Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

France. COMIT? NATIONAL DE L?ENFANCE. By E. J. Bachelet. Bronze plaquette 43mm x 43mm. OBV: A mother and child. REV: Inscription. Mounted on a metal based to stand upright. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD. ?mile Just Bachelet. was born at Nancy on January 2, 1892. He studied at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts de Nancy and at the l’?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris He worked as a sculptor and participated in several exhibitions including the Exposition des Arts D?coratifs, where he won a gold medal. Bachelet died in 1981.

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SKU: Q2450-15044-4R

 

1638, France. LOUIS XIII AND JEAN BAPTISTE GASTON, DUKE OF ORLEANS. Unsigned. Bronze after cast 71mm. OBVERSE: Laureate bust of Louis XIII facing left. REVERSE: Bust of the Duke of Orleans facing left. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: P5-13459

 

1815, Great Britain, Belgium. THE MARQUIS OF ANGLESEY AND THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. By George Mills after Francis Chantrey and Alexis Joseph Depaulis. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of the Marquis of Anglesey facing right. Rev: The Marquis of Anglesey leading a cavalry charge. Mudie 34, BHM 859, Bramsen 1647, Eimer 1069, Fearon 266.8, Schwering 1490. Circular streak on the obverse, nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S05961

 

1946, France. CONFERENCE DE PARIS. By Robert Cochet. AE 68mm. OBV: A female holding out her hand towards a dove; to her right a bat flies in a storm above a battle site. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 410/A. Nearly extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S5-10786

 

1914, Belgium. GENERAL GEORGES LEMAN. By Godefroid Devreese. AE 70mm. Obv: Uniformed bust, wearing a cap, of General Leman with his head turned left. Rev: A soldier lying dead on a battle field. Nearly extremely fine. $100. 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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1800, Great Britain. KING GEORGE III PRESERVED FROM ASSASSINATION. By C.H. K?chler. AE-gilt 48mm. Obv: Bust of Goerge III facing left. Rev: The Eye of Providence above a flaming altar. BHM 483 RR. Nearly Extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD

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SAULCY, F. de. Souvenirs Numismatiques de la Revolution de 1848. Paris 1848-50/ Reprinted London, 1973. 100 pages, 60 plates of line drawings.7? x 10?. Hard cover. $25. Sorry, SOLD
The standard reference for this series.

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Undated (circa 1930), France. LE CORBEAU ET LE RENARD (The Crow and the Fox). By Victor Peter. Uniface AE plaquette 47mm x 70mm. Obv: A crow, with a small cheese in its beak, perched on a branch while looking down at a fox, who stares up. Maier 186. Nearly extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD Victor Peter was born at Paris in 1840. He studied art over the objections of his parents. He was a pupil of S?bastien Cornu, Devaulx and Falgui?re. He exhibited at the Salon and won a medal in 1879. He won a gold medal at the Universal Exposition of 1900. He was an artist who worked in various media. As a medallist, Peter is best known for his depictions of animals. He became professor of sculpture at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts in 1901 and was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur. Peter died in 1918.

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1806, Great Britain. DEATH OF WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER. By Peter Wyon. Silver 53mm. Obv: Draped bust of William Pitt the Younger facing left. Rev: Britannia weeping beside a tomb. BHM 617 R, Eimer 976. Attractively toned. Nearly extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD

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1861, Germany. COLOGNE CATHEDRAL. By Jacques Wiener. AE 58mm. Obv: The cathedral under construction. Rev: The completed cathedral. Reinecke 28. Uneven patina with traces of cleaning and some light stains, nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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1973, Turkey. THE BOSPOROUSBRIDGE. AE 60mm. Obv: A view of the BosporusBridge.? Rev: A map of the Mediterranean and Europe. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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Undated (circa 1735), Sweden. ERIK XIV, 1560-1568. By Johann Carl Hedlinger. AE 33mm. Obv: Bust of Erik XIV facing right. Rev: Inscription. Felder 95, Hildebrand II 558. Extremely fine. $30.? Sorry, SOLD

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1666, France. THE KING?S SEAL. By Jean Mauger and Thomas Bernard (unsigned). AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Aequitas holding scales and a box of seals. Divo 118, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 118. “Sharp,” flat edge. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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1861, France. STRASSBURG CATHEDRAL. By Jacques Wiener. AE 59mm. Obv: Exterior view of Strassburg Cathedral. Rev: Interior view of Strassburg Cathedral. Reinecke 45. Extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD

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1978, U.S.A. DAWN TO DUSK. By Moissaye Marans. AE 73mm. Obv: A mother and child above a rising sun. Rev: A daughter with her ailing mother above a setting sun. Ninety-eight issue of the Society of Medalists. Alexander 98.1. Reported production of 750 in bronze.? With leaflet, but no box. Extremely fine. $70.? Sorry, SOLD

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