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Click here to subscribeWeigall, Henry (British, 1800-1882); b. London, emigrated to Australia 1856 ENGLAND, John Flaxman, 1854, a copper medal by H. Weigall for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. representation of Flaxman’s bas-relief of Mercury supporting Pandora flying left, edge impressed art-union of london 1854, 56mm, 76.33g (Beaulah 6; BHM 2530; BDM VI, 423; E 1479). About extremely fine£100-£150 --- John Flaxman (1755-1826) was a British sculptor and draughtsman.
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.
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.
Dumarest, Rambert (French, 1760-1806); b. Saint-Étienne, moved to England 1790, then France 1791 FRANCE, Paix d’Amiens [Treaty of Amiens], 1802, a copper medal by R. Dumarest, laureate bust of Napoléon left, rev. Napoléon standing naked in imitation of Mars, holding a statue of Victory and offering an olive-branch to a semi-naked female representing England who rests her back against a lion, 50mm, 63.82g (Bramsen 195; CGMP p.35; BDM I, 644; Pax 719; Slg. Julius 1053; cf. BSJ 1, 188). Trifling rim nicks, otherwise about extremely fine £80-£100 --- Under the terms of the treaty, signed by Joseph Bonaparte and Marquis Cornwallis on 25 March 1802, Britain recognised the French Republic but, increasingly angered by Napoleon's subsequent re-ordering of the international system in Western Europe, declared war on France in May 1803.
Saulles, George William de (British, 1862-1903); b. Birmingham ENGLAND, Death of Horace Seymour, 1902, a silver medal by G.W. de Saulles, bust left, rev. crest, a phoenix, legend around and below, 29mm, 10.72g (BHM 3874; BDM VII, 217; E 1866; cf. DNW 50, 1336). Very fine, rare £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, April 2002 Horace Seymour (1843-1902) was the deputy master of the Royal Mint from 1894 until his death.
Carter, Charles Frederick (British, 1805-1894); b. Birmingham ENGLAND, Inigo Jones, 1849 [struck 1852], a copper medal by C.F. Carter for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. front elevation of Banqueting House, Whitehall, edge impressed art-union of london 1849, 54mm, 91.23g (Beaulah 5; Eidlitz 101; BHM 2348; Taylor 34a; BDM I, 356; E 1437). About extremely fine £70-£90 --- Inigo Jones (1573-1652), a significant architect of the early modern period.
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.
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.
Hart, Laurent Joseph (Belgian, 1810-1860); b Antwerp FRANCE, Death of Ferdinand Philippe, Duc d’Orléans, 1842, a copper medal by L.J. Hart, bust left in military attire, rev. female figure of Belgica standing left, placing wreath on tomb draped with Ferdinand’s coat of arms, 73mm, 254.74g (Tourneur 587; BDM II, 433; cf. DNW 199, 1015). Good fine £10-£15 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 138, 12-13 December 2016, lot 2927 (part) Ferdinand Philippe, Duc d’Orléans (1810-42), eldest son of Louis Philippe I, enjoyed a successful military career which was cut short by a riding accident at Sablonville.
Cerbara, Niccola (Italian, 1793-1869); b. Rome ITALY, Arco in piazza del Popolo in onore del Pius IX, Rome [The Arch in Piazza del Popolo in honour of Pius IX], 1846, a copper medal by N. Cerbara, bust of Pius IX left in skull cap, rev. elevation of a triumphal arch, on top of which the Pope stands between figures of Justitia and Abundantia, 62mm, 120.47g (Bartolotti I-34; Spink 2238; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 103, 6896). Very fine £40-£60 --- The triumphal arch, designed by the architect Felice Cicconetti in honour of the new pope, Pius IX, was opened on 8 September 1846.
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.
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
Durand, Joanny (French, 1886-1956); b. Boen-sur-Lignon, and Arthus-Bertrand (Paris, 1803-present) FRANCE, Centenaire Ateliers Crozet-Fourneyron, Saint-Etienne, 1932, a bronze plaque by J. Durand for Arthus-Bertrand, bust of Benoît Fourneyron facing, rev. aerial view of the factories, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark of Arthus-Bertrand, 80 x 57mm, 163.78g (cf. Kölner Münzkabinett 112, 988). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: Münz Zentrum Rheinland Auktion 114 (Cologne), 8 January 2003, lot 6658 Benoît Fourneyron (1802-67) was the engineer who invented the water-powered turbine.
Scharff, Anton (Austrian, 1845-1903); b. Vienna AUSTRIA, Martin Ritter von Cassian, 25-jährige Dienstjubiläum des Direktors der Donau-Dampfschiff-fahrtsgesellschaft [25th Anniversary of Service as Director of the Danube Steamship Company] 1877, a bronze medal by A. Scharff, bust right, rev. four female allegories of trade and shipping standing and seated, 64mm, 93.81g (Hauser 7256; Wurzb. 1228; Horsky 7226; BDM V, 360; cf. Höhn 100, 1107; cf. Noonans 275, 2264). About very fine £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt H. Fillitz, June 2006 Martin Ritter von Cassian (1825-1906), an entrepreneur, was employed by the Donau-Dampfschiff-fahrtsgesellschaft from 1852 to 1887.
Lange, Konrad (German, 1806-1856); b. Ulm, moved to Greece 1833, then Austria 1843 AUSTRIA, Moritz, Count von Dietrichstein, 1846, a copper medal by K. Lange, bust right, rev. crowned arms and supporters, 49mm, 60.01g (Hauser 178; Montenuovo 2769; Donebauer 3302; Probszt 75; Horsky 5422; Wurzb. 1672; BDM III, 297; cf. Rauch 88, 1000). Extremely fine £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, September 2003 Moritz, Count von Dietrichstein (1775-1864), b. Vienna, served in the Austrian army in the Napoleonic wars and was taken prisoner at Naples. He was later director of the Imperial Court Theatre and Library, and head of the Vienna coin cabinet from 1833 to 1848. He retired from public office in 1848.
Chavanne, Jean Marie (French, 1766-1826); b. Lyons FRANCE, Reconstrucción de la Place Bellecour à Lyon, AN VIII [1800], a copper medal by J.M. Chavanne, bust of Napoléon left in military attire, rev. legend in eight lines within wreath, 43mm, 45.60g (Bramsen 59; Slg. Julius 832; cf. Künker e77, 2791; cf. SJA 19, 1044). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt H.D. Rauch, July 2004 Following his victory at the battle of Marengo, Napoléon laid the foundation stone for new buildings at Place Bellecour on 21 June 1800, work that was completed in 1806.
Nocq, Henri-Eugène (French, 1868-1944); b. Paris FRANCE, Jean Garel, 1911, a bronze plaque by H.-E. Nocq, bust left, rev. stepped archway in which stands a crane investigating the throat of a dog which has its left forepaw raised, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark, 68 x 48mm, 93.27g (PBE 636; Classens 19; Storer 1185; BDM VIII, 97). Extremely fine, patinated £60-£80 --- Provenance: H.-P. Wipfler Collection, DNW Auction M2, 11 July 2006, lot 2544 (part) Jean Garel (1852-1931) was a physician from Lyon who specialised in the field of laryngology.
Wyon, Alfred Benjamin (British, 1837-1884); b. London ENGLAND, Charles Leslie, 1870, a copper medal by A.B. Wyon for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. a scene from Tristram Shandy in which Uncle Toby, sat on a bench, looks into the eye of the Widow Wadman at left, being detail from Leslie’s painting The Sentry Box, 55mm, 123.55g (Beaulah 19; BHM 2911; BM Acq. 1983-7, 20; BDM VI, 575; E 1608). Extremely fine £80-£100 --- Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859) was an English genre painter.
Poize, Pierre (French, 1760-1846); b. Beaucaire FRANCE, Colonne à Bonaparte à Marseille, AN X [1802], a copper medal by P. Poize, bust left in military attire, rev. fountain, column surmounted by bust of Napoléon, 43mm, 49.10g (Bramsen 235; Slg. Julius 1116; BDM IV, 636-7; cf. Gadoury e39, 281). Some edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine with original colour £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt Leu Numismatik, October 1997 Charles François Delacroix (1741-1805), first prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône, initiated a programme of decorative and commemorative fountains during his mandate. The laying of the first stone took place on 13 November 1801; the monument was completed in July 1802. Unfortunately, its political character quickly undermined its longevity and the fountain was removed in 1818.
Bass, Anna (French, 1876-1961); b. Strasbourg SPAIN, Manuel de Falla, 1950, a bronze medal by Anna Bass, bust left, rev. female performing a fire dance at right, kneeling naked male sorcerer utters incantations in front of the flames of a small fire, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 170.17g (CGMP p.102; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 44; Niggl 622; cf. DNW 30, 743). Extremely fine, scarce £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, May 2007 Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) was a musician and native of Andalusia who lived mostly in Granada. One of his most successful ballets, El Amor Brujo [Love, the Sorcerer], composed in 1915 and based on the legends of the gypsies of Granada, included a piece known as the Ritual Fire Dance, the subject of the reverse of the medal. De Falla fled to Argentina at the outbreak of World War II, where he died in 1946; his image appears on many Spanish euro coins.
Breithut, Peter (Austrian, 1869-1930); b. Krems AUSTRIA, VIII Internationale Physiologen Kongress, Vienna [The 8th International Physiology Congress], 1910, a square bronze plaque by P. Breithut, bust of Ernst von Brücke right, rev. naked male figure taking leave of a bird flying into the sun, 66mm, 160.65g (Hauser 4686; Storer 503a; Wurzb. 985; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.5, 3; cf. DNW 137, 518). Extremely fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland, May 2003 Ernst Wilhelm Ritter von Brücke (1819-92) was a physiologist, who pent most of his life in Vienna.
Vaggelli, Bartolomeo Giovanni (Italian, fl. 1709-1743, †1744) ITALY, Pietro Rossi, 1716, a cast bronze medal by B.G. Vaggelli, bust right with zucchetto and mantellina, rev. Prudentia, robed, standing left, right hand raised to the sky, left hand holds a serpent, stag couchant at left, 85mm, 148.65g (V & T 359; cf. Sincona 73, 1458; cf. Baldwin 64, 467). Extremely fine and attractively patinated £90-£120 --- Pietro Antonio Rossi was a theologian.
Wiener, Leopold (Belgian, 1823-1891); b. Venloo ENGLAND, Sir Charles Barry, 1862, a copper medal by L. Wiener for the Art Union of London, bust right, rev. front elevation of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, 60mm, 87.04g (Beaulah 14; Eidlitz 58; BHM 2712; Taylor 171i; BDM VI, 488 [assigned to Jacques Wiener]; E 1558). Brilliant mint state, attractive patina £80-£100 --- Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860) was an architect who won the open competition for the design of the Houses of Parliament in the nineteenth century. Beaulah speculated that this medal, with its characteristic patina, may have been struck by Elkington & Co. in Birmingham, the manufacturers of other contemporary medals by the Wiener brothers (BNJ 1967, p.180); however, all other medals issued by the Art Union of London were struck at the Royal Mint.
Brüder Schneider (Vienna, fl. 1900-1945) AUSTRIA, Enthüllung des Siebenbrünnens, Vienna [Unveiling of the Siebenbrünnen Fountain System], 1905, a uniface nickel-silver plaque by Brüder Schneider, elevation of the system, water issuing from seven fountains bearing the seal images of the seven city suburbs, figure of Vindobona enthroned on pedestal at centre above plaque bearing bust of Karl Lueger, back impressed brüder schneider wien, 80 x 60mm, 126.60g (Wurzb. 9457; cf. Frühwald 94, 251). Very fine £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt in Vienna The Siebenbrunnen fountain system, erected to commemorate the 60th birthday of the local mayor, Dr Karl Lueger (1844-1910), was opened on 22 October 1904 and a ball was held to mark the event on 26 January 1905. An analysis of the metal content of the medal is sold with it.
Leroux, Gaston Veuvenot (French, 1854-1942); b. Paris FRANCE, Franz Schrader, 1914, a uniface bronze plaque by G.V. Leroux, bust left in mountainous setting, 63 x 49mm, 83.42g. Very fine, scarce £40-£50 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 11 February 2006, lot 448 Jean Daniel François Schrader, aka Franz Schrader (1844-1924), b. Bordeaux, was a mountaineer, landscape painter and cartographer who mapped the Pyrenees.
Tailetti, Pio (Italian, 1871-1948); b. Rome, and Polledri, E. (presumed Italian, fl. 1905) MALTA, Election of Galeazzo von Thun und Hohenstein as Grand Master, 1905, a bronze medal by P. Tailetti for E. Polledri, bust left, rev. crowned arms, 46mm, 58.98g (cf. Schembri p.226; cf. NAC 58, 451; cf. Sincona 47, 1953; cf. DNW 64, 1452). Extremely fine £30-£40 --- Fra' Galeas von Thun und Hohenstein (1850-1931) was Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 1905 to 1931.
Jones, Mark Andrew (British, 1959-present); b. Aberdare ENGLAND, Dr David Kelly, 2008, a cast bronze medal by M.A. Jones [AB Fine Art], bust facing, head turned slightly to right, rev. the machinery of war, in the form of cogs and spanners incorporating a horned skull and a devil's head, edge engraved Jones and impressed 2/50, 70mm, 254.46g (The Medal 53, p.71; E 2223). Extremely fine, rare £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2010 Edition of 50. David Christopher Kelly, CMG (1944-2003), a British government scientist and former head of the Defence Microbiology Division working at Porton Down, committed suicide after his doubts over official claims regarding Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction entered the public arena. The medals were cast in April 2008.
Ohlson, Alfred (Swedish, 1868-1940); b. Stockholm, and Bergman, Herman (Stockholm, 1895-present) SWEDEN, Selma Lagerlöf, a cast bronze medal by A. Ohlson [H. Bergman], bust left, rev. Fame supporting trumpet on which an owl perches, gesturing to naked child holding an open book and seated on a cloud, edge impressed h. bergman fud, 71mm, 165.23g (cf. Kölner Münzkabinett 111, 1160). Very fine £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, September 2002 Selma Ottilia Louisa Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1909), as well as the first woman elected to membership of the Swedish Academy (1914).
Maire, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1787-1859); b. Besançon, and Weiss, Pierre Charles (French, 1779-1866); b. Besançon FRANCE, Louis de Rohan-Chabot, 1836, a copper medal by J.-B. Maire for P.C. Weiss, bust three-quarters left in secular robes, rev. legend in 16 lines, 54mm, 82.30g (Wurzb. 7941; BDM III, 536). Very fine, rare £30-£40 --- Louis-François-Auguste de Rohan-Chabot (1788-1833) was an aristocrat and Catholic priest, who was elected Archbishop of Auch in June 1828, Archbishop of Besançon in December 1828, and created Cardinal in July 1830.
Corbin, Raymond (French, 1907-2002); b. Rochefort FRANCE, Adrien Blanchet, 60e anniversaire de numismate et archéologue, [Adrien Blanchet, 60th Anniversary as a Numismatist and Archaeologist], 1947, a bronze medal by R. Corbin, bust left, rev. seated figures leaning against central column, tablet below with date, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 51mm, 89.16g (cf. BDW 5, 192). Usual dark red patina, very fine£50-£70 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 74, 9 May 2012, lot 1905 (part) Jules Adrien Blanchet (1866-1957) was the doyen of French numismatists of his day.
Boucher, Alfred (French, 1850-1934); b. Nogent-sur-Seine FRANCE, Marie-Ernest Gellé, 1910, a bronze plaque by A. Boucher, bust left, rev. naked female seated right on plinth, her right hand placed to her ear to listen, her left hand commanding silence, church at upper left, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 71 x 53mm, 131.39g (Storer 1204; cf. Künker 356, 8460; cf. DNW 176, 375). Extremely fine £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, October 2007 Marie-Ernest Gellé (1834-1923) was an otologist and ear surgeon.
Bagdons, Friedrich (German, 1878-1937); b. Kaliningrad GERMANY, Hoesch-Aktiengesellschaft, Dortmund, 1933, a bronze Loyal Service medal by F. Bagdons, bust of Friedrich Springorum left, rev. steelworks with blast furnaces, 59mm, 76.65g (Müseler 15.3/46C; cf. Höhn e12, 62). Extremely fine; in original green case with Hoesch logo £20-£30 --- Provenance: Münz Zentrum Rheinland Auktion 95 (Cologne), 9 September 1998, lot 4118 Friedrich Springorum (1858-1938), a German engineer and entrepreneur, was general director of Hoesch AG from 1908 to 1921.
Ward, Simon (British, 1964-present); b. unknown ENGLAND/SPAIN, Medal for Dalí, 1991, a cast bronze medal by S. Ward [Tallix Morris Singer] for the British Art Medal Society, bust of Salvador Dalí left, Cross behind and broken chain at left, rev. weeping eye at centre of a crutch on which is superimposed a long baguette, impressions of feet at upper left, flies at lower right, 84mm, 516.02g (Attwood 84; The Medal 20, p.121). Extremely fine, as made £70-£90 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, July 2016 Edition of 18. Salvador Dalí (1904-89), the leading surrealist artist, once created a 100-foot long baguette.
Castiglioni, Giannino (Italian, 1884-1971); b. Milan, and Stabilimento SpA Stefano Johnson (Milan, 1836-present) ITALY, Benito Mussolini, 1922, a gilt-bronze plaque by G. Castiglioni for Johnson, bust left, flags in background, rev. legend on tablet, 81 x 60mm, 221.59g (Maffei/Raspagni/Sparacino pl. 2, 30). About extremely fine £40-£60 --- Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) was originally a journalist and socialist politician, but went on to found the Italian National Fascist Party and lead the country in a dictatorship from 1922 to 1943.
Soldani Benzi, Massimiliano (Italian, 1656-1740); b. Montevarchi ITALY, Francesco Redi, 1684, a cast bronze medal by M. Soldani-Benzi, draped bust right, rev. several figures engaged in a Bacchic revelry, canebam in exergue, 86mm, 196.50g (Bargello 7839; V. & T 36; Johnson 126; Brettauer 952; Börner 1487; BDM V, 566; Clifford 297; cf. Teutoburger 155, 4190). Very fine and softly worked in the baroque style, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt Baldwin Francesco Redi (1626-97), was a physician, naturalist, and biologist, as well as a poet.
Ségoffin, Jean-Victor-Joseph-Ambroise (French, 1867-1925); b. Toulouse FRANCE, Joaquín Albarrán, 1907, a uniface cast bronze medal by J.-V.-J.-A. Ségoffin, bust left, 89mm, 137.88g (Freeman, Medical Medals, 5; Storer –; Brettauer –; cf. iNumis MBS 52, 827; cf. DNW 36, 699). Very fine and a good high-relief portrait study, rare; small piercing at top for suspension £80-£100 --- Joaquin Maria Albarrán y Dominguez (1860-1912) was a urologist, b. Sagua La Grande, Cuba, and director of the clinic of urology at Hôpital Necker, Paris.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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