THECOLLECTIONOFMEDALSOFMUSICIANS formedbyPaulNiggl

ThecollectionofmedalsofferedforsalerepresentsthemajorityofthepiecesfromthecollectionformedbyPaulNigglandwhichformedthebasisofhisbook,Musiker Medaillen,Darmstadt,1965,towhichreferencehasbeenmadethroughoutthetext.FollowingNiggl’sdeaththecollectionremainedintactuntilofferedforsaleasasinglelotbySpink&Son[14July1998,lot403].Sincethensomepieceshavebeenremovedandsold,butessentiallythecollectionisasitwaspublishedin1965.InMusiker Medaillenthemedalsareinasimplealphabeticallistandforthosewhomeritedanumberofmedals,theselectionisalphabeticalbytheartist.Howevertoarrangethecollectionsensiblyforauctionthemedalshavebeensortedcountrybycountry,thenalphabetical,andthenbydate.Aquickglanceattheillustrationswilldemonstratethestrengthofthecollectionandbeautyofsomeofthepiecesoffered.Thecataloguersknowofnoothercollectionofsuchsizeandrangeandthesaleoffersauniqueopportunitytocollectors.

AUSTRIA

12

1 FranzJosephHaydn(1732-1809),composer,SilverMedal,byNGatteaux[1800],adaptedasaPrizeMedal,1826,bewiggedbustleft,revwithinoakandolivewreath,1ERPRIXDEMUSIQUE/VOCALE…,56.5mm,suspensionringsattop(cfNi863-64),the recipient’s name crudely erased, otherwise extremely fine and rare;another,Copper,1800,forthe“Hommage”attheTheatredesArts,revlegendintwolinesaroundcentrallyre,55mm(Ni863),extremely fine, some stains on reverse.(2) £80-120

2 FranzJosephHaydn(1732-1809),unifaceBronzeMedal,inthestyleofLeonhardPosch,bustright,hairtiedinqueue,JOSEPHHAYDNengravedbehind,61.5mm(Ni903);SeriesNumismatica,byEGatteaux,MONACHII[Munich]edge,41mm(Ni865);andvarietyofreverse(Ni866);smallmedals(2),Silver,1832,byStuckhardt,31mm(Ni894),andiron,1809,byCVoigt,28.5mm(Ni898);andabronzedelectrotypecopyofGSteinbock’sgoldmedal,67mm(Ni891).All very fine but some spotting to last.(6) £80-120

ThestyleofthefirstissimilartothemanyBerlinironmedalsmadebyPosch.

3 Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Centenary of Death, uniface oval Bronze Plaquette, 1909, by H Mauer,bustleft,106mmx83mm(Ni882);rectangularBronzePlaquettes(4),byLCLauer,55mmx37mm(Ni875),SilveredBronzeMedal,byLauer,50mm(Ni874),byRudolfMayerandFranzWilhelm,51mmx39mm(Ni883),byFStiasny,66mmx60mm(Ni893);Bi-centenaryofBirth,byJosefTautenhayn,1932,50mmx50mm(Ni895);BronzeMedals(4),1909,CentenaryofDeath(2),byRMarschall,revmusicinsunrise,54mm(Ni881);byETorff,revwreath,60mm(Ni896);byJohannSchwerdtner,43mm(Ni890);medaletbyLauerandcommemorative2-Schillings(2),1932.Mostly extremely fine.(13) £120-150

4 FranzJosephHaydn(1732-1809),CentenaryofDeath,BronzeMedal,1909,byMaximilianDasio[Munich],headleft,revOrpheusholdinglyre,75mm(Ni860);CentenaryofDeath,BronzeMedal,1909,byKarlGoetz,bustthree-quartersright,revmusicalscorewithinfloralwreath,64mm(Ni867;Kienast31).Extremely fine or nearly so.(2) £100-150

5 6

5 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1759-1791), child prodigy, prolific and influential composer and performer,SilverMedal[1791],byGuillemardand[reverse]FStuckgart,bustright,revdrapedfemalefigurewithlyre,cherubbesideher,37mm(Ni1373);smallerMedals(4),1796,Silver(2),CopperandBerlinIron,byCVoigt,headleft,revlyre,28mm(Ni1453).Iron very fine, others extremely fine or nearly so.(5) £80-120

6 WolfgangAmadeusMozart(1759-1791),Medals(2),SilverandWhiteMetal,1796,byJvanBaerend,laureateheadright,revApollo,alionathisside,playslyre,AVDITVSSAXISINTELLECTVSQFERARSENSIBVS,47mm(Ni1350).Nearly extremely fine, silver toned, rare.(2) £120-150

78

7 WolfgangAmadeusMozart(1759-1791),smallcircularPlaquette,BerlinIron,perhapsbyLeonhardPosch,headright,88mm;thinovalBrassPlaquette,headright,72mmx62mm,attachmentindentations(Ni1466).Second very fine, the first better and rare.(2) £60-80

8 WolfgangAmadeusMozart(1759-1791),MozartFestival,Wartburg,1925,apairofMedals,SilverandBronze,byKarlGoetz,bustleft,revcherubsplayinstrumentsincastlecourtyard,36mmand70mm(Ni1369;Kienast323).Extremely fine.(2) £60-80

9 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1759-1791), child prodigy, prolific and influential composer and performer,uniface rectangular Bronze Plaquette, by Ede Telcs, bust right, name below, 142mm x 124mm (Ni 1447);unifacecircularBronzePlaquette,bustright,withinhighrim,165mm(Ni1458).Both very fine.(2) £60-80

10 WolfgangAmadeusMozart(1759-1791),unifaceBronzePlaquettes(2),1903,byMayer&Wilhelm,51mmx39mm(Ni1419),byFStiasny,bustright,inhighrelief,66mmx54mm(Ni1438);another,larger,c.1850s,the“BoisDurci”head,107mm(Ni1463).All extremely fine, small piercing to second.(3) £70-90

11 WolfgangAmadeusMozart (1759-1791),unifaceBronzeMedal,byFStiasny,bust right, indetailedrelief,lineofmusicfrom“DonJuan”,90mm(Ni1437);Plaquettes(3),byLauer,bustleft,55mmx37mm(Ni1399),byEdeTelcs(2,withandwithoutborder),bustright,56mmx49mm(Ni1445);andamodernSilverMedal,GalerieWelz,Salzburg,1956,47mm,incase.Extremely fine.(5) £60-80

12 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1759-1791), Medals (2), 1896, Silver and Copper, byAnton Scharff, for theViennaMozartFestival,bustright,revcherubsplayinginstrumentsintheclouds,57mm(Ni1431);othersinSilver(5),bySebaldDrentwett,1906,bustthree-quartersleft,40.5mm(Ni1364),byLauer,bustleft,revMozart’sbirthplace,Salzburg,50mm(Ni1398),byRMayer,28mm(Ni1418);Plaquettes(2),byMayer&Wilhelm, 1903, 1906, 50mm x 39mm (Ni 1419, 1420); together with, Medals (2), Silver and Bronze, byAHartig,36mm(Ni1376);commemorative2-Schillings(2),1931and25-Schillings(3),1956.Extremely fine or virtually so.(12) £100-150

13 WolfgangAmadeusMozart(1759-1791),agoodgroupofBronzePortraitMedals(9),byFülöpOBeck,69mm(Ni1351),byLauer(3),50mm(Ni1397,1400,1401),byRudolfMayer,60mm(Ni1418),byJosefTautenhayn(2), 50mm(Ni1439, 1444),byETorff (2), 60mm(Ni1450, 1451); andanoctagonalBronzePlaquette,byERettenmaier,65mmx65mm(Ni1429).Extremely fine.(10) £80-120

14 WolfgangAmadeusMozart (1759-1791),SilverMedals (2),1856,byCarlRadnitzky,bustright,revcherubwithlyre,48mm(Ni1425),byRMayer,bustright,revtwocherubs,40mm(Ni1418);ZincMedal,1856,byTReitsamer,38mm(Ni1427);andaSilverMedalet,25mm.Zinc good fine, the silver better.(4) £70-90

15 WolfgangAmadeusMozart(1759-1791),CardBoxMedal,byDieter&Co,withlinkedphotographicroundels;togetherwithmiscellaneousbadges,medals,medalets,plaquettes,etc (20) (includingNi1354,1355,1372,1402,1410,1411,1427,1465,1473,1474,1475,1476).Mostly very fine.(21) £60-80

16 FranzPeterSchubert(1797-1828),composer,SilverandCopperMedals,1888,forthe25thAnniversaryofthe

MännergesangvereinSchubert-Bund,Vienna,byJohannSchwerdtner,bustleft,revlyrewithinwreath,46mm(Ni 1829); Schubert-Denkmal, Copper Medal, 1872, by Joseph Tautenhayn, bare head right, rev figures ofMusicfloatheaven-ward,63mm(Ni1837).All extremely fine.(3) £60-80

17 FranzPeterSchubert(1797-1828),centenaryofdeath,BronzeMedal,1928,byKarlGoetz,bustthree-quartersright,revinfantgeniiholdtorch,60mm(Ni1793;Keinast417);similarbutsmallermedals,SilverandBronze,36mm.Extremely fine or virtually so.(3) £80-120

18 Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828), Schubert-Bund, Jubilee, 1863-1913, Bronze Plaquette, by J Beyer, bustleft,100mmx70mm(Ni1787);smallerBronzePlaquette,byFStiasny,bustright,65mmx57mm(Ni1836);Plaquette,iron(?),signedPL,bustthree-quartersright,91mmx71mm(Ni-);Silveredplaquette,byLauer,bustright,55mmx37mm(Ni1808);otherBronzePlaquettes(2),byMayer&Wilhelm,70mmx50mm(Ni1813)and1911,byRNeuberger,65mmx50mm(Ni1818).Extremely fine or nearly so.(6) £80-120

19 FranzPeterSchubert(1797-1828),BronzePlaquette,byMayer&Wilhelm,70mmx50mm(Ni1813);othersinbronze(8),smallplaquettes(3),unsigned,50mmx38.5mm(Ni-),byAWeinberger(2),1928,acherubquartet,Schubertabove,50mmx40mm(Ni1846),avariation,58mmx54mm(Ni1847),bothroundedtops,andamedal,35mm(Ni1849),byJTautenhayn(2),unifaceoctagonalmedal,1928,50.5mm(Ni1838),and40mm(Ni1840),byEHHanisch-Concée,30mm(Ni1796);andamodernmedal,byGSimon,68mm.All extremely fine.(9) £80-120

20 Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828), Oval Bronze Plaquette [1916], by F Stiasny, facing bust at bottom withconjoinedbustsofthreefemalesingers,theDrei-mädchenköpfe,toleft,75mmx91mm(Ni1835);DeutscheSängerbundesfest, Bronze Medal, 1928, by Karl Perl, 90mm (Ni 1819), both extremely fine, the first a rather beautiful plaquette with the Schubert bust in high relief.(2) £80-120

2122

21 FranzPeterSchubert(1797-1828),unifaceBronzeMedal,byAntonScharff,bustright,50mm(Ni1827);others(6),byRudolfMayer(2),60mmand51mm(Ni1815),byLauer,50mm(Ni1809),silvered;byFLugerth,59mmand34mm(Ni1812),silvered,somewhatsimilar,60mm(Ni-);octagonal,byJTautenhayn,50.5mm(Ni1838).Extremely fine.(7) £80-120

22 FranzPeterSchubert(1797-1828),SilverMedal,1928,byTIsnenghi,55mm(Ni1804);others(5),byRudolfMayer(3),revstwomaidens,40mm,34mm,and28.5mm(Ni1815);byKarlRoth,revstorchandlegend,36mm(Ni1824);andcommemorative2-Schillings(3),1928(Ni1795).Extremely fine or nearly so, some uneven toning.(9) £100-150

(imagereduced)

23 JohannStrauss,theelder(1804-1849),romanticcomposer,andJosefFranzLanner(1801-1843),composerandviolinist,pairofsmallmedals,SilverandBronze,[1904]byJWeigl,thetwo,sidebyside,30mm(Ni1042);shapedBronzePlaquette,byRNeuberger,bustssidebyside,53mmx76mm(Ni1907);Strauss,alone,shapedrectangularSilvered-bronzePlaquette,byLDuschek,intheart-nouveaustyle,bustfull-face,nameandolivebranchbelow,130mmx80mm(Ni1940),very fine;withminiaturestrikingsinSilver,ofProfessorRudolfMayer’smedalsofJohannStrauss,theyounger,20mm,13mmand9mm(Ni1951),extremely fine unless stated.(6) £100-150

ThewaltzesofStraussandLannersetthefoundationsfortheStraussdynasty.

24 JennyLutzer (1816-1877),virtuososoprano,CopperMedal, c.1845,byResek,head right,hair tiedup, revmusicalemblems,45mm(Ni1221).Extremely fine. £40-60

2526(imagereduced)

25 SigismundThalberg(1812-1871),composerandvirtuosopianist,largeunifaceBronzePortraitplaque,1842,byBenerecht,bareheadright,inhighrelief,signedbelow,“Propriétédel’auteur-Benerecht”,namebehind,180mm(Ni2007).Extremely fine. £150-200

At his birth in Pâquis (Geneva), Sigismund Thalberg was recorded as the child of a Joseph Thalberg and a Fortunè Stein, but hisnationalitywasAustrian.HeisalwaysbelievedtobetheillegitimatesonofPrinceFranzJosefJohannDietrichsteinandBaronessvonWetzlar.Along-timeresidentofNaples,heiscommemoratedtherewithastatue.

26 AntonBruckner (1824-1896),composer,SilverTributeMedal,1934,byKarlGoetz,head left,revWalhalla,36mm(Ni423;Kienast495);smallSilverMedal,undated,byAntonGrath,bustleft,revnakedmuse,seated,33mm(Ni424);unifaceBronzeplaquettes(2),bothbustleft,byFStiasny,66mmx57mm(Ni437)andbyJosefTautenhaynjnr,67mmx46mm(Ni438);BronzeMedals(3),allheadorbustleft,byAHartig,1924,revApollo,60mm;uniface,byFranzXaverPawlik,50mm(Ni432);byJosefTautenhaynjnr,1924,revStFlorian,40mm(Ni440).Extremely fine.(7) £120-150

27 Johann Strauss, the younger (1825-1899), composer known especially for his waltzes, a pair of medals,SilverandCopper,1894,byAntonScharff,50thanniversaryoftheKünstler-Jubiläums,bustright,revmusicalinstruments(andbat)placedbeforeballroomscene,59mm(Ni1954);thesameevent,BronzeMedal,byHJauner,whiskeredbust left,56mm(Ni1945);BronzeMedal,1925,by JosefTautenhayn jnr,headright, revlandscape,40mm(Ni1960).Extremely fine.(4) £80-120

ThejubileefestivitiescommencedonOctober13thattheTheatreanderWien,withthepremièreofStrauss’newoperettaofJabuka (das Apfelfest).Straussreceived47curtain-calls.

28 JohannStrauss,theyounger(1825-1899),unifaceBronzePortraitMedal,unsigned,bustrightwearingjacketandbow-tie,hisnamebehindinArtNouveaustyle,91mm(Ni1958).Extremely fine. £150-250

TheportraitandstyleisverysimilartoAntonScharff’smedalof1894(Ni1954),andScharffcouldwellhavebeenthemedallist.

29 JohannStrauss, theyounger (1825-1899), agroupofMedals,byRudolfMayer, allbust right, revmusicalcherubs,Silver(3),40mm,34mmand29mmandCopper,60mm(Ni1950);smallBronzePlaquette,byMayer&Wilhelm,bustinhat,almostfull-face,55mmx37mm;andasmallermedalbyLauer,27mm.Extremely fine.(6) £80-100

30 Joseph Strauss (1827-1870), composer brother of Johann, Bronze Plaquette, by F Kounitzky, bust three-quartersright,90mmx55mm(Ni1965).Softly sculpted, extremely fine. £50-70

31 Theodor Leschetizky (1830-1915), Austrian pianist and legendary piano teacher, Silver Medals (2), 1905,by Alfred Rothberger, 22.5mm, suspension loop; 1910, by Hugo Tagland, 35mm (Ni 1068, 1069); EduardKremser (1838-1914), Bronze Plaquette, 1908, by R Bachmann, bust right, 55mm x 55mm; Bronze Medals(2),byRBachmann,bustright,59mm;byAntonGrath,facingbust,45.5mm(Ni1018,1017,1019);EdmundGuschelbauer(1839-1912),folksingerandCoupletdichter,BronzeMedal,1903,byHansSchaefer,bustrightin top hat, 44mm (Ni 780); Johann Baptiste Gänsbacher (1778-1844), composer of church music, CopperMedal,byJChristlbauer,40mm;andWhiteMetalMemorialMedal,39mm(Ni668,669);RobertFuchs(1847-1927), composer, Bronze Plaquette, 1907, by J Benk, bust right within woodland setting with two fairies,61mmx85mm(Ni660),ahandsomepiece;HansForster (1848-1891),choirmaster,non-portraitmemorialBronzeplaquette,byLHujer,girlwithlyre,76mmx50mm(Ni650);JosephFischhof(1850-1932),cellist,apairofovalunifaceSilverMedals,aged47[1897],byFXPawlik,bustthree-quartersright,53mmx41mmand31mmx24mm(Ni639,640),andwithhiswife,Marianne,34mm(Ni642). Extremely fine or nearly so.(11) £80-120

32 Josef Labor (1842-1924), pianist, organist and composer, large uniface circular Bronze plaquette, 1924, byRichardPlacht,bustleft,201mm(Ni1033),very fine, the patina spotted;IgnazBrüll(November7,1846-September17,1907),pianistandcomposer,uniface rectangularBronzePortraitPlaquette,byCWaschmann,beardedbustright,namebelow,207mmx138mm(Ni445),very fine, but rust marks in top left corner.(2) £70-90

Labor,whohadbeenblindedbysmallpoxattheageofthree,wasaninfluentialmusicteacherandafriendofsomekeyfiguresinmusicandtheartsinVienna.WhenthepianistPaulWittgensteinlosthisrightarminWorldWarI,itwasLaborwhowasthefirsttobeaskedtowriteapieceforthelefthand.

3334

33 FelixJosefvonMottl(1856-1911),conductor,unifaceBronzePlaquette,1911,byKarlGoetz,bustleft,legendleftandrightandnamebelowtruncation,97mmx86mm(Kienast32).Good very fine, rare. £60-80

MottldiedinaMunichhospitalon2July1911,havingsufferedaheartattackon21Junewhilstconductinghis100thperformanceofTristaninMunich.

34 GustavMahler(1860-1911),Bohemian-Austriancomposerandconductor,Medals(4),byJvonToonDupuis,MahlerFestival,Amsterdam,1920,SilverandCopper,headleft,revbustofWillemMengelberg,theDirector,right,65mm;andsmallerBronze,26mm,forwearing;1954,OrchestraltourofAmerica,Bronze,50mm(Ni1227,1229);BronzeMedals(2),byAlfredRothberger,bustleft,revolivebranchinclouds,51mm(Ni1236);Bronzeplaquettes(2),byThIsnenghi,bustleft,60mmx52mm;byFStiasny,bustright,65mmx56mm(Ni1238). Extremely fine.(8) £80-120

35 AntonBarthlmé(1867-1943),cellist,militarymusicianandteacher,unifacecircularBronzePlaquette,aged35, 1893, by Ludwig Hujer, bespectacled bust right, 160mm, numbered 11 on the reverse (Ni 88); and thesmallermedal,55mm.Nearly extremely fine and extremely fine.(2) £50-70

AnearlyworkbythemedallistLudwigHujer(1872-1968)

36 The Udel Quartet, Bronze Plaquette, [1904], by F Kounitzky, the Quartet in evening dress stand, holdingscores,AlbertSchafer(b.1866),KarlUdel(1844-1927),cellistandfolksinger,ErnstGrinzenberger(b.1866)andCarlMusch(b.1863),116mmx180mm(Ni2031);anothersmaller,1901,byAlkexanderLeiser,thequartet,two-by-twofacinginwards,35mmx55mm.Extremely fine and first very rare.(2) £100-150

TheQuartet,whichwasfoundedinViennain1880andseemstohavechangedplayersovertheyears,playedfolkmusicandwasalsoinfluencedbyearlyAmericanjazz.

37 JosephNentwich(1851-1903),composer,SilverPlaquette,byFXPawlik,38mmx26.5mm(Ni1506);withagroupofBronzePlaquettes,IgnazBrull(1846-1907),pianistandcomposer,1902,byCWaschmann,65mmx42mm(Ni445);AlfredGrünfeld(1852-1924),pianistandcomposer,1902,byJTautenhaynjnr,71mmx51mm(Ni771);1910,byFlorianJosephu-Drouot,Grünfeldfacingright,playspiano,50mmx45mm(Ni768);andBronzeMedal,1922,byJosephPrinz,64mm(Ni769);TheodorReichmann(1849-1903),baritonewiththeViennaOpera(2,onesilvered),byCWaschmann,facingbustrevnameanddates,82mmx53mm(Ni1670);HansRichter(1843-1916),conductor,byJKassin,75mmx45mm(Ni1680);FerdinandLoewe(1865-1925),conductor,65mmx50mm(Ni1202);KarlLiebleitner(1858-1933),folksongresearcher,BronzeMedal,byJosefPrinz,50mm(Ni1076);Charles[KarlRudolf]Weinberger(1861-1939),composer,50mmx38mm(Ni2307);FranzSchneiderhan(1863-?1938),violinistandconductor,byJTautenhaynjnr,59.5mmx45mm(Ni1782).Mostly extremely fine.(13) £100-150

Records(andNiggl)showTheodorReichmann’sdateofbirthas1849,not1850asontheplaquettes. KarlLiebleitner,memberofthe“DeutscherVolkgesangverein”(FolkSongUnion),Viennaandfrom1892itschoirmaster.

38 JosefHellmesberger(1828-1893),violinistandconductor,byHJauner,56mm(Ni910);otherBronzeorCopperMedals(10),RichardFranzJosephHeuberger(1850-1914),composer,51mm(Ni917);WilhelmKienzl(1857-1941),composer,1927,byARWeinberger,50mm(Ni993);HansRichter(1843-1916),byHWPage,54mm(Ni1681);FranzShalk(1865-1931),byJTautenhayn(2),50mm(Ni1768);HeinrichSchenker(1868-1935),byARothberger,60mm(Ni1770);AdrianFrançoisSerevais(1807-1877),65mm(Ni1882);MaxvonWeinzierl(1841-1898),45mm(Ni2311);Medalets (3),ofThomasKoschat (2,onesilver),andServais;HansPfitzner(1869-1949),SilverMedal,31mm(Ni1600);AdolfProsniz(1829-1917),ZincMedal,63mm(Ni1619).Mostly extremely fine.(15) £100-150

39 MedalsbyArnoldHartig(1878-1972),AustrianMedalist,aseriesofunifaceBronzeMedalsandPlaquettesofmusicians,comprising,Bach(2),76mmand39mm(Ni49);Beethoven,Plaquettes(2),facinghead,85mmx85mm,75mmand40mm(Ni144,146)andMedals(2),1927,76mmand39mm(Ni145);Brahms(2),76mmand55mm(Ni392);Haydn(2),76mmand39mm(Ni870);LilliLehman(1848-1929),operasinger,bustleft,revlegend,70mm(Ni1061);Mozart(2),75mmand55mm(Ni1377);Schubert,1928,76mm(2)and40mm(Ni1797),andovalPlaquette,51mmx80mm(Ni1799);Wagner,76mm(Ni2168).Extremely fine.(17) £180-220

Duringhercareer,LilliLehmanissaidtohavesungapproximately170roles.

40 The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, 50th Anniversary, 1910, Bronze Plaquette, 1910, by Ludwig Hujer,diaphanous girl plays harp, ‘Vienna’ stands close behind her, rev St Stephen’s Cathedral, legend, 100mmx67mm;“StCecilia”,Plaquette, signedWeinberger, 102mmx78mm; togetherwitha selectionofmedals,medallions and medalets of musical interest (18), including French silver jetons (2), Louis XVI and LouisXVIII,andminiatures(4).Many extremely fine.(20) £80-100

BELGIUM

41 FrançoisvanCampenhout(1779-1848),violinistandcomposer,famousfor‘LaBrabançonne’,theBelgianNationalAnthem,CopperMedal,1846,byVeyrat,headright,rev legend,50mm(Ni455);PeterLeonardLeopoldBenoit(1834-1901)composerandteacher,responsibleforthemodernrevivalofFlemishmusic,agroupofMedals(8),Copper(unlessstated),byFlorisdeCujper,AlfredMauquoy(5),LouisDupuis,Silver,JvonGerard (Ni311,313,314,316,317,318,319,320);TributeMedal,Silvered-bronze,bustofWilhelmIIIoftheNetherlands(Ni331);LeopoldII,TributeMedaltoFamousBelgians,Copper,byCJéhotte,headright,rev fivemedallicbusts, 60mm;andamedalofToussaintRadoux,byGeerts, 55mm. Very fine and better.(12) £80-120

(imagereduced)

42 Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931) violinist, composer and conductor, irregular rectangular sculptural BronzePlaquette, 1894, byAlexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier, bust right, YSAIE above, dated 31Avril 1894 andsignedbyshoulder,approx167mmx137mm(Ni2338).As made. £120-150

ElderbrotherofthepianistandcomposerThéoYsaÿe(1865-1918).

43 FrançoisJosefFetis(1784-1871),musictheorist,historian,andcomposer,CopperMedal,1858,byLWiener,60mm(Ni631);MichelNihoul(1790-1865),composer(2),non-portrait,36.5mm(Ni1516);MauriceKufferath(1852-1919),musichistorian,andKarlKasimirKurpinsky (1785-1857),Polishcomposer,BronzePlaquette1900,conjoinedbusts,75mmx54mm(Ni1029);AlbertGrisar(1808-1869),composerofcomicoperas,BronzeMedal,1908,byvonBaetes,65mm(Ni764);EtienneJosephSoubre(1813-1871),CopperMedal,byJDanse,50mm (Ni 917); Edouard Bauwens (b.1831), music professor, small Silver Medal, 1903, by Dillens, 28mm;François Auguste Gevaert (1828-1908), composer and teacher, Bronze Plaquette, 1908, by C Samuel, bustright,rev[afterPauldeVigne],diaphanousfigureofmusic,64mmx47mm;andanon-portraitCopperMedal,1875,byLemaire,60mm(Ni687,686);ErnstvanDyke (1861-1923),Tenor,apairofPlaquettes,SilverandBronze,1912,byGDevreese,bustleft,51mmx73mm(Ni590);ClothildeKleeberg(1866-1909),pianist,SilverPlaquette,byCSamuel,bust left,rev legend,65mmx52mm(Ni994);EugèneYsaye (1858-1931),violinistandcomposer,BronzeMedal,byLDupont,67mm(Ni2339);andmedalets(2)ofServaisandYsaye.Mostly extremely fine.(15) £150-200

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

44 Friedrich[Bedrich]Smetana(1824-1884),composer,BronzePlaquette,byBVlcek[Prague],bustleft,namebelow,184mmx110mm(Ni1911);another,byOSpaniel,bustright,namebelow,revfloraldisplay,76mmx57mm(Ni1909);variouscomplimentaryBronzeMedals (5),byKounitzky,Odehnal,Pichl,andZuska,45-64mm(Ni1903,1904,1905,1906,1912).Extremely fine or virtually so.(7) £80-120

Best-knownfor“TheMoldau”fromthesymphoniccycleMaVlast“MyCountry”

45 KarelKovarovic (1862-1920),composerandconductor,BronzeMedal,1912,by JosefSeinost,bust left,revconducting,52mm(Ni1014);VítezslavNovák(1870-1949),composerandpedagogue,BronzeMedal,1930,byJosefSeinost,bustleft,70mm(Ni1530);JanKubelik(1880-1940),violinistandcomposer,Silvered-bronzePlaquette,1910,byHeinrichKautsch,bustrightwitholivebranch,revanOrpheus-likeKubelikplaystotheanimals,89mmx66mm;anothersmaller,71mmx62mm;andunifacestrikeofthesmallerobverse,71mmx62mm(Ni1025,1026).Extremely fine.(5) £70-90

FRANCE

464747

46 Jean-BaptistedeLully(1632-1687),Italianborncomposerofoperas,smallMedals(4),byJeanDassier,Silver(2) and Copper; another, Copper, variety of reverse legend, 28mm (Ni 1216, 1217; Eisler I, 119, 49 a, b).Extremely fine or nearly so.(4) £40-60

Lully,composerworkingattheCourtofLouisXIV,wasgrantedFrenchcitizenshipin1661.

47 MedalsbySimonCure(4),Jean-BaptistedeLully(1632-1687),Italianborncomposerofoperas,castBronzeMedal,1718,bustalmostfull-facehairovershoulders, rev inapastoralsceneaviolinistplaystotheanimals,56mm(Ni1219-unattributed);PhilippeQuinault(1635-1688),dramatistandlibrettist,castBronzeMedal,1718, laureate bust right, rev phoenix atop a lyre with emblems of music, 58mm (Ni -; BM Acq 1983-87,14/2);Elisabeth-ClaudeJacquetdelaGuerre(1665-1729),harpsichordistandcomposer,bustright,revthecomposerseatedatherharpsichord,53mm(Ni964);AlexandreLainez(1650-1710),poet,bustright,revthreewreaths,53mm. Last originally gilt, very fine and better.(4) £200-250

Elisabeth-ClaudeJacquetdelaGuerre,achildprodigywhobecamethemostprolificandaccomplishedfemalecomposeroftheFrenchBaroque,rewardedbythepatronageofKingLouisXIV.

48 MedalsbySimonCure(4),Michel-RicharddeLelande(1657-1726),choristerandCourtcomposer,Gilt-bronzeMedal,1726,bustright, rev wingedfigureswithinstrumentsbeforepalacefaçade,55mm(Ni1039);MarinMarais (1656-1728), composer and viola player, Gilt-bronze Medal, bust left, rev wreathed winged figureamidstmusicalinstruments,53mm(Ni1248);AndréCampra(1660-1744)composerandconductor,bustleft, rev Fameatopapileofmusicalinstrumentsandemblems,53mm(Ni457);AndréCardinalDestouches[desTouches] (1672-1749),Gilt-bronzeMedal,1722,bust lefthair tiedbehind inqueue, rev Apolloandcherub,53mm(Ni-). All very fine.(4) £200-250

LelandewasSuperintendentoftheRoyalChamberMusicintheserviceofLouisXIV. Between1679and1725Maraiswas“OrdinairedelaChamberduroypourlaviole”,atitlereflectedononthemedal’sobverse. AndréCampra,bestknownforoperas,beganandendedhiscareerwithsacredmusic. Destoucheshadaninterestingcareer,afouryearJesuitmissiontoSiamandarmyserviceincludingthesiegeofNamur.In1713appointedinspector general of theAcadémie Royale de Musique, and later replaced Lelande as superintendent of the Royal Chamber Music.ExamplesofthefirsttwomedalswereofferedinBaldwin’sAuction46(lot2384).

49 Jean-PhilippeRameau(1683-1764),composeroftheBaroqueera,unifaceGilt-bronzePortraitMedal,unsignedandundated,bustleft,revengravedwithhisnameinscript,59.5mm(Ni1652).Almost certainly contemporary, somewhat stained, but the medal extremely fine with a superb portrait. £70-90

50 Jean-PhilippeRameau(1683-1764),PortraitMedals,Copper,byEGatteaux,1816;andSilver,forthe1866Dijonfestival,36mm,suspensionloop(Ni1643);Bronze,byAlethGuzmann,58mm(Ni1695);Copper,byArman,41mm(Ni1635);theRameaustatue,Silver“Jury”MedalandCopperMedals(3,onegilt),50mm,threewithsuspension loops (Ni1637,1638,1639,1640),another,56mm(Ni1647). Very fine and better.(9) £80-120

51 JeanLeRondd’Alembert(1717-1785),CopperMemorialMedal,1785,byNicolasGatteaux,bustleft,nameabove, rev withinwreath,AL’IMMORTALITE,59mm(Ni17);BernhardGELacépède(1756-1825),naturalistand composer, portrait and non-portrait Copper Medals, by Peuvrier, 41.5mm (Ni 1034, 1035); HenrietteClementine Meric-Lalande (1798-1867), opera singer, Italian Copper Medal, 1828, by Putinati, diademedheadleft, rev legend,43.5mm(Ni1037).Nearly extremely fine.(4) £80-120

d’Alembert,mathematician,mechanician,physicistandphilosopher,withDiderotjointeditoroftheEncyclopédie.d’Alembertpublishedthewaveequation towhichhegavehisname.Lacépèdewas the ichthyologistwhofirstnamed theWhiteGrunt,a fact that,whilstobscure,seemstobemorememorablethanhismusic.

52 André Ernest Modeste Grétry (1741-1813), composer, a good group of Bronze Portrait Medals (12), by CCaqué,forthe“SeriesNumismatica”(2),41mmand47mm;byLouisDupont,1930,50mm;byEGatteaux,30mm;byGayrard,cliché-52mm,and41mm,andpewter‘squeeze’,45mm;byCJéhotte,51mm;bySimon,47mm;byVeyrat,41mm;unsigned,30mm;andaBronzedElectrotypePlaquette,106mmx88mm(Ni745,748,749,750,751,752,753,754,755,756,758).Very fine and better.(13) £80-120

(imagereduced)

53 ClaudeJosephRougetdel’Isle(1760-1836),composer(whoin1792wrotetheMarseillaise,theFrenchnationalanthem),unifaceBronzeplaque,1833,byDavidd’Angers(Pierre-JeanDavid),bareheadright,signedbelow,facsimilesignaturebehind,147mm(Ni1725).An excellent sharp and contemporary cast. £200-250

ThestoryispublishedofDavidrushingtothesickbedoftheimpoverishedRouget,tomodelandsubsequentlycarveamarblebustthatwasthensoldbylotterywiththeproceedsbeinggiventoRouget.

54 ClaudeJosephRougetdel’Isle(1760-1836),CopperMedal,1833,byRogat,headright, rev musicandwordoftheMarseillaise,51mm(Ni1727);ModernMedals(2),Bronze,byABorrel,bustright,revtheMarseillaise,58mm(Ni1724);Silver,1915,onthetransferofhisashestoLesInvalides,28mm(Ni1729).Extremely fine or nearly so.(3) £40-60

55 FrançoisAdrienBoieldieu(1775-1834),composer,mainlyofoperas,SilverMedal,1826,byBarre,headleft, rev shieldofRouen,46mm(Ni362);otherssimilar(2),Bronze;BronzeMedals(2),byLagrange,50mm(Ni365,366);othermedalets(5)(Ni363,364,369,370,372).Mostly extremely fine.(10) £60-80

56 LeonFrançoisMarmontel(1723-1799),poetandauthor,“GalérieMetalique”CopperMedal,byPetit,41mm(Ni 1257); Pierre Jean de Béranger (1780-1857), songwriter, White Metal Medal, by Montagny, 36mm (Ni325),andBrassMedalet (Ni321);FrançoisAntoineHabeneck (1781-1849),violinistandconductor,SilverPrize Medal of the Societe des Conserts, Conservatoire de Musique, by Borrel, awarded in 1898 to HugoHeermann,headleft, rev inscriptioninwreath,50mm(Ni784),extremely fine;another,Copper,issued1857,to“EArchainbaud,Societaire”,50mm;Jean-Baptiste-LouisdeGresset(1709-1777),poetanddramatist,CopperMedal,1851,byERogat,bustright, rev theGressetstatue,61mm,suspensionloopandring(Ni744);BernhardG.E.Lacépède,very fine.(6) £70-90

HabeneckbestrememberedforhiscareerattheParisOpera. HugoHeermann(1844-1935),aGermanviolinistwhohadthedistinctiontohavebeenthefirsttohaveplayedBrahms’ViolinConcertoinParis,NewYorkandAustralia.

(imagereduced)

57 GuilleaumeLouisWilhelm (1781-1842),composer, largeunifacecastBronzePortraitPlaquette,1842, left,byDavidd’Angers (Pierre-JeanDavid,1788-1856),bareheadleft facsimilesignaturebehind,“GWilhelm”,signedanddatedbelow,190mm(Ni2314,dated1848inerror). Good very fine. £150-200

5859

(imagesreduced)

58 HughesFelicitéRobertdeLamennais[FrédéricdeLaMennais,L’AbbédeLamennais](1782-1854),priest,philosophicalandpoliticalwriterauthorofL’imitationduChrist,unifacebronzeplaquette,1831,byDavidd’Angers(Pierre-JeanDavid,1788-1856),bareheadrightfacsimile,signaturebehind,138mm(Ni-).An old cast, a strong sculptural relief, very fine. £120-150

Brother of Jean-Marie-Robert de Lamennais (1780-1860), the founders of the Brothers of Christian Instruction (or “De la MennaisBrothers”),agroupwiththeprincipalpurposeofeducatingtheyouthofBrittany.

59 AugusteMathieuPanseron(1795-1859),tenorandcomposerofromances,operas,singingmethods,unifacecircularBronzePortraitPlaquette,unsignedandundated,bareheadleft,AUGUSTEPANSERON,142mm(Ni1570).Extremely fine and well executed. £60-80

Theonlyrecordedmedallicportraitofthesitter.

60 NicolasÉtienneHenriMéhul(1763-1817),operacomposer,non-portraitcentenaryCopperMedal,1863,byCCaque,bustofNapoleonIII,45mm(Ni1287);AdolpheNourrit(1802-1839),tenor,CopperTributeMedal,1845,byMercier,bareheadleft, rev legendinfivelines,60mm(Ni1529);EmileJosephMauriceChevé(1804-1864), teacherwhogavehisname to theChevéSystem,CopperMedal, 1850,byMatagrin,bust right, revlegendineightlines,54mm(Ni472);FrancisPlanté(1839-1934),pianistandoneofthefirstrecordingartists,non-portraitCopperMedal,1882,byWürden,50mm(Ni1606).Extremely fine, edge nick to first.(4) £50-80

ItissaidthatitwasNourrit’ssingingofthetenorroleintheduet“Amoursacrédelapatrie”intheoperaLa Muette de PorticiinBrussels,thatwasthesparkthatledtothe“operariot”andthesubsequentBelgianRevolution.ChopinplayedatNourrit’sfuneral,followinghissuicideinNaples.

6162

61 LouisHectorBerlioz(1803-1869),romanticcomposer,largeunifaceBronzeMedal,189[-],byWTrojanowski,bustthree-quartersleft,100mm(Ni344).Extremely fine. £80-120

Themedalissignedanddatedinamonogram,thelastnumeralis,however,illegible.

62 Louis Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), Centenary, Silver Plaquette, 1903, by G Dupré, bust three-quarters left,scoreonstand, rev semi-drapedfigurekneelsbeforehisbust,67mmx48mm(Ni334);others(3)inBronze;BronzeMedal,1903,byOvidYencesse,bustthree-quartersleft, rev lyre,53mm(Ni346);SilverandBronzeMedals,1903,byEMouchon,fortheMonacoCentenaryConcerts,bustofPrinceAlbertleft, rev Berliozright,50mm(Ni342);andamodernmedal,byBouret,67mm(Ni332).Extremely fine or nearly so.(7) £120-150

FryderykFranciszek[FrédéricFrançois]Chopin(1810-1849),seePOLAND

63 Charles-FrançoisGounod(1818-1893),composer,largeunifaceBronzeMedal,byRingeld’Illzach,1885,bustrightwearingsoftcat,137mm,suspensionloop(Ni732).Good very fine and a well sculpted portrait. £60-80

64 JacquesOffenbach(1819-1880),cellist,SilverMedal,1880,byPonscarme,headleft,45mm(Ni1533);CamillePleyel(1758-1855),BronzeMedal,byEAOudiné,50.5mm(Ni1607);Charles-FrançoisGounod(1818-1893),largeBronzeMedal,byJCChaplain,beardedbustleft, rev aseatedgirl,romanticallydressedatchuchorgan,100mm(Ni732);others,morerecent(2),byFFochtandALavrillier,68mm(Ni734,735);HenriVieuxtemps(1820-1881),violinistandcomposer,SilverandBronze,1912,byJLorrain,27mm(Ni2127). Extremely fine.(7) £80-120

65 AdolpheCharlesAdam(1803-1856),composerandcritic,unifaceIronMedal,unsigned,headleft,facsimilesignaturebelow,100mm(Ni9);smallerBronzeMedals(2),byCaqué,46mm(Ni7,8);CésarAugusteFranck(1822-1890),Belgianborncomposerandorganist,BronzePlaquette,byJacobJvanGoor,bustthree-quartersright,111mmx75mm(Ni653);blackenedBronzeMedal,byRLamourdedieu,67mm(Ni654);PierreMonteux(1875-1964),orchestraconductor,diedanAmericancitizen,BronzePlaquette,byCDevreese,70mmx46mm.First very fine, the others extremely fine.(4) £80-120

66 JulesÉmileFrédéricMassenet(1842-1912),operacomposer,BronzeMedals(3),byTonySzirmaï,headleft,51mm;1914,revbustofPrinceAlbertofMonaco,62mm;1924,FestivalatStEtienne,51mm;(Ni1279,1286,1281);Plaquettes(3),byMarcelRenard,77mmx63mm;byTonySzirmaï(2),headleft,60mmx60mm,andcircular,99mm(Ni1276,1278,1280);unifaceBronzeMedal,byFFocht,68mm(Ni1275);CharlesCamilleSaint-Saëns(1835-1921),composerandpianist,unifaceBronzeMedal,1914,byTonySzirmaï,bustright,101mm(Ni1749);smallerBronzeMedal,CentenaryofBirth1935,byPLenoir,58mm(Ni1748).Extremely fine.(9) £100-150

Thesecondpiecealimitededitionof50specimens

6768

67 GustavCharpentier (1860-1956), composer,BronzePlaquette,byFriedrichKounitzky,bust turnedalmostfull-face,wearingloosecravat,110mmx80mm,producedbytheelectrotypeprocess(Ni465).Nearly extremely fine, but surface dull. £50-80

Theimageisseeminglytakenfromaphotograph(cfAnneSFaulkner,What We Hear in Music,VictorTalkingMachineCo.,1913)

68 ClaudeDebussy(1862-1918),composer,unifaceBronzeMedal,1907,byBeetz-Charpentier,headleft,58mm(Ni534);BronzePlaquete,byPierreTurin,onhismonument,bustleft, rev legend,60mmx42mm(Ni538);Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), organ virtuoso and composer, Bronze Medal, by J H Coëffin, 68mm (Ni 580);GabrielFauré(1845-1924),romanticcomposer,BronzeMedal,byRLamourdedieu,bustright, rev Penelopeatherloom,68mm(Ni625);LouisGastonGanne(1856-1928),composerandconductor,largeunifaceBronzeMedal,byToniSzirmai, 100mm(Ni677);AAugustePasdeloup, circularBronzePlaquette, 1867,byEmildeRosa,smallheadright,widerimaround,120mm(Ni1573,listedastheFrenchconductorJulesEtiennePasdeloup,1819-1887);FrancisPoulenc(1899-1963),composer,BronzeMedal,byAFenosa,68mm(Ni1616);GinetteNeveu(1919-1949),violinvirtuoso,BronzeMedal,byClaudeFraisse,68mm(Ni1509).Extremely fine or nearly so.(8) £80-120

69 Peter Abelard (1079-1142), ‘Galerie Metalique’ Copper Medal, 41mm (Ni 1); other Series Medals (6), JeanLerond de Alembert (1717-1785), restrike; Gerard Audran (1640-1703); Marc Antoine Desaugiers (1722-1827);CharlesSimonFavart(1710-1792);JeanJacquesBarthélemy(1716-1795);Nicolasd’Alayrac(1753-1809),all41mm(Ni16,-,87,530,548,628);otherMedals(8),JeanJacquesBarthélemy,41.5mm(Ni86);HenriMontanBerton(1767-1844),composer,41mm(Ni351);JosephineFodor-Mainville(1789-1870),soprano(2),42mmand43mm(Ni645,646);Niccolo Isouard (1775-1818), composer,42mm(Ni959); JeanFrancoisLeSueur (1760-1837),composer(2,Ni1070,1072),firstacliché,48mmand41mm. Very fine to extremely fine.(15) £80-120

70 Daniel François Esprit Auber (1782-1871), composer, Copper Medals (2), by F Vernon, common obverse,

50.5mm (Ni 32, 34); Pierre Jean de Béranger (1780-1857), songwriter, by Bauchery after David d’Angers,51mm(Ni322);Vincentd’Indy(1851-1931),organistandchoirmaster,BronzeMedal,byCGrouzat,58mm,andBronzeplaquette,bustright,56mmx47mm(Ni955,956);MauriceRavel(1875-1937),composer,BronzeMedal,1930,byBeetz-Carpentier,50mm(Ni1654);AiméParis(1798-1866),professorofmusic,CopperMedal,byMatagrin,55mm(Ni1572);FrançoisHumbertPrume (1816-1849),violinvirtuoso,CopperMedal,byCJéhotte,50mm(Ni1620);FrançoiseAnatoleLaurentdeRillé(1828-1915),composer,CopperMedal,51mm(Ni1686);AlbertCharlesRoussel (1869-1937),BronzeMedal,byFMDammann,68mm(Ni1730);HenriVieuxtemps (1820-1881),BronzePlaquette,1905,byFKounitzky,73mmx42mmandBronzeMedal,1912,byJLorrain,65mm(Ni2126,2127);GuilleaumeLouisWilhelm(1781-1842),composerandteacher,CopperMedals (3), by Petit, 61mm (Ni 2316); Georges-Martin Witkowsky (1867-1945), composer, Bronze Medal,63mm(Ni2321).Very fine and better, many extremely fine.(16) £200-250

forViextemps,seealsolot64

71 CamillePleyel(1788-1855),pianovirtuosoandpianomanufacturer,51mm,SilverMedal,1861,byOudiné,50.5mm(Ni1607);otherSilverMedals(3),LouisEtienneErnestReyer(1825-1909),composer,41mm(Ni1677);AmbroiseThomas(1811-1996),composer,non-portrait,26mm(Ni2011);JaneVieu (1871-1955),composer,uniface,byFLernar49mm(Ni2124).Extremely fine.(4) £80-100

(imagesreduced)

72 MedallicPortraitPlaquettes(2),in“BoisDurci”,GeorgFriedrichHaendel[Handel](1685-1759);GioachinoAntonioRossini (1792-1868),bothheadtoright,nameabove,signedwithwing,111mmand113mm,firstwithsuspensionring.Good very fine.(2) £80-100

BoisDurciisa‘plastic’material,patentedinParisin1855,byLepage.Itismadefromfinelygroundwood(probablyeitherebonyorrosewood)‘flour’mixedwithabinder,eithereggorbloodalbumenorgelatine.WhilstneithersitterisFrenchthetwo‘medals’aresoldtogetherbecauseoftheircommonFrenchmanufacture.ForfurthermedalsofHandelseelots136-142,andRossini,lots168-169.

GERMANY

73 NicolausSchlifer,musician,castBronzePortraitMedal,byGiovanniBoldu(fl1454,diedbefore1477),bustleft,+NICOLAVSSCHIFER.GERMANVSVIRMODESTVSALTERQORPPEHEZS, rev Orpheusstandswithlyre,MCCCCLVIIOPVSIOANISBOLDVPICTORIS,76mm(Ni1773;Hill,Corpus, 418;Kress140;Pollard,2007,161).A well patinated old cast, very fine and extremely rare. £300-500

7475

74 HeinrichSchütz(1585-1672),composerandorganist,pairofMedals,1935,the350thanniversaryofhisbirth,byKarlGoetz,SilverandBronze,bust three-quartersright, rev organpipes,36mm(Ni1857;Kienast504).Extremely fine.(2) £70-90

SchützwrotewhatisthoughttobethefirstGermanopera,Dafne,performedatTorgauin1627

75 JohannSebastianBach(1685-1750),composerandorganist,unifaceBronzePortraitplaquette,1906,byDrDanielGreiner,full-facingbewiggedbust,77mmx73mm(Ni47);largeandheavyBronzePlaquette,158mm;BronzeMedal,1934,byAnnetteLandry,facingbust, rev “LeConcerto”,67mm(Ni54);Bi-centenaryofdeath,SilverMedal,1950,unsigned,facingbust, rev organ,60mm(Ni79);andmedalfortheWienerSingakademie,1908,50mm(Ni76);othersbyEvermann,60mmandLauer(2),50mmand27mm(Ni43,56,57),extremely fine;andaLauerplaquette,56mmx37mm(Ni55),very fine.(9) £80-120

76 JohannSebastianBach (1685-1750),SilverMedal,1880,byOscarBergmann,42mm(Ni39); smallunifaceBronze Plaquette, by Ede Telcs, bust left, 56mm x 45mm; and Mayer & Wilhelm, 50mm x 38mm (Ni 61);Bronze Medals (6), by Coudray-Lindauer, 50mm (Ni 40); by Maarten Pauw, 60mm (Ni 64); F Stiasny (3),uniface,bustright,90mmand65mm(Ni66);byETorff,bustright, rev wreath,60mm(Ni69);andmedalfortheWienerSingakademie,1908,50mm(Ni76).Extremely fine.(10) £80-120

77 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Bach Festival, Wartburg, Medals (3), 1924, by Karl Goetz, Silver andBronze,bewiggedbustright, rev crucifixbeforetheWartburgorgan,thecastlebeyond,silver,37mm,bronze(2),74.5mm(Ni44).Extremely fine.(3) £100-150

TheWartburgFestivalseemstohavefirstbeenheldin1817andstillcontinuestoday.

7879

78 ChristophWillibaldRittervonGluck(1714-1787),composerandonetimeKapellmeisterattheHabsburgCourt, uniface struck Bronze Portrait Medal, undated, by Muller, head left, GLUCK below, the blankreverse has been engraved “Christoph v, Componist / geb. 14 Febr. 1712” (sic), 95mm (Ni 706); bi-centenaryofhisbirth,unifaceBronzeMedal,byFWeber,facingbust,79mm(Ni712).Extremely fine, both darkly patinated.(2) £80-120

HisbirthdateiscorrectlyrecordedbyNigglasthe2ndJuly1714.

79 ChristophWillibaldRittervonGluck(1714-1787),smallSilverMedals(2),byLauer,27mm(Ni704);byCVoigt,1710,bustleft,28.5mm(Ni710),thissimilar(2)inBerlinIronandbrass;CopperMedals(3),byGayrard(2),1818,41mmand32mm(Ni698,699);byLauer,50mm(2,onesilvered,Ni703),andPlaquette,55mmx37mm(Ni702);JohannSimonMayr(1765-1845),operacomposer,CopperMedal,1841,byLCossa,52mm(Ni1283).Very fine and better.(10) £40-60

80 ChristophWillibaldRittervonGluck (1714-1787),SilverCoin,byCVoigt:-Bavaria,MaximilianII (1848-1864),CommemorativeDouble-Thaler,1848,king’sheadright,revstatueofGluck,edgereadsVEREINSMUNZEVIIEINEFMARK,40mm(Ni709;KM448.1).Good very fine, minor scuff and scratches, toned. £200-250

Seealsolot180

GeorgFriedrichHandel(1685-1759)wasborninGermanybutsettledinEnglandin1712,becomingaBritishcitizenin1727.HediedathishouseinLondon.ForthisreasontheHandelmedalsaretobefoundunderGreatBritain.

81 MartinGerbert[vonHornau](1720-1793),theologian,historianandwriteronmusic,SilverMedal,1783,byAGuillemard,inecclesiasticalcapandcloak, rev bird’seyeviewoftheBenedictineAbbeyofStBlaise,41mm(Ni684);GiovanniBattistaMartini(1706-1784),knownasPadreMartini,Italianmusician,CopperMedal,1784,byPTadolini,bustleftinecclesiasticalcapandcloak, rev Famefliesoverlandscape,52mm(Ni1262).Extremely fine.(2) £80-100

82 LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827),smallunifacerectangularBronzePlaquettes(2),byFStiasny,abroodingfull-face,crownedwith laurelwreath,nameto left, linesofmusic right,54mmx64mm(Ni248),an iconic image,another,moretraditionalbroodingbustleft,65mmx53mm;BronzeMedalandunifacePlaquette,byErzsébet[Elizabeth]vonEsseo,1920,facingbust,revChristatorganplayingtochoirofangels,84mmand114mmx86mm(Ni129,130). Extremely fine.(4) £150-200

83 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), by F Stiasny, uniface Bronze Plaquette, half-length figure left, 91mmx73mm(Ni249);unifaceBronzeMedal,bustleft,89mm(Ni252);Bronzeplaquette,byStephanSchwartz,Beethoven faces the figures of Haydn and Mozart, 90mm x 69mm (Ni 244); darkened Bronze plaquette,unsigned,bustright,128mmx78mm;smallerBronzePlaquette,byAMorel,centenaryofdeath,bust left,79mmx63mm(Ni216);andaBronzeMedal,byEduardRettenmaier,headright,68mm(Ni235).Extremely fine or nearly so.(6) £100-150

84 LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827),Death,1827,apairofMedals,SilverandBronze,byJLang,1827,bustleft, rev mourning angel with lowered torch, stands by sarcophagus, 43mm; uniface trial strikings of themedalforthePhilharmonicSocietyofLondon,founded1813,WhiteMetal,byLeonardCharlesWyon,[1853],46mm(Ni266).First extremely fine, others nearly so.(4) £100-150

85 LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827),circularBronzedMemorialPlaquette,madebytheelectrotypeprocess,unsignedandundated,bustright,200mm,suspensionloop(Ni274).Extremely fine and sharp in detail. £60-80

86 LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827),apairofMedals,SilverandCopper,1870,byCarlRadnitzki,BeethovenFestival,Vienna,1870,headright, rev arms,57mm(Ni225).Extremely fine, silver choice.(2) £60-80

87 LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827),AgroupofMedals(8),mostlyCopper,byHuguesBovy,1868,bustthree-quartersleft,revlegendinwreath,61mm(Ni120);Memorial,byEGatteaux,headleft, rev lyre,50mm(Ni137);BeethovenStatue,Vienna(2,CopperandPewter),1880,byAntonScharff,statue/legendandwreath,63mm(Ni240);byWurbel,Memorial,uniface,perhapsatrialstriking,angelstandsbehindtheseatedBeethoven,74mm(Ni270),this virtually mint state;byRudolfMayer,1888,bust left/legend,39mm;anobversecliché;another,whitemetal,1885(Ni.190),except as stated, very fine and better.(8) £100-150

88(imagesreduced)89

88 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), circular Bronze Portrait Plaquette, by Muller, head left, signed ontruncation,revstampedwithshortlegendgivingbirthdate,etc.,96mm,onthinflanwithsuspensionloop(Ni217),good very fine;PairofMedals,SilverandBronze,byRudolfMayer,bustleft, rev standingMusewithtrumpetandlyre,60mm(Ni200b);smallersilverexamples,40.5mmand29mm(2),these extremely fine.(6) £120-150

89 LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827),theyouthfulBeethoven,acircularironPortraitPlaquette,signed,bareheadright,alineofnotesinfield,155mm(Ni278);othercircularPortraitPlaquettes(3),Bronze,allbustleft,unsigned,163mm(Ni279);unsigned,138mm(Ni-);byRudolfMayer,128mm.(Ni200a)The last a softer and more sculpted portrait from the period 1900-1914, all very fine or better.(4) £180-220

(imagereduced)

9091

90 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), a rectangular Bronze Plaquette [1920], by Ede Telcs, bust left, headleaningforward,180mmx150mm(Ni258);another,considerablysmaller,57mmx47mm,good very fine, in a softly sculpted style.(2) £80-100

91 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), a square Bronze Plaquette, signed FJU [?] in monogram, standing,brooding,figureinlongcoat,handsclaspedinfront,aboveamusefloatsinclouds,holdinghandswithtwonakedboys,whilsttoright,adevil’shead,168mmsquare(Ni-).Very fine. £50-70

92 LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827),PewterPlaquette,1909,byGyulaMuranyi,inthreepanels,centre-bustleft,left-acoupleembrace,right-motherfatherandchild,54mmx133mm(Ni218),stained, very fine;Bronze(3),byHenriDropsy,bustleft, rev wingedVictory,50mmx50mm(Ni283);byGWWitte,facingbustwithpalmfonds,97.5mmx70mm;another,unsigned,intheformofafacinglaureatedeath-mask,70mmx54mm,last two extremely fine.(4) £80-100

93 LudwigvanBeethoven (1770-1827),BronzePlaquettes (7),1927,bust left,byAMorel,79mmx63mm(Ni216); by Abel Lafleur, bust almost full-face/palm fond, 73mm x 49mm (Ni 166); by Heinrich Jauner, 25thMännergesangvereins“Beethoven”,Vienna,1899,bust¾-left/phoenixleapsovermusicalemblems,59mmx47mm(Ni162);byChrLauer,bustright,55mmx37mm(Ni169);1920,struckbyMayer&Wilhelm(2),bustrightinoval,69mmx50mm(Ni204);andasmallervariety,49mmx39mm(Ni203).Mostly extremely fine.(7) £120-150

94 LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827)andJohannWolfgangvonGoethe(1749-1832),ArtsFestival,apairof

double-PortraitMedals,SilverandBronze,byKarlGoetz,1926,conjoinedbustsleft,Beethovenatfront, rev cherubplaysharp,35mmand74mm(Ni141);Beethoven,centenaryofdeath,apairofTributeMedals, inSilverandBronze,facingbust, rev flamingheartbeforeothersymbols,MISSASOLEMNIS,35mmand74mm(Ni172;Kienast397).All extremely fine.(4) £200-250

95 LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827),unifaceMedallicPortraits(3),Bronze,allbustsalmostfull-face,byPierreTurin,inhighrelief,130mm(Ni262);byKRetzlaff,1915,lowrelief,98mm(Ni236);byRXavier,95mm(Ni271); Bronze Medal of Caspar von Zumbusch (1830-1915), sculptor of several Beethoven monuments, byBriethut,56mm.Very fine and better.(4) £80-120

96 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), small Silver Medal, 1917, by Henry W Page [London], head left, rev lyre, 29mm (Ni 221); Bronze Portrait Medal, the 150th Anniversary of his Birth, 1920, by K Reiber,bust left, rev figure gazes at the stars, sun and moon to either side, edge stamped G. POELLATH andSCHROBENHAUSEN, 93mm (Ni 237), an unusually modern design, extremely fine; Bronze Portrait Medal, byEdouardRettenmaier,barehead right, rev Hercules [?] liftsboulder, 67mm, similar edge stamps (Ni235);CentenaryofDeath,unifaceBronzeMedal,1927,byAugusteCoutin,bust three-quarters right,67mm(Ni217);byAlfredRothberger,basemetal,undated,bustthree-quartersleft, rev stormatsea,69mm(Ni238b),little actual wear but surface poor, otherwise all very fine or better.(5) £100-150

ThefirstsomewhatinthestyleofaclassicalGreekcoin.

97 LudwigvanBeethoven(1770-1827),BronzePortraitMedals(6),byElseFürst,bustleft/legend,54mm(2)(Ni135);byETorff,AwesMünze,Berlin,bustleft/wreath,60mm(Ni259);alsoETorff,bustleft/musicalscore,60mm(Ni260);byFHummel,uniface,headright,70mm(Ni161);byBrunoEyermann,1952,plated,headright/globe,60mm(Ni131);others (7), includingbyBescherandlauer;Notgeldmünze,etc (7),onesilver,22mm,muledwithobverseofaBrazil500-ReisofPeter II,1888,millededge (Ni184;cfKM480). Mostly extremely fine.(20) £150-200

98 Ludwig[Louis]Spohr (1784-1859),composer,violinistandconductor,SilverMedal,byCarlPfeuffer,bustthree-quarters left, rev legend within and around wreath, 51mm (Ni 1925); similar medals in Copper (2).Silver toned, nearly extremely fine.(3) £60-80

99100

99 Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (1786-1826), composer, conductor musician and critic, unifacerectangularBronzePlaquette,byJosefEinberger,bustthree-quartersleftwithinleafedframe,nameinGothiclettersbelow,173mmx120mm(Ni2291);others(3),smaller,byLauer,55mmx37mm(Ni2295);Mayer&Wilhelm(2),bustthree-quartersright,50mmx38mm,70mmx50mm(Ni2299,2300);andaBronzeMedal,byLauer,50mm(Ni2296).Very fine or better.(5) £80-120

100 CarlMariaFriedrichErnstvonWeber(1786-1826),apairofMedals,SilverandBronze,1825,byCRKrüger,head left, rev Orpheus on the dolphin, 39mm (Ni 2294); Bronze Medal, 1927, by Karl Goetz, bust three-quartersright, rev open-airperformanceatWartburg,71mm(Ni2292;Kienast396);minorpieces(2)(Ni2297,2301).Extremely fine.(4) £70-90

101 GiacomoMeyerbeer (1791-1864), JewishGerman-borncomposerofoperasandexponentofGrandOpera,unifaceBronzeMedal,byMüller,youthfulheadright,94mm(Ni1331);smallBronzePlaquette,byMayer&Wilhelm,bustthree-quartersright,50.5mmx39mm,first withmatt surface with light ‘sandy’ bronze patina;CarlOttoEhrenfriedNicolai(1810-1849),composer,conductorandfounderoftheViennaPhilharmonic,BronzeMedal,1910,byRPlachte,bustthree-quartersright,70mm(Ni1512),extremely fine.(3) £70-90

MeyerbeerworkedmostlyinParis,hissuccessmuchdiminishedbythetimeofhisdeathfollowingacontinuedcriticismfromWagner.