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ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MILITARY MEDALS, Singles, India General Service Medal, 1908-1935, Geo. V, 1 clasp, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1919-21 to Clk. Sona Mal, 58 Pony Cps., good very fine; 1 clasp, N.W.F. 1930-31 (4, all officially named to native troops, various ranks and units), generally about very fine. (5)
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ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MILITARY MEDALS, Singles, The Sultan’s Medal for Egypt, gold, 54mm, for the campaign of 1801, with suspension chain and hook. Very fine, rare. This medal was awarded by the Ottoman Sultan Selim III to British officers and NCOs who helped defend Egypt from the invasion by Napoleon
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1927, Egypt/Italy, Fuad (1868-1917-1936), Bronze Medal, by Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960), bust right wearing uniform and fez, rev naked River Godesses of the Nile and Tiber with, behind Sphynx, pyramids and Colosseum, 72mm. Nearly very fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1936, Zanzibar, Khalifa II bin Harub (1879-1911-1960), Silver Jubilee 1936, Silver Medal, by Fatorini’s of Birmingham, bearded bust three-quarters left, wearing turban, British titles in legend, rev caligraphic scroll between dates, 32mm, Birmingham hallmark, maker T.F., good very fine; another, aluminium, similar obverse, rev dates in Arabic numerals, 32mm, integral suspension loop and ring, very fine. (2) The British titles of Khalifa II bin Harub were an Honorary K.C.M.G. [cr.1914] and an Honorary Civil K.B.E. [cr.1919]
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1958, The Completion of the Restoration of the Rumeli Hisari Castle, Bronze Medal, bust of Mehmed II, The Conquerer (1430-1451-1481), to right, rev panorama of hillside castle, 78mm. Extremely fine. The great fortress of Rumeli Hisar was built by Mehmet II in 1452, to face the earlier Anadolu Hirasi across the Bosphorus. The obverse taken from Bertoldi di Giovanni’s medal, though the image reversed.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Michel-Richard de Lalande (1657-1726) and Marin Marais (1656-1728), French, royal musicians to Louis XIV, a pair of Copper-gilt Medals, 1726 and 1728, by Simon Curé, bust of each to right and left, revs (Lalande) winged figures with instruments, before palace façade, SES CHANTS DIVINS …, and (Marais), wreathed and winged figure amidst musical instruments, holds the viol, ELLE RECOIT DE LUY SON PLUS GRAND LUSTRE, 56mm and 53mm. Excellent casts for medals by Curé, good very fine. (2) Michel-Richard de Lalande, Chorister, Court Composer and Superintendent of the Royal Chamber Music in the service of Louis XIV. Marin Marais, composer, viol player and (1679-1725) “Ordinaire de la Chamber du roy pour la viole”, a title reflected on the obverse of the medal. For further medals by Curé see lots 2388 and 2383
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Bohemian/Austrian composer and conductor, large Bronze Memorial Medal, 1911, by BE, head left, rev Lucifer burning in flames, 125mm. Very fine. Mahler completed symphonies as well as the song cycles “Songs of a Wayfarer” and “Songs on the Death of Children”
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Philippe Quinault (1635-1688), French dramatist and librettist, cast Copper Medal, 1718, by Simon Curé, laureate bust right, rev a phoenix on a lyre, this atop the emblems of music, PHOENIX DE LA POESIE CHANTANTE, 59mm (BM Acq 1983-1987, 14/2). An unusally well cast example, extremely fine. For other medals by Curé see lots 2383 and 2384
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Music–related, Sir Frederick Bridge (1844-1924), Composer and Conductor, three presentation Silver Medals, City of London, the Worshipful Company of Musicians, undated medal, arms, rev (by C B Birch), Musica seated, named on edge, 55mm; shield-shaped Livery Medal, 1905, for a performance of Campion’s “The Golden Tree”, 54mm x 29mm; Cheltenham Music Festival, openwork medal, presented 1903, also named on the obverse, “J A Matthew Conductor, 1870”, 60mm x 40mm. Very fine. (3) Bridge was a chorister as a boy; and served as organist at Rochester Cathedral; Manchester Cathedral (1869-1875); Professor of Harmony at Owens College, Manchester (1872-1875); and deputy organist at Westminster Abbey (1875-1882). He was knighted in 1897.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Sweden, Crown Prince Oscar, later Oscar II (1799-1844-1859), Marriage to Josephine de Beauharnais, Copper Medal, 1823, by H Gube and Loos, conjoined busts left, rev celestial globe with Jupier in chariot over zodiac, 60mm. Nearly extremely fine. The marriage united the Bernadotte and Bonaparte families as Josephine de Beauharnais was the granddaughter of her more famous namesake, Josephine de Beauharnais, wife of Napoleon
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Thailand, Siam, Rama V (1853-1868-1910), Prince Maha Vajirunhis, the River Bathing Ceremony, Silver Medal, 1886, by Weigand and Küllrich, bust of Prince three-quarters left with pointed crown, rev façade of the multi-spired shrine on a pontoon, 36.5mm. Very fine. Prince Maha Vajirunhis was the 20th child of King Chulalongkorn and the eldest son of Queen Sawang Vadhana and as his mother was of royal blood, he became the first Crown Prince of Siam. He was to die unexpectedly in 1895, aged 17.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, William Pitt, the elder, The Repeal of the Stamp Act, Copper Medal [1766], by T Pingo, bust of Pitt left, wearing unbuttoned jacket and cravat, GVLIELMVS PITT, rev legend in seven lines, THE MAN WHO HAVING SAVED THE PARENT PLEADED WITH SUCCESS FOR HER CHILDREN, 40mm (BHM 100; Betts 516; Eimer, Pingo 34). Extremely fine and scarce.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, William Pitt, the elder, The Repeal of the Stamp Act, small ‘Gilt’ Brass Medal [1766], bust of Pitt left, wearing buttoned jacket, RIGHT HONOURABLE WILL PITT / ESQ., rev legend in seven lines, THE MAN WHO HAVING SAVED THE PARENT PLEADED WITH SUCCESS FOR HER CHILDREN, 31mm (BHM 105, R4; Betts -, cf 518 for obverse; EPM 1890/2). Nearly extremely fine and excessively rare. BHM records a single specimen in the British Museum
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, France, La Convention, LIBERTE FRANÇOISE, Bell Metal Medal, 1792, by André Galle, head of Liberty left, with flowing hair, behind her a staff topped with a Phrygian cap, L’AN I DE LA. R. F., rev legend within wreath, A LA CONVENTION NATIONALE PAR LES ARTISTES REUNIS DE LYON – PUR METAL DU CLOCHE FRAPPE EN MDCCXCII, 39mm (Hennin 387; Maz 318; VG 338). Good very fine and very rare. This medal, Galle’s first recorded piece, was as the reverse and Forrer records [BDM II, 196], “the means of his receiving the honour to be deputed to Paris by the city of Lyons on the question of casting bells”.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, George Washington, The “Repub. Ameri.” Funeral Medal or Token, 1800, Copper, by Thomas Wyon, bust right in uniform, rev legend in three lines around scroll, cannon, fasces and caduceus, 33mm (Baker 69; Fuld WA 1800; D&H Middx, Addenda 245 bis). Very fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, George Washington, The “Repub. Ameri.” Funeral Medal or Token, 1800, White Metal, a similar piece to the previous lot, 33mm (Baker 69; Fuld WA 1800; D&H Middx, Addenda 245 bis). A little scuffed, extremely fine and retaining much brilliance.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), French general and Revolutionary War patriot, Member of the States General, restrike Copper Medal, 1789, bust right, rev legend, 32mm, ‘dusty’, but otherwise as struck; Charles Wilson Peale, Founder of the Philadelphia Museum, White Metal Medal, 1821, 32mm, very fine; Augustus Graham, The Brooklyn Institute, 1824, White Metal Medal, 1824, by Allen & Moore, bust three-quarters right, 51mm, obverse fine, reverse better. (3)
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, The Fenian Brotherhood, Brass Medal, 1866, F-B to either side a sailing ship, IRISH REPUBLIC, rev clasped hands and date, IRELAND AMERICA, 29.5mm (BHM 2863). Very fine, pierced. The first Fenian Society was founded in America in 1858, and money was sent from there to Ireland. The leader in Ireland, James Stephenson, had fled to America in 1865.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876, Copper Medal, awarded by the Commission, by H Mitchell, Liberty seated with emblems of art, trade and industry, 76mm; The International Exposition of safety Devices, New York, 1907, bronze plaquette, by C C Goodman, 76mm x 54mm. First extremely fine, second very fine. (2)
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, The Holland Society of New York, Copper Medal, 1906, by B B & B Co, Philadelphia, Dutchman between Britannia and Indian Princess, rev shield of Friesland and legend, copied from a medal of 1782, 44mm. Extremely fine. The Holland Society which still flourishes, was founded in New York City in 1885 to collect information respecting the settlement and history of New Netherlands.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, USA and American Interest Medals, Medalets (5), Copper or Brass, New York Turnverein, 1875, 32mm; North Poin and Fort McHenry Memorial, by Lovett, Philadelphia, 31mm; Colombian Exposition, 1893, US Mint Exhibit, 37mm; Louisiana Purchase, St Louis Exposition, 1904, Official Souvenir, 34mm; International Nickel Company, Nickel Medal, 1904, from the St Louis Exposition, 34mm. All extremely fine. (5)
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Art and Industry, a large Bronze Medal, by O Roty, issued by the Ministère de l’Instruction Publique et des Beaux-Arts, c.1884, Vulcan, at his anvil, showing his work on a shield to Minerva, rev tablet within wreath, etc, 80mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.88; CGMP p.360; BDM V, 230). Nearly extremely fine with ‘chocolate’ patination. Executed while Roty was in Rome
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Professor Jacques-Arsène d’Arsonval (1851-1940), large complimentary Bronze Medal, “Son Jubilé”, 1933, by Paul-Marcel Damann (1855-1939), bust of d’Arsonval left, rev naked female slays monstrous snakes, 118mm. Extremely fine, rare. Arsonval, physicist and physician, worked under Claude Bernard and C E Brown-Séquard (whom he succeeded in 1897 at the Collège de France) and was professor at the Sorbonne from 1894 to 1932. He gave his name to the D'Arsonval galvanometer, and as a pioneer in electrotherapy, he studied the medical application of high-frequency currents. He was also involved in the industrial application of electricity. Whilst the obverse of the medal is completely traditional, the reverse is a powerful Art Deco image and one of Damann’s most memorable works.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Lifesaving, The Andrew Carnegie Medal for France, founded 1909, awarded to R le Bris, 1932, the Bronze Plaquette, by Louis Dejeau, bust of Carnegie right, FONDATION CARNEGIE 1909 / LIBÉRALITÉ D’UN CITOYEN AMÉRICAIN POUR RÉCOMPENSER LES ACTES DE COURAGE ACCOMPLIS EN FRANCE, rev a diaphonous Victory places a wreath on the head of a naked hero, 81mm x 54mm, in (somewhat distressed) fitted case of issue. Extremely fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, c.1480, Mehmet II, Sultan of Turkey (1430-1451-1481), Cast Bronze Medal, by Bertoldo di Giovanni, bust left wearing turban, a medal on a ribbon around his neck, MAVMhET … IMPERAT, rev triumphal car pulled by horses, lead by Mars, in which the Sultan, as a warrior, holds three naked women with a rope, Sea God and Earth Godess below, 91mm, a late cast, probably early 19th century (Hill, Corpus 911; Kress 248; Arm I, 76). Very fine and a good clear portrait.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, . 1480, Britain, John Kendal [or Quendal], Turcopolier (Colonel General of Infantry) of the Order of St John, The Siege of Rhodes by the Turks, cast Bronze Portrait Medal, 1480, of Italian manufacture, bust right with long hair, rev shield of arms, TEMPORE. OBSIDIONIS. TVRCHORVM. MCCCCLXXX, 55mm (MI 17/3; Hill 934; Furse p.379). A somewhat worn but original cast with old but later gilding applied, reverse about fine, obverse better, very rare. John Kendal was Turcopolier at the time of the siege of Rhodes by the Turks. The post was annexed to that of Grand Bailiff of England and he was also Prior of the Order of St John in London and Grand Master. As such the task of recruiting for troops, especially in Ireland, to fight the Turks fell to him.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, c.1455, Vatican, Calixtus III, Alfonso de Borgia (1378-1455-1458), the departure of the fleet sailing against Turkey, struck Copper Medal, by Andrea Guaciloti, bust left wearing mitre, rev the fleet sailing, two ships in distress, HOC VOVI DEO, 41mm, an 18th century restrike of the earlier restitutional medal (Linc 388; Arm I, 296, II). Choice extremely fine. The Turks had captured Constantinople two years prior to the accession of Calixtus III, and the policy of his short papacy was to bring about a crusade against them.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, c.1533, Ottoman Empire, Khair ed-Din (c.1483-1546), Greek born Turkish corsair, better known as Barbarossa [Redbeard], cast Bronze Portrait Medal, by Ludwig Neufahrer (died 1563), in Vienna, bust of Barbarossa right, wearing a turban and coat, BARBA ROSSA. NE, rev a three line inscription in (mal-formed) Arabic, KHAIR ED-DIN / PASHA JAZA’IR SULTAN, 27mm (Habich I, 1403; Löbebecke 409; Lanna 1003; Voltolina 356; Serenissma 122; Baldwins Auction 35, lot 2469, silver). Very fine and rare. Barbarossa and his brother Aruj, captured Algiers from the Spanish (1518), and placed Algeria under Turkish rule. He was appointed Governor in 1519 when Selim I bestowed on him the title Pasha. He then conquered the rest of the Barbary States. In 1533 he was appointed Kapudan Pasha (admiral of the Turkish fleet) and between then and 1544, he twice defeated the Genoese Admiral, Andrea Doria.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, c.1613, Transylvania, Gabriel Bethlen de Itkár (1580-1613-1629), cast Copper Medal, bust of Bethlen right, wearing robes with large collar and tall turban-like plumed hat, rev crowned shield of arms, 36mm (Resch 69). Very fine, seemingly a contemporary cast of a medal usually struck.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1681, France, Louis XIV, Defeat of the Corsairs of Tripoli at Chio, Bronze Medal, by J Mauger, bust of Louis XIV right with flowing hair, rev Victory stands, her foot resting on the turban of a suppliant Turk, his shield to her other side, a distant view of the town and harbour of Chio, DE PIRATIS TVRCA SPECTANTE, 41mm (Divo 190; MH 80; Sandwich HH 26). Very fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1682, Great Britain/Morocco, The Treaty of Peace and Commerce between Britain and Algiers, Silver Medal, by George Bower, bust of Named Hamet to right wearing turban, rev panorama of the port of city of Tunis, Peace, naked, reclines on clouds above, NON EGET MAURI IACULIS, 40mm, the edge stamped with a minute letter C, probably a continental duty stamp (MI 585/261). Good very fine and excessively rare. Kaid Mohammed benHaduOttur [Named Hamet], was Morocco's second Ambassador to London, appointed in 1682, and he made a deep impression on London society because of his exotic dress, his courtesy and his horsemanship. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society and visited Oxford University. One of the most famous English painters of the day, Sir Godfrey Kneller, painted him on his horse in Hyde Park. The Treaty of Peace and Commerce between Britain and Algiers was signed on 23rd March 1882, and dealt primarily with protections for piracy and the rights of British subjects in Algiers. It was renewed and enlarged several times between 1686 and 1800. The reverse legend, which translates as “It needs not the javelins of the Moors”, is taken from Horace. The specimen in the British Museum is recorded as being an electrotype from the Ducal Library in Gotha.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1682, The Ambassadors of Morocco and Bantam, cast Silver Medal, by George Bower, bust of Named Hamet to right wearing turban, rev bust of Keay Nabee wearing small round hat and embroidered shirt, 38mm (MI 584/260). Nearly very fine, scarce. Bantam [Banten], was a kingdom on the island of Java, and a major centre for international trade in the Far East. The portrait of Kvai Ngabehi Naya Wipraya [Keay Nabee], who was knighted by Charles II, is taken from an engraved full-length portrait after a drawing by John Oliver.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1683, The House of Habsburg, The Siege and Liberation of Vienna, Copper Medal, cityscape with crescent-topped Turkish tents to the fore, cannons firing, rev WIEN / BELAGERTE / DER TURK 1683 …, lettered edge, DIE ES SEHEN …, 27mm (Mont 908; Hirsch 66). Fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1683, The House of Habsburg, The Siege and Liberation of Vienna, Silver Medal, cityscape with buildings and fortifications picked out in great detail, rev legend in ten lines, DIESE MÜNTZ ZEIGET DIE A 1683 …, plain edge, 43mm (Mont 916; Julius 192; Hirsch 55; Wurz 7216; Racz 234). Good very fine and rare.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1684, Vatican, Innocent XI, Odescalchi (1611-1676-1689), The Conclusion of the Alliance against the Turks, Silver Medal, Annual series, year 8, by Giovanni Hamerani, bust right, wearing cap and stoll decorated with Imperial Eagle and Lion of Venice, rev dove above altar on which are placed the Papal tiara, Venetian cap, and crowns of the Holy Roman Empire and Poland, HABETO NOS FOEDERATOS ET SERVIEMVS TIBI, 36mm (Linc 1456; BDM II, 401). Very fine, scarce. The Alliance - Holy League of the Empire - was between the Pope, the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, the Hogmouth, John III Sobieski of Poland, and Doge Marc Antonio Giustiniani of Venice.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1685, The House of Habsburg, The Victory at Gran and the Siege of Neuhäusel, The Turks Defeated, Silver Medal, by Lazarus Gottleib Lauffer, two soldiers stand in tented encampment, besieged city beyond, GAVDIVM IMP, rev legend in nine lines, NEUHAUSEL ERBAUT A:1581 VOM TÜRKEN EROBERT …, plain edge, 36mm (Mont 953; Julius 236; BDM III, 326). Very fine, toned. In 1685 the German army commanded by the Duke of Lorraine, the Margrave of Baden, the Elector of Bavaria and Prince Eugene of Savoy, were uniformly successful, and the victory at Gran (August 16th) and the storming of Neuhäusel (August 19th) were the two outstanding incidents of the year
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1686, The House of Habsburg, Leopold I, the Hogmouth (1657-1705), The Siege of Vienna and the Victories over the Turks for the year, White Metal Medal, by Lazarus Gottleib Lauffer, cherubs hold medallic bust of the Emperor over Vienna cityscape, LEOPOLDVS I TVRC VICTOR, rev scenes of the victories in ten vignettes, VERMEHRER DES REICHS, lettered edge, DEM DER DIE STADT …, 40mm (Mont 973; Julius 258; Ciech 38; ANS [1910] 46; BDM VI, 358; Serenissma 254). Extremely fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1686, The House of Habsburg, Leopold I, the Hogmouth (1657-1705), The Siege and Liberation of Ofen [Buda], White Metal Medal, by I Kittel and G Vink, Hungaria with mural crown and River God of the Danube burn Turkish crescent on altar, GOTT WAS GOTTES IST, rev Imperial Eagle flies over cityscape with cannon balls flying, DEN KEISER WAS DES KEISERS IST, 47mm (Mont 991). An old and probably contemporary cast, very fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1686, The House of Habsburg, Leopold I, the Hogmouth (1657-1705), The Siege and Liberation of Ofen [Buda], and the Victories over the Turks, Copper Medal, by Georg Hautsch and Lazarus Gottleib Lauffer [reverse], Victory crowns the Emperor whilst the figure of Hungary kneels before him, Religion stands behind, rev panorama of the city with burning skyline and cannon balls flying, HOS FORNAX ARDET IN USUS, plain edge, 45mm (Julius 278; Mont 1005; ANA [1910] 60; cf Baldwins Auction 37, lot 1900 and Auction 39, lot 1974, both silver with lettered edge). Fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1686, The House of Habsburg, Leopold I, the Hogmouth (1657-1705), The Siege and Liberation of Ofen [Buda], Copper Medal, by Georg Hautsch and Lazarus Gottleib Lauffer, Imperial crown avove the panoramic city landscape, some troops relaxing by cooking pot to the front, rev legend in twelve lines, plain edge, 40mm (Mont 1008; Julius 281; Palmanova 125; Huszàr 478; Welzl 7273; Baldwins Auction 37, lot 1903). Good very fine, some original colour.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1686, The House of Habsburg, The Siege and Liberation of Ofen [Buda], Silver Medal, by Georg Hautsch and Lazarus Gottlein Lauffer, soldiers relax in encampment, beyond, the city under cannonade burns, Imperial Crown above, HOS FORNAX ARDET IN VSVS, rev legend in twelve lines, … A 1686 DEN TÜRKEN MIT STÜURMENDER HAND ENTRISSEN, plain edge, 40mm (Mont 1008; Julius 281, lettered edge; Huszàr 478; Welz II, 7273). Very fine.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1686, Charles V (Leopold-Nicholas-Sixte, 1643-1690), Duke of Lorraine and Bar (Barrois), the Expulsion of the Turks from Hungry, large baroque Bronze Medal, by Massimiliano Soldani Benzi (1656-1740), bust of the Duke right, hair long and falling over shoulders, wearing armoured breast-plate and Badge of the Golden Fleece, dated below truncation, rev the Duke as a Roman general, reaches over the figure of religion to attack the figure of Turkey, amidst a pile of military trophies, one shield marked LORENA, behind a temple with the legend on the portico, CHRISTO VLTORI, signed M.S. below, 85mm (V&T 45; Börner 1494A). Very fine and very rare. Charles was given command of a regiment by his brother-in-law, the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, having distinguished himself at the battle of Saint Gotthard. He was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal in 1675. In 1683, he opposed the Turkish advance on Vienna. He marched againt them into into Hungary, captured Neuhäusel and Buda, then in 1687 finally defeated them with his decisive victory at the Battle of Mohacs.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, [1686], Lombardy, Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643-1665-1690), The Expulsion of the Turks from Hungary, Copper Medal, by Ferdinand de Saint Urbain, bust of Duke Charles right, his hair long, falling over his shoulder, wearing armour and Collar and Badge of the Golden Fleece, rev the German eagle ‘fires’ thunderbolts at mosques in the Hungarian landscape, VIRTVS GERMANORVM, and in ex., PANN. VINDICATA, 58mm (Domanig DM 485; BDM V, 309; Wurz 4462; Beaupré 1, p.24; see also Baldwins Auction 39, lot 1977). Extremely fine. Charles Léopold-Nicolas-Sixte, the nephew of Charles IV, was deprived of his rights of succession to the duchy, and having fled from France entered the service of the Holy Roman Emperor. He was twice a candidate for the Polish crown (1669 and 1674), and took the title of Duke on his uncle’s death in 1675, though France still held Lorraine. He was commander of the imperialist forces in the third of the Dutch wars and at Nijmegen (1678) he refused to accept Lorraine on the terms of Louis XIV. He took part in the defence of Vienna (1683) and in expelling the Turkish forces from Hungary (the subject of this medal). He married (1678) Eleanora Maria, sister of the Emperor Leopold I.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, . 1687, Venice/Turkey/Nuremburg, Marc Antonio Giustiniani (1684-1688), The Surrender and Hommage of Mustapha Pasha and his brother Hassan Pasha to the Doge, oval Silver Medal, by Georg Hautsch, the brothers kneel before the Doge and three courtiers, PACERE SUBIECTIS …, rev the rampant Lion of St Mark, with sword and wreath, holding a dolphin, EX UTROQVE VICTOR, lettered edge, SERENISSIMI LEONIS ALATI SOLO SALOQUE TURCARUM VICTORIS TRIUMPHALE FLORILEGIUM 1687, 72mm x 57mm (Voltolina 1054; Serenissima 102; VT [1990], 54; Wellenheim 3201; Ampach 3873; Milford Haven II, 88). Choice extremely fine, richly toned and extremely rare. In 1685 a mercenary army financed by Venice and under the command of Francesco Morosini (later Doge), occupied the Morea – the Peloponnese. Athens was captured in 1687 (it was during this siege that a Turkish arms store within the Acropolis exploded doing considerable damage to the Parthenon). Later, during the peace negotiations, Venice agreed to return Livadia to the Turks, but retained the Morea. Shortly after their defeat in August 1687, the Turkish commanders, Mustapha Pasha of Nauplia and his brother Hassan Pasha, fearful of reprisals, surrendered with their families, to Marc Antonio Giustiniani – as depicted on the medal.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1687, Nuremburg, The 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Mohacs and Leopold’s Victories compared with those of Louis II, Copper-gilt Medal, by Georg Hautsch and Lazarus Gottleib Lauffer (reverse), cavalry and infantry action fought by riverside, rev legend in nine lines, KÖNIG / LUDWIG DES II… , lettered edge, ES KATTENS DIE KÖNIGE …, 36mm (Mont 1045; Baldwins Auction 41, lot 1831 [silver]). Very fine and scarce as a gilt example.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1688, Bavaria, Maximilian II Emanuel (1662-1679-1726), The Siege and Liberation of Belgrade, Silver Medal, by Georg Hautsch, bust of Maximilian right, with long hair falling over armour, rev plan of the city with confluence of rivers, sun at top, IN VIA VIRTVTE …, PLUS ULTRA, and in cartouche, ALBA GRÆCA RECEPTA, chronogrammatic edge legend, BELGRADVM SVBITO BAVARVS…, 43mm (Mont 1075; Witt 1499). Almost extremely fine and extremely rare.
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, TURKEY, the Ottoman Empire and the wars against them, 1699, The House of Habsburg, Joseph I (1678-1705-1711), The Treaty of Karlowitz, Silver Medal, by Johann Reinhold Engelhart, the Emperor on horseback, gallops to left, SUPPRIM ET HOS IOSEPH …, rev clasped hands with Hungarian crown above, Imperial eagle below, fleur de lis and crescent moon in field, FOEDERA SIVELLENT …, 50mm (Mont 1278; Julius 566 – a cliché; Fried & Seger 4158; Laugwitz [1976] 233; Horsky -). Extremely fine, the obverse with die flaw from horse’s bridle to edge at 5 o’clock, excessively rare. The Treaty of Karlowitz which concluded the Austro-Ottoman War of 1683-1697 in which the Turks were defeated, was signed in 1699 in Karlowitz [Sremski Karlovci], now in Serbia – Montenegro. Engelhart, a Polish-born medallist, had been accused of forging old Thalers for collectors and was in living in Stettin at the time this medal was struck.
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