Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1925, Great Britain, Argentina. VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO ARGENTINA. By J. M. Lubary. AE 50mm. OBV: Head of the Prince of Wales facing right. RE: Arms of the United Kingdom and Argentina. BHM 4201 (Listed as R, i.e. rare), Giordano CM107b. Nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E7336

 

1910, France. PROF. PIERRE DELBERT, 1861-1957, Surgeon. By Paul Richter. Plaquette AE 49mm x 70mm. OBV: Bust of Prof. Pierre Delbert facing left. REV: Two nude females. Freeman 134, Storer 811. Cased. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S14-11610

 

1952, Brazil. 4TH EXHIBITION OF FRUIT AND FLOWERS, PETROPOLIS. AE 49mm. Obv: Head of Mercury, a cornucopia, buildings. Rev: A cartouche set against a background of fruit and flowers. Nearly extremely fine. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-9222

 

1926, Jersey. EISTEDDFOD. Silver? 44mm. Obv: A harp within a wreath of shamrock. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Attractively toned, extremely fine. $70. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-2480

 

Undated (circa 1920), Belgium. SCHIPPERKES CLUB, BRUSSELS. Silvered-AE plaquette 40mm x 40mm. Obv: A schipperke Rev: Inscription. Nearly extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-8723

 

1527, Germany. SEBASTIANS LIGSALCZ. Unsigned. Uniface (later) cast 121mm. Obv: Bust of Sebastian Ligsalcz facing right. Rev: Hook for hanging. Nearly extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2022)

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SKU: E-4039

 

1931, France and colonies. INTERNATIONAL COLONIAL EXPOSITION. By Lucien Bazor. AE 68mm. Obv: ?Marianne with three figures representing the French colonies.? Rev: A plan of the exposition site. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 30/A, Maier 330. extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD
Lucien Bazor was born in 1889. He studied under Auguste Patey at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1923. He succeeded Patey in the post of Engraver General at the Paris Mint, a post he held until 1958. Bazor died in 1974.

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SKU: E-0797

 

1931, France. THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE LINER ‘GEORGES PHILIPPAR.’ By Auguste Maillard. AE 68mm. Obv: Head of Georges Philippar facing left. Rev: A three-quarters view of the ‘Georges Philippar.’ Cased. Extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD
The ‘Georges Philippar’ set out on its maiden voyage from Marseille on February 26, 1932. On its return journey a fire broke out and spread rapidly. Fifty-four lives were lost and 704 were rescued.
Auguste Maillard, sculptor and medallist was born in 1866. He studied under Dalou, Gaudez and Falgui?re. He won a second class medal at the Salon of 1898 and a third class medal at the Universal Exposition in 1900. Maillard died in 1944.

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SKU: E-0317

 

Undated (circa 1920s), Great Britain. THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER AWARD.? AE square plaquette 82mm x 82mm. Obv: A camera above a globe. Rev: Inscription Cased. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-1809

 

1916, Germany/Netherlands. THE SINKING OF THE DUTCH LINER ?TUBANTIA.? By Eberbach. Cast iron, 68mm. Obv: A seated skeleton, seen from behind, looking at the ship. Rev: Inscription within a hexagonal compartment. Extremely fine. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0165

 

1937, France. PROF. LAIGNEL-LAVASTINE, 1875-1953, Physician and Medical Historian. By Fran?ois De H?rain. AE 80mm. OBV: Bust of Prof. Laignel-Lavastine facing left. REV: Two roosters and two snakes above an inscription. Freeman 287. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2021)

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SKU: S14-11320

 

1931, U.S.A. 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF FREEMASONRY IN PENNSYLVANIA. By A. Pietz. AE 76mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of Daniel Coxe. Rev: Inscription and masonic symbols within a wreath. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-6843

 

(1853) Portugal. MONASTERY OF BATALHA. By Jacques Wiener. Bronze 60mm. Hoydonck 103, Reinecke 55, Ross M119. $250. Reserved. ———— Jacques Wiener, whose given name was Jacob, was born on March 2, 1815, at Hoerstgen (Rhine Province) to Hungarian parents. He seems to have started using Jacques as his name when he moved to Belgium. At the age of 13 he went to live with his uncle Baruth, an artist, and studied drawing, modelling and engraving. In 1835 he moved to Paris to perfect his skills and in 1839 moved to Brussels, where he established himself as an engraver. He became a naturalized Belgian in 1845. He created an extensive body of medals and is best known for his finely detailed architectural medals, especially his series of Most Remarkable Edifices. He is also widely known for engraving the first Belgian postage stamp. Wiener died in Brussels in 1899.

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SKU: 57005-9D

 

Undated (World War I). FIELD MARSHAL LORD KITCHENER. By Julien-Prosper Legastelois. AE 68mm.
Obv: Almost facing, uniformed, bust of Lord Kitchener with branches in the background.
Rev: Britannia standing on the edge of a cliff; a flag flies in the background. BHM 4120, Eimer 1952. Nearly extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD.

Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885?1931) was born in Paris. He studied under the sculptor Carltier and medal engraving under Levasseur, Roty, and Tonnelier. He won various distinctions during the course of his career and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

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SKU: S2-10659

 

Undated (circa 1990), Great Britain. R.M.S. LUSITANIA. By J. Alves, published in Portugal. AE 70mm. Obv: A view of the “Lusitania” within a rectangular compartment. Rev: Two dolphins supporting an inscribed compartment. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10397965