Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

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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1902, Great Britain. CORONATION OF EDWARD VII. By George Frampton. AE 53mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Edward VII and Alexandra facing right. Rev: A crown between two trees. BHM 3767, Eimer 1872a. Cased.Extremely fine. $80. Sorry, SOLD

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1880, France. LEGISLATION FOR THE STRIKING OF COINS. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel- Dupuis. AE 68mm. Obv: ?Female bust, right. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 170B. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis, French painter, sculptor and medallist, was born in 1849. At the age of seventeen he entered l??cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts. In 1868 he won second Prix de Rome for medal engraving and the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1872. He exhibited regularly at the Salon. He was made an officer of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1898. Dupuis died tragically in 1899. He was shot in his sleep by his wife, who had a history of mental illness. His wife then turned the gun on herself and committed suicide.? Daniel-Dupuis created an extensive body of medallic works.

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1807, Great Britain. WILLIAM WILBERFORCE AND THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Silver53mm. Obv: Bust of William Wilberforce facing right. Rev: Britannia seated, attended by Mercury, Prudence and Justice and being crowned by Victory. BHM 627, Eimer 983, Fearon 258.1. Attractively toned, extremely fine. $1,250.? Sorry, SOLD

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EIMER, Christopher. An Introduction to Commemorative Medals. London, 1989. 147 pages, 36 plates.Used. $40 An excellent introduction to medal collecting that focuses primarily on British medals. Sorry, SOLD

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1976, U.S.A. “ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL.” By Harvey Weiss. AE 73mm. Obv: A grasshopper. Rev: A whale. #93 in the Society of Medalists series. With leaflet (no box). Extremely fine. ($75) Sorry, SOLD

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1791, Great Britain. DEATH OF SELINA, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON. By William Mainwaring. WM 37mm. Obv: Almost facing veiled, draped bust of the Dowager Countess of Huntingdon. Rev: Inscription above palm fronds. BHM 352. Nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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1922, Belgium. WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL. By Armand Bonnetain. AE 71mm. Obv: A veiled female and a winged youth before a smoking censer. The figure of a fallen soldier appears in the smoke. Rev: A war memorial. Extremely fine. $90.? Sorry, SOLD Armand Bonnetain was born in Brussels. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1908.

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1971, France. NANTES – “LE CHEVAL MALLET.” By Georges Crouzat. AE 67mm. Obv: A group celebrating “Le Cheval Mallet.” Rev: A shield, anchors and a bagpipe. Number 4 of a limited edition of 100. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

Georges Crouzat was born in 1904. He was a student of Landowski and Jean-Baptiste ?mile Dropsy at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He was a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and received an honorable mention in 1928. Crouzat died in 1976.

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SKU: E-0595

 

1915, Germany/The Balkans. THE WOOING OF THE BALKAN KINGS. By Karl Goetz. Cast AE 56mm. Obv: A cornucopia and portraits of three Balkan kings behind bars. Rev: Figures on their knees. Kienast 164. Extremely fine. $375 ?Sorry, SOLD

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1827, France/Great Britain. GEORGE CANNING, British Statesman. By Andr? Galle. Bronze 51mm. Obv: of George Canning facing left. Rev: Inscription. Collignon 545. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2020)

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SKU: N559