Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1933, Belgium. BILLIARDS PRIZE. Bronze-gilt 50mm. Obv: Players around a billiard table. Rev: Inscription above a crowned shield and branches. Mount removed. Nearly extremely fine. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-5492

 

1725, Great Britain. ARCHBISHOP WAKE. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of Wake, in Episcopal robes, facing right. Rev: Inscription. MI II 462/73, plate CXLVI/4, Eimer 500, Fearon 176.2, Eisler 190/1. Some contact marks in the obverse field, otherwise extremely fine. $125. Sorry SOLD (July 2018)

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SKU: N746

 

1922, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BANQUE DE PARIS ET DES PAYS BAS. By Henry Nocq. Silver 72mm. Obv: A seated female with a cornucopia and two shields; a bridge and view of Paris in the background. Rev: A ship, caduceus, cartouche and produce. Cased. Extremely fine. $400. Sorry, SOLD

? Henri-Eug?ne Nocq, sculptor and medallist was born in Paris in 1868. He studied under the sculptor, Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu. Starting in 1887 he exhibited at the Salon and won a silver medal in 1900. He was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Nocq died in 1944

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SKU: S15-12474

 

1941, U.S.A. ARCTIC – ANTARCTIC. By Erwin F. Springweiler. Bronze 73mm. Obv: A polar bear with geese flying in the background. Rev: Four penguins. Twentieth-fourth issue of the Society of Medalists. Golden bronze with olive-brown patina. Alexander 24.1. Reported production of 999 in bronze. A couple of small edge nicks. $70. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2018)

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SKU: SM-024

 

1865, U.S.A. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, MEMORIAL. By Franky Magniadas. AE 83mm. OBV: Head of Abraham Lincoln facing left. REV: Fame placing a wreath on a monument and two freed slaves standing to the right, one placing a palm frond on the monument. Some light handling marks in the fields, otherwise extremely fine. $1,175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-8049

 

Undated (1900). LE NID. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis. AE plaquette 37mm x 66mm. Obv: A nude female looking at two fledglings in a nest. Rev: A putto, seated on a branch, feeding a small bird. Cat. Gen. vol # 175/D. Maier 121.
A streak on the reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine. Sorry, SOLD
Jean-Baptiste Daniel Dupuis, French painter, sculptor and medallist, was born in 1849. At the age of seventeen he entered l??cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts. In 1868 he won second Prix de Rome for medal engraving and the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1872. He exhibited regularly at the Salon. He was made an officer of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1898. Dupuis died tragically in 1899. He was shot in his sleep by his wife, who had a history of mental illness. His wife then turned the gun on herself and committed suicide.? Daniel-Dupuis created an extensive body of medallic works.

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SKU: S17-12201

 

1975, France. CERCLE DE LA LIBRAIRIE ET DES INDUSTRIES DU LIVRE. By Jabe. Silvered-bronze 50mm. Obv: A book and book-binding tools. REV: A book. Nearly extremely fine. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S14-11691

 

1747, Great Britain/Netherlands. WILLIAM, PRINCE OF ORANGE. Unsigned (Made in England, probably by Pinchbeck). Pinchbeck 37mm. Obv: Cuirassed bust facing left. Rev: A lion. The specimen in the BM was acquired after the publication of MI, but it was included in the plates: CLXX/16. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: Q6606

 

1897, Great Britain. QUEEN VICTORIA?S DIAMOND JUBILEE. Unsigned. AE 44mm. Obv: Crowned, veiled bust of Queen Victoria facing left. Rev: ?Inscription. W&E 3922 R. Loop and suspender. With original (faded and tattered) ribbon. A couple of darker spots, extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-3463

 

1932, France. TRIBUTE TO EDGARD HEROUARD, Zoologist. By Palma Daillion. AE plaquette 62mm x 72mm. Obv: Bust of Edgard Herouard facing left. Rev: Herouard looking through a microscope. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0456

 

1959, France. 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNION D?ASSUREURS DES CREDITS INTERNATIONAUX. By Paul Belmondo. AE 68mm. Obv: The nude figure of a male holding a spear and a ram?s head. Rev: A female standing with a cornucopia and a globe. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-1983

 

1890, Great Britain. NATIONAL BREWER’S EXHIBITION, LONDON. Unsigned. AE-gilt 32mm. OBV: A tower within a wreath of hops and wheat. REV: Inscription. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $45.00

SKU: S15-5677

 

1669, France. THE SAFETY AND CLEANLINESS OF PARIS. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: A female personification of Paris holding a lamp and a purse. Divo 111, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 111. Sharp, straight edge. An edge bump and a couple of nicks, nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-3433

 

Undated (1723), France. FRAN?OIS DE SALIGNAC DE LA MOTHE F?NELON, 1651-1715, Theologian and Writer. By Jean Dassier. AE 28mm. Obv: Bust of F?nelon facing left. Rev: A reclining figure of Religion beside a monument. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-9191

 

Undated (circa 1950), France. ?LECTRICIT? DE FRANCE ET GAZ DE FRANCE. By Henri Dropsy. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Pan kneeling before a fire. Rev: Electric pylons and gas storage tanks. Some spots. $35 ——— Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste ?mile Dropsy. He later studied at l??cole Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He was a professor of medal engraving at the school for many years. Dropsy became a member of the Institut in 1942 and a member of the Commission Administrative and of the Commission du Dictionaire. He created many medals. A large collection of his work is held at the Monnaie de Paris, which put on a special exhibition of his medals in 1964, the catalogue for which remains a standard reference. His earliest works are in the art nouveau style. His style evolved considerably over his long career. Dropsy died at Veneux-Les-Sablon on November 2, 1969.

Price: $35.00

SKU: Q0789-15962-KS