Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

France. DANSEUR AU TAMBOURIN. By Marcel Renard (1892-1974). Uniface bronze plaquette 53mm x 53mm. OBV: A satyr with a tambourine. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 342/E. $175. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2023) —————- Marcel Renard sculptor and medallist was born at Lyon in 1892. He studied at the ?cole des Beaux-Art de Lyon and then at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He spent time in the ateliers of Boucher and Patey. In 1923 he won the Premier Second Prix de Rome and a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes D?corateurs. Renard died in 1974

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SKU: 4303-19109-6B

 

1747, Great Britain/Netherlands. WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE, STADTHOLDER. By Martin Holtzhey. Silver 44mm. Obv: Busts, vis ? vis, of William and Anna. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. MI 627/314, pl. CLXX/4, van Loon supplement. XXIII/223. Rare. Nearly extremely fine, attractively toned. $450. Sorry, SOLD

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Undated (early 20th century), France. LA PEINTURE. By Alexandre -Louis-Marie Charpentier. Bronze 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. A oouple of light spots and an uneven patina on the reverse, otherwise extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2018)
This work is attributed to Maurice Charpentier-Mio in the Paris Mint Catalogue, but that is an error. 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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SKU: 11129

 

1913, Belgium. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, GHENT. By Godefroid Devreese. Plaquette (rectangular with a curved top) AE 71mm x 68mm. Obv: ?An allegorical female greeting three females, a girl and a workman look on. Rev: Two females making festoons of flowers. Extremely fine. $135. 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. ? ? 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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1935, France. CENTENARY OF LA CAISSE D?EPARGNE DE VENDOME. By F. Meheut. Bronze plaquette 60mm x 52mm. Cased. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: P5-13496

 

1664, France. MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHED. By Jean Mauger and Thomas Bernard (unsigned). AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Minerva seated with symbols of trade. Divo 81, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 81. Rounded edge. Small die flaw. Very fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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(Mid 20th Century), Belgium. WRESTLING. Unfinished uniface AE plaquette 55mm x 82mm. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 2P-12960

 

1918, Great Britain. GENERAL SIR DOUGLAS HAIG. By Tony Antoine Szirma?. Bronze 60mm. Obv: Uniformed bust facing? three-quarters left. Rev: a laureate nude male holding a flag. Not recorded in BHM. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2020)

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SKU: E-8071

 

1741, Great Britain. THE DUKE OF ARGYLE AND SIR ROBERT WALPOLE. Unsigned. AE 38mm. Obv: The Duke of Argyle leaning on a column. Rev: The Devil leading Sir Robert Walpole, with a rope around his neck, towards the mouth of the infernal beast. MI II 561/190, plate CLXI/1, Betts 247,? Eimer 561, MH 327, CP 102/13. Nearly extremely fine (rare thus). $450. Sorry, SOLD

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1866, Great Britain / Schleswig Holstein. MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS HELENA AND PRINCE CHRISTIAN OF SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN. By Joseph Sheppard and Alfred Benjamin Wyon. AE 63mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Princess Helena and Prince Christian facing left. Rev: A crown above two shields. BHM 2859, Eimer 1582, W&E 1035. Extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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Undated (Circa 1900), France. LA MUSIQUE. By Adolphe Rivet. Silvered-bronze 57mm. Obv: A female playing a harp. Rev: A branch and a winged female with a central, circular compartment. Cased. Nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2020) —————— Adolphe Rivet, sculptor and medallist, was born at Varetz (Corr?ze) on July 30 1855. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under Jules Cavelier, Hubert Ponscarme and Oscar Roty. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, where he received an honorable mention in 1888 and a second class medal in 1908. He died at Gentilly (Seine) on November 8 1925

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SKU: E-3551

 

Undated (circa 1990s), Russia. NIKOLAI ANDREYEVICH RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908), Composer. Unsigned, published in Portugal. Bronze 79mm. OBV: Bust of Rimsky-Korsakov facing three-quarters left. REV: An inscribed scroll. Extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S-15

 

1956, U.S.A. FALL AND REDEMPTION – EVE AND MARY. By John Angel. AE 73mm. Obv: The fall of Adam and Eve. Rev: The Annunciation. Fifty-third issue of the Society of Medalists. Edge B. Alexander 53.1. Reported production of 682 in bronze. In a Society of Medalists cardboard box with its descriptive pamphlet. Extremely fine. $80. Sorry, SOLD

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Undated (circa 1445), Italy. DOMENIC NOVELLO MALATESTA, LORD OF CESENA AND CERVIA. By Pisanello. Uniface after cast of the reverse. AE 81mm. Cf. Pollard 15. Obv: A figure, in armor, kneeling before a crucifix, his horse at his side. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S8-10584

 

Undated (circa 1920), Netherlands. THE BEAUTIFICATION OF ROTTERDAM FOR TOURISM. Silver 60mm. Obv: A female holding up a wreath; a bridge and a ship in the background. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-9368