Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1975, U.S.A. PRISON WALLS – FLIGHT OF SOUL. By Frederick Shrady. AE 65mm x 84mm. Obv: Two stylized figures behind bars. Rev: A dove in flight. Ninety-first issue of the Society of Medalists. Alexander 91.1. Reported production of 1,350 in bronze. No box or descriptive leaflet. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: SM-091

 

1863, Great Britain. ENTRY OF PRINCESS ALEXANDRA INTO THE CITY OF LONDON. By Joseph Shepherd and Alfred Benjamin Wyon. AE 77mm. Obv: Bare head of Princess Alexandra facing left. Rev: Londinia welcoming the Princess, who is led by the Prince of Wales. BHM 2783, Welch 9, Eimer 1561, Fearon 314.1 350 specimens struck. Nearly extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 50078

 

1984, France. ALEXANDRE GARDE, Neurologist. AE 59mm. Obv: Bust of Alexandre Garde facing right. Rev: Inscription. Nearly extremely fine. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-8636

 

1864, Turkey. HAGIA SOPHIA, CONSTANTINAPLE. By Jacques Wiener. Bronze 59mm. Obv: An interior view of the Hagia Sophia. Rev: Another interior view of the Hagia Sophia. Hoydonck 206, Reinecke 60, Ross M208. A scarcer, more sought after medal from Wiener’s series of Remarkable Edifices due to its Ottoman interest. $1,250. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2022). ————- Jacques Wiener, whose given name was Jacob, was born on March 2, 1815, at Hoerstgen (Rhine Province) to Hungarian parents. He seems to have started using Jacques as his name when he moved to Belgium. At the age of 13 he went to live with his uncle Baruth, an artist, and studied drawing, modelling and engraving. In 1835 he moved to Paris to perfect his skills and in 1839 moved to Brussels, where he established himself as an engraver. He became a naturalized Belgian in 1845. He created an extensive body of medals and is best known for his finely detailed architectural medals, especially his series of Most Remarkable Edifices. He is also widely known for engraving the first Belgian postage stamp. Wiener died in Brussels in 1899.

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SKU: 19003-3B

 

Undated (circa 1900), France. PRIX FETE NATIONALE. By G. Martin. Bronze 50mm. Obv: Bust of Marianne with her head turned left. Rev: A flag, tablet and open book beneath a treee. Cased. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-8866

 

1857, Great Britain. WILLIAM CHAMBERS (1723-1796), architect. By Benjamin Wyon after Westmacott. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Bare head of William Chambers facing right. Rev: Fa?ade of Somerset House. Edge inscribed: ART – UNION OF LONDON 1857. Beaulah 9. BHM 2596, Taylor 52a, Eimer 1516, Beaulah 9. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17787-9A

 

1700, France. SUMPTUARY LAW. By Jean Mauger and Jean Dollin (unsigned). BRonzed copper 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Providence standing beside a globe and holding a rudder. Divo 282, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 282. Rounded edge. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: N0846

 

800×600 1906, Switzerland. 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF JOHAN JAKOB SULZER. By Hans Frei. Plaquette AE 51mm x 77mm. Obv: Conjoined busts facing left. Rev: A seated, nude male. Extremely fine.$100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S7-11065-E7914

 

1806, France/Prussia. ENTRY INTO BERLIN. By Bertrand Andrieu and Louis Jaley. Copper 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: The Brandenburg Gate. Bramsen 546, D?Essling 1148, Julius 1608, Schwering 1038, Todd p.130, Zeitz 76. $300

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SKU: 2740-17507-7A

 

1746, France/Low Countries. THE CAPTURE OF BRUSSELS, ANTWERP, JEMMAPES, BERGEN, NAMUR AND CHARLEROI. By Fran?ois Marteau. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate bust of Louis XV facing right. Rev: Three soldiers parading shields with a list of victories.Rounded edge. A streak of discoloration that extends from the obverse onto the reverse. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2019)

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SKU: N735-S15

 

1847, Belgium. THE H?TEL DE VILLE, BRUSSELS. By Jacques Wiener. Bronze 50mm. Obv: A view of the H?tel de Ville, Brussels. Rev: Inscription. Reinecke 68, Hoydonck 31. $125. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2020).

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SKU: J5513-15539-2S

 

1939, France. SOCI?T? DES ENGRAIS D?AUBY. Unsigned. Plaquette 50mm x 74mm. Obv: A woman carrying a massive sheaf of wheat. Rev: Two views of industrial plants; an inscribed compartment with a border of produce. A spot on the reverse, nearly extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0308

 

1971, U.S.A. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, 1755-1804, PoliticalPhilosopher. By Margaret C. Grigor. Silver 44mm. Obv: Head of Alexander Hamilton facing three-quarters left. Rev: A standing figure of Alexander Hamilton with various objects and the outlines of states in the background. From the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. Extremely fine. $110. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0243

 

ORPHEUS. By Marie-Alexandre Coudray. Bronze 68mm. Obv: Bust of Orpheus clutching a lyre. Rev: Fame seated on a rectangular tablet, violin and branches. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 100/C, Maier 223, Classens 40. Possibly Coudray’s most celebrated medallic work. $75. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2024) ——— Marie-Alexandre Coudray was born in 1864. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts and was a student of Dumont, Thomas, Allouard and Ponscarme. In 1893 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. In 1898 he won a first prize at the Salon and a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. Coudray died in 1932.

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SKU: 4781-20267-1C

 

Undated (1982?), Great Britain. THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Unsigned. AE 51mm. Obv: Two clasical figures supporting an armorial shield. Rev: Inscription. In a clear plastic capsule. Cased. Proof finish. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S8-E5963