Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

France. POLARIS. By F?lix Rasumny (1869-1940). Galvano 142mm. $275. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2023) ——– F?lix Rasumny sculptor and medallist was born at Sebastapol in 1869 and was naturalized in France. He was a student of Millet, Gauthier and Tasset. He began exhibiting at the Salon in 1889 and becase a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1907. He became a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1933. Rasumny died in 1940.

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SKU: 17137-6A

 

1934, France, Medicine. PROF. RATHERY. By Raoul B?nard (1881-1961. Grand Prix de Rome in 1922). Bronze 52mm x 68mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2023) ———— Raoul B?nard was born on 30 September, 1881. He studied under the sculptor Coutan and the medallists Chaplain and Vernon. In 1911 he won the Prix de Rome for medal engraving and, in 1922, a silver medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, followed by a gold medal two years later. He was later made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. B?nard died in 1961.

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SKU: 9005-19179-9B

 

1851, Great Britain. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. By Allen & Moore. White metal 39mm. BHM 2425, Allen HP-B095 RR. $50. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2022)

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SKU: 18874-3B

 

1866, India. UPPER ASSAM AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION. By S.P. Irish and Co., London. Bronze 73mm. Puddester 866.1 RRRR (which he describes as ?excessively rare, less than a dozen specimens known.?). $950. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2021)

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SKU: 17528-6A

 

1808, Great Britain, Portugal. THE BATTLE OF VIMIERA AND THE ENTRY OF THE ENGLISH ARMY INTO LISBON. By Jean Jacques Barre and George Mills. Silver 41mm. Obv: Victory flying above a triumphal car filled with trophies. Rev: British ships on the Tagus. Mudie 13, BHM 637, Bramsen 2207, Eimer 989, Fearon-259.2, Schwering 1149. $675. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2022)

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SKU: 18878-3B

 

1872, France. LE V?LOCIP?DE. Unsigned. Bronze 50mm. $325 (An example of this medal sold at auction in France for the equivalent of about $400). Sorry, SOLD (February, 2022)

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SKU: 18468-1B

 

1891, Great Britain. CENTENARY OF THE ROYAL VETERINARY SOCIETY. Unsigned. Silver 41mm. Cased. $125. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2023)

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SKU: 7070-18020-10A

 

1919, Germany, U.S.A. THE WORLD IS LISTENING -PRESIDENT WILSON’S ARRIVAL IN EUROPE. By Karl Goetz. Kienast 226. Faint number in ink on its edge. $325. Sorry, SOLD

Karl Goetz was born at Augsburg in 1875. He attended the Art School in Augsburg, and later the art schools in Dresden, Leipzig , Berlin and Dusseldorf. He spent five years in Paris and later moved to Munich, where he settled in 1904. Goetz was a prolific medallist, most noted for his satirical works, especially those of World War I. Goetz died in 1950.

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SKU: 48093-2D

 

2009, U.S.A. BROOKGREEN GARDEN. MEMBER’S MEDAL. By Anthony Antonios. Bronze 77mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 48073-2D

 

2002, U.S.A. BROOKGREEN GARDEN. MEMBER’S MEDAL. By Elliott Offner. Bronze 76mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 48074-2D

 

France.JOHN CALVIN, Reformer. Uniface cast bronze 105mm. A cast taken from a struck medal by Antoine Bovy. Cf. King, Noppen and Brooker 31. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 48036-2D

 

L?ALBATROS HOMMAGE ? BAUDELAIRE. By Benedict Charpentier Villain. Cast bronze 135mm. Published by le Club Fran?aise de la M?daille. Cast bronze 110mm. Number 9 of a limited edition of 120. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 4 376/A. $575. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2024)

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SKU: 48048-2D

 

France, World War I. CHAR D?ASSAUT. By Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? volume 3/C. $175. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2024) ———— Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951) was born at M?con. He initially worked under his father, a marble worker, but later moved to Paris, where he studied under the sculptors Alexandre Falgui?re and Merci?. He became a regular exhibitor at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais. He produced several war memorials following World War I and is noted, among medal collectors, for his medals related to World War I. Morlon designed an effigy of Marianne in a Phrygian cap, which was used on the fifty centime, one franc and two franc coins from 1931 until 1959. He also designed coins for Uruguay. He was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur in 1927. He died at Houdan on February 24 1951.

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SKU: 4823-17765-10A

 

1880, France, Egypt. PANAMA CANAL, BANQUE DE PARIS, SUBSCRIBERS? MEDAL. By Oscar Roty. Silver 35mm. $350. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023) ———- Louis Oscar Roty was born at Paris on June 11, 1846. He initially studied painting at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts under Lecoq and Boisbaudran. It is reported that he lost the money for a paint box and subsequently enrolled in a life-drawing class and thence into sculpting. This trajectory would eventually lead to his career as the most celebrated medallist of his time. Along the way, he studied in the atelier of the statuary Augustin Dumont and under Ponscarme, Chapu and Chaplain. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1875. Roty spent three years in Rome, where he modeled a number of waxes. In 1888 he was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts. He took the grand prize at the International Exposition in 1889. Roty was a commander of the L?gion d?Honneur. He was responsible for reintroducing the plaquette, an art form that had been neglected since the Renaissance. His ?Semeuse? (sower) was widely used on French coins and stamps. He died in Paris on March 23, 1911.

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SKU: 2016-18844-3B

 

Great Britain, Scotland. ANGUS AND MEARNS CANINE CLUB. Unsigned. Bronze 65mm. Cased. $90. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2023)

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SKU: 4765-17751-10A