Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1681, France. THE PORT OF BREST. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: A plan of the Port of Brest. Divo 189, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 189. “Sharp,” straight edge. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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1789, Great Britain. RECOVERY OF GEORGE III FROM ILLNESS. By Jean-Pierre Droz. Bronze 35mm. Obv: Laureate head of George III facing right. Rev: A flaming altar around which a snake is entwined. BHM 311 (Rated as R, i.e. rare). Eimer 827, Storer 6176. $90. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2021)

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SKU: 15261-9T

 

1820, Great Britain. SOCIETY OF CHARITY SCHOOLS. Unsigned. Silver 51mm. Obv: Bust of George IV, left. Rev: Facade of St. Paul’s Cathedral. BHM 1060 RR. In a contemporary, circular case. Some hairlines, otherwise extremely fine. $575. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-8656

 

1812, France/Russia. RETREAT OF THE FRENCH ARMY FROM RUSSIA. By Bertrand Andrieu and Andr? Galle. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: A Roman soldier fleeing before Boreas. Bramsen 1168, D?Essling 1376, Julius 2542, Schwering 1283, Todd p.189, Zeitz 130. Extremely fine. $375. Sorry, SOLD

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1814, Great Britain. MEMORIAL TO WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER. By Thomas Wyon Jr. AE 46mm. Obv: Head of William Pitt the Younger facing left. Rev: Inscription. BHM 786.? Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD?

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1857, Italy. ST. PETER’S BASILICA, ROME. By Jacques Wiener. Bronze 60mm. Obv: Exterior view. Rev: Interior view. Hoydonck 152, Reinecke 50, Ross M201. $275. ———– 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: 55096-9d

 

1910, Great Britain. OUR DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE. Heart-shaped AE-gilt 45mm x 46mm. Obv: a group of animals. Rev: Inscription. Integral loop for use as a fob. Extremely fine. $75.? Sorry, SOLD

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1972, France. SAPEURS-POMPIERS. By Eug?ne-Baptiste Doumenc. AE 50mm. Obv: A firefighter, on a ladder, rescuing a woman. Rev: An inscribed tablet set against a branch. Cat. Gen. vol 3 148/A. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD Eug?ne-Baptiste Doumenc, sculptor and medal engraver. Was born in 1873. He was a soci?taire of the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais. He won a gold medal in 1936 and was made a chevalier ?de la L?gion d?Honneur. In is unknown when he died.

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1897, Belgium INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, BRUSSELS. By Wolfers. AE 70mm. Obv: A female standing behind a workman and female holding a cornucopia. Rev: Lions supporting a crowned shield. Extremely fine. $75 Sorry, SOLD

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1877, Great Britain. Art Union of London. WILLIAM MULREADY (1786-1863), painter. By George Gammon Adams. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Head of William Mulready facing left.Rev: Detail from Mulready’s “The Haymakers.” Plain edge. Beaulah 24, BHM 3037, Eimer 1657. Cased. $225.

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SKU: 17774-8C

 

Undated (circa 1900), Scotland. THE SCOTTISH CAT CLUB. Unsigned. AE 39mm. Obv: Two cats on a cushion. Rev: ?WON BY? Unawarded. Extremely fine. $100.? Sorry, SOLD

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1833, France. STATUE OF NAPOLEON ERECTED IN LA PLACE VENDOME. By Jean Pierre Montagny. Silver 24mm. Obv: The statue of Napoleon. Rev: Inscription. Bramsen 1906. Toned, slight unevenness to the edge otherwise extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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1879, France. INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION. Silver 56mm.?Obv: A seaated female with her left hand on a globe and a wreath in her right hand. A putto sits at her side. A balloon rises in the background. Attached to w wreath-shaped eye for suspension. Malpas 109 (Lists this variety in bronze only). Extremely fine. $150.? Sorry, SOLD

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1887, Great Britain. JUBILEE OF VICTORIA?S REIGN, Lancaster. By Pinches. AE 37mm. Obv: Crowned, veiled, laureate head of Victoria facing left. Rev: A castle gate. BHM 3275. Extremely fine. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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