Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

Undated (circa 1920s), Belgium. FEDERATION DES SOCIETES HORTICOLES DE BELGIQUE. Unsigned. AE-gilt 51mm. OBV: A basket of fruit. REV: An armorial shield, wreath and inscribed tablet. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S9-E0460

 

France. ?PARGNE (Thrift). By Albert Herbemont. Bronze 59mm. OBVERSE: A girl placing coins in a pot. REVERSE: A figure knocking on adoor while a woman sits and knits inside. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? Volume 3 209/E. $100

Price: $100.00

SKU: S12V.11924

 

1906, Italy. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, MILAN. By Giamino. AE 61mm. OBV: A man before a seated female. REV: A sapling with exposition buildings in the background. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S21-12490

 

1399, England. RICHARD II, Memorial. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Crowned bust facing right. Leg: RICHARDVS . II . D . G . ANG . FR . ET . HIB . REX. (Richard II, by the grace of God, King of England, France and Ireland). Rev: A sepulchral monument, on which are two infants, one holding a cypress, the other a skull and a dagger, an allusion to the King’s death. A bas-relief on the base represents him in the dungeon of Pontefract Castle with a crown, sword, and a broken scepter at his feet. Exergue: NAT . 1366. COR. 1377. MORT. 1399. (Born 1366, crowned 1377, died 1399). MI I 10/2, Eimer 13, Eisler I 257/14. $90. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2023)

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SKU: 3742-17371-7A

 

1988, France, Life Saving. LA SOCI?T? NATIONALE DE SAUVETAGE EN MER. By Henry Dropsy (1885-1969). Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: The bust of a sailor. REVERSE: Inscription. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S12V.12888

 

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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SKU: 13654-P9