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Noonans Mayfair
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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Noonans Mayfair
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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Noonans Mayfair
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 317

Plackman, Carl Joseph (British, 1943-2004); b. Huddersfield ENGLAND, Reason versus Pleasure, 1985, an openwork uniface cast bronze medal by C.J. Plackman [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, pick-axe prising a loaf of bread on a divided mill-stone held by a sledge-hammer, ball and chain at upper right, 108mm, 593.76g (Attwood 23; The Medal 6, p.47; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.84, 170; Jones, CBM, p.52, no.1). Extremely fine, as made £60-£80 --- Edition of 18.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 418

Veroi, Guido (Italian, 1926-2013); b. Rome, and Stabilimento SpA Stefano Johnson (Milan, 1836-present) ITALY, Centenario della Banco di Roma [Centenary of the Bank of Rome], 1980, a silver medal by G. Veroi for S. Johnson, robed female reclining left, holding a globe in her right hand, her left hand on the back of a wolf with twins by her side, rev. four prancing horses, impressed 800, 44mm, 39.68g (cf. Inasta e108, 2149). About extremely fine; in black gilt-blocked case of issue stamped 1836 Johnson Milano Roma £15-£25 --- Banco di Roma, founded on 9 March 1880, merged with Banco di Santo Spirito and Cassa di Risparmio di Roma to form Banca di Roma in 1991.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 133

Dutton, Ron (British, 1935-present); b. Nantwich ENGLAND, Bude Waves, 1995, a cast bronze medal by R. Dutton [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, satellite dishes on cliff-top, rev. detail of the same, 98 x 94mm, 377.82g (Attwood 110; The Medal 28, p.151; cf. DNW M1, 1422). Extremely fine £40-£50 --- Edition of 28

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 378

Snoeck, Jan Cornelis (Dutch, 1927-2018); b. Rotterdam, and Koninklijk Begeer (Utrecht, 1878-present) NETHERLANDS, Maecenas Penning, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, 1965, a cast bronze medal by J. Snoeck [Koninklijke Begeer], abstract design of stacked squares with central depressions, rev. legend in five lines, 90mm, 382.40g (Die Geuzenpenning July 1965, p.88; cf. Schulman 366, 1041). Extremely fine, as made £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, May 2007 Pulchri Studio was an artist’s association and gallery in Lange Voorhout, The Hague, established 1847.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 217

Kutterink, Marinus (Dutch, 1907-1983); b. Losser, and Koninklijk Begeer (Utrecht, 1878-present) NETHERLANDS, 50 Jaar N.V. Electriciteits-Maatschappij IJsselcentrale, Zwolle, 1961, a bronze medal by M. Kutterink, standing male figure holding bowl of fire, flanked by flashes of lightning, rev. electricity grid on map, power plant below, 70mm, 138.22g (Begeer 2674; cf. MPO 44, 5316). Extremely fine £15-£25 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2002

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Noonans Mayfair
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 428

Welton, Prof. Peter (British, 1933-2021); b. Barnetby ENGLAND/FRANCE, Giverny, 2004, a bronze medal by Prof. P. Welton [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, bridge over a pond of water lilies, rev. boat moored under the branch of a tree, 80mm, 173.50g (The Medal 45, p.110). Extremely fine and patinated, as made £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt BAMS, October 2004 The inspiration for the medal is the French village of Giverny, best known as the location of Claude Monet’s home and the water garden and Japanese bridge that appeared in Monet’s legendary series of water lily paintings; the scene was also painted by Prof. Welton.

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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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Noonans Mayfair
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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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 7

Amstel, Catrien van (Dutch, 1950-present); b. Amsterdam NETHERLANDS, Vergezichten [Panoramas], 2013, a cast bronze medal of irregular shape by Catrien van Amstel [Kunst en Gietwerk te Dronten] for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, abstract shape in relief resembling a seated torso, rev. interpretation of the skyline of a city in the form of a horizontal line with vertical groove, edge impressed v.p.k., 85 x 82mm, 413.06g (The Medal 64, pp.64-5). As made, grey patina £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons August 2015 Edition of 350. Sold with further descriptive detail from Der Beeldenaar, July/August 2013.

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Noonans Mayfair
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 238

Lemaire, Georges-Henri (French, 1853-1914); b. Bailly, and Mongredin (Paris, fl. 1890-1910) FRANCE, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze award medal by G.-H. Lemaire for Mongredin, seated female figure, crowned, holding an oak sprig, rev. dirigible, camera, telegraph pole, battleship, globe and other accoutrements, tablet above, un-named, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 53mm, 70.33g (PBE 542; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 40, 85; Button 28; BDM III, 384; cf. DNW 193, 1237). Very fine £25-£35 --- The exposition, staged between 14 April and 12 November at the esplanade of Les Invalides, the Champ de Mars, the Trocadéro and on the neighbouring banks of the Seine, was visited by more than 50 million people.

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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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Noonans Mayfair
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 376

Simmons, Mary Ann (British, 1959-present); b. Vancouver, emigrated to United Kingdom 1988 ENGLAND, The Fourth Service 1939-1945, 2002, a cast bronze medal by Mary Ann Simmons [Crucible Foundry] for the British Art Medal Society, concentric radiating waves, rev. map of the Western Atlantic approaches and the Rockall Trough, site of the first vessel to be sunk by a U-boat on the first day of World War II, edge highlight-impressed the fourth service 1939-1945 between the points of the compass, highlight notches on upper reverse edge, 90mm, 545.65g (The Medal 41, pp.118-19). Extremely fine, as made, a poignant medal, very rare; in black pouch of issue £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt BAMS, April 2003 Edition of 10. The medal commemorates the role of the Merchant Navy as the ‘fourth service’ during World War II. The reverse alludes to the sinking of the passenger liner Athenia, outbound from Liverpool to Montreal, torpedoed by U-30 220 miles north-west of Ireland at 7.30pm on 3 September 1939, the day that Britain declared war with Germany, with the loss of 117 lives. For a full description of the background to the issue of the medal and for an explanation of the notches on the upper part of the reverse, see The Medal 41, p.118.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 242

Levano, Heleen (Dutch, 1941-present); b. Utrecht NETHERLANDS, Vrede [Peace], 2002, an openwork ceramic grey glazed medal with ceramic brown-red print on the reverse, by Heleen Levano [Norman Trapman] for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, dove with an olive branch in its beak, perched on a colander, rev. text from the poem Vrede by Leo Vroman, 140 x 130mm, 206.31g (VPK 2002-4; cf. Schulman 351, 1047). Extremely fine; in wooden box as issued, with descriptive text £20-£30 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2015 Leo Vroman (1915-2014) was a celebrated Dutch poet, who was also a practising hematologist.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 173

Grégoire, René (French, 1871-1945); b. Saumur SWITZERLAND, Achèvement du tunnel du Lötschberg [Completion of the Lötschberg Tunnel], 1911, a silver medal by R. Grégoire, six artisans with tunnelling equipment, rev. workers celebrate in tunnel, edge impressed argent and two foundry marks, 36mm, 17.37g (Döry/Kubinszky 197; BDM VII, 394; cf. BDW 5, 56). Very fine and toned £30-£40 --- The Lötschberg Tunnel, at 14.6km (just over 9 miles) in length, connects the town of Spiez and Brig with Kandersteg and Goppenstein. Construction began in 1907 but was delayed by several serious accidents, including an avalanche in February 1908 and a flood in July of the same year, which collectively led to 38 deaths. The excavation was completed in March 1911 and a regular railway service began in July 1913.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 392

Tanavoli, Parviz (Iranian/Canadian, 1937-present); b. Tehran, emigrated to Italy 1956, then to the United States of America 1961, returned to Iran 1964, since 1979 in Canada and Iran ENGLAND/IRAN, Hands and Grille I, 2006, a cast gilt-bronze openwork plaque by P. Tanavoli [Sarber Jewellers, Vancouver] for the British Art Medal Society, hands clinging to a grille, rev. tips of fingers on grille bars, 91 x 63mm, 146.10g (The Medal 50, p.95, and illustrated on the covers; Leavitt Bourne, The Medal 50, p.66, 2; cf. Baxter Coll., Ewbank’s, 23 June 2022, 3158A; cf. Lodge & Thomas 1 Sept. 2023, 17). Brilliant, as made, very rare; an extremely significant modern sculptural piece £200-£400 --- The concept behind the obverse is inspired by Shi’ite Muslims who visit shrines, put their hands on the grilles, say their vows, and pray and talk to their imam. The reverse indicates the view across the tomb, seeing on the opposite side of the grille all the fingers of those praying. For further detail on this and other works by the artist, see Marcy Leavitt Bourne, The Medal 50, pp.64-74.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 375

Sikora, Stanislaw (Polish, 1911-2000); b. Stryszawa POLAND, Arena, 1979, a uniface cast iron medal by S. Sikora, horse and rider prancing right in an arena, spherical object under its front hooves, 11 figures stood at right playing musical instruments, lamps descending from roof of auditorium and audience in background, 3 in rectangle at left, 152mm, 592.53g (Kozamanis-Schauenburg, Die Bildnismedaille, pp.107, 109). Very fine and much as made, probably very rare; title of medal inked on the back £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Simmons The inspiration for the work is Scène de Cirque, painted by Marc Chagall in 1970, and is now in a private American collection.

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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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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 148

Förster, Richard (Russian, 1873-1956); b. St Petersburg, moved to Germany after 1900 GERMANY, Weltkrieg [World War], 1919, a bronze medal by R. Förster, robed figure bestriding landscape, holding torch and serpent, rev. map of the globe with flames issuing from Germany, banner below, 67mm, 105.92g. Extremely fine and very rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, September 2003

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 19

Baltus, Elly (Dutch, 1956-present); b. Bergen ENGLAND/NETHERLANDS, Dust to Dust, 2007, a forged steel and earth composition by Elly Baltus [Janse Metaalbewerking] for the British Art Medal Society, the various components to make a medal separate into five pieces, 121 x 116mm complete, 898.22g (The Medal 51, p.88). Mint state; in card box of issue marked 1-20/100, and a DVD giving full instructions on how to use the composition to make a medal £80-£100 --- Edition of 21. Part lot only illustrated. For the concept of this work, see The Medal 51, p.88.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 339

Restall, James Andrew (British, 1859-1938); b. Birmingham ENGLAND, Tit-Bits Magazine, a silver Award of Merit medal by J.A. Restall, two standing females and a kneeling male representative of the arts, music and literature, rev. robed figure of Justice standing left, holding a scroll being inscribed by a winged infant, named (Awarded to Mr George Smith for Success in Competitions, October 1900), hallmarked Birmingham 1900, 57mm, 94.96g (cf. Noonans 264, 873). Extremely fine and attractively toned £100-£150 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 70, 28 September 2011, lot 826; bt J. Lis, July 2012 Tit-Bits from all the interesting Books and Newspapers of the World, more commonly known as Tit-Bits, was a weekly magazine founded by George Newnes (1851-1910) in Manchester on 22 October 1881 as a direct response to the Elementary Education Act of 1870, which introduced education for children aged 5 to 12 and hence produced a new young generation able to read. From the outset the magazine was a mass-circulation commercial publication on cheap newsprint which, after relocating to London in the mid 1880s, soon reached sales of between 400,000 and 600,000, and by the turn of the twentieth century became the first periodical in Britain to sell over a million copies per issue. Publication ceased in June 1984.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 237

Leisek, Friedrich von (Austrian, 1839-1914); b. Vienna AUSTRIA, Vermählungsmedaille [Marriage Medal], 1881, a white metal medal, unsigned [by F. von Leisek], conjoined busts of Crown Prince Rudolf and Princess Stephanie right, rev. calendar of the Sundays in 1881, 38mm, 12.26g (Hauser 381; Donebauer 3249; Horsky 4005; Wurzb. 8058; BDM III, 381; cf. WAG 117, 1262). Good very fine, retaining original brilliance £30-£40 --- Prince Rudolf and Princess Stephanie of Belgium were married on 10 May 1881, but it was an unhappy union and ended with the former murdering his 17-year old lover and committing suicide at Mayerling in January 1889.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 202

Joly, Raymond (French, 1911-2006); b. Paris FRANCE, Persée et Andromède [Perseus and Andromeda], 1948, a bronze medal by R. Joly for the Société des Amis de la Médaille, Andromeda standing, chained, protected by Perseus from a dragon below, rev. bird escaping from open cage, edge impressed 3 and with foundry mark of the SAMF, 99mm, 294.05g (SFAM 26; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 505; cf. Baldwin 101, 3815; cf. iNumis May 2017, 361). Extremely fine, rare £150-£200

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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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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 326

Prost, Maurice (French, 1894-1967); b. Paris FRANCE, La Chasse [The Hunt], 1961 [struck 1986], a bronze medal by M. Prost, stag standing left on rocks under a tree, rev. head of a stag, trumpet behind, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 181.40g (CGMP p.1510; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 693). Extremely fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 11 February 2006, lot 460 (part)

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Lot 303

Oudiné, Eugène-André (French, 1810-1887); b. Paris ALGERIA, Aggrandissement de la cathédrale Saint-Philippe à Alger [Expansion of Saint-Philippe Cathedral], 1853, a copper medal by E.-A. Oudiné, front elevation of the cathedral flanked by a palm-tree and a crucifix, rev. legend in 15 lines, further legend around, edge impressed cuivre and hand, 68mm, 159.18g (Ruedas 57; Page-Divo 161; Escande 211; CGMP p.198; cf. iNumis MBS 48, 1325; cf. DW 24, 20). Extremely fine £90-£120 --- The expansion of the cathedral followed the destruction of the Ketchaoua mosque. The foundation stone of the expansion was laid on 15 August 1853 by the politicians Hippolyte Fortoul (1811-56) and Armand-Jacques Leroy de St Arnaud (1798-1854), but work on it was not completed until 1860.

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Lot 323

Powell, John (British, fl. 1745-1782) ENGLAND, Calendar Medal, 1754, a brass medal by J. Powell, day table, rev. lunar cycles, 41mm, 13.88g (Ackermann, The Medal 45, p.23; Hawkins p.90). Extremely fine £90-120 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 136, 8-9 June 2016, lot 1500

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Lot 197

Jaeger, Albert de (French, 1908-1992); b. Roubaix FRANCE, Cinquantenaire de la Flandre Assurances, Marcq-en-Barœul, 1938, an Art Déco bronze medal by A. de Jaeger, female seated facing, holding shield and offering symbolic protection for buildings and ships, field heavily decorated with fauna, rev. legend in four lines encircled by 12 shields, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 90mm, 355.75g (Gailhouste 190; cf. DNW 66, 1561). Extremely fine, attractively patinated £40-£60

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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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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 218

Lacroix, L. (presumed French), and Pichard (Saumur, 1844-1999) MONACO, Centenaire du Collège Franciscain de Monaco, 1983, a uniface light bronze medal by L. Lacroix for Pichard SA, abstract image of a teacher holding a book and students represented by diamonds, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark of A. Pichard, 65mm, 151.53g. About extremely fine £15-£25 --- The Lycée François d’Assise Nicolas Barré was built in 1883 in avenue Roqueville; it was known to generations of pupils and teachers as ‘Les Franciscains’ and was demolished in 2013. The image on the medal is taken from that on the Monegasque 2 franc postage stamp of 1983.

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Lot 232

Leete, Cecilia (British, 1961-present); b. Nakuru, Kenya, moved to Sudan, then to England 1970, Kenya 1998, England 2015 ENGLAND, Theatre, 1983, an openwork cast bronze trapezoidal medal by Cecilia Leete [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, stylised representation of two actors wearing masks, palms touching, rev. interior leading to a doorway, 75 x 57mm, 195.03g (Attwood 16; The Medal 4, p.28; Jones, CBM p.45, 2, recté edition of 21; cf. Baldwin 38, 1153). Extremely fine£50-£70 --- Edition of 21.

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Lot 42

Bizette-Lindet, André (French, 1906-1998); b. Savenay FRANCE, Les Baux de Provence, 1972, a bronze medal by A. Bizette-Lindet for the Club Français de la Médaille, radiated arms of the lords of Les Baux, rev. view of Les Baux, star of Nativity above, edge impressed cuivre 1972 no. 4/100 and cornucopia, 72mm, 242.11g (CGMP p.250). Extremely fine, reverse with green patina £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2003 Edition of 100. Les Baux de Provence (dép. Bouches du Rhône), a commune from which the name bauxite (aluminium ore) derives. In the Middle Ages, the area became the stronghold of a feudal domain covering 79 towns and villages. The fortress was built from the eleventh to the thirteenth century over seven hectares. The princes of Baux controlled Provence and gained a formidable reputation. They were said to be descended from Balthazar, and their coat of arms was a silver star with sixteen branches as a reminder that, according to the Gospel, it guided the three wise men to Bethlehem.

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Lot 31

Beeson, Simon Arnold Charles (British, 1961-present); b. unknown SCOTLAND, Linlithgow Threshold, 2002, an openwork cast bronze plaque by S.A.C. Beeson [Niagara Falls] for the British Art Medal Society, perspective of a wall, part of the ruin of Linlithgow Palace, from inside and outside, base edge impressed sb 2002/15, 79mm, 675.00g (Attwood 159; The Medal 40, p.108). Extremely fine and as made; in black box of issue £70-£90 --- Edition of 30. Linlithgow Palace was birthplace of Mary I of Scotland, the ‘Queen of Scots’, who reigned from 1542 to 1567.

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Varga, Hendrika Elisabeth (Dutch, 1948-2011); b. Mijnsheerenland, emigrated to the United States of America 1965, returned to Holland 1967 NETHERLANDS, Flamencodanseres [Flamenco Dancer], 1993, an openwork cast bronze medal by Elisabeth Varga, dancer appearing from the wings, rev. dancer in full view, 108 x 105mm, 320.33g (De Beeldenaar 1994-1, p.229; cf. Schulman 366, 1072). Extremely fine and as made, richly patinated, rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, March 2002

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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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Moore, Joseph (British, 1817-1901); b. Birmingham ENGLAND, Cattle, a bronze award medal by J. Moore, bull standing left, flanked by two cows, tree and building in background, rev. wreath, edge impressed (Gransden and District Agricultural Society), 45mm, 39.68g. Brilliant mint state; in gilt-blocked case of issue by Mappin & Webb, Silversmiths to the Queen, London & Sheffield £15-£25 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, June 2014 Gransden & District Agricultural Society is based in St Neots.

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Monier, Émile Adolphe (French, 1883-1970); b. Paris FRANCE, Exposition International des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, Travail du Verre, an Art Déco bronze medal by E.A. Monier, two glass-workers forming and blowing glass, rev. front elevation of the Expo pavilion, edge impressed br and cornucopia, 32mm, 16.64g (CGMP p.261; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.44, 284; cf. DNW 185, 1485). Very fine £15-£25

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Gray, Eamon (Irish, fl. 1980-present) IRELAND, Tsuba [Hand Guard], 2002, an openwork cast bronze medal with surface gilding by E. Gray [Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork], Oriental characters around sword point, rev. rain falling from cloud onto a fortified landscape, 76mm, 168.63g (The Medal 41, pp.97-8). Extremely fine, as made £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt from the artist, July 2002

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Courroy, Roger Henri (French, 1912-2011); b. Bordeaux FRANCE, Moise [Moses], 1970 [issued 1971], a bronze medal by R.H. Courroy, Moses, seated facing, holding Tablets, rev. serpent entwined around tree, lightning striking down the worshippers of the Golden Calf, edge impressed 1970 bronze and cornucopia, 72mm, 222.36g (CGMP pp.482-3; cf. Historama 6, 104). Extremely fine, as made £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2002

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Magdelaine, F. (Paris, fl. 1890-1925) FRANCE, Inauguration de l’Hotel de Ville, Sens, 1904, a silver medal, unsigned, for F. Magdelaine, frontal elevation of the building, rev. legend in 13 lines, edge impressed argent and two foundry marks, 50mm, 62.50g (cf. DNW 66, 1398). Very fine £25-£35 --- The foundation stone of the building was laid on 21 April 1901, and it was opened on 3 April 1904.

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Martel, Jan or Joël (French twin brothers, 1896-1966); b. Nantes FRANCE, L’Électricité, 1938, a uniface Art Déco silver medal by J. Martel, side elevation of a power plant, back engraved (Sentiments Reconnaissants de Tous Barrage de Bort-les-Orgues, 10 Juillet 1951), edge impressed 1 argent and cornucopia, 68mm, 131.90g (CGMP p.250). Very fine and toned; in maroon gilt-blocked case of issue £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2003 The Bort-les-Orgues dam (dép. Puy de Dôme), the construction of which took 10 years, was completed in 1951 and, at the time, was the largest artificial lake in the world; today it is the fourth largest reservoir in France. The Martel twins, founding members of the Union des Artistes Modernes, shared the same Parisian workshop and signed their work J. Martel, so it is not possible to distinguish the work of one brother from the other.

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Dodds, Carole Hagemann (British); b. not known ENGLAND, Sleeping Tablet, 2000, a cast bronze medal in the shape of a pillow by Carole Dodds [Falmouth College of Arts] for the British Art Medal Society, child’s interpretation of the image of figure in the style of the Babylonian tablets, rev. reversed inscription in 7 lines, 75 x 55mm, 414.00g (Attwood 153; The Medal 38, p.126). Green patina, as made £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt BAMS, July 2001

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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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Španiel, Otakar (Bohemian, 1881-1955); b. Jaromer CZECHOSLOVAKIA, OtevÅ™ení Univerzity Komenského, Bratislava [Opening of the Comenius University], 1919, a bronze medal by O. Španiel, 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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Fountain, Marian (New Zealander, 1960-present); b. Papatoetoe, emigrated to England 1984, moved to Italy 1985, then France 1990 ENGLAND, The Muse and the Mother, 1990, a cast bronze medal with gilt highlights by Marian Fountain for the British Art Medal Society, naked muse to front, holding life cord as a skipping rope, rev. naked female with life cord entangled in her baby in foreground, 115 x 98mm, 383.49g (Attwood 72; The Medal 18, p.124; cf. DNW 127, 3198). Extremely fine £90-£120 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, August 2001 Edition of 42. The medal takes its title from a metaphor of two states of womanhood.

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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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Tobón Mejía, Marco (Colombian, 1876-1933); b. Santa Rosa de Osos, emigrated to Cuba 1905, then to France 1909 FRANCE, Danse Antique, 1934, an Art Déco bronze medal by [after] M. Tobon Mejia, a couple of naked dancers, the man advancing to left and supporting the arms of his female partner who stands almost facing, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 59mm, 90.88g (CGMP p.375; cf. Künker 356, 8422; cf. iNumis MBS 48, 1395; cf. DNW 58, 1567). Some rubbing to left thigh of female, otherwise about extremely fine £80-£100

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Moss, Nicola d’Alton (British, 1960-present); b. High Wycombe ENGLAND, George and the Dragon, 1986, a cast bronze medal by Nicola Moss [High Wycombe] for the British Art Medal Society, partly carved intaglio in marble, partly modelled in wax, St George on horseback left, attempting to bridle the dragon into his control, rev. naked maiden in the act of cutting her hair, fish swimming at left, 116 x 103mm, 549.00g (Attwood 40; The Medal 10, p.77; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.84, 162; cf. DNW M13, 1170). Extremely fine, as made £80-£100 --- Edition of 96. For a detailed description of the process by which this medal was made, and then hand finished by the artist, see The Medal 10, p.77.

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Bellagamba, José and Rossi, Constante (Buenos Aires, fl. 1890-1925) CHILE, Ferrocarril Transandino por Antuco [Trans-Andean Railway through Antuco], 1906, a plated bronze medal by Bellagamba y Rossi, standing robed female, holding palm branch and parchment, rev. the Antuco volcano in a mountainous landscape, train approaching a tunnel at upper right, arms of Argentina and Chile above, 65mm, 103.99g (Moyaux –; cf. Höhn e13, 4436). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 7 February 2004, lot 511 In 1903 a concession was granted to the Uruguayan businessman José Justino Beláustegui to build a long-awaited inter-oceanic route, starting from Monte Águila. The works began in 1905, and by 1906 the first 50km had been built, which led to the issue of this medal in Buenos Aires. The planned stations were Charrúa, Campanario, Cholguán, Huépil, Trupán, Polcura, to then cross the Laja River and continue with the stations of Quillay-Lebu, Malalcura, Chacay, Volcán, Frontera and Deslinde. But the devastating earthquake in Valparaíso on 16 September 1906 prevented the line’s inauguration.

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Durussel, Édouard (Swiss, 1842-1888); b. Morges, moved to Germany, then England, returning to Switzerland 1869, and Orell Füssli (Zurich, 1519-present) SWITZERLAND, Landesausstellung, Zurich [National State Exhibition], 1883, a silver medal by E. Durussel for Orell Füssli, laureate head of Helvetia left, rev. implements of agriculture, horse’s head above, cow below, 50mm, 50.67g (Martin 161; BDM I, 681; cf. Chaponnière & Firmenich 16, 720; cf. Leu 85, 565). Brilliant and virtually as struck, obverse toned; in maroon gilt-blocked case of issue, label inscribed ‘Erouettes, Docteur Bech’ £150-£200 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, December 2002 Edition of 285 in silver. The Swiss National Exhibition of 1883 opened on 1 May and ran until 3 October. Originally the exhibition was planned to coincide with the opening of the Gotthard railway in June 1882, but was postponed.

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Kraumann, Alexander (Hungarian, 1870-1956); b. Budapest, moved to Germany by 1900 GERMANY, Der Fruhling [The Spring], 1915, a uniface cast bronze medal by A. Kraumann, naked female representing Nature kneeling to right and supporting a cornucopia from which fruit pours onto the feet of a naked boy left, holding a wreath, 97mm, 123.99g (cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 190, 5795). Good very fine, patinated £70-£90 --- The artist initially designed the image as a first draft for the premium medal of the city of Aachen, which he was commissioned to create.

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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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