MAILBID 37

A Postal Auction of Medals post 1945

Online catalogue

SIMMONS GALLERY

PO BOX 104, LEYTONSTONE, LONDON E11 1ND, UK

 TEL: 020 8989 8097   (International + 44 20 8989 8097)

 

Featuring

 

British Art Medal Society Medals by Ian Hamilton Finlay, Ronald Searle & Avril Vaughan and others

British and European Medals post 1945

Monnaie de Paris medals struck and cast

A collection of European medals formed in 1960s-1980s

 

closed: Thursday 3 May 2007

 

 Introduction

 

This was a small catalogue devoted to medals post 1945 - modern and contemporary medals harvested over a couple of years from several collectors and odd pieces picked up here and there.  It ends with a few beautiful medals from Sandeha Lynch.

   Two good collections are definitely worth a mention.  Some of you will remember Ernest Morton - a founder member of BAMS.  We bought his BAMS collection and a few other pieces, most of which are offered here.  They include his Terror and Virtue by Ian Hamilton Finlay.  This is only the second time I have had this medal for sale; it is to my mind the best ever issued by BAMS (which coincidentally is 25 years old in April, just like Simmons Gallery!)  The second collection formed by Roman Weyl has many abstract pieces, some from the Monnaie de Paris, others, more figurative, bought in Poland during the Soviet era and from other European countries. 

Please look at our terms and conditions. Most medals sold but enquiries welcomed anyway.

Frances Simmons

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