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Noonans Mayfair
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 46

Booth, Philip (British, 1949-present); b. Huddersfield ENGLAND, The Lizard’s Tale, 2011, a two-part cast bronze medal by P. Booth [Zahra Modern Art Foundries] for the British Art Medal Society, lizards emerging from holes, rev. Haiku, 85mm, 334.87g (The Medal 59, p.74, and 60, pp.73-4). Extremely fine and as made; in half of original black box of issue £90-£120 --- Provenance: bt BAMS, June 2013 Edition of 27. The subject matter relates to a visit by the artist to southern Italy in 2010.

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Lot 94

Coudray, Marie-Alexander-Lucien (French, 1864-1932); b. Paris FRANCE, Orphée, 1899, an Art Nouveau silver award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, head of Orpheus with lyre, rev. naked winged figure seated on tablet, holding quill and trumpet, violin and bow below, named (Commission des Valeurs de Douane, Algérie, 1934, Mr Bisch), edge impressed 2 argent and cornucopia, 68mm, 179.50g (Maier 223; PBE 261; CGMP p.100; Classens 40; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.18, 28; Coll. R. Marx 463; The Medal 44, p.41; cf. DNW 123, 689). Very fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt D. Fearon, May 2005

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Lot 129

Dupré, Augustin (French, 1748-1833); b. Saint-Etienne U.S.A., Battle of Cowpens, 1781, a contorniate restrike bronze medal after A. Dupré for the Club Français de la Médaille, Daniel Morgan standing right, receiving a crown of laurels from a native American female standing left, military trophies behind, rev. view of the battle, Morgan leading his troops on horseback, edge impressed cuivre ee - 150 and cornucopia, 68mm, 116.67g (CGMP p.305; cf. Betts 593; cf. iNumis MBS 19, 2336). About extremely fine; in original red card box of issue £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, June 2015 Edition of 150. The Battle of Cowpens - fought on 17 January 1781 between American patriot forces under Brigadier-General Daniel Morgan (1735-1802) and British forces under Lt-Col Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833) near the town of Cowpens, South Carolina - was a turning point in the American reconquest of South Carolina from the British, with Tarleton's forces almost completely eliminated.

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Lot 304

Paiva, António de (Portuguese, 1926-1987); b. Alcácer do Sal PORTUGAL, Hospital de José Joaquim Fernandes, Beja, 1970, a bronze medal, unsigned [by A. de Paiva] for the Ministerio das Obras Publicas, elevation of hospital, rev. sun shining on inverted tree with fruit, edge impressed gravo, 80mm, 193.57g. Extremely fine £10-£15 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2002 José Joaquim Fernandes (1907-62); the hospital bearing his name was opened in 25 October 1970 by the then President of the Republic, Admiral Américo Thomaz Rodrigues God, and partly financed by Fernandes’ widow, D. Carolina Almodovar Fernandes (1913-2009).

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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 160

Geelen, Guido Jozef Marie (Dutch, 1961-present); b. Thorn NETHERLANDS, Handwiel [Spinning Top], 2008, an openwork aluminium medal by G.J.M. Geelen for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, five-spoked wheel, edge impressed guido geelen vpk • 2008 handwiel 362 • 450, 90mm, 90.09g (VPK 2008-5; cf. Schulman 362, 596). Mint state; in original gingham cloth wash bag as issued £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2015 Edition of 450.

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Lot 21

Barber, Charles Edward (British, 1840-1917); b. London, emigrated to the United States of America 1852, and Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (American, 1848-1907); b. Dublin, emigrated to the United States of America 1848, and Scovill Manufacturing Co (Waterbury, CT, fl. 1802-1902) U.S.A., World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, a bronze award medal by C.E. Barber for Scovill Manufacturing Co, standing figure of Christopher Columbus setting foot in the New World, modelled by A. Saint-Gaudens, rev. globe between seated angels, legend on tablet, named (S. Lucas A.R.A.), 77mm, 202.90g (Baxter 87; Weiss BW 549; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.335, 23; BDM I, 122; Eglitt 90). About extremely fine £80-£100 --- John Seymour Lucas, RA (1849-1923), b. London, was a historical and portrait painter, as well as a theatrical costume designer. See also Lot 420.

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Lot 312

Peynot, Émile Edmond Jean (French, 1850-1932); b. Villeneuve-sur-Yonne FRANCE, Chambre de Commerce de Saint-Étienne, c. 1910, a silver award medal by E.E.J. Peynot, robed females with seated artisan, rev. implements of industry, named (H. Valladaud), edge impressed 1909-1925 argent and with two foundry marks, 62mm, 121.37g (cf. CNG e448, 619). Tiny reverse edge nick, otherwise extremely fine; in red gilt-blocked fitted case of issue by Maison Ludovic Penin, Graveur en Médailles, 21 quai de la Bibliothèque, Lyon £40-£60 --- Provenance: H.-P. Wipfler Collection, DNW Auction M2, 11 July 2006, lot 2535

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Lot 141

Fattorini, Thomas (Skipton, later Bradford, 1827-present) ENGLAND, Royal Academy of Arts, 1979, a silver medal by T. Fattorini, Virgin and child being presented with a goldfinch by the infant St John, being a representation of the marble Taddei Tondo by Michelangelo, rev. initials of Michelangelo being worked by two cherubs, cornucopia above, hallmarked tf Birmingham 1979, 64mm, 99.30g (cf. Royal Collection Trust 444089). Brilliant mint state; in black case of issue by Thomas Fattorini, Regent St, Birmingham B1 3HQ £50-£70 --- The marble, believed carved in 1504-5 during Michelangelo’s first period in Florence, was commissioned by the wealthy cloth merchant and connoisseur Taddeo Taddei (1470-1529); it was acquired by the Royal Academy in 1829.

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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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Noonans Mayfair
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 211

Kilenyi, Julio (Romanian, 1885-1959); b. Arad, emigrated to Argentina 1909, then moved to the United States of America 1916, and Whitehead-Hoag (Newark, NJ, fl. 1892-1959) U.S.A., 50th Anniversary of All America Cables, 1928, a bronze medal by J. Kilenyi for Whitehead-Hoag, naked winged female carrying cable above the sea, rev. American first peoples seated on rock regarding a distant smoke signal, edge impressed whitehead-hoag, 82mm, 211.83g (cf. DNW 86, 284). Extremely fine, attractive reflective patina £90-£120 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 3 November 2012, lot 681 The company was incorporated as the Mexican Cable Co on 6 May 1878, but after two further name changes it became All America Cables Inc in February 1920, before being subsumed within IT & T in 1927. A medal was presented to each member of staff on 8 May 1928.

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Lot 120

Dropsy, Jean-Baptiste-Émile (French, 1848-1923); b. Paris, and Chalin, Léon (Paris, fl. 1895-1929) FRANCE, Paris, 1900, a plated bronze medal by J.-B.-E. Dropsy for L. Chalin, Marianne right, holding tablet inscribed 1900, Eiffel Tower at upper right, rev. sun’s rays above elevation of Pont Alexandre III, edge impressed bronze, 51mm, 54.47g (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –). Very fine £15-£25 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, June 2012

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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 405

Torcheux, André-Henri (French, 1912-1998); b. Paris FRANCE, Reconnaissance des Bons Services, 1965, a bronze award medal by A.-H. Torcheux, robed female to right preparing to present a palm-wreath, rev. tablet flanked by oak wreaths, un-named, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 50mm, 70.24g (CGMP p.1805). Extremely fine; in blue box of issue £10-£15 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2013

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 48

Borsi, Manfredo (Italian, 1900-1967); b. Florence, moved to Scandinavia, then France 1928 FRANCE, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, 1967, a bronze medal by M. Borsi for the Club Français de la Médaille, elevation of St-Paul-de-Vence silhouetted against a background of the sun and its rays, rev. profile of a young girl left, palette in background, edge impressed 1967 br no. 4/150 and cornucopia, 128mm, 615.20g (CGMP pp.268-9). Extremely fine £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2003 Edition of 150.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 431

Wiener, Charles (Belgian, 1832-1888); b. Venloo, moved to France 1852, then Netherlands 1856, England 1862, Portugal 1864, returned to Belgium 1867 PORTUGAL, Catedral de Toledo [Toledo Cathedral], 1867, a copper medal by C. Wiener, front elevation of the cathedral from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, rev. interior of the citadel, 59mm, 90.18g (Ross p.21; Reinecke 52; RBN 1888, p.222, no. 27; BDM VI, 481, recté 1867; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 188, 5496). Extremely fine, attractively patinated £80-£100 --- Construction of the Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo, one of three thirteenth-century High Gothic cathedrals in Spain, began in 1227 with the laying of the foundation stone by Ferdinand III; the last additions were completed in 1493.

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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 355

Ryan, Paul (British, 1964-present); b. Leicester ENGLAND, Round in Circles – Millennium Medal, 1999, a cast light bronze medal by P. Ryan [Niagara Falls Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, human fingerprint, rev. solar system with the planets arranged as at midnight on 31 December 1999, 90mm, 293.65g (Attwood 148; The Medal 36, p.124). Extremely fine, as made; with original card holder certifying that this is medal No.26 of the issue, signed by the artist £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt BAMS, March 2000 Edition of 35.

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Lot 154

Galtié, André-Léon (French, 1908-1983); b. Toulouse FRANCE, Conférence de Paris, 1946, a cast silver medal by A. Galtié, robed female representing Paris standing on globe, greeting dove of Peace, rev. Arc de Triomphe flanked by the Panthéon, Val-de-Grâce, Institute de France, Tour Eiffel, Pont-Neuf, chevaux de Marly, Notre-Dame, Vendôme and Sacré-Coeur, olive-branch above, edge impressed 2 argent and cornucopia, 68mm, 192.98g (CGMP p.773; cf. iNumis MBS 42, 1106; cf. DNW 54, 908). Obverse rim bruise at 2 o’clock, otherwise good very fine, rare £80-£100 --- The Paris Peace Conference of 1946 was ratified on 10 February 1947.

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Lot 309

Pelletier, Raymond (French, 1907-1958); b. Paris, emigrated to Peru 1950 FRANCE, La Route, c. 1935, an Art Déco silver award medal by R. Pelletier for the Fédération Nationale des Transports Routiers, naked man kneeling to left against a kilometre stone and holding a motor-coach, tree in background, rev. motor-coach and star, named (A. Goulet), edge impressed 1 argent and cornucopia, 50mm, 78.68g (cf. iNumis MBS 44, 1435; cf. DNW 50, 1317). Trifling reverse edge nicks, otherwise very fine, dark-toned £40-£60 --- The Fédération Nationale des Transports Routiers was established in 1933.

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Lot 172

Greef, Paul de, Jr (Belgian, 1926-1988); b. Brussels BELGIAN CONGO, Cinquantenaire de la Banque du Congo [50th Anniversary of the Banque du Congo], 1959, a bronze medal by P. de Greef Jr, elephant left, rev. buildings at Matadi and Léopoldville, 70mm, 160.94g (Lippens/van Keymeulen 258; Vancraenbroeck 142; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.12, 21; cf. Künker e77, 2031; cf. DNW 140, 1044). Very fine £40-£50

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Lot 25

Bauchery, F. (French, fl. 1830-1860) FRANCE, Mort du duc de Reichstad [Death of the Duke of Reichstadt], 1832, a copper medal by F. Bauchery, head and shoulders of Napoléon I three-quarters right, eyes closed in death, rev. Napoléon seated left in clouds reaching out for his son, 51mm, 55.37g (Bramsen 1896; CGMP p.49; Alexander pp.172-3; BDM I, 135; Slg. Julius 3871; cf. Gadoury e39, 523; cf. Baldwin 101, 3699). About extremely fine, patinated £60-£80 --- The Duke of Reichstadt was the title given in 1818 to Napoléon II (1811-32), the son of Napoléon and the Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria, as some consolation for the destruction of the Empire over which he was nominally the Emperor. The Duke died of tuberculosis on 22 July 1832 at the age of 21.

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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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Lot 311

Petit, Louis-Michel (French, 1791-1844); b. Paris FRANCE, Achèvement du Palais de la Bourse et du Tribunal de Commerce, Paris [Completion of the Palais de la Bourse and the Tribunal de Commerce], 1825, a pair of silver and copper medals by L.M. Petit, conjoined busts of Louis XVIII and Charles X left, revs. seated figure of Paris passing key to robed female figure of Commerce and naked male figure of Mercury holding a caduceus, both 68mm, silver 180.15g, copper 130.82g (Collignon 491; BDM IV, 466; cf. Künker 387, 583; cf. DNW 50, 1149) [2]. Silver medal mint state and most attractively toned, copper medal extremely fine, very rare; in original oval maroon gilt-blocked case of issue [lacking one clip] £300-£400

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Lot 261

Marsden, Karen, née Emerton (British, 1971-present); b. Oxford ENGLAND, Sax [150th Anniversary of the Saxophone], 1994, a cast bronze medal with surface gilding by Karen Emerton [Royal Mint] for the British Art Medal Society, male saxophone player to right, rev. giant S, 87 x 54mm, 188.53g (Attwood 103; The Medal 25, p.157). Slight rubbing to gilding on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, rare £60-£80 --- Edition of 10. The saxophone was invented by Antoine-Joseph Sax (1814-94) in 1844 and patented in 1846.

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Lot 430

White, Caroline. now Roquette-Buisson (British, 1952-present); b. London, moved to France 1990 ENGLAND/FRANCE, Walk Through Sénanques, 1986, a openwork cast bronze medal by Caroline White for the British Art Medal Society, view of part of the exterior through a hexagonal prism representing sacred geometry, rev. the interior of the cloister through a similar prism, 125mm, 706.45g (Attwood 43; The Medal 10, p.78; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.89, 333; cf. DNW 123, 509). Extremely fine, as made £60-£80 --- Edition of 20, commissioned by the British Museum. The Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque, located in the village of Gordes (dép. Vaucluse), is a twelfth-century Cistercian abbey and active monastery.

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Lot 5

Allen, Charles John (British, 1862-1956); b. Greenford, and Pinches, John (London, fl. 1840-1969) ENGLAND, 700th Anniversary of the Foundation of Liverpool, 1907, a silver medal by C.J. Allen for J.H. Pinches, King John, enthroned, presenting charter to kneeling male figure, rev. three-masted ship sailing left, 64mm, 121.07g (BHM 3952; Sandwich R10; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.1, 1; BDM VII, 13; E 1898a). Extremely fine, rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, February 2006 Liverpool was given a royal charter by King John on 28 August 1207, in essence because he wanted a port through which he could send troops to Ireland; at that time, it was a tiny hamlet comprising seven streets.

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Lot 271

Michaux, Robert (Belgian, 1824-1901); b. Brussels POLAND, Inauguracji kolei Warszawsko-Bydgoskiej [Inauguration of the Railway from Warsaw to Bromberg], 1862, a plated white metal medal by R. Michaux, locomotive steaming to left, rev. legend in 12 lines, 72mm, 126.32g (Döry/Kubinszky 44; Moyaux 387; H-Cz. 7971; Salomons House 66; BDM IV, 65; cf. Baldwin NY XXXIII, 1279). Some surface deposit on reverse, otherwise about very fine, rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: Sincona Auktion 11 (Zurich), 27 May 2013, lot 2272 Herman Epstein (1806-67) was a Jewish financier who played a leading role in constructing the railways between Warsaw and Vienna (1845) and Warsaw and Bromberg (1857), brokering loans from Rothschilds in Frankfurt. Between 1857 and 1865 he served as chairman of the board of both railways.

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Lot 386

Ströbel, Hans (German, fl. 1870-1900), and Lauer, Ludwig-Christoph (Nuremberg, 1729-1924) GERMANY, Internationale Metallaustellung, Nuremberg [International Metal Exhibition], 1885, a bronze medal by H. Ströbel for Lauer, Nuremberg cityscape, arms above, rev. Peter Vischer in working attire, standing under a Renaissance arch, flanked by busts of Jamnitzer and Cellini in medallions, 50mm, 70.85g (Erlanger 164; BDM V, 701; cf. Wurzb. 6882; cf. Emporium Hamburg 100, 1920; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 198, 4369). Extremely fine, attractive reflective patina £50-£70 --- Peter Vischer the Elder (1460-1529) was a Nuremberg sculptor.

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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 402

Thurotte, Georges (French, 1905-2000); b. Valenciennes FRANCE, Tricentenaire du Rattachement de Valenciennes à la France [Tercentenary of the Annexation of Valenciennes to France], 1978, a bronze medal by G. Thurotte, Marianne, her head flanked by a lis and the Phrygian cap, receiving the arms of the city, two swans below, rev. crowned arms of Louis XIV emanating from a radiant sun, clasped hands below flanked by a sword placed on a shield decorated with an octopus, ears of wheat, a toothed wheel, a painter's palette, a feather and an unrolled parchment, edge impressed 1978 bronze and cornucopia, 77mm, 206.24g (CGMP p.1793; cf. Crinon, Oct. 2013, 716). Mint state; in blue card box of issue £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, June 2015 The two swans on the medal explain the etymology of the city's name 'Val des cynes'.

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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 407

Turin, Pierre (French, 1891-1968); b. Sucy-en-Brie, Paris MONACO, Principauté de Monaco, 1943, a bronze medal by P. Turin, view of the principality, rev. aerial map, Grimaldi arms above and rays of the sun behind, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 150.49g (CGMP p.379; cf. Baldwin 39, 1904; cf. DNW M8, 2363). Good very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Irene Allen, October 2005

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Lot 433

Wikström, Emil (Finnish, 1864-1942); b. Turku FINLAND, Suomen Tasavallan Hallitusmuoto [Formation of the Government of Finland], 1919, a bronze medal by E. Wikström, lion rampant in shield surrounded by wreath of wheat, rev. farmer and a soldier greeting a robed male, mother and child, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 72 mm, 162.45g (Bostron 2.154.2; cf. Elsen 116, 2290). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: H.D. Rauch Auktion e718, 23 June 2014 (1763)

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Lot 77

Caunois, François Augustin (French, 1787-1859); b. Bar-le-Duc FRANCE/SWITZERLAND, Voltaire et Rousseau, c. 1820, a uniface brass medal by F.A. Caunois, conjoined busts right, 48mm, 97.64g (cf. BDM I, 361). Good fine; set on an old velvet backing £20-£30 --- Voltaire was the pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), one of the greatest of all French writers; Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a philosopher, writer and composer.

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Lot 12

Arnaud, Luigi (Italian, 1817-1877); b. Naples ITALY, Prima Esposizione Internazionale delle Industrie Marittime, Naples [First International Exhibition of Maritime Industries], 1871, a bronze medal by L. Arnaud, two female figures offering a model of a 3-masted ship to a robed female representing Italia, Neptune reclining at left, smoke emitting from Mt Vesuvius in background, rev. aerial view of the exhibition buildings, ships in harbour, sun’s rays over Mt Vesuvius, 73mm, 186.72g (Varesi 366; Wurzb. 6897). Some obverse rim nicks, otherwise very fine £120-£150 --- Provenance: H.D. Rauch Auktion 116 (Vienna), 28 April 2003, lot 2496 This exhibition was the first of its kind to take place in Italy. Originally scheduled to open in September 1870, matters were delayed because of the Franco-Prussian War; the opening ceremony, on 17 April 1871, was performed by Victor Emanuel II.

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Lot 55

Bowcher, Frank (British, 1864-1938); b. London ENGLAND, Franco-British Exhibition, White City, London, 1908, a gilt-bronze award medal by F. Bowcher for Vaughton, seated figures of France and Britannia encouraged into an alliance by a standing figure of Peace, rev. female figure standing in front of the exhibition buildings in White City, named (Burroughs Wellcome & Co, London E.C), 51mm, 60.94g (Allen Pt 3; BHM 3960; BDM VII, 106; E 1903b). Test mark in obverse edge at 1 o’clock, otherwise virtually as struck; in green gilt-blocked case of issue £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2003 Burroughs Wellcome & Co of Snow Hill, London, were pharmacists, established in 1880 by Silas Mainville Burroughs (1846-95) and Henry Wellcome (1853-1936), and now form part of GlaxoSmithKline. The Franco-British Exhibition, held between 14 May and 31 October 1908, attracted 8 million visitors and celebrated the Entente Cordiale between the two countries signed in 1904.

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Lot 213

Knobloch, Milan (Czechoslovakian, 1921-2020); b. Prague CZECHOSLOVAKIA, Stoleté výroÄí Národní Divadlo, Prague [Centenary of the National Theatre], 1983, a bronze medal by M. Knobloch, partial frontal elevation of the Theatre emerging from a backdrop of fire and smoke, Legia bridge in foreground, rev. flourishing rose, 80mm, 175.68g (Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1988, 316; cf. Rauch MBS 10, 2109). Extremely fine; in original red fitted case£20-£30 --- Provenance: H.D. Rauch MBS 10, 2 March 2006 (2109) The foundation stone for the theatre was laid in May 1868 and the building was opened in May 1881. Less than three months later it was destroyed in a fire, but was rebuilt and re-opened in 1883.

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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 212

Klein, Carla Jacoba Henriëtte (Dutch, 1943-present); b. te Baarn NETHERLANDS, Willy the Naughty Cat, 1984, a cast bronze medal by Carla Klein [Bronzgieterij Steylaert] for the Vereniging voor Penningkunst, sleeping cat, rev. legend between paw prints, 60mm, 200.07g (VPK 1984-1; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl. 109, 8; FIDEM 1985, 517; cf. Schulman 363, 287). About extremely fine, grey-green patina; sold with descriptive leaflet £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt L. Schulman The medal takes its name from a mischievous cat encountered by the artist in America.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 412

Vaughtons (Birmingham, 1819-present) ENGLAND, The Wigan Camera Club, a bronze award medal by Vaughton, camera and photographic equipment on the sea-shore, radiant sun on horizon, rev. wreath, named (2nd Prize, M. Brown, 1904), 39mm, 24.21g (cf. DNW M11, 1109). Extremely fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, May 2013 A silver medal to the same recipient, also awarded in 1904, was sold in these rooms on 13 July 2011, lot 1109.

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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 328

Putinati, Francesco (Italian, 1775-1848); b. Verona ITALY, IV Riunione degli Scienziati Italiani, Padova [Fourth Meeting of Italian Scientists], 1842, a copper medal by F. Putinati, University colonnade, rev. legend in five lines above the Palazzo del Regione, 45mm, 57.83g (Wurzb. 7048; cf. Storer 2428; BDM IV, 712). Graze in reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine, patinated £30-£40

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Lot 401

Thomson, Diana Clare, née Golding (British, 1939-present); b. Manchester ENGLAND/U.S.A., Medal for Marilyn, 2000, a cast bronze medal by Diana Thomson [Nautilus Fine Art Foundry], facing head of Marilyn Monroe, earring at right, rev. Monroe standing left, head turned back, holding down her ‘Flying Skirt’, for ever, and ever, ah men in field to left, rev. edge engraved d.c.t. 2000 1, 120mm, 1,969.22g. Extremely fine, a very substantial work, the first of only two castings made and undoubtedly the rarest Marilyn Monroe medal £200-£400 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, 2000 Edition of 2. Marilyn Monroe (1926-62) was a Hollywood actress, model and singer, one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. The reverse image is taken from the famous photograph of Monroe stood on a subway grate at the junction of 52nd Street and Lexington avenue, New York, taken by Sam Shaw on 15 September 1954 in preparation for the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch, directed by Billy Wilder.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 393

Tautenhayn, Josef Hermann (Austrian, 1837-1911); b. Vienna AUSTRIA, Durchschlag des Arlbergtunnels [Opening of the Arlberg Tunnel], 1883, a gilt-bronze medal by J.H. Tautenhayn for the Direktion für Staat-Eisenbahnbauten gewidmet [Directorate of State Railway Construction], seated female figures personifying Tirol and Vorarlberg in greeting above a view of the tunnel entrance, rev. legend in and around wreath, 70mm, 117.87g (Hauser 2362; Döry/Kubinsky 176; Moyaux 290; Wurzb. 384; BDM VI, 38; cf. WAG 137, 1003; cf. DNW 48, 796). Good very fine, very rare as a gilt medal £90-£120 --- Provenance: bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland, December 1999 Construction of the tunnel, which is 10,248 metres (6.36 miles) in length, began in June 1880 and the work was completed in November 1883. A single-track railway line through it opened on 21 September 1884; the parallel line, allowing traffic in both directions, was operational from 15 July 1885.

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Lot 171

Greco, Emilio (Italian, 1913-1995); b. Catania, and Bertoni, now GDE Bertoni (Milan, fl. 1920-present) ITALY, Olympic Games, Rome, 1960, a cast bronze Participant’s medal by E. Greco for Bertoni, naked female figure holding Olympic rings and torch, rev. doves of Peace soar over stadium, 55mm, 77.73g (GV 141.2; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.102, 15; cf. Baldwin 101, 3871; cf. DNW 128, 688). Very fine, green patina; in original plastic case by Bertoni, Via Volta 7, Milano £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2002 Over 5,000 athletes from 83 countries competed at the Games, staged between 25 August and 11 September.

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Noonans Mayfair
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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Noonans Mayfair
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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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 398

Thénot, René Maurice, after 1937 René Maurice Thénot Peschard (French, 1893-1963); b. Saint-Maur-des-Fosses, Paris, emigrated to Chile 1937 FRANCE, Faune à l’Antilope, 1936, a uniface Art Déco bronze medal by M. Thénot, young faun holding head of a young antelope which he encircles in a wreath of leaves, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 113mm, 628.34g (CGMP p.372; cf. Elsen 90, 2127; cf. DNW 64, 1401). Very fine £120-£150 --- Provenance: bt July 2000

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 207

Kalmár, János (Hungarian, 1952-present); b. Budapest ENGLAND, Head, 1984, an oval uniface cast bronze medal by J. Kalmár for the British Art Medal Society, juxtaposition of facing and profile head, back engraved jk 84, 97 x 66mm, 318.80g (Attwood 21; The Medal 6, p.45; cf. DNW 127, 3194). Extremely fine, a tactile image £80-£100 --- Edition of 28.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 283

Morris, Derek (British, 1940-present); b. Birmingham ENGLAND, In Praise of Limestone, 1987, an openwork cast bronze medal by D. Morris for the British Art Medal Society, images of water-worn landscape of the Yorkshire Dales on both sides, edge impressed dm 16, 96mm, 416.24g (Attwood 49; The Medal 12, p.82). Extremely fine, green patina £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2002 Edition of 32.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 338

Renka, David (American, 1952-present); b. Athens, GA, emigrated to Italy 1972 ENGLAND, Perillus Phalaris, 1985, a cast bronze medal by D. Renka for the British Art Medal Society, conjoined heads of Perillus and Phalaris, bull standing left in foreground with fire under its belly, rev. 8-line verse from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Act I, Scene 7, 73mm, 195.90g (Attwood 30; The Medal 7, p.77; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.123, 47). Extremely fine £50-£70 --- Provenance: J. Watson Collection, DNW Auction 123, 11-12 June 2014, lot 507 (part); bt Simmons, December 2015 Edition of 24. The brazen bull was an alleged torture and execution device designed in ancient Greece. According to legend, Perillus of Athens invented and proposed it to Phalaris, the tyrant of Akragas, Sicily, as a new means of executing criminals. The bull was said to be hollow and made entirely out of bronze with a door in one side, incorporating acoustic apparatus that converted screams into the sound of a bull. The condemned were locked inside the device and a fire was set under it, heating the metal until the person inside was roasted to death

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 101

Dammann, Paul-Marcel (French, 1885-1939); b. Montgeron FRANCE, 25e Anniversaire de la Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d’Éléctricité, 1932, an Art Déco bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, facing female head with flame-like hair, rays behind, rev. female figure in cloak and long dress, rays from her outstretched hands pouring over the city of Paris, 64mm, 111.65g (Maier 319; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl. 54, 62; cf. DNW 187, 792). About extremely fine; one of the classic Art Déco medallic images £80-£100 --- The city of Paris merged the diverse privately-run electricity companies under the banner of the Compagnie Parisienne de Distribution d’Éléctricité in 1907.

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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 438

Ets Würden (Brussels, fl. 1845-1900), and Wiener, Jacques, aka Jacob (German, 1815-1899); b. Hörstgen, moved to France 1837, then Holland and Belgium, 1839 BELGIUM, Stadhuis van Louvain [Louvain City Hall] [1848], a silver-gilt award medal by Ets Würden after J. Wiener, three-quarters elevation of the City Hall viewed from the Grote Markt, rev. arms above wreath, un-named, 51mm, 38.19g (cf. Ross M43; cf. Schulman e2, 3646). Extremely fine, attractively toned £40-£50 --- Provenance: Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 18 August 2009 (6032) The Stadhuis, built in a Brabantine late-Gothic style between 1439 and 1469, is famous for its ornate architecture, crafted in lace-like detail.

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Lot 35

Bellini, Aroldo (Italian, 1902-1984); b. Perugia ITALY, Opera Nazionale Balilla, A X [1932], a bronze medal by A. Bellini, head of Benito Mussolini left, wearing a lion-skin in the guise of Hercules, rev. elevation of a tower, 50mm, 102.46g (Casolari X/38; cf. Varesi e13, 2075). Snick in edge by base of tower, otherwise very fine, scarce £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, April 2009 The Opera Nazionale Balilla was an Italian Fascist youth organisation functioning from 1926 until 1937, when it was absorbed into the Gioventù Italiana del Littorio, a youth section of the National Fascist Party. It took its name from Balilla, the nickname of Giovan Battista Perasso, a Genoese boy who, according to local legend, started the revolt of 1746 against the Habsburg forces that occupied the city in the War of Austrian Succession. Perasso was chosen as the inspiration for his supposed age and revolutionary activity, while his presence in the fight against Austria reflected the stance taken by early fascism, and by Italy's victories in World War I.

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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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