Catalogue
Austria, U.S.A President John F Kennedy 1917 - 1963, bust right; reverse Kennedt memorial Arlington, in .900 fine gold (20 mm), (3.5 g), edge milled by Schmidt, struck at the Vienna Mint (cf Rochette K63A - 61d). Edge nick otherwise with proof - like fields.
Estimate $90
SOLD $90
Canada, Captain James Cook, 1728-1779, in silver and bronze (51mm) (K.87A,B) commemorating Capt Cook being the first white man to land in British Columbia at Nootka, 1778. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
China, Manchuria, in bronze (60mm) Medal of Merit, portrait of George Eastman, reverse impressed and inscribed "Presented to / R.A. Neville / for merit / Eastman Kodak Company / all Manchuria / Photographic Competition / 1936". Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
France, Louis Philippe I, Medal Collection 1830-1838, bronze issues (11mm to 60mm), housed within four cardboard green velvet lined trays. Uncirculated. (57)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $0
France, Medal to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Performing Arts in Riga 1887. Bronze (42mm). Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
France, Award medal for Monouvres of 1906 from the Municipality of Compiegne to Colonel de Lazareff. Silver (41mm) with town crest on obverse; two other minor silver medals, one dated 1787 the other is an unnamed prize medal of the early 1900s. Fine-very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
France, Capitaine Cook, 1728-1779, in silver (82mm) by Helene Guastalla, edge impressed 'Cuivre 1972 No.27/100'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Germany, Brandenburg in den Marken, Brandenburg - Prussia and Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm, the Great Elector, 1640-1688, silver medal, 46mm, (26.95 grams), 1679, commemorating the expulsion of Sweden from East Prussia, by Jan Boskam,, obv. a ship in full sail petched safely on a pinacle of waves, the sun above, NIMIUM NE CREDE SERENO around, below WAS IETZ FAERHT WOLCKEN AN (what now sails into clouds), rev. the same ship in a storm, sails furled, plunged into the waves, below BALD WIEDERSINCKEN KAN (can soon sink), (Fieweger 244, Henckel 3312). Choice, good extremely fine with red and blue highlights, very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,200
India, The United Provinces Exhibtion, Allahabad, 1910, award medal in silver (63mm) by G & S Co., London, enscribed on reverse 'Awarded / to / Blickensderfer / Typewriter Agency / Bombay / for / Blickensderfer / Typewriter'. With case of issue. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Israel, David Ben Gurion, 1948, proof commemorative medallions (2) in gold (.900, 15.9gms, 36mm; 7.8gms, 26mm). Nearly FDC. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Masonic: Grand Orient of Belgium masonic breast star jewel in silver, gilt and enamel (75mm). Features the all seeing eye symbol in the enamelled centrepiece with a gilt star on each of the points of the seven rays of the large background star; Masonic friendship badge in silver (36x34mm) featuring two hands shaking in a greeting and with the words "Bauske Freiw:Feuerw" above. The pin on this badge is broken in half; 25th Anniversary pin in silver featuring the numerals "XXV" within a wreath surmounted by a crown and the years 1870 - 1895 engraved on the scroll below. This badge is on a white / mid-blue / red ribbon. Country of origin unknown. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Portugal, James Cook, Endeavour, 1768, in bronze (70mm), edge impressed '154/1000 Gravarte Lisboa Portugal'; another in silver (40mm) edge impressed '96/250 Gravarte Lisboa Portugal'.First medal with cardboard display stand. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Russia, Commemorative Medal of Grand Duke Dimitry Ivanovich (Donski), Russian ruler 1359-1389. Bronze (38mm). Good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
Russia, Peter the Great Reward Medal for Building the Harbour at Taganrog 1709. White metal with some black marking on reverse. Rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Russia, three Imperial medals (two 39mm and one 36mm) in silver, one of Catherine II. The latter has several rim nicks. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Russia, Agricultural Medal of Alexander I, 1810-1825. Bronze with small rim nick on obverse (48mm). Good fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $100
Russia, commemorative medal featuring bust of Alexander 1 on obverse and Alexandrine column on reverse with date 30 August 1834 below. Silver medal (50mm) with several obverse and reverse rim nicks. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Russia, commemorative table medals in the Nicholas 1 series. Bronze (50mm). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $140
SOLD $400
Russia, Medal Commemorating Close of Reign of Nicholas I 1855 in bronze ((67mm). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Russia, Alexander III, 1881-94, Medal to Graduates of Women's Institue in silver (44mm). Obverse features Empress Maria Fedorovna. Two identical medals, one with a few obverse scratches. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Russia. Medal to Commemorate 300 years of Romanov Dynasty in silver 1913 (42mm); another in bronze (Service medal type) with no ribbon (33mm). Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $120
Russia, Commemorative Medals of Nicholas II, (2), (62mm) another (75mm), and the last (50mm). The first three medals feature the busts of Alexander I and Nicholas II, and the last has that of Nicholas II, in bronze. Another medal to commemorate the performing arts (66mm) dated 26 March 1899. Fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
Russia, a small album containing a varied selection of medals and jetons in silver, enamel or bronze of Imperial Russia, mainly Nicholas II. Fine - extremely fine. (33)
Estimate $700
SOLD $2,400
USSR. Anniversary Medals, 50th anniversary of achievement featuring Lenin, cosmonaut and farmers 1967; 50th anniversary of republic featuring Lenin 1972; 70th anniversary of commerce featuring Lenin on obverse and a ship on reverse. All medals in sterling silver with antique finish, the second also has the USSR flag in red enamel. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
USSR. Religious commemorative medals, Visit of Patriarch Pimen of Moscow and all Russia to the W.C.C. 1973 in silver (44mm); 1000th Anniversary Medal 1988 in bronze (68mm) featuring a Russian saint holding a crucifix above his head and a lighthouse in the background. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
USSR. Medals commemorating significant achievements and individuals. Large modern-era medals in bronze and two small plaque-type medals also in bronze. Uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $160
SOLD $80
Switzerland. Presentation medal from the people of Switzerland to the Federal Army November 1847. Obverse depicts General Dufour, Commander in Chief of the army. Bronze by A Bove (37mm). A few rim nicks but Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $280
SOLD $0
U.S.A., William H. Harrison, inauguration medal restrike, 1841 in bronze (76mm); Benjamin Harrison, inauguration medal restrike, 1889 in bronze (76mm); The American Numismatic Society, 125th Anniversary 1983 in bronze (110mm x 91mm); Statehood official medal, State of Hawaii 1959 in bronze (64mm); John Lobban "collectors" medal 1990, in bronze (95mm). Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
U.S.A, Presidential Inaugeration medallion, Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew 1973 in proof bronze (70 mm) by Gilroy Roberts, FDC and of historical importance as Nixon resigned after this.
Estimate $150
SOLD $50
U.S.A, miscellaneous items including Special Forces badge, Seattle Police badge and buttons (2) mounted on display board (Supt Bill Humphries), wooden nickels (2) elongated cents (15) gambling and brothel tokens plus sovenir dollar of Canada 1979. Fine - extremely fine, (27)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170