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Carl Michael Bellman by Lea Ahlborn
(Sweden), 26 July 1872; reverse, a lute, interested in Folk music, see Niggl
I.307 WM 35mm. GBP 30 |
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Pablo Casals Bach Festival, Prades, France 2-20
June 1950. for the 200th anniversary of the death of J S Bach. Good portraits
of both Casals and Bach. Heavy silver medal by Miguel Paredes, struck by
the Monnaie de Paris CGMP M.1589 GBP 65 |
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(Switzerland) Conservatoire de Musique de Geneve
a splendid silver prize medal from the mid 19th century, unnamed, by Bovy,
53mm GBP 35 |
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Left: Alfred Grunfeld
Pianist, medal by Joseph Drouot, bronze 45x50mm GBP 45
Right: Beethoven, facing portrait
Composer in his later years, by Hartig for the centenary in 1927, uniface
bronze 40mm small size GBP 25 or larger size 55mm GBP 35
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Antonin Dvorak a plaster medal, framed, no signature
but looks contemporary with the artist and in style reminiscent of Hartig
(Austria). 41mm plaster, frame 130mm, Very attractive, GBP 25 |
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Beniamino Gigli, 1890-1957 Bel Canto operatic tenor,
a large cast bronze medal by F Tommaso 1970 (50 years after his
first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York);, with the
spiral reverse. His stamina was legendary and he gave many benefit concerts
for charity, sometimes known as the Second Caruso. The patina on this
medal is rather odd, the casting rough sandcast, but nevertheless, a rare
and beautiful large portrait. 97mm. GBP 50
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Charles Gounod 1818-1893 by Andre Lavrillier,
struck medal 1943 from the Monnaie de Paris; reverse the flying horse from
Philemon & Baucis, one of Gounod's works. The names of other
operas are also mentioned. 68mm. bronze GBP 45 |
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George Frederick Handel Centenary
Commemoration Crystal Palace 1859. As usual named on the edge to Performer
Miss Gypson 51mm bronze, spot on the reverse as photo but otherwise
good very fine GBP 30 |
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J-B Lully 1632-1685 (French composer at
the court of Louis XIV) by Ponce (1966, Monnaie de Paris) reverse
is a quotation "Quelle gloire! il la doit a son rare genie Mais
pouvoit il moins faire? Il chantait pour Louis" What celebrity!
- he owes it to his rare genius. But could it be otherwise? He sings for
Louis. The radiant symbol on the reverse refers to the Sun King, Louis XIV.
Pewter, limited edition of 250. Condition nVF but a strong portrait and
scarce GBP 45 |
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Luigi Marchesi , by Guillemard.
Portrait on the Milan School of Music prize medal of the Italian operatic
castrato singer, born Milan 1754, died 1829. He achieved national hero status
by refusing to sing for Napoleon when the latter entered Milan. The condition
of the medal is only fine but an interesting story! 43mm bronze Forrer ii.
343 Not nice but unususal GBP 50 |
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Metastasio, librettist; Ennio Quirino
Visconti , 1751-1818, Italian archaeologist; and Bartolome Pinello,
commemorative medal of 1840 by Girometti, wellmade struck bronze 50mm GBP
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Mozart
Left: portrait of the composer (by Hartig, unsigned), lettering around
the edge, 1756-1791, 75mm uniface bronze GBP 35
Right: portrait of the composer with name to left, signed Hartig, 55mm
bronze GBP 35
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| Wolfgang Mozart by Caque from the French Great
Men series, 40mm bronze GBP 35 |
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Left: Mendelssohn - a metallised card medal 91mm, probably
from a bookplate. GBP10
Right: David Popper, cellist 1906, uniface plaquette, bronze
38x50mm. GBP 40
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Arturo Toscanini 1867-1957 by Manfrini, gilt
bronze medal; reverse symphoniae arte eximia magister notes wafting
out of a music score with the conductor's baton. 60mm. GBP 35 |
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