Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1805, France/Austria. THE FRENCH INSIGNIA RECAPTURED AT INNSBRUCK.? By Bertrand Andrieu and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Napoleon in Roman military costume holds a figure of Victory in one hand and a standard with the other. Bramsen 442, D?Essling 1099, Julius 1435, Schwering 990, Todd p.118, Zeitz 58. A couple of insignificant spots on the obverse, extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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1821, Great Britain. CORONATION OF GEORGE IV. Published by Thomason and Jones. AE 54mm. Obv: Laureate, draped bust of George IV facing left. Rev: The king seated and being crowned by Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia. BHM 1091, Eimer 1141. Extremely fine. $250. Sorry, SOLD

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1907, Great Britain. SEPTENARY OF LIVERPOOL. By Charles John Allen. WM 33mm. Obv: King John presenting a charter to a kneeling male. Rev: A three-masted ship under sail. BHM 3952 R, Eimer 1898. Nearly extremely fine. $40. Sorry SOLD

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Undated (circa 1690), France. THE FRENCH NAVY. By Jean Mauger. AE 72mm. Obv: Laureate, cuirassed bust of Louis XIV facing left. Rev?: Gallia being drawn in a marine car. Cat. Gen. vol. 1 212/B. A modern restrike (dated 1977 on its edge) of a scarce medal. Nearly extremelyfine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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1968, France, JEAN DE LA FONTAINE, writer of fables. Published by the Paris Mint. AE 77mm. Obv: Almost facing bust. Rev: La Fontaine surrounded by an elephant, lion and other creatures. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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1786, Prussia. FREDERICK THE GREAT, MEMORIAL. By Daniel Loos. Silver 42mm. Obv: Crowned bust of Frederick the Great Facing right. Rev: A female personification of Prussia kneeling before a flaming altar. BDN 3/462, Sommer A10. Toning somewhat mottled, nearly extremely fine. $275. Sorry, SOLD

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1800 (Year VIII), France. THE CORPS L?GISLATIF. By Nicolas Marie Gatteaux. Octagonal AE 39mm x 50mm. Obv: A standing figure of Liberty. Rev:? Inscription. Bramsen 26, d?Essling 822, Schwering -. Choice, extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD ?

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1740, Great Britain/Panama. FORT CHAGRE TAKEN. AE 39mm. Obv: A half figure of Admiral Vernon with a tree to the left. Rev: Six ships entering Portobello Harbor. Betts 279, MI 547/153 variety, Plate CLVII/12, MH 285, McCormick-Goodhart 139 (c). Pretty worn with some of the reverse legend obliterated. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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Vietnam. COCHIN CHINA.Unsigned. Bronze 59mm. Issued for the 1931 Colonial Exposition in Paris. Obv: The head of a roaring tiger. Rev: A native female carrying produce on a pole on her shoulder. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 405/C. The patina on this medal is not as green as suggested by the pictures and the contrast of darker brown areas is less marked. $295.

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SKU: 42081-10C

 

1854, Great Britain. CRYSTAL PALACE OPENED IN SYDENHAM. By Pinches & Co. WM 42mm. Obv: Britannia opening the doors to Crystal Palace. Rev: A view of Crystal Palace. BHM 2549, Eimer 1487, Eidlitz 768, Taylor 171i, Allen SY-1854/080. Nearly extremely fine. $35, Sorry, SOLD

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1915, Germany. FIELD MARSHAL GRAF VON HAESSLER. By Lowenthal. Cast AE 100mm. Obv: Uniformed bust wearing a helmet. Rev: The centaur, Chiron, teaching a nude figure of Achilles to shoot a bow. Edge: Stamped: DS20 38. Extremely fine. $375.? Sorry, SOLD

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1891, Wales. PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE MEDAL. By J.A. Restall. AE 38mm. Obv: An allegorical female sitting beside a camera. Rev: Inscription to recipient. Cased. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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1902, Scotland. ST. MUNGO’S COLLEGE, GLASGOW, MEDICAL PRIZE. By D. Cunninghame. Bronze elliptical 40mm x 62mm. Obv: A standing figure of St. Mungo holding a fish and a crozier. Rev: A caduceus, sword snake and other attributes. Edge: Inscription: ADAM CUBIE ANATOMY JUNIOR SESSION 1901-2. Cased. Extremely fine. $80. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: N-1039

 

FORRER, Leonard. The Wyons. London, 1917 [Reprinted from the Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Volume VI.] Octavo, frontispiece; pp. 119, (1); illustrations in the text. 200 copies printed. In a later green cloth with original card covers bound in. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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1898, France. AGENTS DE CHANGE, PARIS. By Oscar Roty. AE 38mm. Obv: A winged child holding a cornucopia from which coins flow into a chest supported in the lap of a seated female. Rev: An olive branch, and a snake entwined around a mirror, above a view of Paris. Nearly extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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