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Austria, Maria Theresa, 1872, medal in bronze (61mm), obverse, bust of Maria Theresa left, by F.Wurt, reverse, Maria Theresa Monument at Klagenfurt, Carinthia, by J.Tautenhayn. Cleaned, with edge nicks and contact and pock marks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Austria-Hungary, Liberation of Czernowitz, 1916 in bronze (65 mm) by Karl F. Von Planzer-Baltin Good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Ceylon, Colombo Horse Show, 1889, in gilt silver (52 mm, 73.36 g). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $350
SOLD $420
Ceylon, The Ceylon Rubber Exhibition, 1906, in silver (39 mm) by Spink London. In Spink & Son London case of issue, nearly FDC.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
France, Anglo-Gallic and French, Anglo-Gallic and French, Jetons, early period, 14th - 15th centuries, King under canopy type and others, and some later, 1600s. Fine - very fine. (10)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
France, Jetons, Louis IV and Louis XV, wide range of types, bronze 25 to 30mm, ideal research material. Fine - extremely fine. (18)
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
France, Napoleonic, Victory of Napoleon in Italy, 1796, in white metal, 33mm, rare, one of the earliest Napoleonic medals, young bust facing right, rev. seated figure of Victory, (Hennin 767); Landing of Napoleon in Egypt, 1798, white metal 38mm, rare, young bust facing left, “NAPILONE BUONAPARTE”, rev. camp and cannon in front of a pyramid, (Julius 621); medalet 1796, in brass 24mm, bust of Napoleon facing right, “HEROS BUONAPARTE”, rev. “LES FRUITS DE ES ACTIONS”, (Hennin 763). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
France, Napoleonic, Napoleon in Egypt, (1798), bronze 41mm by Bovy, bust with long hair facing right, rev. Napoleon and army in front of the pyramids, edge CUIVRE and prow of ship (1842-45), original striking c.1845, not one of the original series of Napoleonic medals. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
France, Napoleonic, National Column in the Place Vendome, 1800, in bronze 55mm by Duvivier, young bust facing right, rev. legend, (Bramsen 63), plain edge original striking. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
Passed in
France, Napoleonic, Battle of Marengo,1800, uniface cliché, 60mm, by Andrieu, bust of Napoleon facing right, with scene of battle below, (Bramsen 40), mounted in a glass frame. Uncirculated.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
France, Napoleonic, Attempted Assassination of Napoleon, 1800, in bronze 50mm by Auguste, bust of Napoleon facing left, rev. legend, (Bramsen 76), plain edge original striking. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
France, Napoleonic, Peace of Luneville, 1801, bronze 38mm by Hancock, for Kempson and Kindon (Birmingham), bust facing right, rev. legend in wreath, (Bramsen 115), plain edge original striking. Extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
France, Napoleonic, Peace of Amiens 1802, bronze 40mm by Droz, bust of Napoleon facing left, rev. Astree descends to earth, edge PAIX GENERALE A AMIENS AN DIX MDCCCII, (Bramsen 199), original striking. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
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France, Napoleonic, Capitulation of Ulm and Memmingen, 1805, bronze 40mm by Jaley and Droz, bust of Napoleon facing right, rev. Napoleon in a chariot drawn by two horses, (Bramsen 433), plain edge original striking. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
France, Napoleonic, Empress Josephine, 1805, Uniface cliché 60mm by Andrieu, bust of Josephine facing right, (Bramsen 476), mounted in a glass frame. Uncirculated.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
France, Napoleonic, Erection of the Arc de Triumphe du Carrousel, 1806, bronze 40mm, by Brenet, bust of Napoleon facing right, rev. view of the arch, (Bramsen 557), plain edge original striking. Uncirculated.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
France, Peace of Tilsit, 1807, in bronze (41mm) by Andrieu, obverse, conjoined busts of Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander I of Russia and Friedrick Wilhelm III of Prussia (B.640). Edge damage otherwise very fine
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
France, Napoleonic, Allied Entry into Paris, 1814, silvered bronze 36mm by Stettner, busts of Alexander of Russia, Franz of Austria, Wilhelm of Prussia, rev. troops marching under an Arch, (Bramsen 1374); Birth of the Prince of Rome (Napoleon II), 1811, medal in the shape of an Eagle, brass 39x31mm, conjugate busts of Napoleon, Marie-Louise, Prince of Rome; a double medal brooch with pinback, 55x27mm, each medal 27mm, with busts of Wellington and Blucher; uniface cliché of Napoleon, 68mm by Andrieu, bust of Napoleon facing right. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
France, Revolution of 1848, Universal Suffrage, white metal 44mm, bust of Louis Napoleon facing right, rev. elaborate scroll with extensive legend; commemorative medal, white metal 47mm, figures standing next to Guillotine, rev. legend with names of ministers; another commemorative medal for 24th February 1848, white metal 47mm, throne of France and legend, rev. legend re February 22,23,24, not in de Saulcy. Good very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
France, Revolution of 1848, group of satirical political medals, commemorating aspects of the Revolution, white metal, 32 to 58mm. Very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
France, Exposition Universelle Agriculture, Industrie, Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts), Paris 1855, uniface award medal in bronze (59mm), two fold-over prongs on reverse for attaching to exhibit, obverse inscribed, 'Awarded To/Tress & Compy/Class 25 Silk Hats'. Very fine.
Estimate $30
Passed in
France, Eiffel Tower, International Exposition 1889, in gilt bronze (42 mm) by C. Trontin, with research. Good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
Visit of the Prince of Wales to Australia, 1920, a collection of medals, mostly gilt bronze and 27mm by Stokes, general issues for Australia, and Queensland, Tasmania, Geelong, Bendigo, and Gawler. (Carlisle 2, 3, 4a,5, 6, 9, 10, 11 ); and a “tinny” badge for the same event. Extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $180
SOLD $110
Germany, Jetons, circa 1533, Rechenmeister type, man seated at table using jetons, rev. alphabet, bronze 27mm; Low Countries, 1645, Table with reckoning cloth and jetons, rev. scales, bronze 33mm, (Barnard XLII/15). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Jetons, Germany, Spain, others, wide range of types, incl. Charles II halfcrown type by Lauffers, Bronze 25 to 40mm, ideal research material. Fine - extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Jetons, Low Countries, Germany, mostly dated in the 1600s, few later, some attributed with Barnard numbers, most bronze circa 30mm, ideal research material. Fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Jetons, Low Countries, dated types from 1500s to 1700s, mostly circa 30mm, ideal research material. Fine - very fine. (18)
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Jetons, Medieval, a range of types, all unattributed, ideal research material, 21 - 33 mm. Fine - very fine. (18)
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Germany, Napoleonic period, 1816, Celebration of Gebhard von Blucher, Prince of Wahlstatt, iron 80mm, by Konig, bust of Blucher facing left, figure of Victory standing over a fallen enemy. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Germany, General Blucher, 1816, in brass (77mm) by Vilder & Ronic, probably cast with swivel hole mount at top and bottom; Electrotype of Success in the National Arts Competition, Queen Victoria, 1857, in bronze (143mm), hollow with brass backing plate; plus plaster casts of classic gems of the renaissance, in a frame. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30