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Austria, Maria Theresa, (1740-1780), large bronze very impressive medal approx 63mm diam. by A.Scharff, issue celebrating statue of Maria Theresa, issued in 1888. Extremely fine, in original red fitted box.
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Belgium, set of ten silver medals of cathedrals by Leopold Weiner, 1846 (see Forrer p492), weights range 39-50 grams each (50mm each). In contemporary fitted case, uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,600
Belgium, Universelle Exhibition de Liege 1905, silver hinged pass holder by Wiskemann of Brussels in honour of M. Gustave Francotte, Minister of Industry 7 January 1906; also silver gilt mounted medalet Liege, Prix de la Chartruse, engraved date 1879. South Africa, Unionist Party Club 1919 pass in bronze, 2378 on reverse. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Belgium, National Exposition, 1880, in bronze (51mm) by Charles Wiener, obverse, bust of Leopold II right, reverse, wreath; U.S.A., McKinley Memorial, 1907, in silvered bronze (50.5mm) by The Whitehead Hoag Co, obverse, William McKinley left, reverse, Canton dedicated Ohio Sept.30.1907; Vatican, Ricardo del Giubileo, 1893, in bronze (25mm), with suspension ring, obverse, bust of del Giubileo right, reverse, Church of St Gioacimo, ROMA. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Europe, President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, 1968 in 999.9 fine gold (7.80 grams). FDC.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
France, medals and medalets of Napoleon (3) in silver 14mm (2, one holed) issued year XIII and 1810 and AE 40, 1808 by Andrieu and Andrieu, commemorating Conquest of Sicily; Louis Philippe, AE 25, Museum of Versailles, 1837. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
France, Louis XVIII, medal in copper, 50mm, by Andrieu, 1820, obv. portrait of King to right, rev. classical scene with angel and child, celebrating the birth of Louis’ son, Prince Henry. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
France, Monastry of Notre Dame of the lowland, dux first prize for second year, in gilt silver (37mm), named to, ’Amaranthe / Mathieu / De Camblain / 1830.’ Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
France, L‚opold Walcher de Molthein medallion as a plaque, in lead, 1889, (76mm), by S Deloye, obverse, L. Walcher de Molthein to left, with minute representations of ancient Greek coins around as a wreath, reverse, plain with mounting pin removed. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
France, 25th Anniversary of Third Republic, in silver, voided crowned wreath enclosing XXV, scroll below engraved, ’1870/1895’, pin fitting, all on crossed ribbon of red/blue/white; Tourville, Cruiser of French National Navy, undated, in bronze (42mm) by Pingret, obverse, bust left, around, ’A.H.De Costentin De Tourville’, reverse, the cruiser ’Tourville’ right. Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Germany, Bavaria, to commemorate the restoration of the Holy Mary in Munich, patron of Bavaria, 1855, in silver (36mm) by C.Voight, obverse King Maximilian of Bavaria, reverse Madonna and child; Weimar Republic, medallic silver five mark, 1927D, Von Hindenburg, in silver (36mm) by Karl Goetz (Bruce X1). Toned nearly extremely fine - good extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Germany, Karl, Baron of Hauch and Anna, Baroness of Hauch commemorative, 19 November, 1872-1882, in silver (49mm) by A. Borsch. Nicely toned, good very fine - extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Germany, Dr Adolph Steinheil, optician, memorial medal, 1893, in silver (51mm) by A Boersch; Duchess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria, memorial medal, 1912, in silver (oval 55mm x 45mm); Dr. F.Winter, AE T.S. XXX, 1919, in bronze (72mm), reverse, disrobing female facing; Prince Leopold of Bavaria, war veterans commemorative, 1898, in white metal (28mm). Fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Germany, Bavaria, box medal 1914/16 containing fold-out illustrated cards with battle scenes and famous people of WWI in colour, includes Captain Von Muller of Emden fame, white metal box, obverse, bust of Bavarian King Ludwig III in military uniform left, reverse, Bavarian arms and below Bavarian thaler 1914/16. Medal nearly very fine, cards extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $350
Germany, box medal 1916, silvered (52mm) by Klein, in the style of a Bavarian silver fantasy thaler of Ludwig III, containing twenty-eight joined coloured roundels, including amongst others, von Muller, von Spee, Rupprect, Hindenburg and Weddigan. Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Germany, Republic, Centenary of Bayer, 1963, in .900 fine gold (10.5gms), obverse, Bayer plant and offices, reverse, ’1863 / Farbenfabriken / Bayer / Leverkusen / 1963’.
Estimate $310
SOLD $320
Germany, President Kennedy Commemorative in .980 fine gold (15.65 grams) (Mathew G19) by Feig & Co, of Frankfurt for William Fox Steinberg in 1960.
Estimate $550
SOLD $560
Germany, pure silver commemorative medals, Fortieth Year of Deutsche Mark, 1988 (20gms) (2); Helmut Kohl, 1994 (30gms); Oktoberfest, 1968 (19.5gms) (2); 1972 (20gms); Olympiaturm 1965/1968 (12.2gms); Munich Olympics, 1972 (2, both different) (15gms and 20gms); Bavaria 1180-1980 (40gms), nearly seven ounces of pure silver. Six in cases of issue, uncirculated - FDC. (10)
Estimate $110
SOLD $120
Germany, tourism medals relating to trout fishing (32mm) (2, one silver, one copper); Great Britain, Royal Wedding of Charles and Diana, 1981 (38mm) (2, one silver, one copper), BBC Radio / The Archers, in gilt bronze (44mm), The Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea, undated, in sterling silver (44mm) (3); Singapore, The Unfinished Medallion, 1984, in bronze (41mm); Switzerland, facsimile of a Swiss taler, 1589, in silver (42mm). Most in cases or packets of issue, uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Hungary, 1981 in bronze (60mm) in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 1956 uprising, minted in West German. In case of issue, uncirculated.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Israel, General Moshe Dayan medals in .900 fine gold, set of two (total weight 13gms), 1956-1967, for the Arab-Israel conflict. In individual cases of issue, uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Lebanon, large (60 mm) design of a cedar tree and arabic inscription all within a laurel wreath with crown at top, struck in brass, uniface. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $120
Netherlands, Dockenburg commemorative, undated, in silver (47mm) obverse, arms of Doccumburg (Duccomburg also Dockenburg) with Latin legend translated to, ’If the Lord does not protect the city then the watchman’s vigil is in vain’ (see psalm 127), reverse, twelve line Latin inscription outlining the rise and fall of the port city from its establishment in 248AD by Ubbo, Duke of the Frisians, as a protective port against pirates up to 1582. Nicely toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Netherlands, Julianna, in gold (25mm, 7.54 gms) 1959; Prince Bernhard, in .900 fine gold (25mm, 7.90 gms) 1961. Nearly uncirculated; FDC. (2)
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Russia, Catherine the Great, medal in copper. 65.5mm, (96.29 grams), obv. portrait of Empress left. rev. construction of monument to Peter I, (Diakov 150.1). Trace of original clasp (for suspension), rare, and in unusually high grade, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $700
SOLD $0
Russia, Alexander I, medal in copper, 1811, 52mm, (62.74 grams). obv. portrait of Alexander I by Leberecht, rev. female figure playing lyre commemorating the funding for the academy of Abo (Turku) in Finland, (Diakov 346.1). Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $0
Russia, Nicholas I, (1825-1855), bronzed copper medal, 1845, 64mm, by Utkin and Klepikov, obv. of Nicholas I featuring the conjoined busts of Nicholas I and his brother Alexander I, rev. legend commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Moscow Agricultural Society (December 20, 1845), (Diakov 582). Mint state, and rarely seen in this outstanding state of preservation.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
USSR, Anniversary Medals, in antiqued finish silver, 50th Anniversary of Achievement, 1967, (50mm) obverse, Lenin, cosmonaut and farmers, reverse, inscription; 50th Anniversary of Republic, 1972, (55mm) obverse, Lenin in oratorial stance arm raised and red enamelled Soviet flag below, reverse, a series of symbols; 70th Anniversary of Commerce, 1987, (55mm) obverse, Lenin on flag, reverse, naval ship. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
USSR, Visit of Patriarch Pimen of Moscow and all Russia to the W.C.C. (World Council of Churches), 1973, in silver (44mm), obverse, Patriarch Pimen left, reverse, cross in fisherman’s boat; 1000th Anniversary of conversion of Russia to Christianity, 1988, in bronze (68mm), obverse, St Vladimir, Equal to the Apostles, standing on a cloud holding aloft a cross and bearing a shield, symbols of the orthodox faith which he brought to Russia in 988, reverse, Russian inscriptions. The second medal in plastic case, extremely fine; uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
USSR, a group of medals commemorating significant achievements and individuals in Russian history, six large modern-era medals and two plaque-type medals, all in bronze. Uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170