Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

Scotland. J.H. LORIMER (1856-1936), THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. By Samuel Gr?n (1869-19??). Silvered-bronze 50mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2020)

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SKU: Q7910-14311-7R

 

1891, Great Britain, Germany. RECEPTION FOR WILHELM II OF GERMANY IN THE CITY OF LONDON. By Elkington & Co. Bronze 80mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of the Emperor and Empress facing three-quarters right. Rev: Londinia leaning against a balustrade. BHM 3412, Eimer 1768 Welch 24. 450 struck. Some light spots and slight scuffing, overall an attractive medal. $500. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2019)

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SKU: Q0587-14798-7R

 

1893, Great Britain, Denmark. VISIT OF THE KING AND QUEEN OF DENMARK TO THE CITY OF LONDON. By Frank Bowcher. Bronze 77mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Christian IX and Louise facing right. Rev: Londinia seated. BHM 3454, Welch 26, Eimer 1783, Fearon 344.4. 450 specimens struck. Light handling, but generally pleasing. $175. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2018)

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1844, Great Britain. SIR THOMAS GRESHAM – THE RE-OPENING OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. By William Wyon. Bronze 74mm. Obv: Bust of Sir Thomas Gresham wearing a cap and facing left. Rev: A statue of Victoria before the Royal Exchange. BHM 2185, Eimer 1390, Taylor 146x. Slight rubbing on the sleeve of the statue on the reverse, overall pleasing. $175. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2018)

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SKU: 14827-7R

 

1806, France/Germany. THE OCCUPATION OF HAMBURG. By Bertrand Andrieu and George. Copper 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Hammonia seated and holding a rudder and a cornucupia. Bramsen 549, D?Essling 1152, Julius 1618, Schwering 1041, Todd -, Zeitz 79. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 06208-1R

 

1917, Germany. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POSTING LUTHER?S THESES. Bronze 70mm. Obv: A high-relief, almost-facing bust of Martin Luther. Rev: Compartments with various symbols around a view of a church. Whiting 845, Schnell 364. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: Q7500-7S

 

1993, France. CALENDAR MEDAL. Published by the Monnaie de Paris. bronze 95mm. $65. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2018)

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SKU: 13125-P9

 

1649, England. CHARLES I, MEMORIAL. By J. Roettiers. Bronze 50mm. Obv: Bust of Charles I facing right. Rev: A hand, extending from a cloud, holding a crown above a flock of sheep. MI I 316/201. pl. XXX/11, Eimer 162. Color a little uneven. (Struck after the Restoration). $175. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2019)

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SKU: 14446-P8

 

France. LE HAVRE. By Pierre-Marie Poisson. Silvered-bronze 50mm. OBV: A nude female reclining on a dolphin and holding a caduceus. Classens 112. Cased. $50. ———- Pierre-Marie Poisson was born on 19 November 1876 in Niort (Deux-S?vres). He studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later moved to Paris to study sculpture. He received a scholarship for the Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algeria in 1908. He worked primarily as a sculptor and only turned to creating medals later in his career.

Price: $60.00

SKU: 17311-8A

 

World War II. TRIBUTE TO THE DUTCH WOMEN IN JAPANESE CONCENTRATION CAMPS. Bronze 60mm. $120. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2019)

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SKU: Q3123-13556-7R

 

1942, France. VILLE DU HAVRE. By Pierre-Marie Poisson (1876-1953). Bronze-gilt 50mm. Classens 112. $90. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2020). ———- Pierre-Marie Poisson was born on 19 November 1876 in Niort (Deux-S?vres). He studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later moved to Paris to study sculpture. He received a scholarship for the Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algeria in 1908. He worked primarily as a sculptor and only turned to creating medals later in his career.

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SKU: Q1250-KG

 

1814, Great Britain, Europe. THE PRINCE REGENT AND ENGLAND GIVES PEACE TO THE WORLD. By George Mills and ?tienne Jacques Dubois. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Head of the Prince Regent facing left. Rev: Britannia, seated, hands a laurel branch to a personification of the World. Mudie 28, BHM 776, Bramsen 1438, Eimer 1047, Fearon -. $150. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2023)

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SKU: 5394-30245-6C

 

France. SAINT MICHEL. By Pierre Turin. Octagonal bronze 55mm. OBVERSE: Saint Michael slaying a monster. REVERSE: A circular compartment set against a cross and scales. Cat. Gen. vol. 382/A. $125.————— Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins. He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died on July 25 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 30870-8C

 

1855, Great Britain. RICHARD SAINTHILL, 1787-1869, Numismatist and Antiquarian. By Leonard Charles Wyon. AE 58mm. Obv: Head of Richard Sainthill facing right. Rev: A female welcoming a girl and parting a curtain to reveal an old man. BHM2571, Eimer 1501. Patina slightly uneven, extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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1814, Great Britain/Europe. THE PRINCE REGENT AND ENGLAND GIVES PEACE TO THE WORLD. By George Mills and ?tienne Jacques Dubois. WM 41mm. Obv: Head of the Prince Regent facing left. Rev: Britannia, seated, hands a laurel branch to a personification of the World. Mudie 28, BHM 776, Bramsen 1438, Eimer 1047, Fearon -. Scarce in white metal. A little dullness in the fields of the obverse, extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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