Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

Undated (circa 1940’s), Chile. TRIBUTE TO BERNARDO O’HIGGINS. AE 70mm. Obv: Uniformed bust, right. Rev: The “Legion of Merit” of Chile. Color slightly uneven, nearly extremely?fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0606

 

1930, Algeria, Niger. CENTENARY OF ALGERIA ? RALLY FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN TO NIGER. By G. Beguet. Bronze 80mm x 61mm. Apparently unrecorded by Escande. A few light scratches, overall quite pleasing. $425. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2018)

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SKU: 15094-7R

 

1894, France. CENTENARY OF THE FOUNDING OF L??COLE POLYTECHNIQUE. By Max Bourgeois. AE 68mm. OBV: A semi-nude female seated with various symbols of technology; an airship, viaduct and lighthouse in the background. $150. Louis Maximilien Bourgeois (1839-1901) studied at l??cole des Arts D?coratifs and later, under Jouffroy and Thomas at l? ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1863 and continued to do so every year until his death.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 0845-19017-4b

 

1931, U.S.A., France. THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CAPITULATION OF YORKTOWN. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 68mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Washington, De Grasse-Tilly and Rochambeau facing right. Rev: A map of Yorktown. Cased. $125. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023). —————– 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.

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SKU: 20622-3C

 

1939, France. HONNEUR ET TRAVAIL – 20 YEARS OF SERVICE J. THIRIEZ P?RE ET FILS. Signed BUREAU LILLE. Silver-gilt 50mm. Some slightly darker spots of toning, generally quite pleasing. Cased. $150. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2021).

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SKU: Q7433-15088-7R

 

Undated (1798) France FIRST REPUBLIC AWARD MEDAL. By Duvivier. Bronze 62mm. D’Essling 778, Hennin 874. $125. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2018)

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SKU: N1054-8G

 

1925, Great Britain. MARGATE FISHING CLUB. By J.A. Restall. AE 38mm. Obv: A shield above a cartouche depicting fishermen in a boat. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Cased. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-5513

 

GUINEA. By ?mile Monier. Bronze 59mm. Obv: The heads of two natives. Rev: A bunch of bananas and a map. Issued for the 1931 Exposition Coloniale. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 259/G. Some slight edge damage by the signature on the obverse. $135 ————
?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.

Price: $135.00

SKU: 5938-20628-3C

 

1973, France. TRIBUTE TO HENRY GIFFARD. By Sylvain Bret. AE 72mm. Obv: Facing bust of Henry Giffard. Rev: Giffard?s dirigible. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 312/B. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 11953747

 

1800, France. THE BATTLE OF MARENGO. By Bertrand Andrieu. Uniface bronzed-lead cliche 68mm. OBV: Head of Napoleon above a monument depicting the battle. Bramsen 40, D’Essling 837. Nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2019)

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SKU: N-0144

 

1905, Sweden. ANDREE?S POLAR EXPEDITION OF 1897. By Eric Lindberg. Uniface silver plaquette 53mm x 75mm. OBV: A medallion portrait of Andree; an allegorical female and other figures watching a balloon in the distance. Malpas 165. A small cut on the portrait, nearly extremely fine, $250. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S15-11004

 

1851, Germany, Prussia. INAUGURATION OF THE FREDERICK THE GREAT STATUE IN BERLIN. By Gottfried Bernhard Loos. Bronze 61mm. BDM III/467. $125. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2019)

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SKU: Q7893-14988-7R

 

1882, Great Britain. MINING INSTITUTE OF CORNWALL. Unsigned. AE 51mm. Obv: A seated miner supporting an armorial shield; mine works in the background. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. M?seler 16/20C. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398935

 

1793, France. THE ?LAST FAREWELL.? By Conrad Heinrich K?chler. Silvered-bronze 48mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette facing right. Rev: Louis XVI bidding his family farewell before his execution. Hennin 463, Julius 251. Mount removed. $250. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2020)

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SKU: Q2092-15090-7R

 

Undated (1936), Germany. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827), COMPOSER. By Robert Coutin. Uniface bronze 68mm. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 p. 107. Obv: Almost facing bust of Beethoven. $75. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2020)

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SKU: S15-10263