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Miscellaneous Tokens and Medals
“official”, the few pieces of memorabilia available from these
games are avidly sought after by Olympic collectors. Because
of the American connection, this particular item is especially
desirable in this country. ($1200-1500)
399.
“
VICTOIRE” ART NOUVEAU PLAQUETTE, (1908).
CGI3:72A. 60 x 25.7mm. Silver (74.9 grams.) Lucien-Jean
Cariat, Sc. (Paris Mint. Cornucopia 1ARGENT edgemark.)
Uncirculated. Obv: A figure of Victory in the guise of a robed
female figure stands with her arms upraised holding a laurel
branch in her right hand. On the reverse is the Trumpet of Fame
lying against a large laurel branch. Below is an uninscribed
cartouche.
(F)
400.
THE FIRST BELGIAN DIRIGIBLE FLIGHT, 1909.
52.4 x
69.9mm. Bronze. D. Weygers, Sc. (Paul Fisch) Uniface. About
Uncirculated. Obverse with a dirigible in flight at upper right.
Below, a nude female figure is seated holding a scroll; books piled
on a stack to her left. The scroll is inscribed: LE/ BELGIQUE/
PREMIER/ DIRIGEABLE/ BELGE/ HOMMAGE/ A SES/
PROMOTEURS. Inscribed in the exergue: LES COMMUNES
D’AUDERGHEM ET DE WATERMAEL - BOITSFORT.
At the bottom of the reverse is an incused inscription
which reads: OFFERTE A ROBERT GOLDSCHMIDT ET
ERNEST SOLVAY/ 14 NOVEMBER 1909.
La Belgique made its first successful flight on June 27, 1909. To
commemorate this success, a ceremony was held at Watermael-
Boitsfort organized by the Cities of Auderghem and Watermael-
Boitsfort to honor Robert Goldschmidt and Ernest Solvay, both
eminent Belgian scientists, who financed the building of the
airship. Rare - unlisted by Malpas and the only the second
we have seen. The other, uninscribed on the reverse,
brought $212.75 in our 2013 Auction #83. (G-H)
401.
NAVIGATION AERIENNE PLAQUETTE, (1909).
CGI3:
272A; Frankenhuis 220. 58 x 80mm. Bronze. Pierre Morlon,
Sc. (Paris Mint Cornucopia BRONZE edgemark). AU. The
obverse design is divided into three panels. The center displays
a figure of the Genius of Aviation. That on the left shows a
period airplane flying over a town while the panel on the right
displays a dirigible flying over the open countryside. Inscribed
in the exergue is: NAVIGATION AERIENNE. The reverse is
also divided into three panels. The center is engraved: DON/ DU
MINISTRE/ DE L’AIR while that on the left depicts an artist
gazing at birds flying in the distance. In exergue: LE REVE/
Lot 399
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