Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

France. DIANE. By Andr? Pierre Schwab (1883-1969). Uniface cast studio bronze 119mm. Mounted in a case. $400. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2020) ——- Andr? Pierre Schwab was born at Nancy on August 6, 1883. He was a student of Merci?, Chaplain, Vernon. Exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais beginning in 1905 and won a gold medal in 1926.Schwab died in 1969

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SKU: Q9810-12920-8G

 

1864, Great Britain. JOHN BACON, 1740-1799, Sculptor. By Joseph.Shepherd Wyon. AE 55mm. Obv: Bust of John Bacon with his head facing right. Rev: Bacon’s statue of Samuel Johnson. From the Art Union of London series. Beaulah 15, BHM 2797, Eimer 1573. In an original Art Union of London case. $250

Price: $250.00

SKU: 30849-8C

 

1879, Great Britain. DAVID COX, Painter, 1783-1859. By George T. Morgan. Bronze 56mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of David Cox. Rev: A scene from Cox’s “Returning from Market.” Plain edge. Beaulah 26, BHM 3053, Eimer 1666. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17768-9A

 

1895, Wales, sheep. PWLLHELI SHOW. By J.A. Restall. Silver 45mm. OBVERSE: A group of sheep. REVERSE: Inscription within a wreath. Light handling. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: P5-14409

 

1881, Belgium. ART EXPOSITION, LIEGE.By G. Jehotte. AE 60mm. Obv: Bust of Leopold II, right. Rev: Ribands, shields and branches. Patina a little uneven, extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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Undated (circa 1920). “MATERNIT?.” By? Julien-Prosper Legastelois. AE plaquette 53mm x 64mm. Obv: A mother, seated before a spinning wheel and breast-feeding an infant. Rev: A spindle, open book, and plants. Catalogue General vol. 3 235C. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD
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Julien-Prosper Legastelois was born in Paris in 1885. He studied under the sculptor, Carltier and medal engraving under Levasseur, Roty and Tonnelier. He won various distinctions during the course of his career and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Legastelois died in 1931.

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SKU: E-6299

 

1956, Belgian Congo. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPAGNIE DU CHEMIN DE FER DU BAS CONGO AU KATANGA. By Fisch. Bronze 89mm. Vancraenbroek 49. OBVERSE: An electric locomotive. REVERSE: A steam locomotive. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S-13696-P7

 

1910, Belgium. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. By Ovide Yencesse. AE plaquette 69mm x 68mm. OBV: A seated female presenting a branch to a winged youth. REV: A view of the Exposition site above an inscription, branches and an armorial shield. Nearly extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S10-11272

 

1964, Great Britain/ Czechoslovakia. CZECHOSLOVAKIAN? TRIBUTE TO SHAKESPEARE. By M. Knobloch. Bronze 76mm. Obv: Bust of William Shakespeare facing left. Rev: A dagger and a rose. Some small slightly darker patches, extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD (June 2018)

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SKU: S1P.10682

 

Undated (1931), SUDAN. By ?mile Monier. AE 59mm. Obv: The head of a female native. Rev: Two native figures with a map in the background. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 260/D. Nearly extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

?mile Monier, a sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970

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SKU: S-11319

 

WELCH, Charles. Numismatica Londinensia. Medals of the Corporation of London to Commemorate Important Municipal Events 1831 to 1893. London, 1894. 169 pages, 14 collotype plates. 10.25? x 12.75?. Used. Covers rubbed and discolored (typical). $175. Sorry, SOLD Includes descriptions of the official medals issued by the City of London upto 1893 and provides information about the events commemorated. (Other medals in this well-known series were issued after the publication of this book, but the book was never updated.)

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1683, France. THE CAPTURE OF COURTRAI AND DIXMUDE. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Mars presenting a treaty to Hispania. Divo 198, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 198. Rounded edge. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $150.00

SKU: N1100

 

Undated (circa 1840s.), Great Britain. THE PRODIGAL SON. By James Taylor. Set of four medals. WM 45mm. Obv: Each medal depicts a scene from the parable of the Prodigal Son. Rev: A bible script related to the obverse scene. Nearly extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-2588

 

France. PO?SIE LYRIQUE (ORPHEUS). By ?tienne Victor Exbrayat (1879-1914). Bronze 49mm x 59mm. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 177/A. Maier 274. $120. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023) ———– ?tienne Victor Exbrayat, sculptor, engraver and medallist, was born at Saint-?tienne on May 12, 1879. He received an honorable mention at the Salon des artistes fran?ais in 1904 and received a troisi?me m?daille in 1911. Exbrayrat became a member of la Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais in 1905. Following the outbreak of World War I, he was made a corporal in the 16e r?giment d’infanterie, he died of battle wounds at the Ch?teau de Bains at Boulogne-la-Grasse on October 1914.

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SKU: 20253-3C

 

1912, Ireland. ERASMUS SMITH MEDAL – TIPPERARY GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Unsigned. Silver 44mm. Engraved on the obverse: TIPPERARY GRAMMAR SCHOOL RICHARD H FLYNN ESQ. L.L.D. HEADMASTER and on the reverse: GODFREY ROBERT GREEN IST PLACE IN FORM V. MIDSUMMER 1912. Apparently polished in the past and retoned. Cased. $225. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2020).

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SKU: 14190-5G