Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

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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1803, France. BRIDGE OVER THE DURANCE. By Bertrand Andrieu. AE 42mm. Obv: Bust of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Minerva standing before a river nymph. Bramsen 277, d?Essling 100, Julius 1178, Schwering 945. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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1973, U.S.A. THE ALPHABET. By Edward R. Grove. AE 73mm. Obv: Letters from various alphabets. Rev: A montage of the 26 letter alphabet arranged in descending order of frequency in the English language. Eight-eighth issue of the Society of Medalists. Reported production of 1,625 in bronze. Alexander 88.1. No box or leaflet. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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1678, France. THE CAPTURE OF GHENT. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: A weeping female, sitting in front of a trophy of arms, a crowned lion rests his paw on her knee. Divo 170, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 170. “Sharp,” flat edge. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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1952, France. ANDRE CHAMSON, writer. By Marcel Courbier. AE 68mm. Obv: Head of Chamson facing left. Rev: A wild boar. Cat. Gan. Vol 4 pt 1 466/B. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

? Marcel Courbier, French sculptor and medallist, was born in 1899. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He is best known for his monumental sculptures, but he also created a small body of medals. Courbier died in 1976.

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1816, Great Britain. WINCHESTER COLLEGE, PRIZE MEDAL. By John Milton. Silver 48mm. Obv: Bust of William Wykeham wearing a miter and holding crozier. Rev: A crown and plumes. BHM 931 (not listed in silver). Lightly toned, nearly extremely fine. $275. Sorry, SOLD

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