Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1890, Great Britain, Scotland.OPENING OF THE FORTH BRIDGE. By L. C. Lauer. Bronze 65mm. BHM 3399. $725. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2021)

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SKU: 17169-4A

 

France. BIRD OF PARADISE. By Maurice Thénot (1893-1963). Silver-colored Galvano 73mm x 117mm. $375. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2022)

François Maurice Thénot was born in 1893. He studied under Patey. He exhibited in the Salon des Artistes and won a bronze medal in 1927 and a silver medal in 1936. His medallic works include a fine series of plaquettes and medals depicting African animals. Thénot died in 1963.

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SKU: 1592-16696-2A

 

1937, Great Britain. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF GEORGE VI. By Percy Metcalfe. Silver 30mm. BHM 4314, Eimer 2045b, Wollaston 29. In its original cardboard box. $35. Sorry, SOLD (April 2021)

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SKU: JG15860-3A

 

France, Belgium. 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRENCH FRIENDSHIP WITH LA LOUVI?RE (City in Belgium). By Victor Demanet. Bronze 73mm x 55mm. $200. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2022) ————- Victor Joseph Ghislain Demanet was born at Givet on February 3 1895. Hestudied under D?sir? Hurbin, He became a member of the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1925 and won an honorable mention for a plaster model for a statue of Leopold II that was erected at Namur, and won a bronze medal in 1935. Demanet died at Ixelles on February 7 1964.

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SKU: 9578-15652-6T

 

1809, Great Britain, Spain. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND THE PASSAGE OF THE DOURO. By Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet and ?tienne Jacques Dubois. Silver 41mm. Obv: Head of the Duke of Wellington facing right. Rev: A river god attempting to block the passage of ships. Mudie 15, BHM 671, Bramsen 843, Eimer 997, Eimer Wellington 2a, Fearon 260.6, Schwering 1161. Richly toned, Some light nicks and other signs of handling. $600. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 18875-3B

 

1897, Great Britain. OPENING OF THE BLACKWALL TUNNEL. By F. Bowcher. Bronze 76mm. BHM. 3615. Some slight spots and a light bump on the edge of the reverse. $525. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2021)

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SKU: 17170-4A

 

1936, France. JEAN MERMOZ, Aviator, Memorial. By ?douard-Pierre Blin. Bronze 59mm. Obv: Bust of Jean Mermoz with his head turned to the right. Rev: A standing, winged female. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 44/B. $125. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2022) ————– ?douard-Pierre Blin was born on August 30 1877 at Chartres. He studied under Chaplain, Peter, Bott?e and Hector Lemarie. He won several distinctions as a medallist and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur. Blin died in Paris in 1946.

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SKU: 17733-2B

 

1814, Great Britain. CENTENARY OF THE HANOVARIAN ACCESSION. – THE PEACE OF PARIS. By Thomas Lawrence after Thomas Lawrence. Bronze 69mm. BHM 829, Eimer 1055. Contemporary circular case. $1,250. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2022)

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SKU: 18884-3B

 

1824, Great Britain. PLYMOUTH DOCK RENAMED DEVONPORT. By R. Ellis and J. Ramsey. Bronze 55mm. BHM 1244. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 2920-30240-5c

 

France. HORTICULTURE AWARD ? CHEMIN DE FER DU NORD. By Charles Pillet (1869-1960. Premier Grand Prix de Rome, 1890). Bronze 68mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2023) ————–

Charles Philippe Germain Aristide Pillet (1869-1960), sculptor and medallist was born in Paris. He studied under , Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu and Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain. He won the premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1890. He became a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1898. In 1900 he won a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. He won a medal of honor in 1923. He was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur

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SKU: J4148-15143-4S

 

1906, Great Britain. SIR JOHN SOANE ? THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS. By William Wyon. Silver 73mm. Larger version with an outer hand-engraved insciption. Cf. BHM 1662, Eimer 1278, Taylor 106a. Cased. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2022)

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SKU: 18885-3B

 

1813, France. OPENING OF THE MONS CANAL. By Andrieu and Brenet. Copper 41mm. Bramsen 1293, Julius 2738, Schwering 1330. $195. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2025)

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SKU: 5636-20812-7C

 

Great Britain. LORD BYRON, Poet. By Madeleine-Pierre Quérolle. Published by the Paris Mint. Bronze 67mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD

Madeleine-Pierre Quérolle, painter sculptor and medallist was born in 1914. He studied at the École des Arts Décoratifs de Nice and later at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was a student of Jandon and Lafaye. His output of medals is quite extensive.

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SKU: 20867-7C

 

U.S.A. MARTIN LUTHER KING. By Courbier. Published by the Paris Mint. Bronze 63mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 20878-7C

 

1821, Great Britain. CORONATION OF GEORGE IV. By Thomas Halliday and P. Kempson and Son. wWhite metal 49mm. OBVERSE: Laureate bust of George IV facing left. REVERSE: Coronation scene. BHM 1073. Pierced (quite typical). $60. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2023)

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SKU: 4453-18443-5B