Medals, plaquettes, medallions. Belgium.

Belgium

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Desiderius Erasmus
Quentin Metsys, also called Quentin (or Quintin) Matsys, Massys or Massijs (1465/6 - 1530)
Southern Netherlands
Lead medal, 10.7 cm, without reverse
Inscription : imago ad viva(m) effigie(m) expressa 1519. Accros the field : er. rot.
Ref.: Kress collection, Medals by artists of the low countries, p.120, 629a (10 cm)

Philippe de Montmorency (1524 - 1568)
Jacques Jonghelinck (1530 - 1606)
Southern Netherlands
Uniface cast lead medal, 6.1 cm (beaded border)
Inscription : phlus baro de montmorency comes de horn admirallus 1565.
Ref.:
- Smolderen 1996, 47, p.272
- Van Loon, vol.I, p.75

Jan van der Straet (1523 – 1605)
Unknown artist, Flanders
Southern Netherlands
Inscription: johannes stradanus
See I. Weber no.715 : a plaquette probably made by the same artist.

Christ
P. Goret (? - ?), Flanders
Bronze, 19 cm (beaded border)
Inscriptions:
Obverse: ego sum via veritas et vita
Reverse: P. Goret F 1628 inverted (On the observe, signature and date have been removed.)
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has the same medallion ( http://collections.lacma.org/node/242684 ) shown below :

The Virgin
P. Goret (? - ?), Flanders
Bronze, 19 cm (beaded border)
Inscriptions:
Obverse: fecit mihi magna qui potens est
Reverse: P. Goret F 1628 inverted (On the observe, signature and date have been removed)

Philip II of Spain (1527 - 1598) and the Duke of Alba (1507 - 1582), Governor of the Spanish Netherlands
The exemplar in the Cabinet des Médailles in Paris has been attributed to Gaspard Jonghelinck (1563 – 1613) by Jean Babelon.
Southern Netherlands
Silver, 9.2 × 8.1 cm
Monogram: gj

The binding of Silenus
After François Du Quesnoy or Duquesnoy (1597 – 1643), Flanders
Bronze, 11.15 × 8 cm
Similar plaquette : http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O87179/the-binding-of-the-sleeping-relief-du-quesnoy-francois/

Bacchanal of children, Flanders
After François Du Quesnoy or Duquesnoy (1597 – 1643)
Bronze, 20.6 × 17 cm
See I. Weber no. 1014, 1015 : similar plaquettes.

Self-portrait
Constantin Meunier (1831 – 1905)
Bronze, 23 cm
Inscription : cm 99

Société Royale Belge des Aquarellistes 1856 - 1906
Constantin Meunier (1831 – 1905)
Bronze, 8.6 × 7.5 cm
Inscription : C Meunier

La Walkyrie
Pierre Jean Braecke (1858 – 1938)
Avers : Tête à gauche. Signé : P Braecke
Revers : theatre royal de la monnaie /1^re execution de la version francaise de l'anneau de nibelung de richard wagner / 1903 / direction kufferath et guide
Bronze, 6 cm

Paul Janson 1908
Pierre Jean Braecke (1858 – 1938)
Bronze, 6.8 × 6.15 cm
Signature : P Braecke

Renouveau
Godefroid Devreese (1861 – 1941)
Bronze, 11.2 × 9 cm
Signature : g devreese

L'aïeule
Godefroid Devreese (1861 – 1941)
Bronze, 9.5 × 8.4 cm
Signature : g devreese

Témoignage de gratitude
Jacques Marin (1877 – 1950)
Silver, 7 × 5.2 cm
Signature : Jacques Marin
Inscription : 1919

Pro arte provincia brabantiae
Bernard Callie (1880 – 1954)
Bronze, 8.1 cm
Signature : b. callie
Inscription : pro arte • provincia brabantiae

75^e anniversaire de la fondation de Fisch & C^ie
Joseph Witterwulghe (1883 - 1967)
Bronze, 8 cm
Signature : j. witterwulghe
Inscription : souvenir du 75^e anniversaire de la fondation de la firme fisch & c^ie / bruxelles • bourse 1853 • 1928

L'effort
Joseph Witterwulghe (1883 - 1967)
Bronze, 6.6 × 5.1 cm
Signature : j. witterwulghe
Inscription : congrès du gaz / bruxelles / 1935 / souvenir offert par m^r marcel-henry rigaux

Centenaire du Conservatoire royal de Musique de Bruxelles. 1932
Marcel Rau (1886 - 1966)
Silver, 7 cm
Signature : Rau

Harpiste. 1938
Marcel Rau (1886 - 1966)
Silver, 6.2 cm
Signature : Rau

Woman with a garland
Victor Demanet (1895 – 1964)
Silver, 5.3 × 5.8 cm, Art Deco style
Signature : V Demanet

Allegory
Jean Mier (? – ?)
Bronze, 19 × 9 cm, Art Nouveau style
Signature : jean mier

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MEDALS, PLAQUETTES AND MEDALLIONS
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