Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

Undated (early 20th century), France. LA PEINTURE. By Alexandre -Louis-Marie Charpentier. Silver plaquette 41mm x 53mm. Obv: A half figure of a youth holding paint brushes and a palette. Rev: A palm frond and a branch of laurel. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 86A.? Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD This work is erroneously attributed to Maurice Charpentier-Mio in the Paris Mint Catalogue.. Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier, medalist, sculptor and craftsman was born in 1856. He with Ponscarme, Louis-Oscar Roty and others was responsible for the resurgence of medallic art in France in the late 19th century. Charpentier died in 1909.

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1682, Sweden. OPENING OF THE RIKSDAG. By Arfvid Karlsteen. WM 53mm. Obv: Bust of Charles XI facing right. Rev: A crown supported by four columns. BDM 3/120. Nearly extremely fine. $120.? Sorry, SOLD

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1790, France. CONSTITUTION AND LIBERTY. Unsigned. WM 39mm. Obv: Clasped hands, head of Louis XVI, fleur-de-lis. Rev: Four putti attending Louis XVI, who stands with an open book. Hennin 163, Julius 137. Cast from a holed example.? $125. Sorry, SOLD

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Undated (circa 1780), Sweden/Prussia. GUSTAV III AND LOUISA ULRIKA OF PRUSSIA. By Carl Gustaf Fehrman. Silver 34mm. Obv: Busts vis ? vis of Gustav III and Louisa Ulrika. Rev: The rays above a sundial. Some nicks in fields, nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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1911, Belgium. ST. HUBERT SOCIETY OF BRUSSELS. By Godefroid Devreese. AE plaquette 42mm x 38mm. Obv: A bloodhound. Rev: Inscription.? Nearly Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

? ? Godefroid Devreese was one of Belgium’s most prolific medallists. He was born at Courtrai in 1861. He studied sculpture under his father and later at the Academy of Brussels. In 1885 he won the second Grand Prix de Rome. In 1889 he won the first Grand Prix for sculpture at the Academy of Brussels and a gold medal at the International Exposition in Cologne. ?

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Undated (circa 1988), France / The Arab World. INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE. AE 81mm. Obv: A large, modern building set against a decorative background. Rev: Inscriptions in French and Arabic, decorative background. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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1989, Czech Republic.? THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL WINE CONGRESS, BRATISLAVA.

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CROSS, W.K. The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Association, Society, Commercial, Transportation Medals. Volume 2. Toronto, Ontario and Palm Harbor Florida, 2008. xii, 708 pages, illustrated in the text. Limited edition of 250 copies. 8.75? x 11.25?. New. $175. —– The author acknowledges that it ?would take decades, not years to complete,? it is none-the-less a comprehensive catalogue that covers a broad range of medals issued by societies and associations, as well as medals related to Commerce and Transportation and ?stock? medals. It covers the period from around 1800 until about 1940.

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1825, France. OPENING OF THE PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE. By Louis Michel Petit. 68mm. Obv: Conjoined heads of Charles X and Louis XVIII facing left. Rev: A female personification of Paris presenting a key to Mercury and Commerce. Collignon 491. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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1953, Great Britain. CORONATION OF ELIZABETH II. Published by Spink & Son Ltd. Silver 32mm. Obv: Crowned bust of Elizabeth II facing right. Rev: Buckingham Palace. BHM 4448, Eimer 2086. In its original case.? Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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1657, France. THE CAPTURE OF SAINT-VENANT AND MARDYCK, AND THE LIFTING OF THE SEIGE OF ARDRES. By Jean Mauger. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Youthful bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: France holding high a sword and shield Divo 47, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 47. Flat, “sharp” edge. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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1954, France. PRESENTATION MEDAL OF THE CITY OF PARIS. By Maurice Delannoy. Bronze-gilt 50mm. Obv: A ship above a shield and decorations. Rev: Inscription. Cased.? Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD
Maurice Delannoy was born in 1885. He studied under Germain Pilon. He became a professor of drawing. He designed various coins and considerable number of medals. He was made a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur in 1947. Delannoy died in 1972.

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1894, France. THE ELECTION OF CASIMIR PERIER AS PRESIDENT. By Jules Clement Chaplain. AE 68mm. Obv: Bust of Casimir Perier facing left. Rev: A female, in classical dress, placing a ballot in a vessel. Nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD
Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain (1839-1909) was born at Mortagne. He entered the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1857. He studied under the sculptor, Jouffroy, and Eugene-Andr? Oudin?, the medallist. He won the first prize at the Concours de Rome in 1862. He studied in Italy from 1864 to? 1868. He was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts in 1881 and became an officer of the L?gion d’Honneur in 1888.

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1977, Great Britain. SILVER JUBILEE OF THE REIGN OF ELIZABETH II. By Durbin for Spink & Son Ltd. Silver 57mm. Obv: Bust of Elizabeth II facing left. Rev: A rose. In its original case. Matt finish. Some uneven toning. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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1949, Austria. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JOHANN STRAUSS. By Hartig. AE 71mm. Obv: Facing bust of Johann Strauss. Rev: Inscription.A small stain on the reverse, extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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