Catalogue
Argentina, Rasario Jockey Club, Sante Fe, Inauguration of the Hipodrome (grandstand) December 1901, medal in copper (40mm) by U.Gottuzzo. Attractive red and brown patina, nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Austria, Holy Roman Empire, Coronation of Emperor Charles VI, at Namur, 1717, AE medal (30mm) by P.Roettier, obv. bust right, rev. armorial shield crowned. Extremely fine with considerable mint bloom.
Estimate $70
Passed in
Belgium, pewter medal, 45mm, commemorating Peter Paul Rubens monument in Antwerp of 1840, made by the Royal Society of Sciences, Letters and Arts, obv. Rubens to left in hat, rev. Antwerp raised a Monument to Rubens 1840. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $70
Passed in
France, Capitaine Cook, 1728-1779, in silver plated (82mm) by Helene Guastalla, edge impressed 'Cuivre 1972 No.27/100'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
France, Restoration of the Statue of Henry IV, Louis XVIII, 1818, undated (1818), in bronze (32.5mm) by Gayrard; Inauguration of Arch de Triomphe, 1836, in bronze (25mm) by Montagny; Army of the Duke of Orleans Prince Royal, 1862, in bronze (27mm); Obelisk of Luxor, 1831-49, in bronze (25mm) by Montagny; also Louis XIII fine arts jeton, 1668, in bronze (27.5mm); Louis XV jeton Comitia Artesiae, undated (1750) in bronze (31mm). Good - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
France, Universal Exposition, 1855, in bronze (36mm) P.Parissot; Exposition, 1878, in brass (27mm) Thiebalt & Fils; Sport Nautique D'Amiens, founded 1866, in silver (34mm); Ville D'Amiens Fete, 1883, in silver (34mm); Paris Mint, 1900, in bronze (50mm); Ministere de L'Instruction Publique, 1905, in bronze (50mm); Marechal Foch, 1851-1929, in bronze (68mm); Credit Fongier Colonial, undated, in silver (41mm); Republique Francais, award medal in silvered bronze, undated (50mm) inscribed on reverse 'Mr.Gastinger / Andre'; Agar Wynne Notary Public, uniface in lead (45mm); also includes some cast copies (5). Poor - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $210
France, Charles Lucien Jules Laurence Bonaparte, ornithologist and nephew of Napoleon, 1857, in bronze (50mm) by Dumont and Ponscarme, obverse, bust left, reverse, tribute within wreath, legend around. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Germany, medal proclaiming the New Century, 1800, in silver (40mm) by C.I.Kruger second engraver to the Dresden Mint, featured on the medal is the word 'Australien' representing a new land of hope. Very early use of the word 'Australien' rather than 'New Holland' and the first in numismatics. Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Germany, Battle of Hanau, 1813, silvered (32mm); 300th Anniversary of the Reformation, Berlin, 1839, in bronze (44mm) by Pfeuffer; German Industrial Exhibition, Berlin, 1844, in bronze (45mm); Industrial Exhibition Munich, 1858, in bronze (39mm); German Victories, 1870-1871, in bronze (39mm); Bavarian Exhibition Nurnberg, 1882, in white metal (47mm)(attempted piercing at top); Wilhelm II, 1894, in silver (34) with Bismarck reverse; another, undated, in silver (33mm); Bismarck, 80th birthday, 1895, silvered (33mm); City of Hamburg, 1895, silvered (43mm); Wilhelm I, Friedrich III, Wilhelm II, 1870-1896, silvered (33mm); Wilhelm I, anniversary, 1897, in bronze (39mm) with loop mount; Bismarck, memorial medal, 1898, silvered (60mm); Friedrichsruh, 1903, in silver (42mm); Lahr Orphanage, undated, in white metal (25mm); Fur Verdienstvolle Leistungen, undated, in silver (40mm) obverse, two female figures surrounded by farmyard animals; E.Kaps, Dresden, uniface advertising medal in gilt bronze (74mm) by Ch.Massonnet, holed top and bottom; International Stamp Exhibition, Munchen, 1973, (50mm); medallic issue five mark, silver, Hindenburg (KM.M1). Fine - uncirculated. (19)
Estimate $250
SOLD $410
Germany, Johannes Gutenberg 500th Anniversary, 1900, in bronze (64.5mm) obverse, bust l., shields with Arms of family and City of Mainz below, inscription 'zur 500 Geburts-Fejer des Johannes Gutenberg Juni 1900 Majnz'; reverse, robed figure of Gutenberg standing, cap in hand, centre, being crowned with laurel wreath by female figure to left, printing press to right, inscription in exergue 'der heute noch ob unsere werken schwebtin tausendfachem raederspiele lebt: unsterblicher gedanke sei gepreisen'. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Germany, Third Reich, Luther Day commemorative, 10 November 1933, in white metal (33.5mm), maker's name on reverse, 'Alfred Stubbe/Berlin S.W.19', pin back. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Germany, Ravensburg thaler replica of 1624, issue in silver (cased) (No 913), with leaflet and Waldfee one hundred million mark note of 1923, serial No.5953. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
Greece, Intermediary Olympic Games, Athens, 1906, participant's medal in bronze (50mm) by Pittner. Cleaned, edge knocks, some verdigris, otherwise nearly fine.
Estimate $250
Passed in
Russia, Peter I, copper medal, 38mm, issued 1725, by B.Gass, commemorating his life and death 1672-1725, obv. Peter I to right, rev. nine line legend 'memory of a successful life as Czar', another in pewter 48mm by IK, commemorating the Peace of Carlowitz with the Turks, 1700, obv. similar, rev. Peter I seated offering abundance to chained kneeling city. First very fine with '100' scratched both sides; second with flaw on ear area of obverse, otherwise very fine/extremely fine and a rare early struck Russian medal. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Russia, For Successes in Russian Philology, prize medal, 1783, in bronze (39x39mm) (Diakov 199.6 (R1), Sm 298), obverse, radiant cypher of Catherine II within laurel wreath, reverse, owl seated on a globe with lyre, book and sceptre, all on a pedestal with date. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
South Africa, Heroes of the Birkenhead, in gold (18ct, 39.8g) by the South African Historical Mint, hallmarked on the edge, numbered 2083. Proof-like uncirculated, in plush case of issue.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,200
Switzerland, La Venerable Societe des Tireurs a la Cible de Payerne (The Venerable Company of Rifle Shooters of Payerne) Medal of Distinction, unnamed. Pin missing on ribbon suspension brooch, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
USA, Libertas Americana Medal, (1782) by the Paris Mint from concept and mottos proposed by Benjamin Franklin (US Commissioner to France) in copper (48 mm). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $4,250
SOLD $7,500
USA, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, hypnotic holy eye in colour in oval gilt frame (31x73mm), reverse stamped in relief, The M.C.Lilley & Co, Columbus, O., pin back; another (18mm), hypnotic holy eye and around, 'Keep Your' at the top and, 'on LA CROSSE' at bottom, screw back, by Whitehead & Hoag Co, Newark, N.J.; another (9mm), hypnotic holy eye only, spring fitting on reverse. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
USA, New York University, Hall of Fame for Great Americans, portrait medals in bronze (44mm) by the Medallic Art Co., New York, includes John Adams, Jane Addams, Louise Agassiz, Susan B.Anthony, John L.Aububon, George Bancroft, Henry Ward Beecher, Alexander G.Bell, Edwin Booth, Phillips Brooks, Charlotte Cushman, Rufus Choate, Henry Clay, Peter Cooper, Stonewall Jackson, Horace Mann, Edgar Allen Poe, Mark Twain, Booker T.Washington, James McNeil Whistler. All in original boxes with pamphlets, some boxes damaged, good very fine - good extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
USA, electoral tinnies, 1950s-1960s, includes Draft Lodge (Henry Cabot Lodge), Best For You Kennedy, LBJ for USA, Time For A Change Nixon - Agnew 1968, Elect Clinton Gore 1992, also Wear The Colors The Flag I Love, and USA flag tinnie; another for Welcome American Legion and a brass helmet; USA full-size flag (3x5 feet) by Stantest, pre 1959 as only shows 48 stars. Fine - very fine. (10)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
World medals, medalets, badges and tokens, assorted issues including Argentina, FIFA World Cup, 1978; Australia, Palmolive Soap Company, Sydney; France, Eiffel Tower, 1900; Germany, West Wall medal, 1939 (4); Munchen Olypiade 1972; India, Total Abstinence medal; Israel, Sinai campaign tenth anniversary; Japan, World Exposition, Osaka, 1970; New Zealand, South Seas International Exhibition (M.1925-1926/1); return of the New Zealand Contingent from Transvaal (M.1902/3); Singapore, International Coin Show, 1998; USA, New York City Transit Authority tokens; also fragments of the Berlin Wall with descriptive card. Fair - extremely fine. (160)
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
World medals, including Australia, Shire of Maldon (C.1887/48); Queen Victoria, Jubilee (C.1897/26,/43); Centenary of West Australia (C.1929/2); Captain Cook (C.1970/25); Bicentenary, 1988; Sydney Olympics, 2000; Clashes of the Ashes; Sands of Gallipoli; Great Britain, Princess Diana, coloured medallion (4); Thomas the Tank Engine medallion (4); USA/Russia partners in space silver medal, 1975; USA, Bicentennial, in silver (33mm); Douglas MacArthur, 1964, bronze silver oxidised (7), bronze oxidised (5) (39mm). Good - uncirculated. (93)
Estimate $170
SOLD $190
World medals, including Austria, Franz Joseph, 1848, in silver (30mm); M.Theresia, 1765, in silver (43mm) Great Britain, marriage of George Prince of Wales to Caroline of Brunswick, 1895, in white metal (43mm) (BHM 396); Italy, Gorini, in bronze (55mm) by A,Pieroni, Firenze; Netherlands, Prof Karl Landsteiner, in bronze (51mm); Russia (2); South Africa, medalets, Peace, 1919, in bronze (31mm); Coronation, 1935, in gilt (30mm); Royal Visit, 1947, gilt (32mm); Sweden, Emanuel Svedenborg (1688-1772), in silver (31mm) by L.P.Lundgren, struck in 1852; USA, Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939, in gilt bronze (31mm); casino token, Las Vegas; The Saranac, New York; Brave Laura Secord; World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, US Mint Exhibit, in bronze (37mm), also Ferris Wheel token. Poor - extremely fine. (23)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
World medals, Germany, Goldsmith's House, Hanau, for 25 Years of Co-operation, Schwab, undated, in fine silver (40mm); USA, commemorative stamplate of three cents 1954 Liberty stamp issue, in pewter (64x55mm); Vatican, Giovanni XXIII gold medal, undated, (approx .2g; 10mm), on descriptive card. Uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
World medals, Great Britain, Death of Mary, 1694, in bronze (49mm) (MI ii 111/343) with pin fitting on reverse for wearing as brooch; Duke of Wellington memorial medal, 1852, in white metal (51mm); Greenock Coronation of Edward VII medal, undated (1902), in bronze (28mm); Battle of Jutland medal, 1916, in bronze (45mm) by Spink & Son; The Navy League, undated, in bronze (25mm); India, Indian Hockey Federation Golden Jubilee, 1975, in gilt bronze (57mm) with suspension loop; Italy, 64th Assault Battalion medal for Balkans military operation, undated, in bronze (32mm). Very fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
World medals, Great Britain, Great Britons Series, medallic first day covers in album, with proof silver medals by John Pinches, includes issues for Robert the Bruce, Owen Glendower, Henry V and Edward the Black Prince; USA/Russia partners in space medallic first day cover for Apollo-Soyuz Space Mission, 1975, with sterling silver medal by John Pinches; USA, 1975 Bicentennial medallic first day cover with bronze medal of Paul Revere. Uncirculated - FDC. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
World silver medals, includes one ounce.999 silver naked ladies, Marilyn Monroe, Heads/Tails, Madonna, Goya's Naked Maja, and one ounce .925 silver naked male, Davide by Donatello, also satirical Big Cats/Little Pussy one ounce .999 silver ingot; large brass brothel tokens (5, USA [4], England); Heads I Win/Tails I Lose naked ladies bronze tokens (2); love token in copper, Englishman with pipe c1800s with initials HB, uniface and holed at edge (modern issue); also two cigarette lighters, one slim, plain gold coloured, another slim model with kneeling naked lady on both sides. Very fine - uncirculated. (16)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
World medals, and ancient coins, some Vatican issues, Chinese fantasy pieces, temple tokens and later issue of USA Thomas Jefferson 1801 Indian Peace medal, Indian States copper half paisa, also Ancient Roman Constantius II follis of Heraclea, 325, Gordianus silver antoninianus, reverse Fortuna seated, c240. Poor - extremely fine. (43)
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Medallic first day covers, Australia, ERII Silver Jubilee Visit, 1977 in silver also Halley's Comet, 1986 in gold on bronze; Last Run of Orient Express, 1977 in silver; USA, American Bicentennial, 1976 in silver and First Solo Flight Across the Atlantic, 1977 in silver; numismatic first day covers, Cook Islands, Elizabeth II, proof silver five dollars, 1976 and 1977 (KM.15, 17);); Elizabeth II, proof sterling silver pendant with chain; Mickey Mouse 50th Birthday pendant in 24ct gold on sterling silver with chain; also official collection of first day covers commemorating 20th Anniversary of Space Age, set of six, 1977. In packs of issue, the third pack and the Mickey Mouse pendant water affected, otherwise FDC. (10)
Estimate $90
SOLD $150