Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1815, Great Britain/France. THE SURRENDER OF NAPOLEON. By Thomas Webb and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of Napoleon facing right. Rev: A ship under full sail. Mudie 37, BHM 884, Bramsen 1691, Eimer 1078, Fearon 266.9, Schwering 1523. Nearly extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S5999

 

1954, Great Britain. JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, Artist, 1775-1851. ?The Turner Gold Medal.? By Leonard Charles Wyon after Daniel Maclise. Silver-gilt 55mm. Obv: Bust of Joseph Turner facing left. Rev: Youth, as an artist, reclining on a bower; three reclining females above supported by the heavens. Edge: Inscription: JOHN P. COPNALL FOR PAINTING MCMLIV. BHM 2416, Eimer 1466. Cased. Extremely fine. $375. Sorry, SOLD

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1799, Great Britain/Germany/ France. THE DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH AT SWABIA. By Thomas Wyon. AE 38mm. Obv: Facing bust of Archduke Charles with his head turned to the left. Rev: A female trampling on a beast; she holds scales in one hand and is supporting a shield with the other. Hennin 883. A slight spot in the field of the obverse. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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1967, Rhodesia. INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION. Signed T.W. AE 38mm. Obv: Head of Ian Smith facing left. Rev: Symbols of Rhodesian prosperity. Cased. Extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0593

 

800×600 1972, France. RIS-ORANGIS, Commune in the southern suburbs of Paris created in 1793. By Pierre L?cuyer. AE 72mm. Obv: A family amidst flowers. Rev: An armorial shield, fasces and inscription. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S7-10951

 

1887, Great Britain. Art Union of London. VICTORIA’S JUBILEE. By Sir Alfred Gilbert. Bronze 63mm. Obv: Crowned, veiled bust, right. Rev: The ship of state, left. Beaulah 30, Eimer, 1735, BHM 3246. RR (only 80 specimens struck in bronze). The rarest medal from the Art Union of London series. Some slight edge damage at 8 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine. $975. Sorry, SOLDSir Alfred Gilbert, a noted sculptor, worked, for a time, in Italy and came to see new possibilities for medallic art. In 1881 he created his first medal, a cast portrait of Matthew Ridley Corbet, a painter. Although his output of medals was small, his impact on medallic art in Britain was significant. When he was commissioned to create the Jubilee medal for the Art Union of London, he departed from the prevailing, formal classicism and introduced a softer, romantic style that was influenced by developments on the continent. This new approach drew the interest of other British Artists and led to a brief renaissance of medallic art in Britain.

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1833, France. THE COLUMN OF THE VENDOME RESTORED. By Joseph Fran?ois Domard. AE 25mm. Obv: Statue of Napoleon. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Bramsen 1911. Extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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1923, Great Britain. OCTOCENTENARY OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL. By John Pinches Ltd. AE 50mm. Obv: Bust of William Harvey facing left. Rev: An ecclesiastical bust within a wreath. BHM 4182, Storer 5091. Cased. Slight damage to the case, where tape or a label appears to have been removed. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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1801, France/Europe. THE PEACE OF LUNEVILLE. By Johann Christian Reich. WM 43mm. Obv: Abundance with personifications of France and Germany. Rev: Mercury presenting an olive branch to Mars. Bramsen 132, d?Essling 903, Julius 939 Schwering 879. Usual copper plug. Bright extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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1813, Great Britain/Spain. LIEUTENANT GENERAL LORD LYNEDOCH AND THE BATTLE OF SAN SEBASTIAN. By Thomas Webb after Peter Rouw and George. Mills. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of Lord Lynedoch facing right. Rev: A Roman soldier standing on the ramparts of the town. Mudie 24, BHM 761, Bramsen 1244, Eimer 1036, Fearon 264.3, Schwering 1312. Nearly extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S5984

 

1915, Germany. DR. HELFFERICH, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE INTERIOR. By Franz. Eue. Iron 109mm. Obv: Bust of Dr. Helfferich facing right. Rev: Quotation. Extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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B?TTCHER,Johann Max. Die Medaillen vonKarl Goetz aus der Sammlung Johann Max B?ttcher. Auction catalogue, M?nzenhandlung HaraldM?ller GmbH, Espenau, 2006. 308 pages, 1747 lots. Illustrated in thetext. 8.25? x 11.75?. Card covers. With prices realized. A usefulreference. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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Undated (circa 1830), Great Britain. THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST. By Sir Edward Thomason. WM 73mm. Obv: A dove above a figure of Christ being baptized by John the Baptist.. Rev: Inscription. From Thomason?s ?Medallic Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures.? BHM1468/55. Slight oxidation of the surfaces. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-1151

 

1881, Belgium. HENDRIK CONSCIENCE, Writer. By Leopold Wiener. Bronze 60mm. Obv: Head of Hendrik Conscience facing right. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Color a little uneven, mostly on the reverse. Some spots on the obverse, otherwise extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-1965

 

1848, Belgium. CATHEDRAL OF SAINTS MICHAEL AND GUDULE, BRUSSELS. By Jacques Wiener. Bronze 59mm. Obv: Exterior view of the Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudule. Rev: Interior view looking down the nave. Hoydonck 39, Reinecke 5, Ross M251. $280. Sorry, SOLD

Jacques Wiener, whose given name was Jacob, was born on March 2, 1815, at Hoerstgen (Rhine Province) to Hungarian parents. He seems to have started using Jacques as his name when he moved to Belgium. At the age of 13 he went to live with his uncle Baruth, an artist, and studied drawing, modelling and engraving. In 1835 he moved to Paris to perfect his skills and in 1839 moved to Brussels, where he established himself as an engraver. He became a naturalized Belgian in 1845. He created an extensive body of medals and is best known for his finely detailed architectural medals, especially his series of Most Remarkable Edifices. He is also widely known for engraving the first Belgian postage stamp. Wiener died in Brussels in 1899.

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SKU: 55091-9D