Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

Undated (C. 1930), Ceylon. INTER-BATTERY SPORTS. Silver 38mm. Obv: A shield-shaped compartment showing a head-on view of an elephant. Rev: A wreath (center uninscribed). Loop for suspension. Very Fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD ?

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1840, France. MEMORIAL TO NAPOLEON ON ST HELENA AND TRANSFER OF NAPOLEON?S REMAINS TO LES INVALIDES. By Antoine Bovy. AE 41mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Napoleon?s memorial on St. Helena. Edge: Plain. Bramsen 1990. Extremely fine. $160. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2019)

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1912, France. HENRI CAUTIER, Director of L??cole Sup?rieure de Pharmacie. By Victor Peter. Uniface cast AE 150mm. Obv: Bust of Cautier, in academic robes, facing left. Extremely fine. $500. Sorry, SOLD ? Victor Peter was born at Paris in 1840. He studied art over the objections of his parents. He was a pupil of S?bastien Cornu, Devaulx and Falgui?re. He exhibited at the Salon and won a medal in 1879. He won a gold medal at the Universal Exposition of 1900. He was an artist who worked in various media. As a medallist, Peter is best known for his depictions of animals. He became professor of sculpture at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts in 1901 and was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur. Peter died in 1918.

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1815, Great Britain. “THE WATERLOO MEDAL”? By Benedetto Pistrucci. A smaller version of Pistrucci’s famous medal published by John Pinches circa 1975.Silver 65mm. Obv: Busts of four monarchs within a circle of allegorical figures. Rev: Equestrian figures of Wellington and Blucher within a circle of allegorical figures. BHM 670. Matt finish. Extremely fine. $175 Sorry, SOLD

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1805, France/Italy. VENICE RETURNED TO ITALY. By Bertrand Andrieu and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. Copper 41mm.? Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: View of the Rialto Bridge. Bramsen 460, D?Essling 1115, Julius 1472, Schwering 1004, Todd p.123, Zeitz 65. $250. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2024)

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SKU: 3810-19950-1C

 

1935, Great Britain. THE SEVENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF PAULDENS LTD, MANCHESTER. By Percy Metcalfe. Bronze 54mm. Obv: A woman in the fashion of the 1860s; another, carrying a golf bags, in the styles of the 1930s. Rev: Inscription. In its original Royal Mint case. $125. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2021)

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SKU: 17701-7A

 

1836, France. THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE DE L?ETOILE COMPLETED. By Jean Pierre Montagny. AE 52mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: The Arc de Triomphe. Collignon 1106/1, Bramsen 1951, Julius 3947, Schwering 1617. Extremely fine. A very pleasing medal. $165. Sorry, SOLD

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1804, France. INTRODUCTION OF SMALL POX VACCINE.? By Bertrand Andrieu. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Aesculapius with the Venus de Medici. In the field a cow and an inoculating device. Bramsen 400, D?Essling 1056, Julius 1342, Schwering 967, Todd p.18, Zeitz 47. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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1815, Netherlands. INTRODUCTION OF THE KING WILHELM?S MILITARY ORDER. By J.P. Braemt. AE 46mm. Obv: Head of Wilhelm I facing left. Rev: A crown above a cross-shaped military award. Extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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France. ANTILOPES KOUDOU. By Maurice Thénot. Uniface Bronze plaquette 78mm x 42mm. Stamped METAL F. on its edge (i.e. struck during World War II. Obv: A group of running antelopes. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 3 373/F. $175. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2023)

From Thénot’s series of plaquettes of African animals: Antilopes Impala, Antelopes Koudou, Buffle de Cafrerie, Combat d’Antilopes, Éléphant Solitaire, Girafes, Léopard, Lion et Lionne, Python, Rhinocéros.

François Maurice Thénot was born in 1893. He studied under Patey. He exhibited in the Salon des Artistes and won a bronze medal in 1927 and a silver medal in 1936. His medallic works include a fine series of plaquettes and medals depicting African animals. Thénot died in 1963.

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SKU: 0395-19340-9B

 

1892, Great Britain/Ireland. ULSTER UNIONIST CONVENTION. By Gibson & Co. AE 38mm. Obv: Hibernia standing with a lion. Rev: A crown above three shields. BHM 3433, Eimer 1773. Extremely fine. $60.? Sorry, SOLD

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1897, Great Britain. VICTORIA?S DIAMOND JUBILEE, Prime Ministers. By Frank Bowcher. Oxidized WM 51mm. Obv: Crowned, veiled, laureate bust of Queen Victoria facing left. Rev: Shields around a central cartouche and a palm frond. BHM 3516. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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1826, Great Britain. THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. By Benjamin Wyon after T. Landseer. Silver 77mm. Obv: A collection of various birds. Rev: A group of animals, including an elephant, giraffes and other animals. Edge: Inscription :GEORGE BURDER STRATTON. FOR 50 YEARS? DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE SOCIETY?S PUBLICATIONS AND LIBRARY (Awarded circa 1980).? BHM 1272 RR, Eimer 1187. Cased. Extremely fine. $1,250. Sorry, SOLD

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Undated (circa 1850), Great Britain. ST. PAUL?S CATHEDRAL. By Jospeh Davis. WM 44mm. Obv: St. Paul?s Cathedral. Rev: A lengthy inscription. BHM 2377. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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1912, Spain. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, BARCELONA. By Heinrich Kautsch. AE-gilt 59mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of Alfonso XIII facing right. Rev: Two females with objects symbolic of arts and industry either side of a crowned shield.? Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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