Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

19th C. France. GENERAL LAFAYETTE. Gilt embossed medal inset into a snuff box (made of bois durci?) 66mm. The inside of the lid is cracked (see bottom picture). $175. Sorry, SOLD (March 2018)

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SKU: 14804-9G

 

LA CIGALE ET LA FOURMI (The Grasshopper and the Ant). By Jean Vernon. Uniface bronze 59mm. Obv: The hard working ant and the singing grasshopper. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 391/D. $90. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2020). ———- Jean ?mile Louis de Vernon (known as Jean Vernon) was the son of medallist and sculptor Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He was born in Paris on April 1 1897. Vernon studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, under Jules Coutan and Hippolyte Jules Lef?bvre. He first exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1922 and won a silver medal in 1924 and a gold medal in 1936. Vernon worked primarily as a sculptor, but created medals, including his famous series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables. He died in Paris on September 9 1975.

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SKU: 08894-Q

 

1863, Germany. THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF HAMBURG. By Lorenz. Copper 57mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2019)

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SKU: 4359-Q

 

France. FED?RATION NATIONALE DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS. By Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947). Studio cast bronze 190mm x 175mm. $600. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2020). ———– Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947) was born at Dijon. He studied under Ponscarme, Thomas and Levillain at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was director of the ?cole des Beaux-Arts at Dijon. He won gold medals at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1900 and in 1920. Yencesse was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1900. Many of his medallic works have a distinctive, subtle effect using a soft, shallow relief.

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SKU: J0328-14179-9G

 

World War I, Belgium. WAR SERVICE PRESENTATION TO MAJOR B.E.M. WILLEMS. By Armand Bonnetain. bronze plaquette 80mm x 57mm. Cased. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: Q4689-7S

 

1914, Belgium. WORLD WAR I ? SECOURS DISCRET. By F. Vermeylen. Bronze 50mm. $65. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2019)

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SKU: 06589-q

 

(Circa 1970), Great Britain. MOSES AND THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. By Paul Vincze. Uniface cast bronze studio model 114mm x 162mm. OBV: Moses standing with the ten commandments. $350. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2021).———– Paul Vincze (1907-1994), the son of a Jewish father and Roman Catholic mother was born in Hungary. He studied at the High School of Arts and Crafts in Budapest and later in the studio of E. Telcs. In 1935 he won a scholarship to study in Rome. In 1937 he moved to England and eventually became a British citizen. He worked out of a studio in Chelsea, but later moved to the south of France, where he died. He is noted for an extensive body of medals.

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SKU: S25 –

 

1933, France. PROFESSOR E. CASSAET. By Chavecon. Bronze 50mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2020).

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SKU: Q4385-14964-7R

 

1889, Switzerland. CANTONAL SHOOTING FESTIVAL, SCHWYZ. By Vasco L. Schl?tter. Silver 46mm. Richter 1076b. $225. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2020)

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SKU: Q2838-11649-7R

 

Undated (circa 1840s), Great Britain. WESTMINSTER ABBEY. By Joseph Davis. WM 61mm. Obv: Exterior view of the Abbey. Rev: Interior view of the Abbey. BHM 2373, Taylor 8a. A spot, some dullness, extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2018)

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SKU: N-

 

1895, Switzerland, Geneva. SHOOTING FESTIVAL. ST-GEORGES. INAUGURATION DU STAND. By Hugues Bovy and Francois Beauvert. Bronze 47mm. Richter 687c. $150. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2019)

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SKU: Q1925-12756-7R

 

1945 France, Belgium. REPATRIATION OF FRENCH PRISONNERS OF WAR BY BELGIUM. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 68mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 15076-5R

 

France. HENRI POINCAR? (1854-1912), Mathematician, Philosopoher, Physician, Astronomer. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947). Silver 43mm x 44mm. Cased. $175. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2018)

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SKU: 13900-9G

 

1809, France/Austria. THE BATTLE OF RAAB. By Bertrand Andrieu and ?tienne Jacques Dubois. Copper 41mm. Obv: Victory flying above a group of troops crossing a bridge. Rev: A reclining river god. Bramsen 854, D?Essling 1239, Schwering-, Todd p.55, Zeitz 101. The patina is darker (more “chocolate in color) than suggested by the pictures. $175. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2019)

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SKU: Q9056-06277-7R

 

Undated (1947), France. RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883), Composer. By Lucien Bazor Lucien Bazor (1889-1974). Bronze 116mm. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 115/E $325. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 12263-P9