 1761-1797); b. Rome ENGLAND, Death of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1788, a silver medal by G. Hamerani, bust of Prince Henry right in cardinal’s robes, rev. Religion standing facing, holding bible and cross, lion at her feet, 53mm, 65.77g (Woolf 73:1a; BHM 282; BDM II, 399; E 823; cf. DNW 165, 1434). Usual light die flaws, trifling reverse rim nick at 7 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine and toned £240-£300 --- Charles Edward Stuart (1720-88), aka the Young Pretender or Bonnie Prince Charlie, was the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1766 as Charles III.

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Lot 281

Morgan, George Thomas (British, 1845-1925); b. Birmingham, emigrated to the United States of America 1876 ENGLAND, David Roberts, 1875, a silver medal by G.T. Morgan for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. Moorish scribe addressing a seated female at left, a scene taken from one of Roberts’ paintings, 56mm, 92.47g (Beaulah 22; BHM 3016; BDM IV, 148; E 1649). Small reverse rim bruise at 12 o’clock, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare; perhaps only 30 struck and awarded as prizes by the Union in 1875 £300-£400 --- David Roberts (1796-1864) was a Scottish painter, much of his work depicting scenes from the Middle and Near East.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 396

Templier, Raymond (French, 1891-1968); b. Paris FRANCE, Club Alpin Français, c. 1930, a light bronze Art Déco award medal by R. Templier, symbolic bust left, regarding a rock-face, rev. pick-axe and support rope, tablet below, named (Jean Karcher), 70mm, 162.26g (cf. DNW 49, 1073). Extremely fine; in original maroon case of issue £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt J. Lis, September 2006 Jean Karcher was a member of the Section des Pyrénees Centrales division of the Club, and contributed some lewd poetry to a publication describing their activities in 1926-7. The Club Alpin Français, founded on 2 April 1874 by Abel Lemercier (1819-93), was subsumed under the banner of the Fédération Française des clubs alpins et de montagne in 2005.

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Lot 374

Sicard, François-Léon (French, 1862-1934); b. Tours ALGERIA, Gaston Thomson, 1927, a bronze plaque by F.-L. Sicard, bust left, rev. legend in 11 lines, edge impressed bronze and with cornucopia, 99 x 75mm, 416.63g (Ruedas 253; Escande 3253; cf. Elsen 91, 2284). About very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt J.-P. Würz Gaston Thomson (1848-1932), b. Oran, served as the member for Constantine in the French chamber of deputies from 1877 until his death.

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Lot 435

Wilson, William A. (British, fl. 1820-1870); b. London ENGLAND, Benjamin West, 1866, a copper medal by W.A. Wilson for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. soldiers surrounding the dying figure of General James Wolfe at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, the image taken from the central group of figures from West’s painting Death of Wolfe at Quebec, edge impressed art-union of london 1866, 55mm, 88.24g (Beaulah 16; BHM 2862; BM Acq. 1983-7, 19; BDM VI, 510; E 1589). Reverse edge nick at 6 o’clock and some light spotting, otherwise about extremely fine £80-£100 --- Benjamin West (1738-1820) was a painter, mostly of historical scenes.

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Lot 38

Bertola, Louis (Italian, 1891-1973); b. Borgosesia, emigrated to France c. 1920 FRANCE, Victor Grignard, 1934, an Art Déco bronze plaque by L. Bertola, bust right, rev. two classical robed figures carrying symbolic stone up the steps to the Temple of Sciences, 80 x 59mm, 234.87g (cf. DNW 56, 823). Strong portrait, good very fine, rare £80-£100 --- François August Victor Grignard (1871-1935) was a chemist who shared, with fellow Frenchman Paul Sabatier, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1912 for discoveries important in the synthesis of organic molecules.

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Lot 9

Andrieu, Bertrand (French, 1761-1822); b. Bordeaux, and Jaley, Louis (French, 1763-1838); b. Charité-sur-Loire, and Denon, Dominique Vivant (French, 1747-1825); b. Chalons-sur-Saône FRANCE, Les Victoires de 1807 [The Victories of 1807], a copper medal by B. Andrieu and L. Jaley for D.V. Denon, laureate bust of Napoléon right, rev. eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head turned to right, being crowned by Victory, radiant n in exergue, 40mm, 40.95g (Bramsen 674; BDM III, 54, recté 1807; Slg. Julius 1816; cf. Künker e63, 596; cf. Noonans 256, 342). Extremely fine£80-£100 --- Provenance: bt H.D. Rauch, October 1994

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Lot 121

Droz, Jean-Pierre (Swiss, 1746-1823); b. La Chaux-de-Fonds, moved to France 1764, then England 1787, back to France 1791 FRANCE, Banque de France, 1809, a copper medal by J.-P. Droz, laureate bust of Napoléon right, rev. female seated left, handing a medal to a man standing right, dog at his feet, standing figure of Mercury at centre, sacks of coins spilling from a barrel below, 68mm, 155.08g (Bramsen 918; CGMP p.68 for rev.; BDM I, 625; Slg. Julius 2212; cf. WAG e83, 215). Small reverse rim bruise at 3 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine £100-£150 --- The Banque de France had been founded in 1800 and occupied several buildings in Paris between then and 1811.

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Lot 259

Marey, Charles (French, 1860-1930); b. Issy-les-Moulineaux FRANCE, Union des Sociétés d’Equitation Militaire de France, c. 1910, a bronze award medal by C. Marey, helmeted bust of Gallia left, rev. two putti, arms with mural crown at right, tablet above foliage, un-named, edge impressed bronze, 50mm, 61.74g (cf. Hirsch e5, 438; cf. BDW 9, 789). Good very fine, patinated £15-£25 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, March 2008

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Lot 168

Goetze, Wilhelm August (German, 1881-1930); b. Friedensau, and Carl Poellath (Schrobenhausen, 1778-present) GERMANY, Ernst Ludwig von Hessen, 1908, a uniface cast bronze plaque by W.A. Goetze for Poellath, bust right in sunken field, lion rampant crests flanking legend, 75 x 65mm, 93.42g (DGMK 8, 674; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.243, 27; BDM VII, 386). Extremely fine, rare £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt J. Lis, September 2009 Ernest Ludwig Karl Albrecht Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt (1868-1937), was the last Grand Duke of Hesse who reigned from 1892 to 1918.

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Lot 201

Jennewein, Carl Paul (German, 1890-1978); b. Stuttgart, emigrated to the United States of America 1924 U.S.A., Third of a Century of I.B.M., 1947, a bronze medal by C.P. Jennewein for Medallic Art Co, bust of Thomas Watson half-left, rev. legend in 9 lines flanked by small laurel wreaths, Watson’s signature below, edge impressed medallic art co. n.y. bronze, 63mm, 112.43g (MACO 1947-003). Very fine; in a contemporary gilt frame, with hook on the back for suspension £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, June 2015 The International Business Machines Corporation, founded in June 1911 as the Computing Tabulating Recording Co at Endicott, NY, was renamed in 1924. Thomas John Watson Sr (1874-1956), who had been fired from the National Cash Register Co for illegal anti-competitive sales practices, was hired in May 1914 as its general manager, but within a year he was promoted and was to become chairman and CEO of International Business Machines. The self-styled ‘king’ of punch-cards, who was hailed as the world’s greatest salesman on his death, oversaw the company’s growth into an international force and was regarded as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ‘unofficial’ ambassador in New York.

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Lot 381

Å paniel, Otakar (Bohemian, 1881-1955); b. Jaromer CZECHOSLOVAKIA, OtevÅâ„¢ení Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava [Opening of the Comenius University], 1919, a bronze medal by O. Å paniel, bust of John Comenius right, rev. shield above Bratislava cityscape, 80mm, 197.19g (cf. Macho & ChlapoviÄ 29, 1733). Extremely fine; in original maroon card box £40-£60 --- John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) was a philosopher and theologian from Moravia.

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Lot 274

Mills, John William (British, 1933-present); b. London ENGLAND, Quentin Crisp’s Fedora, 2002, a uniface cast bronze medal by J.W. Mills [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, bust left wearing fedora, back with engraved signature John Mills, 111 x 109mm, 308.90g (The Medal 41, pp.118-20; E 2208, recté edition of 17). Extremely fine and patinated, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt BAMS, April 2003 Edition of 17. Denis Charles Pratt, aka Quentin Crisp (1908-99), b. Sutton. Formally a rent boy, then changed his name and became a professional model for life classes and a gay icon, as well as author of The Naked Civil Servant. The artist knew Crisp well from the latter’s days as an artist’s model, and Crisp wore a new black fedora hat that an admirer had given him on the day he arrived for his last sitting with Mills in the summer of 1977.

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Lot 29

Beck, András (Hungarian, 1911-1985); b. Alsógöd, emigrated to France 1956 HUNGARY, Béla Bartók, 1958 [struck 1981], a bronze medal by A. Beck, bust left, rev. composition inspired by Bartók’s Cantata Profana; in a very modern, almost surrealistic design, a stag with high antlers stands to the right of a sheltering tree, edge impressed 1981 bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 183.53g (CGMP p.122; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 57; Niggl 90; cf. DW 20, 417). Extremely fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 42, 8 September 1999, lot 1576 Béla Bartók (1881-1945) is, along with Franz Liszt, one of Hungary’s greatest composers. The Cantata Profana (the Nine Enchanted Stags) was completed in September 1930. The reverse alludes to ballads traditionally sung in Transylvania, telling of grown-up boys, having tasted freedom, transforming into stags and no longer returning home, as their antlers no longer fit under the door.

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Lot 164

Gilbert, Sir Alfred (British, 1854-1934); b. London ENGLAND, Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, a silver medal, unsigned [by Sir A. Gilbert], for the Art Union of London, crowned and veiled bust right, rev. ship of state, winged figure standing on the stern testing the direction of the wind, 63mm, 140.79g (Beaulah 30; W & E 2150A.2; BHM 3246; BDM II, 263; E 1735). Minor rim nicks on obverse at 8 o’clock and reverse at 4 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, very rare, a wonderfully sculpted medal; only 60 struck and awarded as prizes by the Union in 1887 and 1888 £1,500-£2,000 --- The last of the 30 medals issued in the Art Union of London series.

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Lot 305

Paquet, Anthony Conrad (German, 1814-1882); emigrated to the United States of America 1848 U.S.A., James Ross Snowden, 1859, a copper medal by A.C. Paquet, bespectacled bust almost facing, rev. elevation of the U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, 80mm, 289.75g (Julian MT-3; Failor/Hayden 303; BDM VIII, 109; cf. Stack’s/Bowers March 2017, 86). Usual linear die crack in reverse exergue, cabinet friction on nose and a reverse rim nick at 10 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine, attractively patinated £300-£400 --- James Ross Snowden (1809-78) was a lawyer, appointed treasurer of the U.S. Mint 1848 and served as its director from 1853 until 1861. During his tenure, an assay office in New York was created; the Mint building, erected in 1832, was made fireproof in 1856; and a medal department was formally established. His advocation of a ‘lighter and more convenient coin for the cumbrous cent’ led to the introduction of the new cupro-nickel ‘flying eagle’ cent in 1857 and to the discontinuation of the half-cent.

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Lot 135

Elderton, Robert (British, 1948-present); b. Plaistow ENGLAND, Billy Fury, In Thoughts of You, 1999, a silver plaque by R. Elderton, bust left in leather jacket with high collar, rev. Fury on motorcycle to right, edge hallmarked rce .925 London 1999, 123 x 51mm, 438.44g. Extremely fine and very rare £140-£180 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, March 2002 Edition of 5. Billy Fury, aka Ronald Wycherley (1940-83), was a rock ‘n’ roll star and actor. His hit song In Thoughts of You was released posthumously in 1987 by Decca Records.

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Lot 347

Rocchi, Pierre (presumed French) FRANCE/CAMEROUN, Exposition Coloniale de Paris, Femme Mangbetu, 1931, a cast bronze Art Déco maquette by P. Rocchi [Fonderies Pericaud], bust of a Sudanic female right in traditional head-dress, 146mm, 881.40g (Ruedas 44 var; cf. Münzen Gut-Lynt 11, 1870; cf. DNW 47, 945). Extremely fine, signed by the artist; set on a circular wooden mount, with hook for suspension£100-£150

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Lot 20

Barbedienne, Ferdinand (French, 1810-1892); b. Saint-Martin-de-Fresnay FRANCE, Chambre de Commerce, Paris, 1874, a silver medal signed F.L. and P.B. for Barbedienne, bust of Hermes right, rev. turreted arms of Paris surrounded by a locomotive at right, rooster on a bale at left and an antique lamp below, edge impressed 2 argent and cornucopia, 39mm, 29.20g (cf. Tauler & Fau 90, 4223). About extremely fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Baldwin, February 2006

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Lot 292

Niederhäusern, August de, dit Rodo (Swiss, 1863-1913); b. Vevey, moved to France 1886 SWITZERLAND, Bicentenaire de la naissance de Jean-Jacques Rousseau [Bicentenary of the Birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau], 1912, a bronze medal by A. de Niederhäusern, bust left, rose-branch behind, rev. legend in 7 lines, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 57mm, 91.60g (Martin 76; Coll. R. Marx 487; cf. Sincona 43, 4287; cf. Noonans 257, 598). Good very fine£40-£50 --- Provenance: bt J. Lis, December 2004 Edition of 230 in bronze. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a Genevan philosopher, writer and composer.

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Lot 444

Youngman, Harold James (British, 1886-1968); b. Bradford ENGLAND, Bicentenary of the Birth of Joseph Fry, 1928, a silver medal by H.J. Youngman [Royal Mint], bust left in hat, rev. cocoa plant on globe, 51mm, 76.68g (BHM 4221; E 2013; cf. DNW M1, 1365). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer A total of 6,000 medals, the majority in bronze, were struck and given to all Fry’s employees in 1928 to commemorate the firm’s bicentenary. Joseph Fry (1728-87) was a type-founder and chocolate maker from Bristol; the family firm, J.S. Fry & Sons, named after a son, Joseph Storrs Fry (1766-1835), was so titled in 1822 and merged with Cadbury’s in 1919.

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Lot 387

Stryjecki, Ryszard (Polish, 1937-present); b. Warsaw POLAND/VATICAN, John Paul II, 1978, a plated bronze maquette by R. Stryjecki for the Pontificio Consiglio Operatori Sanitari [Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers], bust three-quarters left set against an abstract elevation of the cupola of St Peter’s Basilica, rev. satinised crucifix, signature of the sitter at bottom, 207mm, 1,151.62g (LaMoneta.it CRW 1442; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 189, 5062). Very fine, scarce £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland, May 2002 Karol Józef Wojtyla, latterly Pope John Paul II (1920-2005), b. Wadowice, was head of the Catholic Church from 1978 until 2005.

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Lot 340

Revol, Guy Charles (French, 1912-1991); b. Paris FRANCE, Cinquantenaire de la Théorie de la Relativité [50th Anniversary of the Discovery of the Theory of Relativity], 1955, a bronze medal by G.C. Revol, bust of Albert Einstein three-quarters right, rev. legend in four lines above spiral nebula, e=mc², edge plain, 68mm, 169.04g (CGMP p.1581; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 730; cf. Möller 69, 1178). Extremely fine £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland, June 2005 Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the physicist best known for developing the Theory of General Relativity, and is widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time.

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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 1

Abramson, Abraham (German, 1754-1811); b. Potsdam ENGLAND, Death of Lord Nelson, 1805, a silver medal by A. Abramson, bust right, rev. rostral column adorned with naval accoutrements, 40mm, 17.08g (Hardy 59; BHM 574; MH 497; BDM I, 18; E 964). Extremely fine, toned £400-£500 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, June 2017 Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy, whose exceptional leadership and strategy led to several important victories during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. For more background on the medallist and his family, see Tony Abramson, ‘The Medals of Abraham Abramson’ (BNS Blog, 18 December 2020).

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Lot 176

Guzman-Nageotte, Aleth (French, 1904-1978); b. Dijon FRANCE, Centenaire de la naissance d'Henri Poincaré [Centenary of the Birth of Henri Poincaré], 1954, a silver medal by Aleth Guzman-Nageotte, bust left, rev. three-sphere binding a unit ball in four-dimensional space [the Poincaré conjecture] dividing legends and dates, edge impressed 1 argent and cornucopia, 63mm, 121.81g (cf. Elsen 144, 2160). Mint state and attractively toned, a wonderfully sculptured medal £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2003 Jules Henri Poincaré (1854-1912) was mathematician, theoretical physicist and engineer, born in Nancy.

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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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Lot 257

Manfredini, Luigi (Italian, 1771-1840); b. Bologna AUSTRIA, 100 Geburtstag von Joseph Eckhel [Centenary of the Birth of Joseph Eckhel], 1837, a copper medal by L. Manfredini, bust left, rev. Pallas seated left, holding a wreath above a copy of Eckhel’s Doctrina Numorum Veterum resting on a column, 46mm, 46.52g (Wurzb. 1791; Slg. Horsky 7258; cf. Höhn 62, 1823). Mint state, most attractive dark rainbow patina£80-£100 --- Joseph Hilarius Eckhel (1737-98) was a Jesuit priest and numismatist, and professor of classics at the University of Vienna from 1775, whose classification of coins by region, chronology and type, especially in the ancient world, became the model and standard for later systems.

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Lot 71

Caqué, Armand Auguste (French, 1793-1881); b. Saintes, and Durand, Pierre Amédée (French, 1789-1873); b. Paris FRANCE/U.S.A., Benjamin Franklin, 1818, a copper medal by A.A. Caqué for Durand’s Series Numismatica Universalis Virorum Illustrium, bust left, rev. legend in 10 lines, 40mm, 37.29g (Greenslet 42). About extremely fine £40-£50 --- Benjamin Franklin (1705/6-1790) was a writer, inventor, and governor of Pennsylvania from 1785 to 1788. He is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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Lot 41

Bianchi, Ignazio (Italian, fl. 1848-1869); b. Rome, but now attributed to Bianchi, Giuseppe (Italian, 1808-1877); b. Rome ITALY, Ricostruzione della Basilica di San Paulo fuori le mura, Rome [Reconstruction of the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls], 1854, a copper medal signed I. Bianchi, bust of Pius IX left in skull cap, rev. internal view of the basilica, 82mm, 256.39g (Bartolotti 7; Mazio 731; Molinari 216; Istituto Poligrafico Exh. Cat. 1980, 279-80; cf. Münz Zentrum 103, 6934-5; cf. Tkalec 2008, 844; cf. BSJ 43, 711). Extremely fine; in original red gilt-blocked case [this much distressed] £200-£260 --- A fire in July 1823 led to the near-total destruction of the original basilica, which was rebuilt over the next 30 years and reconsecrated by Pius IX on 4 December 1854. The attribution of the medallist responsible was corrected from Ignazio Bianchi to Giuseppe Bianchi by Giancarlo Alteri, the then Director of the Vatican Collection, in March 2012.

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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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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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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 214

Köhler, Gustav (German, 1859-1922); b. Dortmund GERMANY, Erste Zusammenkunft Pfingsten, Hanau [First Pentecostal Society Meeting], 1904, a white metal plaque by G. Köhler for the Akademische Verbindung Cellini-Hanau, priest greeting semi-robed artisan, angel in background, rev. bust of bearded man left in hat, foliage behind, 60 x 41mm, 53.26g. About very fine £20-£30

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Lot 23

Barre, Jean-Auguste (French, 1811-1896); b. Paris, and Barre, Albert Désiré (French, 1818-1878); b. Paris FRANCE, Jacques-Jean Barre, 1855 [struck 1860+], a copper medal by J.-A. Barre and A.D. Barre, bust right, rev. legend in 7 lines, edge impressed cuivre and a bee, 59mm, 117.16g (BDM –; cf. Künker 206, 2881). Very fine £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, June 2004 Jacques-Jean Barre (1793-1855) was a medallist and Graveur Général des Monnaies, Paris from 1842 to 1855.

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Lot 54

Bovy, Jean François Antoine (Swiss, 1795-1877); b. Geneva FRANCE, Promulgation de la loi sur les chemins de fer [Promulgation of the Law on Railways], 1842, a copper medal by J.F.A. Bovy, laureate bust of Louis Philippe I left, rev. semi-naked female figure representing Law enthroned on plinth, flanked by Mercury and Mars, trains steaming to left and right in lower background, edge impressed cuivre and prow, 113mm, 610.52g (CGMP p.153; Moyaux 121; BDM I, 246; cf. Swan 253; cf. DNW 199, 1046). Small obverse edge knock at 6 o’clock and a few minor surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, a substantial and handsome work £240-£300 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, February 2002

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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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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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Lot 414

Vechte, Antoine (French, 1799-1868); b. Vic-sous-Thul ENGLAND, National Art Competition, 1857, a copper electrotype award by A. Vechte, bust of Queen Victoria left, surrounded by allegorical figures of Genius, Justice, Truth, Science, Fame and Time, the last-named holding a shield, named (Robert P. Notley, 1861, Stage IIIb), 145mm, 198.75g (cf. Burt, The Medal 5, p.48-9; BDM VI, 214; E 1512; cf. DNW 132, 1594). Very fine; in original maroon gilt-blocked leather case of issue £60-£80 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 9 November 2002, lot 454 Robert Pledge Notley (1838-1921) was a London architect. Awarded in the annual National Competition of the students of all the art schools in the UK between 1857 and 1865, the medal is the highest prize for success in art given by the Science and Art Dept of the Committee of Council on Education.

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Lot 104

Dassier, Antoine (Swiss, 1718-1780); b. Geneva ENGLAND, Edmund Halley, 1744, a copper medal by A. Dassier, bust right, rev. legend within ornate border, 54mm, 79.95g (Eisler 342; MI II, 589/235; BDM I, 511; E 589; cf. Baldwin 81, 3077). Good very fine, patinated £120-£150 --- Edmund Halley (1656-1742) was a mathematician and astronomer - becoming only Britain’s second Astronomer Royal in 1720.

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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 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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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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