| Spink > Auction 23129 | Auction date: 26 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 10151 Price realized: Unsold | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: (x) Belgium, Adolphe Max, Mayor of Brussles, AE Medal, 1914, by G. Devresse, . ADOLPHE MAX BOURGMESTRE DE BRUXELLES ., uniformed three-quarters bust left, rev. . LES VERTUS CIVIQUES . JUSTICE . VIGILANCE . CHARITE, cockerel with scales of justice, 64mm, 97.87g, extremely fine; Belgium, Visit of Albert I and Elisabeth to Brazil, AR Medal, 1920, by G. Devresse, . LL . MM . ALBERT . .ET. ELISABETH, uniformed and diademed bust left, rev. 19 DE SETEMBRO 1920 15 DE OUTUBRO 1920, banner with tree branch behind, 70mm, 121.40g, extremely fine; Belgium, Trandafir Djuvara, Minister of Bulgaria in Brussels, AE Medal, 1920, by G. Devresse, TRANDAFIR G DJUVARA, uniformed bust left, rev. sixteen line inscription, listing cities and dates where he served, 74mm, 141.11g, some darker staining, otherwise extremely fine; Belgium, Death of Queen Astrid, AE Medal, 1936, by G. Devresse, draped bust left, rev. monogram right, rev. seven line inscription, 64mm, 123.69g, extremely fine, in original box of issue; Belgium, Death of Queen Astrid, AE Medal, 1935, by P. Turin, LEOPOLD III ROI DES BELGES, bust right, MCMXXXV below, rev. ASTRID REINE DES BELGES, bust left, MCMXXXV below, 67mm, 158.68g, as struck, in original box of issue; Brazil, Centenary of Independence and International Exposition, Rio de Janeiro, AE Medal, 1923, by G. Devresse, BRAZIL 7 SETEMBRO 1822-1923, kneeling woman reaches up to Victory breaking free of chains, rev. EXPOSICAO . INTERNACIONAL . RIO . DE . JANEIRO . 1922-1923, female figure seated presents laurel wreath to figure holding vase, exposition grounds beyond, 74mm, 130.33g, pleasing brown surfaces, extremely fine; Belgium, To The Heroes Who Died For The Patris, AE Medallion, c. 1915, by René Lalique, Victory holding sword, crowns a dead soldier, rev. AUX HEROS MORTS POUR LA PATRIS, L'AVENIR JAILLIT D' ENTRE LE REPOS DESMORTS CSE DE NOAILLES in six lines, 28mm, 9.41g, a handful of light contact marks, some damage to the gilt on the suspension ring, otherwise about extremely fine; France, Journee du Poilu, AE Uniface Pin Badge, 1915, by René Lalique, soldier grasps an eagle by the neck, JOURNEE DU POILU below, 34mm x 34mm, 9.85g, a most handsome art nouveau design by the renowned French jeweller Lalique, extremely fine; France, Joseph Joffre, Battle of La Marne, AR Medallion, c. 1914, uniformed bust facing, rev. LA MARNE 4 - IX - 1914 H FAUT TENIR JOFFRE, 31mm, 12.18g, some staining to the reverse, otherwise extremely fine, mounted for suspension (9). The Journee du Poilu pin badges were sold to raise funds in France for the war effort. The direct translation of Poilu is 'the hairy one'. The phrase came to be used as a nickname for regular French infantryman during the First World War, in the same way the name 'Tommy' became synonymous with British soldiers. The word carries the sense of the infantryman's typically rustic, agricultural background, and derives from the bushy moustaches many French soldiers grew., , René Lalique (1860-1945) was a French jeweller, medallist, and glass designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewellery, chandeliers, clocks, and automobile hood ornaments. , Estimate: £200 - £250 |  |
