Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1937, France. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION ? VILLE DE PARIS. By F?lix Rasumny (1869-1940). Bronze 50mm. Some discoloration on the obverse. $95. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: Q8968-KG

 

France. LE LABOUREUR ET SES ENFANTS. By Jean Vernon. Silvered-bronze 59mm. Obv: A group of workers in a field. Rev: An inscribed circular compartment within a wreath. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 392/B. Uneven color on the reverse, extremely fine. $80. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2021)———–
Jean Vernon was born in 1897. He studied at the ?cole? des Arts d?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He died in 1975. He is noted in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.

Price: $80.00

SKU: E-4205

 

France. BENEDICITE. By Georges-Henri Prud’homme. Uniface bronze plaquette 73mm x 96mm. Obv: An elderly woman seated holding a bowl of soup on her lap. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 330/E. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: 42004-2D

 

1932, Algeria, France. P?RE CHARLES DE FOUCAULD (1858-1916), Explorer and Linguist. By Anie Mouroux (1887-1978, Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1919). Bronze 68mm. Escande 378. $175. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2020) ——- Anie Mouroux, sculptor and medalist was born at Paris in 1887. She studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. She was the first female contender for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. She won the Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1919. Mouroux won a gold medal at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts and a silver medal at the Salon de Artistes Fran?ais. She died in 1978.

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SKU: Q6109-12826-7R

 

1888, Italy. 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA.
By Luigi Giorgi. Bronze 75mm. $175. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2020)

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SKU: Q7246-12798-7R

 

1979, Portugal. CENTENARY OF THE JUNCAL-REGHA RAILROAD. Bronze 75mm. Obv: A train traveling on a mountainside track. Rev: A railroad track and four shields. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 11894

 

France. LOUIS PASTEUR (1822-1895), Chemist and Micro-biologist. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme. Bronze plaquette 52mm x 73mm. OBV: Bust of Louis PAsteur facing left. REV: An allegorical female seated at a laboratory workbench. Cat. Gen. vol. 327/H. Edge stamped METAL D (i.e. struck in the period 1940-1944). A couple of insignificant edge bumps, nearly extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2021)

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SKU: S12-11156

 

1689, England. THE ACT OF TOLERATION. By Philip Heinrich M?ller. Silver 49mm. OBV: Laureate bust of William III facing right. REV: The King greeting Britannia, Liberty and Religion. MI I 683/64, VL III/392, Eimer 314. Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine. $1,600. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S15-11790

 

1643, France/Spain. THE BATTLE OF ROCROI. By Jean Mauger AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, as a child, facing right. Rev: Victory above a trophy of arms. Divo 6, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 6. Rounded edge. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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1643, France. THE CAPTURE OF THIONVILLE. By Jean Mauger and J-.B. Dufour (unsigned). AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, as a child, facing right. Rev: Hope standing next a plan and holding a statue of Victory. Divo 7, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 7. Rounded edge, die flaw on the reverse. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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1663, France. THE FLOURISHING OF FRANCE. By Jean Mauger. Copper 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: The king, as Apollo, holding an olive branch and cornucopia. Divo 72, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 72. Rounded edge. $125. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2023)

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1648, France/Germany. THE DEFEAT OF MAXIMILIAN, DUKE OF BAVARIA AT ZUSMARSHAUSEN. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, as a child, facing right. Rev: A standing figure of Victory. Divo 25, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 24. Rounded edge. Some insignificant contact marks, extremely fine. $135. sorry, SOLD

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1633, France. PIERRE SEGUIER. Unsigned. Cast AE 74mm. Obv: a high-relief bust, in ecclesiastical robes, facing right. Rev: Two allegorical females by a flaming altar. Leg: CONVENIVNT CERTANTQVE SIMVL. A pleasing, probably somewhat later cast. Nearly extremely fine. $400. Sorry, SOLD

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1960, U.S.A. NATIVITY. By Adlai S. Hardin. AE 73mm. Obv: Three shepherds gaze skywards as the Angel (out of view) speaks to them. Rev: A nativity scene with a star in the background. Sixty-second issue of the Society of Medalists. Edge B. Alexander 62.1. Reported production of 930 in bronze. In a Society of Medalists cardboard box with a descriptive leaflet. Extremely fine. $65. Sorry, SOLD

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1910, France. LABOR. By Georges Lemaire. Silvered AE, 50mm.
Obv: A standing female holding a sword and supporting a flag.
Rev: A cartouche (uninscribed) set against an oak branch, a flag and arms. Nearly extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD.

Georges Henri Lemaire, gem-engraver, was born in 1853. He studied under the sculptor Jacques Perrin. He won several medals and awards at the Salon and Exposition, including a Grand Prix at the Universal Exposition of 1900.

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SKU: S7-11019