Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1964, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MEDAL MAKING BY HENRI DROPSY. By R. Joly. Bronze 81mm. Obv: Head of Henri Dropsy facing right. Rev: Three figures within a square compartment. Number 133 of a limited edition of 300. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 4 1025/E. $175. ———— Raymond Joly (1911-2006, Grand Prix de Rome 1942) began to study sculpture in 1937 and entered the atelier of Henry Dropsy in 1939 at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1942.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 18489-8B

 

1919, France. PRESENTATION PLAQUETTE OF THE SOCIET? TECHNIQUE DE L?INDUSTRIE DU GAZ EN FRANCE. By M. Bouval. Uniface silvered-bronze plaquette 65mm x 54mm. Obv: Two figures working in an office with a view of gas works through a window. Cased. $100. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2023) ———– Maurice Bouval, sculptor was born in Toulouse in 1832. He was a student of Alexandre Flagui?re. Bouval was a member of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais. He won a third-class prize in 1893 and an honorable mention at the International Exposition of 1900. A statue by Bouval crowns the Casa de Cultura in Buenos Aires. He died in 1916.

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SKU: 6823-18436-12A

 

1954, U.S.A. SOCRATES AND PLATO. By Ivan Mestrovic. AE 73mm. OBV: Socrates seated with three disciples. REV: Plato writing on a tablet. Fiftieth issue of the Society of Medalists. Reported production of 690 in bronze. Edge F. Alexander 50.2 In a Society of Medalists box with its descriptive leaflet. Extremely fine. $120. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S5-2

 

1910, Chile. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION. Silvered-AE 60mm. Obv: A female standing with a sickle and sheaf of wheat. Rev: A radiant star and a branch. Nearly extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0591

 

Undated (circa 1930s), Monaco. THE PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO. Unsigned. Uniface, silvered-AE plaquette 61mm x 55mm. Obv: a view of Monaco seen through an arched opening. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400153

 

1964, U.S.A. CENTENARY OF J. WALTER THOMPSON COMPANY (Advertizing Agency). AE oval 77mm x 53mm. Obv: Four nude males. Rev: A map of the world. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-1683

 

1930, Belgium. ALBERT BRACHET, Embryologist. By Godefroid Devreese. Uniface AE plaquette 60mm x 80mm. Obv: Albert Brachet seated, facing left. Some slight darker spots. $35. Sorry, SOLD
Godefroid Devreese was one of Belgium’s most prolific medallists. He was born at Courtrai in 1861. He studied sculpture under his father and later at the Academy of Brussels. In 1885 he won the second Grand Prix de Rome. In 1889 he won the first Grand Prix for sculpture at the Academy of Brussels and a gold medal at the International Exposition in Cologne. ?

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SKU: E-3587

 

Undated (circa 1830), Great Britain. JOSEPH?S BRETHEREN SELLING HIM TO THE ISHMAELITE MERCHANTS. From Sir Edward Thomason?s Medallic Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures. Gilt WM 73mm. Obv: Joseph and some of his brothers before a group of merchants. Rev: Scripture. BHM 1468/16. A little rubbing on the highest points, otherwise extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S17-E2039

 

Undated (early 20th C.), France. CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE, L’ALLIER. By G. Contaux. AE 57mm. Obv: A bull. Rev: A female leaning on a circular compartment; a sheaf of wheat on the other side. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S17-E7595

 

1814, France. THE DUKE OF ANGOULEME ENTERS BORDEAUX. Bronze 41mm. OBVERSE: An armorial shield. REVERSE: An inscription within a wreath. D’Essling 1441, Bramsen 1351. $100. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2020).

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SKU: N1469-P8

 

1930, Germany. 900TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CATHEDRAL AT SPEYER. By Karl Goetz. AE 60mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Konrad II, Heinrich III and Heinrich IV facing right. Rev: A view of Speyer Cathedral. Kienast 452. Extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD
Karl Goetz was born at Augsburg in 1875. He attended the Art School in Augsburg, and later the art schools in Dresden, Leipzig , Berlin and Dusseldorf. He spent five years in Paris and later moved to Munich, where he settled in 1904. Goetz was a prolific medallist, most noted for his satirical works, especially those of World War I. Goetz died in 1950.>

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SKU: 10399561

 

1889, France. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, CHILEAN PAVILION. By Alphonse Desaide (1851-19??). Bronze 46mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2022)

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SKU: Q3915-5S

 

Undated (circa 1920s), Great Britain. MOTORING PRIZE. Silvered-bronze 38mm. Obv: An early racing car in the countryside. Rev: A wreath. Some insignificant spots, nearly extremely fine. $65 Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-6449

 

1965, Philippines. 50TH BIRTHDAY OF JOSE J. TUPAZ, Jeweler and Engraver. By Jose J. Tupaz. Silvered-AE 73mm. Obv: Facing bust of Jose J. Tupaz. Rev: An armorial shield showing a coining press; a hand above holds tools of the jewelry trade. Basso ?. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400406

 

Undated (early 20th century), France. KNIGHT IN ARMOR. By Louis Octave Matt?i (1877-some time after World War I). Silvered-bronze 50mm. OBV: Bust in armor and a plumed helmet. REV: A cartouche set against branches. Nearly extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S21-12378