Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1814, Great Britain. THE PEACE OF PARIS. By J. Barber and Thomas Wyon Jr.. AE 69mm. Obv: Laureate bust of the Prince Regent, right. Rev: England standing, crowned by Victory and supporting Europe. BHM 805, Bramsen 2277, Eimer 1043. Some light spots in the obverse field, extremely fine. $350. Sorry, SOLD

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Undated (circa 1700), Germany . RELIGIOUS MEDAL: MOSES RECEIVES THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. By Georg Hautsch. Silver 40mm. Obv: Moses receiving the commandments. Rev: Two tablets inscribed with the commandments, a snake and apple lie at their base. Nearly extremely fine. $150 Sorry, SOLD

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1848. France. JEAN SANS PEUR, SECOND DUKE OF BURGUNDY AND COUNT OF FLANDERS. By Adolphe Christian Jouvenal. AE 42mm. Obv: Bust of Jean Sans Peur, wearing a hat, facing right. Rev: A shield, axe and sword above an inscription. BDM 3/90. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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1726, France. LOUIS XV RULING AFTER THE MAXIMS OF LOUIS XIV. ?By Jean Duvivier. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate bust of Louis XV facing right. Rev: Minerva greeting Louis XV while pointing to a portrait of Louis XIV held by Fame. Flat edge. Slight marks. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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1819, France/Great Britain. JOHN LOCKE, Philosopher. By Fran?ois Augustin Caunois. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Locke facing right. Rev: Biographical inscription. MI II 272/74. Nearly extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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1789, France. JEAN SILVAIN BAILLY. By Benjamin Duvivier. AE 42mm. Obv: Bust of Bailly facing right. Rev: Inscription above an open wreath. Hennin 37, Julius 29, Nocq 243, Schwering 622. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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1697, France. THE MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF BOURGOGNE AND MARIE-ADELAIDE OF SAVOY. By Jean Mauger and J?r?me Roussel. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Busts vis ? vis of the Duke and Marie-Adelaide. Divo 276, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 276. Rounded edge. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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1739, Great Britain/Panama. PORTOBELLO TAKEN. AE 40mm. Obv: A standing figure of Admiral Vernon with a gun at his side and a ship in the background. Rev: Six ships entering Portobello Harbor. Betts 221, MH 212, McCormick-Goodhart 96(c).Finer detail worn, but generally a fairly nice example. $175.? Sorry, SOLD

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1598, France. POMPONE DE BELLIEVRE. By Conrad Bloc. Cast AE 43mm. Obv: Bust facing right. Rev: A sun face above a farmer plowing. BDM I 93. Mount removed.Good very fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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1873, Great?Britain/Persia. VISIT OF?NASR-ED-DIN, SHAH OF PERSIA TO THE CITY OF LONDON. By Alfred Benjamin Wyon. Obv: Uniformed bust of Shah Nasr-ed-Din wearing a Persian fez and facing three-quarters?left. Rev: Londinia standing before a view of St. Paul’s and the Tower of London. BHM 2951, Welch 13, Eimer 1623, Fearon 324.2. 400 specimens struck. In its original case. Some slight wear to the inside of the case. Extremely fine. $1,200. Sorry, SOLD

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1819, Prussia. GEBHARD LEBRECHT VON BLUCHER. By Henri Francois Brandt. AE 41mm. Obv: Head of von Blucher facing right. Rev: An eagle above Victory before Blucher charging forth in a quadriga. Bramsen 1819. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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France. MUTALIT?. By Julien-Prosper Legastelois. Bronze 50mm. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 236/B. Obv: Three seated women. Rev: The sun rising behind a cartouche and branches. Nearly extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2020)———– Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931) was born in Paris. He studied under the sculptor, Carltier and medal engraving under Levasseur, Roty and Tonnelier. He won various distinctions during the course of his career and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

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SKU: S7-10732

 

1798, Great Britain. PRESENTATION OF COLORS TO BRIMINGHAM LOYAL ASSOCIATION. By J.S. Jorden. AE 41mm. Obv: A seated female with her arm on a plaque. Rev: A crowned plinth. BHM 459, Eimer 899. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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(1948), France. CENTENARY OF THE SOUS COMPTOIR DES ENTREPRENEURS. Presented to General Dassault. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 72mm. Obv: A female holding a plan; workmen in the background. Rev: A building under construction; inscription. $300. ——– Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins. He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died on July 25 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

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SKU: 1444-16826-2A

 

1894, France. STEPHANE DERVILLE, PRESIDENT DU TRIBUNAL DE COMMERCE DE LA SEINE, A SES COLLEGUES. By Louis Oscar Roty. Pair of silver plaquettes 43mm x 59mm. Obv: Two mechants standing before a seated figure of Justice. Rev: View of the Tibunal de Commerce and the Pont au Change. Mazerolle: Roty 58. Cased. Extremely fine. $425 ? Sorry, SOLD

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