Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1449, Italy. ALFONSO V OF ARAGON. By Pisanello. Uniface later bronze cast 104mm. Cf. Pollard 21. $175. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2019)

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SKU: Q0158-7S

 

Italy. DOMENICO NOVELLA MALATESTA, LORD OF CESENA AND CERVIA. By Pisanello. Bronze electrotype 84mm. Pollard 15, Hill 165-166. $175. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2020).————- Antonio di Puccio Pisano, called Pisanello was born in Pisa around 1395. He died in Rome around 1455. An artist of great talent, he is credited with the introduction of the Renaissance medal. He regarded himself foremost as a painter, signing his medals as such (e.g. Opus Pisani Pictoris [The work of Pisanello the painter]). Although many artists began creating medals soon after Pisanello introduced this new medium, his medals are generally regarded as the finest of the period.

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SKU: Q2592-15286-5S

 

Great Britain. GALA. By Lloyd Carter, published by the British Art Medal Society. Cast bronze 108mm. $175. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2020).

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SKU: 14257-P9

 

(1903), France. ANGELOTS JARDINIERS. By Alph?e Dubois (1831-1905. Grand Prix de Rome, 1855). Silver-gilt 50mm. $175. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2021).———— Alph?e Dubois (1831-1905), French sculptor and medallist was a student at the ?cole Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He studied under Barre and Duret as well as his father Eug?ne Dubois. In 1855 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. He exhibited at the salon in 1868 and 1869. He was a jury member at the Universal Exposition of 1900. Dubois was made a chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

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SKU: Q9476-7S

 

1974, France.LA BASSE-NORMANDIE ET LA DANSE DE LA JALOUSIE. By Georges Crouzat. AE 63mm. Obv: Three figures dancing. Rev: Five shields. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 528/C. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD
Georges Crouzat (1904-1976)was a student of Landowski and Jean-Baptiste ?mile Dropsy at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He was a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and received an honorable mention in 1928.

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SKU: S7-E3120

 

Undated (circa 1440), Italy. (Possible) SELF PORTRAIT OF PISANELLO. Uniface aftercast bronze 57.5mm. OOBVERSE: Bust of Pisanello facing left. REVERSE: Initials within a continuous wreath: .F.S.K.I./P.F.T. [Fides, Spes, Karitas, Iustitia, Prudentia, Fortitudo, Temperantia. (Faith, Hope, Charity, Justice, Prudentce, Fortitude, Temperance)]. Attwood 59, Pollard 59. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2019). ———–Antonio di Puccio Pisano, called Pisanello was born in Pisa around 1395. He died in Rome around 1455. An artist of great talent, he is credited with the introduction of the Renaissance medal. He regarded himself foremost as a painter, signing his medals as such (e.g. Opus Pisani Pictoris [The work of Pisanello the painter]). Although many artists began creating medals soon after Pisanello introduced this new medium, his
medals are generally regarded as the finest of the period.

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SKU: Q9786-7S

 

(1906), France. L?INFINI. By Pierre-Charles Lenoir (1879-1953). Uniface cast bronze artist?s studio model 195mm x 230mm. ANS 1910 Ex. 17. $750. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2018)

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SKU: 12903-P9

 

1871, France. AERIAL COMMUNICATION DURING THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR. By Charles-J. Marie Degeorge. Silver 50mm. OBV: A female personification of Paris seated on a cannon and reaching up to a dove; a balloon in the background. REV: A dove cote. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 122/A, Malpas 95. In a contemporary circular case. Extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S15-10215

 

France. AERIAL COMMUNICATION DURING THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR. By Charles-J. Marie Degeorge. Bronze 63mm. OBV: A female personification of Paris seated on a cannon and reaching up to a dove; a balloon in the background. REV: A dove cote. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 122/A, Malpas 95. Cornucopia mint stamp on its edge (i.e. struck after 1880, which seems to be typical for this medal). In a contemporary circular case. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 14175-P9

 

1911, France. SAPPHO. By ?tienne Montagny (1816-96). Silvered-bronze 37mm x 81mm. Cased. $125. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2018)

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SKU: 14894-5R

 

1931, France. 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF SAINT JOAN OF ARC. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947). Bronze plaquette 52mm x 73mm. $160. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2020). ————- Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947),sculptor and medallist a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts, where he studied engraving under Alph?e Dubois and sculpture under Falgui?re. He exhibited at the salon beginning in 1894. He won an honorable mention in 1901 and a third class medal in 1904. In 1905 he became a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

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SKU: 14168-7G

 

France. ALPH?E DUBOIS (1831-1905), Medallist. By his son, Henri Dubois (1859-1930). Uniface cast bronze 59mm. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 14780-1R

 

1912, France. SOCI?T? CENTRALE DES ARCHITECTES. By Eug?ne-Andr? Oudin? (1810-1889). Silver-gilt 69mm, 87.9 grams. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 0400-7S

 

Undated (circa 1900). CONSEIL GENERAL DU DEPARTMENT DE LA SEINE ADMINISTRATION GENERALE DE L?ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE A PARIS, ENFANTS ASSISTES. By Charles Pillet. Plaquette 62mm x 42mm. Obv: A mother breast feedin an infant; a shepherd tends sheep in the background. Rev: A nude river nymph supporting a rudder and shield. In a contemporary cardboard box. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD
Charles Pillet, sculptor and medallist was born in Paris in 1869. He studied under , Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu and Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain. He won the premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1890. He became a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1898. In 1900 he won a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. He won a medal of honor in 1923. He was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur. Pillet died in 1960

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SKU: E-

 

France. LA MUSIQUE. By Genevieve Granger. Plaquette 67mm x 44mm. Obv: A half-figure of a female holding a lyre; trees in the background. Rev: The rising sun seen between trees. $90. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2022) ————- Genevi?ve Granger was born at Tulle.? She studied under Henri Dubois and? Massoulle. She exhibited at the Salons of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais and at the Universal Exposition of 1900. She specialized in portraits. /* 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: 15550-12A