Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1926, Netherlands, Life Saving. ZUID-HOLLANDSCHE MAATSCHAPPYTOT REDDING VAN SCHIPBREUKELINGEN TE ROTTERDAM. By K?nig for Loos. Silver 54mm. OBVERSE: A group of ship-wreck survivors struggling ashore. REVERSE: Inscription within an oak wreath. $475. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: S12V.12890

 

France. SAINTE CATHERINE D’ALEXANDRIE. By Maurice Delannoy. Bronze 59mm. Obv: St. Catherine kneeling before the infant Jesus on his Mother’s lap. Rev: Two young women placing flowers at the base of a statue of St. Catherine. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 135/G. $90. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2023) ———- Maurice Delannoy (1885-1972) studied under Germain Pilon. He became a professor of drawing. He designed various coins and a considerable number of medals. He was made a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur in 1947.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 6790-16676-11A

 

Undated (early 20th century), Austria. LUISE. By Rudolf Mayer. Silvered-AE 60mm. OBV: Bust of Luise facing left. REV: Luise,seated, watching two boys playing with a toy cannon. Slightly uneven toning. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 12427

 

Undated (1933), Belgium. LA RELIGION ET L?HUMANIT? OU L?APOCALYPE (Religion and Humanity or the Apocalypse). By Josu? Dupon. AE 70mm. Published by Soci?t? Royale Les Amis de la M?daille d?Art. OBV: The hand of God supporting two infants and protecting them from a serpent. REV: The four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Buchet and Toussaint 61. 367 struck in bronze. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: S9-11583

 

Undated (1928), France. MATER DOLOROSA. By Maurice Delannoy. AE 59mm. OBV: The Virgin Mary before Christ on the cross. REV: A thorny plant. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 135/F. Nearly extremely fine. $120. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: S12-11196

 

1862, Great Britain. THE MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS ALICE AND PRINCE LOUIS OF HESSE. By Thomas Ottley. WM 51mm. Allen SK-B160 (listed as RRR i.e. extremely rare), BHM 2737 (listed as RRR i.e. extremely rare). $125. RESERVED

Price: $0.00

SKU: 15925-10T

 

France. SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI.By Robert Cochet. Bronze 58mm. OBVERSE: St. Francis kneeling and blessing a group of birds. REVERSE: A dog before a cross.Cat. Gen. vol. 3 92/D. $95. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2023). ———- Robert Cochet was born in 1903. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was a student collaborator with Carli and Lucien Bazor. He was a soci?taire of the Salon des artistes Fran?ais. In 1954 he won a diploma and medal at the international exposition in Madrid.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 8633-18815-5B

 

1936, France. THE CRUCIFIXION. By Henri Dropsy. Uniface plaquette AE 50mm x 50mm, integral base, so that it may stand upright. Obv: Figures either side of Christ on the cross. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU:

 

1950, Kenya. CITY OF NAIROBI CHARTER CELEBRATIONS, 50 YEARS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Silver-gilt 51mm. Obv: Two large birds supporting a coat of arms. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Slight edge bump, otherwise extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: E-1872

 

(circa 1910), France. L. JANVIER & L. BERCHOT. By Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947). Bronze plaquette 60mm x 54mm. Maier 197. $275. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2020). ——— Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947) was born at Dijon. He studied under Ponscarme, Thomas and Levillain at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was director of the ?cole des Beaux-Arts at Dijon. He won gold medals at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1900 and in 1920. Yencesse was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1900. Many of his medallic works have a distinctive, subtle effect using a soft, shallow relief.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 13654-P9

 

1967, U.S.A. MARY LYON, 1797-1849, Pioneer of Women?s Education. By Karl Gruppe and Laura Gardin Fraser. AE 44mm. Obv: Bust of Mary Lyon facing left. Rev: Three female educators and four female students. Form the series of medal of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University.? In its original cardboard box with a descriptive leaflet. Extremely fine. $20. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU:

 

1976, U.S.A./Portugal. HELEN KELLER. Published in Portugal. By Maria Barreira. AE 75mm. Obv: Bust of Helen Keller facing left. Rev: Five eyes, a pair of hands and inscription.? Extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: E-7136

 

(early 20th century), France. ALEXANDRE RIBOT (1842-1923), Statesman. By Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947). Bronze 60mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Alexandre Ribot facing right. REVERSE: A man tending his garden, watched by his wife and child. Some small patches of discoloration. $120. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2018)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 13424-P7

 

France. CANO?. By Louis Muller (1902-1957). Bronze plaquette 51mm x 53mm. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 289/H. Some small spots, generally pleasing. $60. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2021) ————- Louis Muller was born on February 22 1902 at V?nissieux. He studied under Patey, Bouchard and Dropsy. In 1929 he won the second prix de Rome in medal engraving and in 1932 won the premier prix de Rome. Muller died at Antony in 1957.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 13970-KS

 

France. HEAD OF A SATYR. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968. Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Uniface studio model. Cast iron 120mm x 120mm. $525. Sorry, SOLD. ——– 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 duexi?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 in 1968.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 13931 -P7