Sam (presumed French) FRANCE, Photo-Club de Paris, 1898, a uniface Art Nouveau pewter plaque signed Sam, two flowering daffodils, sun behind, scroll at lower left named (P. Ritter von Schoeller), 100 x 67mm, 76.66g (cf. Bonhams Boston, June 2018, 45). Very fine, rare£80-£100 --- Philipp Ritter von Schoeller (1845-1916), a Vienna-based photographer, was a major contributor to Die Kunst in der Photographie, a series of photographic art folios issued between 1897 and 1908, which treated art photography as an important international movement. The Photo-Club de Paris, based at 40 rue de Mathurins, was founded in 1888 by Maurice Bucquet (1860-1921); it held its first exhibition in 1894. The 1898 show ran from 3 to 29 May at the Galerie des Champs-Elysées.
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Ponomarew, Serge (Russian, 1911-1984); b. Minsk, moved to France 1946 FRANCE, Apocalypse de Saint Jean, 1964, a cast bronze medal by S. Ponomarew for the Club français de la Médaille, St Jean concentrates his vigour in the pen with which he writes in a book, rev. the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, edge impressed 24/250 br and cornucopia, 140mm, 736.22g (CGMP p.1489; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 685). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare£80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2011 Edition of 250. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are figures in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament. They are not specifically identified but subsequent commentary often identifies them as personifications of death, famine, war and conquest.
Merot, Julien-Louis (French, 1876-1956); b. Tanville FRANCE, Pax, 1907, a silver medal by J.-L. Merot, young female left, right hand holds an olive branch, left hand resting on chin, rev. young naked shepherd seated on rock right, sheep dog at right, sheep in background, edge impressed 1 argent and cornucopia, 63mm, 121.60g (CGMP p.253; BDM VIII, 56; cf. DNW 188, 791). Trifling rim nicks, otherwise very fine and very rare; in red fitted case of issue £80-£100 --- Provenance: H.-P. Wipfler Collection, DNW Auction M2, 11 July 2006, lot 2525
![Gáti, Gábor (Hungarian, 1937-present); b. Budapest HUNGARY, Milyen nyelv merne [What Language Would Dare?], 1982, a cast br](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/b1417fe5-1cbd-4e75-b326-b0c900f62d8e/468x382.jpg)
Gáti, Gábor (Hungarian, 1937-present); b. Budapest HUNGARY, Milyen nyelv merne [What Language Would Dare?], 1982, a cast bronze medal by G. Gáti, stream passing through a wood and over rocks, unicorn seated on upper rock, two wild boar standing to right by lowest rock, back impressed szerzoi példány 10/5, 121mm, 290.27g (Mullaly, The Medal 5, p.54). Extremely fine and very rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: Simmons MBS 69, 16 December 2014 (127) Edition of 10. The late Terence Mullaly, a journalist with a particular knowledge and appreciation of modern art medals from the eastern bloc, said of this piece ‘[it] achieves a degree of poetical intensity which has few parallels at any time in the long history of the medal’.
Burger, Laurent Marcel (French, 1898-1969); b. Le Havre FRANCE, Association Générale des Syndicats Pharmaceutiques de France et des Colonies, c. 1935, an Art Déco bronze plaque by L.M. Burger, female seated left, holding urn and branch, rev. pestle and mortar on plinth, latter inscribed (Épreuve d’auteur), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 70 x 50mm, 129.36g (cf. Baldwin 101, 3820; cf. DNW 64, 1398). Extremely fine; rare as an artist’s proof £50-£70 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, February 2002
Weinberger, Anton Rudolf (Romanian, 1879-1936); b. ReÈ™iÈ›a, moved to Austria 1901, then between Austria, Hungary and Romania AUSTRIA, Stärke [Strength], 1911, a uniface bronze plaque by A.R. Weinberger, male standing left, flexing his muscles, weightlifting equipment below, 116 x 57mm, 247.91g (BDM VIII, 266; cf. DNW M2, 2430). Extremely fine and patinated, rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt La Galerie Numismatique
Blin, Édouard-Pierre (French, 1877-1946); b. Chartres FRANCE, Musée Permanent des Travaux Publics, Paris [National Museum of Public Works], 1939, an Art Déco bronze medal by E.-P. Blin, central statue of Marianne dividing panels with heads of artisans representing roads, mining, navigation and electricity, rev. frontal elevation of the Palais d’Iéna, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 214.93g. About extremely fine, rare £40-£60 --- The Musée, dedicated to about 400 public works shown at the Paris Expo of 1937, opened on 4 March 1939 but, after many years of poor attendance figures, closed in September 1955.
Meszaros, Michael Victor (Australian, 1945-present); b. Melbourne U.S.A./AUSTRALIA, Manhattan, 1984, a cast bronze medal by M.V. Meszaros, aerial view of skyscrapers, cars and pedestrians on streets below, 125mm, 438.18g (Grund, The Medal 17, p.60; cf. Noble 57, 665). Extremely fine, rare £100-£150 --- Edition of 25.
![Gáspárová-Illésová, Gabriela (Czechoslovakian, 1952-present); b. Nitra CZECHOSLOVAKIA, OdnÄ›tí svobody [Imprisonment], 1987](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/2f151d42-81e0-4460-b320-b0c900f62e38/468x382.jpg)
Gáspárová-Illésová, Gabriela (Czechoslovakian, 1952-present); b. Nitra CZECHOSLOVAKIA, OdnÄ›tí svobody [Imprisonment], 1987, a uniface cast silver medal by Gabriela Gáspárová-Illésová for the Slovensky Fond Vytvarnych Umeni [Slovak Fine Arts Fund], part of a naked female seated, hands raised against a chain-link fence, 100mm, 186.10g. Extremely fine, rare; label pasted on back with further detail £80-£100
Mouchon, Louis-Eugène (French, 1843-1914); b. Paris FRANCE, Angelo Mariani, 1905, an Art Nouveau silver plaque by L.-E. Mouchon, half-length figure seated right at laboratory table, piping coca solution into bottle, other vessels in background, rev. naked Latin-American female kneeling left, holding torch and a branch of coca plant to flavour a wine glass held up by an aged European artisan seated left, jungle foliage and mountains in background, three llamas or alpacas at centre, Helios driving chariot to right above, edge impressed argent and two foundry marks, 52 x 37mm, 53.74g (Mazerolle, Brussels Exh. Cat. 1910, pl. xvi; The Medal 61, p.32, 14; BDM IV, 177 and VIII, 84, recté 1905; cf. iNumis Dec. 2015, 223; cf. DNW M13, 1349). Old adhesive tag mark at upper right on reverse, otherwise very fine and toned, rare£240-£300 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, April 2002 Angelo Mariani (1838-1914) was the Corsican-born chemist who invented coca wine in 1863. He imported a huge amount of coca leaves, made an extract, and used it for many products. Vin Mariani, a red Bordeaux and coca wine mix, was extensively promoted by celebrities of the day on both sides of the Atlantic, including Sarah Bernhardt and Ulysses S. Grant, and made Mariani famous and wealthy.
Chiparus, Demétre Haralamb (Moldavian, 1886-1947); b. Dorohoi, moved to Italy 1909, then France 1912 FRANCE, Joueur de luth égyptien [The Egyptian Lute Player], c. 1925, a uniface bronze Art Déco plaque by D.H. Chiparus, Egyptian male kneeling to left, serpent-like protrusion from forehead, playing a lute, hieroglyphics in panel below, 113 x 110mm, total 407.96g. Extremely fine and superbly patinated, very rare; set on a velvet board with supporting back £200-£260 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, September 2016
Somoza, Fernando (Spanish, 1927-present); b. Madrid FRANCE/SPAIN, Exposition de la Médaille Espagnole Actuelle à la Monnaie de Paris [Exhibition of Modern Spanish Medals at the Paris Mint], 1964, a bronze medal by F. Somoza for the Club français de la Médaille, two symbolic heads vis-à-vis, rev. Gallic cock and Spanish lion rampant face each other across a divided field, edge impressed br 15/250 and cornucopia, 81mm, 309.40g (CGMP p.1760). Extremely fine, rare £60-£80 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, August 2003 Edition of 250. The exhibition, held in October and November 1964, was the brainchild of Dr Luis Auguet y Duran, then head of the Madrid mint, who proposed the idea to Pierre Dehaye, his counterpart in Paris, in the spring of 1963.
Lorthior, Pierre-Joseph (French, 1733-1813); b. Lille FRANCE, Charles-Philippe d’Artois, 1773, a uniface cast bronze seal by P.-J. Lorthior, youthful horseman to left leaping over arms and trophies, building at right, 115mm, 191.17g (BDM III, 477; cf. iNumis Dec. 2016, 320). Old scratch by horse’s head, otherwise very fine, rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: H.D. Rauch Auktion 60 (Vienna), 3 November 1997, lot 2250 Charles-Philippe, Count of Artois (1757-1836) and the future Charles X, was appointed Colonel of the Swiss guards regiments of the Maison du Roi at the age of 14.
Marque, Albert (French, 1872-1939); b. Nanterre FRANCE, Caresse Maternelle et Jeux d’enfants [Maternal Caress and Children's Games], 1907 [issued 1908], an Art Nouveau bronze plaque by A. Marque for the Société des Amis de la Médaille française, naked buxom female to right, balancing a naked boy on her thigh, rev. two naked children stand on tip-toe and embrace each other, edge impressed bronze 134, cornucopia and foundry mark of the SAMF, 70 x 44mm, 95.52g (Maier 42; Coll. R. Marx 133; BDM VIII, 22; cf. DNW 188, 841). Tiny edge nick at top of obverse, otherwise extremely fine, rare £200-£260 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 45, 1 March 2000, lot 773 Edition of 175.
![Fonfreide, Victor (French, 1872-1934); b. Volvic FRANCE, Artiste au trophée figuratif [Artist with Figurative Trophy], c. 1](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/d77ddd37-3765-4b91-af0f-b0c900f636ad/468x382.jpg)
Fonfreide, Victor (French, 1872-1934); b. Volvic FRANCE, Artiste au trophée figuratif [Artist with Figurative Trophy], c. 1910, a bronze award plaque by V. Fonfreide for Concours Conté, male artist walking left, holding a figurative trophy, tree in background, rev. legend, tablet named (E. Corlin, 1934), edge impressed bronze and foundry mark, 80 x 60mm, 152.23g. Very fine, rare £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, April 2002
![Lauer, Ludwig-Christoph (Nuremberg, fl. 1729-1924) GERMANY, Autorennen [Motor Racing], c. 1910, a uniface plated bronze pla](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/a7ad102c-6824-42f5-9b86-b0c900f5e0ba/468x382.jpg)
Lauer, Ludwig-Christoph (Nuremberg, fl. 1729-1924) GERMANY, Autorennen [Motor Racing], c. 1910, a uniface plated bronze plaque by L.-C. Lauer, winged figure of Speed urging driver of racing car, 70 x 55mm, 98.73g. Good very fine, rare £50-£70 --- Provenance: H.-P. Wipfler Collection, DNW Auction M2, 11 July 2006, lot 2594
Yau, Cecilia (Hong Kong, 1964-present); b. Hong Kong ENGLAND, William Morris, 1995, a hinged cast bronze plaque by Cecilia Yau [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, outer surfaces impressions of Morris wallpaper, inner surfaces a rear view of Morris working at a loom at top, half-length portrait of Morris to right at bottom, 200 x 70mm opened, 100 x 70mm closed, 281.39g (Attwood 120; The Medal 29, p.142; E 2189). Extremely fine, as made, rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Simmons MBS 69, 16 December 2014 (21) Edition of 62. William Morris (1834-96) was a textile designer and artist associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.
Armand-Calliat, Joseph (French, 1862-1938), b. Lyon FRANCE, Compagnie Générale de Navigation, Bonnardel Frès, c. 1910, a silver medal by J. Armand-Calliat, paddle-barge on the River Rhône at Avignon, the Pont Saint-Bénezet and town seen from the Île de Barthelasse in background, rev. seated female figure holding rudder, lion standing by her feet, the borders represented by life-belts with ropes around, 70mm, 183.62g (BDM –) [2]. Artist’s signature erased on both sides, otherwise very fine and toned, very rare £90-£120 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 51, 4 October 2001, lot 1269 (part); DNW Auction 55, 24-5 June 2003, lot 1548 (part); Baldwin Auction 75, 26 September 2012, lot 1997 Jean-Marie Bonnardel (1848-1924), scion of the Rhône-based family trading and shipping business established in the sixteenth century, became a director of the Compagnie Générale de Navigation in April 1870. After a series of takeovers in which he played a major role, exploiting the entire river network from the English Channel to the Mediterranean, the company was renamed Compagnie General Navigation Le Havre-Paris-Lyon-Marseille.
Jones, Mark Andrew (British, 1959-present); b. Aberdare ENGLAND, Dr David Kelly, 2008, a cast bronze medal by M.A. Jones [AB Fine Art], bust facing, head turned slightly to right, rev. the machinery of war, in the form of cogs and spanners incorporating a horned skull and a devil's head, edge engraved Jones and impressed 2/50, 70mm, 254.46g (The Medal 53, p.71; E 2223). Extremely fine, rare £40-£50 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2010 Edition of 50. David Christopher Kelly, CMG (1944-2003), a British government scientist and former head of the Defence Microbiology Division working at Porton Down, committed suicide after his doubts over official claims regarding Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction entered the public arena. The medals were cast in April 2008.
Tiffany & Co (New York, 1837-present) MEXICO, Primer Centenario de la Proclamacion de Su-Independencia [First Centenary of Independence], 1910, a silver medal by Tiffany & Co, robed figure of Victory standing facing, holding sword and torch, sun over mountains in background, rev. legend in eight lines within wreath, edge impressed sterling, 90mm, 239.30g (Grove 382a; cf. Heritage 61310, 24479; cf. Stack’s/Bowers/Ponterio Oct. 2014, 687). Very fine and toned, rare £400-£600 --- Provenance: H.-P.Wipfler Collection, DNW Auction M2, 11 July 2006, lot 2638; bt J. Lis, October 2006 The Mexican independence movement began to take shape when José Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara (1774-1841) asked Miguel Hidalgo (1753-1811), the Roman Catholic priest in the town of Dolores, to help initiate an effort to free New Spain from Spanish control. Gutiérrez de Lara went to Washington DC to seek military support, while Hidalgo instructed his brother, Mauricio, together with a group of armed men, to set 80 inmates free early in the morning of 16 September 1810. Hidalgo ordered the church bells to be rung and, flanked by Ignacio Allende (1769-1811) and Juan Aldama (1774-1811), he addressed the people in front of his church, urging them to revolt in a speech which became known as the ‘Cry of Dolores’. The liberated country adopted Mexico as its official name, but Mexico's independence from Spain took a decade of war and the deaths of many of its proponents. Independence was achieved by the declaration of the Mexican Empire on 28 September 1821.
Maire, Jean-Baptiste (French, 1787-1859); b. Besançon, and Weiss, Pierre Charles (French, 1779-1866); b. Besançon FRANCE, Louis de Rohan-Chabot, 1836, a copper medal by J.-B. Maire for P.C. Weiss, bust three-quarters left in secular robes, rev. legend in 16 lines, 54mm, 82.30g (Wurzb. 7941; BDM III, 536). Very fine, rare £30-£40 --- Louis-François-Auguste de Rohan-Chabot (1788-1833) was an aristocrat and Catholic priest, who was elected Archbishop of Auch in June 1828, Archbishop of Besançon in December 1828, and created Cardinal in July 1830.
Ramshaw, Wendy Anne Jopling (British, 1939-2018); b. Sunderland ENGLAND, The Millennium Experience, 1999/2000, a mixed media openwork stainless steel and nanocrystalline diamond VIP medal with a central shaft in gold by Wendy Ramshaw for the New Millennium Experience Co, abstract clock-face inspired by architectural drawings for the Dome, Greenwich, the central shaft representing the Meridian line, 73mm, 35.38g (The Medal 37, pp.132-3). Mint state, very rare; in original magnetic grey plastic holder/display mount [made from recycled yoghurt pots] with descriptive information on an internal chrome-plated steel disc £150-£200 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, November 2002 These multi-level die-cut medals were given to visiting heads of state, VIPs and executives of the New Millennium Experience Co. Analysis of the gold in this medal has shown it to be 14ct. The New Millennium Experience Co was established in February 1997 and funded by income generated by the National Lottery. After a number of cases of alleged fraud and a pursuant review of its operations, the NMEC entered voluntary liquidation in December 2001.
Giannone, Francesco (Italian, 1906-1996); b. Palermo ITALY, Eve, c. 1960, a uniface cast bronze medal by F. Giannone, naked female seated right, head canted to viewer, holding the head of a serpent, foundry mark on edge, 109mm, 275.46g (cf. Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965-6, 184). Extremely fine, green patina, rare £90-£120
Levillain, Ferdinand (French, 1837-1905); b. Paris, and Éts. Barbedienne (Paris, fl. 1838-1952) FRANCE, Hommage à l'antique, c. 1890, a uniface bronze Art Nouveau medal by F. Levillain [for Barbedienne], bearded naked man to right, placing a figure of an older bearded man on a plinth and attended by a semi-naked youth at right, jug on stand at left and tree at extreme right, 153mm, 608.03g. Extremely fine, attractively patinated, rare; set on a circular wooden mount, hook on back for suspension £100-£150
![Yencesse, Ovide (French, 1869-1947); b. Dijon FRANCE, François le Rémouleur [François the Grinder], 1907 [issued 1908], a b](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/bdc2c4e6-2935-420e-8702-b0c900f45ee2/468x382.jpg)
Yencesse, Ovide (French, 1869-1947); b. Dijon FRANCE, François le Rémouleur [François the Grinder], 1907 [issued 1908], a bronze plaque by O. Yencesse for the Société des Amis de la Médaille française, man seated left, grinding a knife, rev. peasant woman standing left, in the act of skinning a rabbit, edge impressed bronze 142, cornucopia and foundry mark of the SAMF, 70 x 49mm, 113.25g (Maier 40; Classens 84; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.369, 10; Coll. R. Marx 131; BDM VI, 695 [given to 1906]; cf. WAG 42, 5447; cf. DNW 188, 839). Very fine, rare £200-£260 --- Edition of 175, of which 108 were in bronze.
Lefort des Ylouses, Arthur Henri (French, 1846-1912); b. Cateau-Cambrésis FRANCE, Musique et danse, c. 1890, a coloured ceramic plaque by A.H. Lefort des Ylouses, naked woman holding a pair of cymbals and dancing, another naked female seated at right, blowing Pan pipes, a naked baby boy applauds at left, forest of trees in background, signed 14/100, back stamped G.O., 290 x 200mm, 2,091g. Tiny chip on lower edge, otherwise extremely fine and very rare, a very substantial item; set in a wooden frame [350 x 260mm], with hook for suspension £150-£200 --- Edition of 100.
Soldani Benzi, Massimiliano (Italian, 1656-1740); b. Montevarchi ITALY, Francesco Redi, 1684, a cast bronze medal by M. Soldani-Benzi, draped bust right, rev. several figures engaged in a Bacchic revelry, canebam in exergue, 86mm, 196.50g (Bargello 7839; V. & T 36; Johnson 126; Brettauer 952; Börner 1487; BDM V, 566; Clifford 297; cf. Teutoburger 155, 4190). Very fine and softly worked in the baroque style, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt Baldwin Francesco Redi (1626-97), was a physician, naturalist, and biologist, as well as a poet.
Lechevrel, Alphonse (French, 1848-1924); b. Paris FRANCE, L’Histoire enregistre les découvertes de l’Archéologie [History Records the Discoveries of Archaeology], 1904 [issued 1905], a bronze plaque by A. Lechevrel for the Société des Amis de la Médaille française, classical figures in a tree-lined glade, one holding a statuette, rev. statue of a goddess by a woodland stream, trees in background, edge stamped bronze and cornucopia, 180, 80 x 68mm, 143.99g (Maier 27; PBE 518; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.178, 26 and p.308, 18; Coll. R. Marx 117; BDM III, 362; cf. Baldwin 52, 453; cf. DNW 188, 824). Very fine, rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: bt J. Lis, November 2001 Edition of 213 in all metals. The artist exhibited a version of the obverse at the 1893 Paris Salon.
Ségoffin, Jean-Victor-Joseph-Ambroise (French, 1867-1925); b. Toulouse FRANCE, Joaquín Albarrán, 1907, a uniface cast bronze medal by J.-V.-J.-A. Ségoffin, bust left, 89mm, 137.88g (Freeman, Medical Medals, 5; Storer –; Brettauer –; cf. iNumis MBS 52, 827; cf. DNW 36, 699). Very fine and a good high-relief portrait study, rare; small piercing at top for suspension £80-£100 --- Joaquin Maria Albarrán y Dominguez (1860-1912) was a urologist, b. Sagua La Grande, Cuba, and director of the clinic of urology at Hôpital Necker, Paris.
![Grandhomme, Paul-Célestin, née Leblanc (French, 1881-1978); b. Paris FRANCE, Les Joyaux [The Jewels] or Les Parures [Sets o](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/12472571-22d7-4d23-b833-b0c900f61c94/468x382.jpg)
Grandhomme, Paul-Célestin, née Leblanc (French, 1881-1978); b. Paris FRANCE, Les Joyaux [The Jewels] or Les Parures [Sets of Jewels], 1909 [issued 1912], a silver medal by P.-C. Grand’homme for the Société des Amis de la Médaille Française, two women seated, trying on jewellery, rev. two women admiring roses, rose-bush behind, edge impressed 1 argent 123 and cornucopia, 61mm, 96.20g (Maier 54; Coll. R. Marx 146; cf. DNW 188, 854). Very fine and very rare £400-£600 --- Edition of 131, of which 45 were silver.
Stothard, Alfred Joseph (British, 1793-1864); b. London ENGLAND, Joshua Reynolds, 1845, a silver medal by A.J. Stothard for the Art Union of London, bust left, rev. the infant Hercules strangling snakes while seated on a lion-skin, being detail from Reynolds’ painting The Infant Hercules, 58mm, 107.81g (Beaulah 2; BHM 2207; BDM VIII, 225; E 1399). Lightly cleaned in the past, otherwise extremely fine and very rare; perhaps only 30 struck and awarded as prizes by the Union in 1846 £240-£300 --- Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92) was a portrait painter, and founder of the Royal Academy of Arts. This was the first medal to be issued in the Art Union of London series.
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).
Lavrillier, Gaston-Albert (French, 1890-1969); b. Paris, and Arthus-Bertrand (Paris, 1803-present) FRANCE, Diane à la chasse [Diana Hunting], c. 1930, a repoussé Art Déco bronze plaque by G.-A. Lavrillier for Arthus-Bertrand, Diana naked on horseback left, preparing to spear a deer, two naked male hunters on horseback at centre and right, 237 x 173mm, 390.82g (Cat. Arthus-Bertrand 476; cf. iNumis Dec. 2020, 140). Extremely fine and of splendid style, attractively patinated and very rare, especially in this size £300-£400
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
![Förster, Richard (Russian, 1873-1956); b. St Petersburg, moved to Germany after 1900 GERMANY, Weltkrieg [World War], 1919,](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/072d8711-1ee9-46e2-ba2b-b0c900f63514/468x382.jpg)
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
![Joly, Raymond (French, 1911-2006); b. Paris FRANCE, Persée et Andromède [Perseus and Andromeda], 1948, a bronze medal by R.](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/661dec78-ed7d-4b11-a7d4-b0c900f5f9eb/468x382.jpg)
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
Bertola, Louis (Italian, 1891-1973); b. Borgosesia, emigrated to France c. 1920 FRANCE, Victor Grignard, 1934, an Art Déco bronze plaque by L. Bertola, bust right, rev. two classical robed figures carrying symbolic stone up the steps to the Temple of Sciences, 80 x 59mm, 234.87g (cf. DNW 56, 823). Strong portrait, good very fine, rare £80-£100 --- François August Victor Grignard (1871-1935) was a chemist who shared, with fellow Frenchman Paul Sabatier, the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1912 for discoveries important in the synthesis of organic molecules.
MacLeod, Janet (British, 1937-2009); b. Nuneaton ENGLAND, In the Beginning I, 2000, a large uniface cast bronze maquette by Janet MacLeod, abstract impression of a female figure standing facing, a dog on its hind legs at her left, birds in a cloudy sky to left and right, engraved 3/12, 205mm, 1,018.22g. Extremely fine, the background with green patina, a substantial work, rare; hook on the back for suspension £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, March 2002 Edition of 12.
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
Goetze, Wilhelm August (German, 1881-1930); b. Friedensau, and Carl Poellath (Schrobenhausen, 1778-present) GERMANY, Ernst Ludwig von Hessen, 1908, a uniface cast bronze plaque by W.A. Goetze for Poellath, bust right in sunken field, lion rampant crests flanking legend, 75 x 65mm, 93.42g (DGMK 8, 674; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.243, 27; BDM VII, 386). Extremely fine, rare £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt J. Lis, September 2009 Ernest Ludwig Karl Albrecht Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt (1868-1937), was the last Grand Duke of Hesse who reigned from 1892 to 1918.
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.
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.
Elderton, Robert (British, 1948-present); b. Plaistow ENGLAND, Billy Fury, In Thoughts of You, 1999, a silver plaque by R. Elderton, bust left in leather jacket with high collar, rev. Fury on motorcycle to right, edge hallmarked rce .925 London 1999, 123 x 51mm, 438.44g. Extremely fine and very rare £140-£180 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, March 2002 Edition of 5. Billy Fury, aka Ronald Wycherley (1940-83), was a rock ‘n’ roll star and actor. His hit song In Thoughts of You was released posthumously in 1987 by Decca Records.
Ochsé, Louise Esther, née Mayer (Belgian, 1884-1944); b. Vorst, Brussels, moved to France c. 1904 FRANCE, Challenge de Gramont, 1927, a uniface octagonal silver award plaque by Louise Ochsé, aviator in cap and visor left, tablet below, named (5e. G.O.A. Avord, Sergent Alfred Verpillot, 1927-1928), edge impressed 2 argent and cornucopia, 72mm, 192.87g (cf. BDW 13, 299). About extremely fine and very rare; in original red gilt-blocked case [base with some damage] £200-£300 --- Provenance: DNW Auction 40, 14 April 1999, lot 710
![Ioane, John (New Zealander, 1962-present); b. Christchurch NEW ZEALAND, Galau Moana [Sea Waves], a uniface openwork bronze](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/519eb689-2e62-4b76-b19e-b0c900f6016f/468x382.jpg)
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.
Roiné, Jules-Édouard (French, 1857-1916); b. Nantes, emigrated to the United States of America 1881, returned to France 1894, back to United States of America 1903, back to France 1913, and Besnard, Paul-Albert (French, 1849-1934) FRANCE, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900, a silver plaque by J.-E. Roiné after P.-A. Besnard for the Société des Amis de la Médaille française, La France welcoming and crowning Genius of the Old and New Worlds, rev. city view of Paris from the Pont Alexandre III to the Eiffel Tower, edge stamped 12 argent, cornucopia and foundry mark of the SAMF, 69 x 55mm, 111.99g (Maier 6; Coll. R. Marx 97; PBE 829; Baxter 98; BDM V, 196; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.263, 9; cf. MDC 10, 811; cf. BSJ 52, 469; cf. DNW 66, 1391). Very fine, rare £600-£800 --- Edition of 112 in silver. For the obverse the medallist copied a sketch by Paul-Albert Besnard that had been submitted, and was shortlisted, for the prize diploma for the 1900 Expo.
Legendre, Nicolas-Henri (French, 1898-1978); b. Tritteling FRANCE, Football, 1931, a bronze award plaque by N.-H. Legendre for the town of Metz, goalkeeper preparing to save a shot from two footballers at left, rev. legend above arms and sprigs of oak, tablet un-named, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 80 x 56mm, 185.32g. About extremely fine, rare; only the second medallic work by this artist seen by the cataloguer £40-£60 --- Provenance: bt Irene Allen, October 2006
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
![Marsden, Karen, née Emerton (British, 1971-present); b. Oxford ENGLAND, Sax [150th Anniversary of the Saxophone], 1994, a c](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ea685ac1-52dc-4e60-9798-b0c900f3ff71/f666f51e-40c1-470b-83de-b0c900f5bae4/468x382.jpg)
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.
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.
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.
Hugues, Dominique-Jean-Baptiste (French, 1849-1930); b. Marseille, and Lallemand, Louis (Belgian, 1891-1959); b. Marbehan, moved to France by 1915 MONACO, Semaine Automobile de Monaco, 1922, a bronze Art Nouveau award plaque by D.-J.-B. Hugues after L. Lallemand for the Sport Automobile et Vélocipédique de Monaco, female figure of Speed at the wheel of a symbolic racing car to left, rev. emblem of the S.A.V. above wreath, tablet below un-named, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark, 90 x 51mm, 126.75g (cf. Gadoury Nov. 2015, 140). Extremely fine and very rare; in original maroon fitted case by Ch. Vallet, 23-25 rue des Balkans, Paris £150-£200 --- Sport Automobile et Vélocipédique de Monaco, headquartered at 5 avenue de la Gare and presided over by Prince Albert I, organised a week of motoring and motorcycling events from 20 to 25 March 1922, the competitive element of which took place on 22, 23 and 24 March.
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.
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.
Vaughan, Avril (British, 1937-2006); b. Twickenham FRANCE, Henri Matisse, 1986, a cast bronze medal by Avril Vaughan, intaglio bust almost facing, rev. abstract figure, 93mm, 434.55g. Extremely fine, rare £80-£100 --- Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (1869-1954) was a Modernist artist, painter and sculptor.
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