Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1919, Great Britain/Netherlands. SHIPPING, ENGINEERING AND MACHINERY EXHIBITION, – HOLLAND SECTION. AE 51mm. Obv: A sailing ship. Rev: Two shields and an inscription. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry SOLD

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1851, Great Britain. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. By Joseph Davis. WM 44mm. Obv: Head of Prince Albert facing right. Rev: A view of crystal palace. BHM 3436 RR, Allen HP-B160 RR, Taylor 165p. Generally bright, nearly extremely fine. $75.? Sorry, SOLD

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1874, Great Britain. CRYSTAL PALACE, SYDENHAM ? PICTURE GALLERY PRIZE. By George Gammon Adams and W.J. Taylor. AE 63mm. Obv: Fame with a trumpet, above Britannia attended by Plenty and Learning. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Allen Cf Allen SY-1893/010 RRR. Extremely fine. $250. Sorry, SOLD

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1908, Germany. PRINCE OTTO VON BISMARCK. By Karl Goetz. Cast iron 80mm. Obv: Head of Bismarck facing three-quarters left. Rev: The Valhalla and inscription. Kienast 9, B?ttcher Collection 5640 (AE). Nearly extremely fine. $160. Sorry, SOLD Karl Goetz was born at Augsburg in 1875. He attended the Art School in Augsburg, and later the art schools in Dresden, Leipzig , Berlin and Dusseldorf. He spent five years in Paris and later moved to Munich, where he settled in 1904. Goetz was a prolific medallist, most noted for his satirical works, especially those of World War I. Goetz died in 1950.

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1920, Germany. THE CIRCUS GAMES. By Karl Goetz. Cast AE, oval, 69mm x 102mm. Obv: The Kaiser being led behind a cart drawn by two mules. Rev: A group of German Generals. Kienast 231. Some dark areas in the relief on the obverse, nearly extremely fine.?$375 Sorry, SOLD

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1982, Portugal. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ASSOCIA??O DOS PUPILOS EXERCITO. By L. Correia. AE 79mm. Obv: Musical notes and lyrics. Rev:?A series of lines. Extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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1932, France. JOHN CALVIN, Reformer. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 69mm. Obv: Bust of John Calvin, wearing a high-collared robe and a cap, facing right. Rev: The church at Noyon and Geneva Cathedral. Cat. Gen. 3 380/B. $150. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2020). ————–Pierre Turin was born in 1891. He was a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. In 1920 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. Turin died in 1968.

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SKU: J6512-9T

 

1937, Great Britain. CORONATION OF GEORGE VI. By Turner & Simpson. Bronze 51mm. Obv: Conjoined, crowned busts of George VI and Elizabeth facing left. Rev: Britannia before Westminster Abbey. BHM 4351. Matt finish. Cased $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: Q7148-06253-9R

 

1915, Austria and Germany. THE AUSTRO-GERMAN ALLIANCE. By Rudolf Neuberger. AE 61mm. Obv: Conjoined, uniformed busts of Wilhelm II and Franz Joseph in feathered hats, facing left. Rev: Two crowns above a wreath of oak leaves. Slight spot on the brim of Franz Joseph?s hat, extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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1968, Great Britain. FINAL VOYAGE OF THE CUNARD QUEEN ELIZABETH. Cased pair of medals. Silver and AE 39mm. Obv: View of the ship. Rev: A view of Southampton Water and the Isle of Wight. Eimer 2114. Cased. #21 of a limited edition of 500. Proof finish, silver medal toned. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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Undated (circa 1880), Belgium. THE ROYAL LINNEAN AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. By Wurden. Silver 50mm. Obv: Bust of Linnaeus, left. Rev: A cartouche on a background of plants and fruit. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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1957. Great Britain. WILLIAM HARVEY TERCENTENARY (MEDICAL) CONGRESS. Unsigned (Designed by J.R. Pinches, obverse modeled by G. Burridge, reverse modeled by G.A. Holman) . AE 51mm. Obv: Bust facing left. Rev: A snake entwined around a branch, inscription. Unrecorded in BHM, Pinches p. 53. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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1911, France. TRIBUTE TO GEORGES PICOT. By Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. AE plaquette 52mm x 71mm. Obv: Bust of Georges Picot facing three-quarters right. Rev: An allegorical female leaning against a rock as a line of workers walks towards an industrial plant. Maier 171. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD
Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon, sculptor and medallist was born at Paris in 1858. He studied under Jules Cavelier, Chaplain and Tasset. He exhibited at the Salon and won a third prize in 1884 and the Prix de Rome in 1887. In 1900 he won a gold medal at the Universal Exposition and was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur. Vernon died in 1912.

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SKU: E-8426

 

1938, Great Britain/Germany. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN?S PEACE EFFORT. AE 60mm. Obv: Head of Neville Chamberlain facing three-quarters right. Rev: Inscription. Not recorded in BHM. Extremely fine. $150.? Sorry, SOLD

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1955, Guyana. CENTENARY OF THE BANK OF GUYANA. AE 59mm. Obv: A pair of toucans. Rev: A pair of anteaters supporting a shield. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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