Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1832, France. NICOLAS MARIE GATTEAUX, MEDALLIST. By Jacques Edouard Gatteaux. AE 50mm. Obv: Head of Nicolas Marie Gatteaux facing right. Rev: Inscription. Bramsen 1901. A spot on the obverse at 5 o’ clock near the rim, extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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1854, Great Britain. OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE, SYDENHAM. By Leonard Charles Wyon. AE 63mm. Obv: Head of Sir Joseph Paxton facing left. Rev: Crystal Palace. BHM 2552, Eidlitz 766, Eimer 1486, Talyor 171g. Nearly extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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1856, France. CRADLE FOR THE PRINCE IMPERIAL PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF PARIS. By Andr? Vauthier-Galle. AE 77mm. Obv: An eagle supporting an infant, who is watched over by two winged females. Rev: The cradle. BDM 6/211, PAge-Divo 301. Extremely fine. $300.? Sorry, SOLD /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,”serif”;}

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SKU: S8-N1786

 

1.?? >1975, U.S.A. NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, 1804-1864, Writer. By Michael Lantz. AE 76mm.? Obv: Bust of Nathaniel Hawthorne facing right. Rev: A house, port and figures from “The Scarlet Letter.” In a cardboard box with a descriptive leaflet).From the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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1888, France. LOUIS PASTEUR. By Oscar Roty. Silver 37mm. Obv: Bust of Pasteur facing left. Rev: An olive branch. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD. ———- Louis Oscar Roty was born at Paris in 1846. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts under Dumont and Ponscarme. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1875.? He took the grand prize at the International Exposition in 1889. In 1888 he was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts. Roty died in 1911. He was a commander of the L?gion d?Honneur. He was one of the premier French medallists of his period. In particular he is noted for reintroducing the plaquette as an art form that had been neglected since the Renaissance.

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1806, France/Germany. MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS STEPHANIE AND THE PRINCE OF BADEN. By Bertrand Andrieu and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Jacob meeting Rachel, A radiant ?N? above them. Bramsen 522, D?Essling 1130, Julius 1566, Schwering 1026, Todd p.127, Zeitz 70. Color slightly uneven, extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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1800, France/Italy. THE DEATH OF GENERAL DESAIX AT THE BATTLE OF MARENGO. By Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet and Henri Auguste. Copper 50mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of General Desaix facing right. Rev: An?inscription. Bramsen 44, D’Essling 2724, Julius 811, Schwering 832. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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1807, France/Europe. THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1806 AND 1807. By Bertrand Andrieu and George. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Female personifications of Warsaw, Berlin and Konigsberg. Bramsen 634, D?Essling 1167, Julius 1744, Schwering 1077, Todd p.-, Zeitz 86. Some insignificant contact marks. Extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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1894, Austria. JOHANN STRAUSS, Composer. By Anton Scharff. Bronze 60mm. Obv: Bust of Johann Strauss facing right. Rev: A bat, violin and other symbols with figures in the background dancing. Niggl 1954. $125. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2023) ———— Anton Scharff was born in Vienna in 1845. At 15 he entered the Academy of Decorative Arts, where he later studied under David Boehm. He was a very prolific medallist, which is all the more remarkable for someone, who according to Dr. George Frederick Kunz, ?made it a point never to work after noontime.? Scharff was appointed Chief Engraver at the Vienna mint and received numerous awards over the course of his career. He died in 1903.

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SKU: 3732-18263-12A

 

1935, Great Britain. SILVER JUBILEE OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE V. By E. Carter Preston, manufactured by J.R. Gaunt & Son. AE 57mm. Obv: Conjoined, crowned busts of George V and Queen Mary. Rev: Floral emblems of Great Britain, Africa, Canada, New Zealand and Australia. BHM 4251. Slight cabinet friction on the reverse, otherwise extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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1954, Belgium. PROVINCIAL SECURITIES INSTITUTE, ANTWERP. By R.E. Tramaux. AE 69mm. Obv: A bust, wearing a helmet, behind a father, mother and child. Rev: A large, decorative entrance. Extremely fine. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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1955, Belgium. AWARD OF THE ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE. AE 68mm. Obv: A seated female with her head turned looking upwards. Rev: The capital of a column. NEarly extremely fine. $35.? Sorry, SOLD

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1793, France. THE DECORATION OF ADMINISTRATORS. By Maurisset. Oval AE-gilt 43mm x 52mm. Obv: Liberty standing with a fasces and a staff and Phrygian cap. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Original loop. Hennin 569, Julius 385. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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1869, Egypt. COMPAGNIE UNIVERSAL DU CANAL MARITIME SUEZ ? OPENING OF THE SUEZ CANAL. By Oscar Roty. Silver 41mm. Obv: Two allegorical females. Rev: Inscription. Slight cut on the face of the figure to the right. $150. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2020)

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SKU: Q3200-15249-5S

 

1893, Great Britain. MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF YORK. By Spink & Son Ltd. Silver 51mm. Obv: Crown above busts of the Duke and Duchess of York within decorated medallions. Rev: A crown above two shields. BHM 3445 R, W&E 1711.Attractively toned. Extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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