MAILBID 54

A Postal Auction of Contemporary Medals

CLOSING DATE 19 JULY 2011 at 12 noon BST

		Condition in general extremely fine but check photographs for general wear and patina.  Please note that for cast pieces there are always variations between one example and another.   Click on photo or blue underlined text for larger image		Reserve-estimate £ GB pounds sterling
		Austria
1.		Ernst Kubiena Austro-Swedish Aid Committee/ Oesterrechisches Schwedendank Komitee kneeling woman offering up an olive branch, hand on heart; rev. text about gratitude of Austrians to whole Swedish nation for their welfare organisation 1919-1924 large format (rare) in box cast bronze 145mm.		50-75
2.		(unknown) The Grossglockner High Alpine Road opened 4 August 1935; view of the Alps and edge of the road, uniface, 77mm bronze VF	uniface	20-30
3.		Jaray Max Reinhardt theatrical impresario c. 1936 EF	uniface	20-30
4.		J.C. Oest Bulldog Club Sitz in Wien, (Eastern Bulldog Club, Vienna) bulldog head between two laurel bushes; rev. uniface marked J.C. Jugendstil, boxed with gilt lettering 1st Internat. Jagdaustellung Wien 1910, 63x41mm plaquette uniface		40-60
5.		Karl Perl Marchen - fairy tale fairy child on unicorn uniface bronze plaquette 70x54mm EF	uniface	40-60
6.		Josef Prinz Death the Reaper - Der Tod als Schnitter Death with his scythe accompanying sick maiden - the wheatfield harvested. uniface bronze plaquette 80x39mm EF	. uniface	45-75
		Belgium
7.		Godefroi Devreese L’Aieulle - Grandmother a very elderly woman peeling an apple by the fireside. Aftercast, bronze wall plaque 290mm x 262mm approx. Large and attractive decorative piece - detail to right		100-200
8.		Dolf Ledel Joseph Wauters, Ministre de l’Industrie and Director of Le Peuple socialist newspaper, homage upon his death 1929, reverse, in low relief a hand opening the pages of a newspaper, with three people reading - devise ‘pour que le peuple lise’ - so all may read. punning upon the paper’s title. Bronze plaque 84x63mm nEF, condition better than usual for this medal		40-60
		Czech Republic/Slovakia
9.		Sucharda, Always Onwards woman walking naked into the future - bronze plaquette, 1913 New Year EF	uniface	150-225
10.		Sucharda, Young countrywoman with headscarf from the medallist’s early period of portraits of local people, made in silver ? not marked, struck so later manufacture, high relief 55mm. VF	uniface	65-95
11.		Konecný, Josef Blind Fortune artist b. 1907, - probably mid 20th century - no exact reference fot this striking plaquette. Bronze cast 109mm x 72mm	uniface	50-95
12.		Polonsky, Marion Waterfall woman asleep in falling water, rev. precipitation cycle, using woman as metaphor, a recurring image in his work; Bronze medal 64mm. ex PBP coll.		50-75
13.		Polonsky, Marion Centenary of Kremnica Muzeum 1890-1990 exuberant celebration of the art and architecture of the museum and mint in Slovakia; rev. buildings with Polonsky’s leitmotifs of birds and women. Bronze 66mm		50-75
		Finland
14.		- Workers at an anvil an award made in 1974, for Helsinki Invalids, text on reverse in script (difficult to photograph on polished surface) bronze 79mm. unsigned. high relief obverse, flat reverse		15-20
15.		Nina Terni Risto Ryti portrait of the fifth President of Finland, 1940-1944. An economist, he was minister of finance and director of the national bank. Formed a coalition govenrment during the Continuation War of 1941-1944 against USSR. Ryti’s position was difficult as the reverse shows - stuck between the military might of the Soviet Union and Germany. He was tried and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for war-crimes after WW2 at the insistance of USSR & UK. Released in 1949, his reputation in the intervening years has been revisited. Medal made in 1967;		30-40
16.		Rasanen, Kauko Sibelius, Stenhammar, Grieg, Nielsen - 4 Scandanavian Composers, portraits of each, with interpretation of music and place in Rasanen’s distinctive style, combining imagery with the portrait; 1976 4 silver medals 46mm each (0.925 sterling, 105gm each) in original wooden presentation case. ed 30/1500 Click on individual names or photos for larger images of each composer - sold as a set.		240-300
17.		Truedsson, Folke, Nordisk Kunstmedalje serie Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Faeroe Islands 1976 each medal in an edition of 5000, a meditation on the country, so Sweden is connected with industry, the Faroes and Iceland with natural beauty of the landscape, Denmark with a portrait of Ole Christensen Rømer, a Danish astronomer who in 1676 made the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light. 4 pieces 70mm each, diameter 10mm. original boxes		60-100
18.		Viovaivh, Centenary of Helsinki Telephone Company - Helsingin Puhelinyhdistys 1882-1982 bilingual Swedish-Finnish medal illustrating telecommunications, wires linking businesses, homes and people wherever. Bronze 70mm		35-50
		France
19.		Chaplain, JC Exposition Universelle Internationale 1900 official medal of the exhibition, République Française as Marianne, the branch of the oak tree forming her headdress with a view of Paris and the Seine to right; rev. Victory carrying the winning worker aloft; in the background a view of the exhibition buildings, named to L Le Brasseur, in original box, this rare 63mm choice EF		70-100
20.		Charpentier, Maurice La Peinture (Painting) male nude artist with palette and brushes, rev. palm and laurel branches, marked Argent on edge (MP) plaquette with cut corners, silver 40x52mm. EF but tarnished - we tend not to clean but photo is a little dark!		125-175
21.		A J V(ic)tor Segoffin Joaquin Albarrán, Microbiologist and histologist 1907 cast bronze, high relief portrait of Cuban pioneer in urology, direct at the Hôpital Necker, Paris 89mm good very fine cast	uniface	100-150
22.		Cros, H Conservation des Forêts / Terrarum Decus - nude Goddess of the Forest, wreathed; rev. goddess preventing a centaur from uprooting a tree, 60mm, SAMF issue edge no. 132, Marx 115, Maier 25, p89 attractive example nicely patinated EF		180-250
23.		Vernon, F Ville de Paris Construction du Metropolitain Municipal 1912 modern transport - people using the Metro - very period rev. engineer with surveying kit with Paris cityscape 1896-19(12) MP bronze plaquette 90x70mm.		250-300
24.		Victor Peter Fauvette, Chienne d’Arret (Bloodhound), a dish in bronze, 170mm x110mm. VF	uniface	100-150
25.		Fraisse, E Aviation Pilot in bi-plane, the wing imitating that of a bird; standard reverse with rising sun and laurels; 1920‘s; original étui red leather and suede, bronze 50mm. ed. Demay Paris, choice EF		70-90
26.		Montagny Aviation, monoplane with nude woman and eagle flying above them over the bridges of Paris, rev. wings with broken chains over the globe Bronze 68mm		120-160
27.		Raoul Benard VIII Olympiad Paris 1924 - participation medal bronze. Victory awarded winners wreaths; reverse view of Paris 55mm attractive VF		220-300
28.		Le Sage Maison de la Radio Française - style pre-WW2 when there were some 30 radio stations, commercial and public sector in France. Woman holds aloft a microphone and a loudspeaker with the building in the background, aerial struts visible. A piece of radio history. Electroformed copper, olive gold patina usual in the 1920s-1930s. 155 x 232mm EF	uniface	125-200
29.		Emile Monier Viticulture girl with grapes and vine leaves in her hair, gilded base metal, using two different colours of gold, yellow and green; 80x66mm most unusual and very skilful work, exhibited 1912 Paris Salon BDM VIII.78	uniface	135-175
30.		Pierre Turin Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes Paris 1925 girl sitting on a cloud, dropping flowers from her basket; rev. text on bouquet of flowers; octagonal bronze large size; 71mm marked cuivre on edge, MP EF		400-600
31.		Pierre Turin Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes Paris 1925 girl sitting on a cloud, dropping flowers from her basket; rev. text on bouquet of flowers; octagonal bronze regular size; 50mm marked cuivre on edge, MP EF, this and no.30 official medals at the eponymous Art Deco exhibition		260-300
32.		André Lavrillier, Aux Enfants de Nice morts pour la France Monument to the Dead, Nice, 1914-1918 war, detail of Janniot’s bas-relief interpreted by Lavrillier; reverse monument by Roger Seassal, architect, and Janniot, sculptor. Hommage de la Cité 29 janvier 1928, bronze 72mm; with (right) two trial pieces, one positive striking of the reverse die 72mm no lettering on monument, plus a negative electroform copper, 86mm (all from the medallist’s studio)		200-300
33.		E-P Blin Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris 1931 bronze medal with heads of people from three representative French Colonial areas: sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Indo-China; rev. two elephants, head to head with elevation of the Expo pavilion behind, 68mm ed. Teteger. attractive patina		100-150
34.		E-P Blin Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris 1931 reverse only of this medal in white base metal; two elephants, head to head with elevation of the Expo pavilion behind, 68mm ed. Teteger. possibly used for advertising	uniface	65-85
35.		Pierre Turin Henri-Marcel Magne, designer and artist portrait 1936, high relief; rev. obverse of Turin’s 1925 Art Deco Expo medal in vignette, with text in homage to Magne ‘qui unit l’art aux métiers’ Bronze 68mm.		40-55
36.		F P Niclausse La Grande Source de Vittel a paperweight using a medallic plaquette and decorative stone (marble), offered by Vittel, ‘grande source source salée’ naked nymph sitting on a cloud, pouring water over the globe, original green leather box, 95x130mm. overall VF		65-90
37.		P M Dammann Albert Roussel, composer, portrait ; rev. Art Deco composition, mermaid playing flutes, with sailing ship in the distance, a reference to his years in the French Navy. Niggl. 1730 67mm bronze EF		50-75
38.		Henri Dropsy Vierge aux Deux Anges 1931 by Henri Dropsy - Virgin Mary and Christ child with two angels attending, 102mm cast bronze, ref. Dropsy Catalogue MP 1964.109	uniface	175-200
39.		Henri Dropsy Sculpture et Architecture by Henri Dropsy 1932 cast bronze 100mm. ref. Dropsy Catalogue MP 1964.119 a return to the medieval Gothic for inspiration	uniface	120-150
40.		Henri Dropsy Vulcan an award for industry made 1932, by Henri Dropsy, mounted on green serpentenite ? stone 110mmx 140mm.		125-175
41.		L-H Bouchard La Violoncelliste a lady cellist playing with names of celebrated composers for the ‘cello at left. Uniface, bronze 60mm. rare c.1935		75-95
42.		Jean Vernon La Normandie - ocean liner Medal for Cie. Gle. Transatlantique French Line Le Havre New York 1935. Bronze 68mm ex PBP collection good EF and attractive		100-150
43.		P M Dammann Albert Hautant portrait of the pioneering doctor 1937 cast bronze 130mm., together with the struck version of the medal, 80mm bronze with symbolic Art Deco reverse of a girl smelling roses. Hautant was a pioneering ear, nose and throat specialist. 2 pieces		200-300
44.		Raymond Pelletier Leda and the Swan, 1934, Art Deco Bronze uniface plaque 61.5x101mm 1907-1958, educated at l'Ecole Boulle, steel engraver; worked mainly for private firms; chief engraver of the Mint, 1951 Lima, Peru	uniface	150-200
45.		André Lavrillier, La France Eternelle 1942 ; France/Gallia’s influence interpreted as cultural as well as political and economic; rev. symbols of the arts with the serpent, knowledge SFAM no. 99 on edge, cf nos 47 & 207		250-300
46.		P Landowski Fedération Internationale des Entreprises a Commerces Multiples - manufacturing - movement of goods; rev. vignettes of various trades, awarded 1950 Vialaneix Francois, not MP 80mm bronze EF		30-50
47.		Belmondo Albert Camus portrait of the French Algerian writer (1913-1960); rev. quotation 1959 - Au centre de mon oeuvre il y a un soleil invincible - at the centre of my work is an invincible sun. SFAM issue, no. 71 on edge (see no.207 for another SFAM issue)		250-300
48.		Derain by ? FH portrait high relief of the artist; cast brass/bronze, boxed 95mm. late 20th century	uniface	25-50
		France Monnaie de Paris & Club Français de la Médaille from 1960s
49.		Harold Ambellan, Les Sorcières (Witches) Sharing secrets at their coven or whirling around in an aerial sabbath, 1974, CFP 596 ed. 4/75 cast bronze 170x140mm. Ambellan born 1912, Buffalo USA but became a French resident.		50-75
50.		Belo (Andre Belot) L’Apres Midi d’un Faune nymph and faun - half deer/half man; reverse Bacchanal MB 3146, 81mm silver gilt (AR), no. IV/50, 1968, VF (rare) 246gm.		150-200
51.		Belo (Andre Belot) Charles Dullin portrait of the actor and theatrical impresario; reverse: façade of the Théatre de l’Atelier held in his hands with his signature left; Club MP no.10/150 cast bronze, 130mm.		125-175
52.		Roger Bezombes Edgar Varèse - image of the musician referring to the myths of Dionysos and the Minotaur with names of his best known musical compositions around the edge; Equatorial, Offrandes, etc reverse the guitar and an impression of Varèse’s music. 1967, no.4/175 CFO 101, cast bronze 140mm.		200-300
53.		Jacques Birr Chimpanzee head, reverse, seated chimpanzee 7 2mm bronze MP 3555 EF		25-30
54.		Borsi St Paul de Vence impression of the hilltop town in Provence, with head of a young girl; reverse, lizard and inscription to PJ Moatii, prefet des Alpes-Maritimes, 80mm bronze MP		20-30
55.		Marcel Chauvenet, La Source - The Spring Hidden under vegetation or bubbling over rocks, the medallic form reinterprets a favourite theme of the French medal. no.4/75, CFO 613, chunky cast bronze, very tactile 135mm. 1974		150-250
56.		Raymond Corbin Marcel Pagnol de l’Académie Française portrait of the Provençal writer; reverse goats leaping under an olive tree, with names of Pagnol’s works - Marius, Topaze, Cesar and Fanny 81mm copper 1975, rubbing on highest points, otherwise EF high relief		50-65
57.		Courbier Homage to Nîmes - Antoninus of Nemausa Roman Emperor Antonius Pius born in Nimes, died 161 (so this medal 1961 for his anniversary) rev. famous buildings of Nimes including the Amphitheatre and Maison Carrée 78mm black patina, relieved. Bronze EF		20-30
58.		Robert Couturier The Three Graces - women linked together, as in classical sculpture, C64 (medal issued in 1965); reverse a woman reclining next to the sea by moonlight, all symbols of the feminine. ed. 4/175, cast bronze 140mm. CFO25		75-125
59.		Maurice Debus Vierge à l’enfant - Virgin and child 1971 uniface bronze 95mm. Good example of Debus’ individual graphic period style	uniface	45-65
60.		Demarchi Ministère de l’Intérieur - French Home Office using the symbol of Paris, a boat as emblem, orders flash out to all parts of France; bundles of fasces and axes represent the various regional office. Edge marked with Ministère de l’Intérieur bronze 90mm EF		30-40
61.		Siv Holme J S Bach portrait of the composer; reverse Holm’s interpretation in the abstract of the well-tempered clavier and counterpoint. 1966 bronze 90mm gEF		40-60
62.		Siv Holme Fountain - 1968 Club MP no.4/75 edition wall plaque cast bronze, loop on reverse 220mm x 185mm Large Very impressive and restful interpretation of light and water Makes a pair with the next plaque (and was issued as such as a much smaller medal by the Monnaie)	uniface	150-225
63.		Siv Holme Tree Leaf - 1968 Club MP no.4/75 edition Large wall plaque cast bronze, loop on reverse 220mm x 185mm An interpretation of the interplay of light and sound	uniface	150-225
64.		M Jampolsky L N Tolstoi - Russian writer portrait; rev. a peasant (possibly Tolstoi himself) mowing his field with a scythe. 1951. Jampolsky was born in Kiev but a student of Dupuis, Ponscarme and Rasumny. 68mm. bronze dark patina EF		25-40
65.		Raymond Joly Thomas More - saint, chancellor to Henry VIII, writer of Utopia; rev. Simplicitas Prudens - dove - symbol of the Holy Ghost - and serpent. dark patina relieved bronze 53mm. (small size)		15-20
66		Raymond Joly Andre Gide - French writer and novelist, winer of the Nobel prize for literature in 1947, anti-colonialist, campaigining social moralist. Facing portrait, with interesting hammered effect background. 1969, centenary of his birth; bronze cast 160mm. CFO 250, no. 4/120 loop on back (Joly was Chief Engraver at the Monnaie).	uniface	85-125
67.		J C Lallemont Petrole (Inspiration - an abstract composition) Nautilus shell emitting smoke and flames (shell - original source of oil) - man standing with bowl reverse: spiral with flame, dark patina, bronze, high relief, 82mm. CGMP 1967 (a good example of how the reference for the image is not always obvious!)		15-25
68.		Lennart Jonasson, A Tous ceux... for all those who... double sided medal contrasts self-confident self-righteousness with the feeling of helplessness and dependency. Inspired by a crusade against world hunger, this medal by a Swedish artist won the First Prize at FIDEM in Paris 1967. CFO 149, no.4/150 cast bronze 130mm. heavy		100-150
69.		Max Léognany, The Annunciation The Angel Gabriel gives Mary a seedling, symbolising life and death on the cross; rev. Seedling again seen as a cross but producing a future harvest of good. CFO 39, bronze cast 140mm. ed. 4/500		90-125
70.		Karl-Jean Longuet Fernand Leger, French painter’s portrait, high relief; reverse a solar flower, expressing joy and unity; cast bronze 140mm, large and heavy no. 4 edition of 200 CGMP 4.1237, 1966, EF		100-150
71.		Karl-Jean Longuet George Bernard Shaw, portrait of playwright and polemicist; reverse an abstract design expressing the development of clear thought, expanding ever further into the light; designed 1966, this dated 1967 on edge cast bronze no.4 edition of 200, 130mm. EF		100-150
72.		René Matthey Chickens (Poules), 1958 84mm. bronze uniface MP unusual when compared to other prize medals for poultry.		20-30
73.		Edmond Moirignot Regard d’Enfant, Regard de Mère (Mother and Child) Baby looking directly at his mother, the mother gazing back as she lifts him up. Cast bronze 120mm no. 4/100 edition dated 1969, Moirignot sculptor and medallist b. 1913, student of Jean Boucher. ClubMP4.1331 EF		100-150
74.		Edmond Moirignot La Fillette Girl making sandcastles or skipping, cast bronze Club no. 4/100 edition, dated 1968 on edge Club MP 4.1331 EF		100-150
75.		Roger Montané Voltaire portrait of the philosopher; rev. a chessboard symbolising good and evil, and flowers: - two quotes ‘Il faut cultiver son jardin - l’homme est né pour l’action’. 1970 no. 14/100 72mm dark patina relieved bronze EF		35-50
76.		Jean-Jacques Morvan Grand Nord à La Sainte-Jean d’Été The Far North on Midsummer’s Day, 1973, inspired by melting snow and the resulting lakes, reflecting bright sunshine, Monnaie de Paris, Club no. 4/40 cast bronze 120mm, blue-green original patina EF		90-125
77.		Max Papart Voyage Two birds flying close together with an abstract bird’s eye view on the reverse of the land, 1966 CFO 154, 4/75 cast bronze 100mm.		50-75
78.		Serge Ponomarew Apocalypse de St Jean an interpretation of the Gospel author, St John, and his imagery, the four horsement of the Apocalypse, an early issue of the CFM, no. 9, ed. 24/250 cast bronze 140mm. Sculptor born Russia 1911, moved to Paris.		75-125
79.		Genevieve Pons-Vignon La Loutre, (Sea Otter) 76mm. otter swimming - MP copper no. 5/10 1983 gEF		15-25
80.		Madeleine-Pierre Quérolle Byron - English Romantic poet; portrait with winged collar; reverse inspired by the Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage - ancient Mediterranean ruins, a grave and the sailing ship, 1969, 72mm. bronze MP EF		20-30
81.		Madeleine-Pierre Quérolle Guy de Maupassant, French writer, in particular short stories; reverse boating scenes on the Seine with the head of Jupiter Ammon superimposed, symbol of energy and brutality early medal for Monnaie - 1961 68mm bronze MP EF		15-25
82.		Suzanne Regis Henri Bergson 1859-1959 portrait in high relief for the centenary of the birth of the philosopher and scientist; rev. Durée, Elan Vital, Energie spirituelle 76mm bronze early medal for the Monnaie de Paris 1959 - EF(Sculptor and member of the French Resistance)		35-50
83.		Jean-Philippe Roch Paris 1969 Streets and monuments of Paris, with reverse, key moments in the history of the city. bronze 100mm.		45-65
84.		Colette Rodenfuser Ribera - Spanish Baroque painter portrait medal, rev. an outcast enveloped by an angel, the image of Beauty, MP 1967 68mm dark patina relieved bronze, EF high relief		30-40
85.		Michele Rossigneux James Ensor Belgian artist portrait with ostentatious feathered hat; reverse grotesque masks of carnival - a leitmotiv in his work; 1973 copper MP 68mm. EF		15-25
86.		Saunier-Gilde Virgil Roman poet of the Aeneid, commemorative for 2nd millenary of his death; rev. scene inspired by Bucolics - cowherd playing pipes in the sun; MP Club no.4/100 copper 1982 EF		30-40
87.		Scarpa Titian portrait of the artist in old age; rev. nude rising from the waters of Venice. 1966 MP bronze 71mm. EF		30-40
88.		Shelomo Selinger, L’Au-Delà de Soi-Même - Beyond Self. exploration of the intense relationship between a woman and her child, a couple and their children. Selinger was born in Poland in 1928, moved to France, profoundly moved by horrors of concentration camp and the creation of the state of Israel. 1974, CFO 621, ed.4/75, 180x150mm 20mm thick, chunky cast bronze, dark patina relieved		200-300
89		Claude Schurr Ophélie le Teckel Dachshund on her back, paws in the air, playing with her tail rev. Ophélie the dog three times in profile. cast bronze 150mm. ed. 4/150		85-125
90		Sklavos Stèle standing and kneeling figures on fluid background - 1973 (issued posthumously after the artist’s premature death in 1967) CFO 530, ed. 30 cast bronze, 385x185mm large plaquette	uniface	200-400
91.	uniface	Sklavos Couple de Forces Lumineuses A couple of alien beings, bring Knowledge perhaps. cast bronze plaquette, CFO 540 edit. 30, 365x185mm. large plaquette		200-400
92.		Tschudin Love/L’Amour Woman giving a heart to a suitor reverse: Qui donne son coeur, s’enrichit - within a bouquet of flowers. similar to MP 3476 Affection, dated 1982, bronze 76mm. nEF		15-25
93.		Andre Vasson Andre Malraux, French writer and statesman rev. very stylised birdman composition based on Malraux’s Metamorphoses of the gods. MP 65mm bronze EF		15-25
94.		Renee Vautier Jeux (Games) an expression of both delight and seriousness, the essence of play. 1967 no4/100 CFO 90 cast bronze 160mm.		65-85
95.		Renee Vautier Jeunesse (Youth) 1969, a gathering of boys and girls, the reverse a metaphor with young shoots, CFO 254, ed. 4/75 cast bronze 160mm.		65-85
96		(various artists) Grand Prix de Rome - Gravure en médaille - collection of 12 medals late 1960s-1970s; all special editions of 150 pieces, numbered, dedicated to the medallists who won this celebrated prize for practising medallists and engravers; all pewter (étain), neo-classical themes, various sizes 69mm to 74mm Gatteaux 1809, CFV Vernon 1887, Benard 1911, Bazor 1923, Muller 1932, Joly 1942, Tschudin 1945, Michel Charpentier 1951, Emile Rousseau 1957, Asselbergs 1960, Boyer 1963, Mondineu 1966 12 pieces - see online photographs - click on each name		360-450
97		Aleth Guzman Médaille Olympique - Grand Prix de Rome - Gravure en médaille - awarded 4 July 1929 no. 52/150 pewter (étain) 75mm VF - Athena awarding laurel wreath to nude athlete - design not used officially by the IOC.		80-120

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