Archive (Sold Medals and Books)
Belgium. DEFENSE LINE OF THE YSER.
1918, Belgium. DEFENSE LINE OF THE YSER. Bronze 65mm. Obv: A soldier looking across the flooded Yser. Rev: Inscription above the Belgian arms. Nearly extremely fine. $70. Sorry, SOLD
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SKU: E-9097
Maillard: PROFESSOR GEORGE FERNAND ISIDORE WIDAL, 1862-1929, Physician
Undated (circa 1930), France. PROFESSOR GEORGE FERNAND ISIDORE WIDAL, 1862-1929, Physician. By Auguste Maillard. Bronze 68mm. Obv: Bust of Prof. F. Widal facing left. Rev: A female standing and holding a lighted torch; on either side: a microscope, books and apparatus. Freeman 558. A light spot in the field of the reverse, some light abrasion on the high relief of the reverse, nearly extremely fine. $95. Sorry, SOLD. ———- Auguste Maillard (1866-1944), sculptor and medallist 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-7044
Rasumny: architecture SOCI?T? PROFESSIONNELLES D?ARCHITECTES FRAN?AISES.
1926, France. SOCI?T? PROFESSIONNELLES D?ARCHITECTES FRAN?AISES. By F?lix Rasumny. Bronze 60mm. Light handling. $120. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022). ———— F?lix Rasumny sculptor and medallist was born at Sebastapol in 1869 and was naturalized in France. He was a student of Millet, Gauthier and Tasset. He began exhibiting at the Salon in 1889 and becase a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1907. He became a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1933. Rasumny died in 1940.
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SKU: Q-4171-9R
Mining: Belgium. ASSOCIATION CHARBONNIERE. By Devreese.
1917, Belgium. ASSOCIATION CHARBONNIERE. By Godefroid Devreese. Bronze plaquette 67mm x 62mm. OBVERSE: An allegorical female above a colliery. REVERSE: A railroad siding. $150. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2019)
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SKU: Q6848-1S
Dupre: SALUT AU SOLEIL silver
Undated (1899), France. SALUT AU SOLEIL. By Georges Dupr?. Plaquette silver 51mm x 62mm. Maier 188, Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 169/E. $195. Sorry, SOLD
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SKU: 13977-8G
Morlon: GYMNASTIQUE
France, sports. GYMNASTIQUE. By Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951). Bronze plaquette 51mm x 53mm. OBVERSE: Three gymnasts. REVERSE: Branches either side of a circular compartment. Cased. $60. Sorry, SOLD. ———— Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951) was born at M?con. He initially worked under his father, a marble worker, but later moved to Paris, where he studied under the sculptors Alexandre Falgui?re and Merci?. He became a regular exhibitor at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais. He produced several war memorials following World War I and is noted, among medal collectors, for his medals related to World War I. Morlon designed an effigy of Marianne in a Phrygian cap, which was used on the fifty centime, one franc and two franc coins from 1931 until 1959. He also designed coins for Uruguay. He was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur in 1927. He died at Houdan on February 24 1951.
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SKU: 14328-P8
Peru: EXPOSITION OF THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF ALCOHOL.
1903, Peru. EXPOSITION OF THE INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF ALCOHOL. Signed J.F.R. Bronze 64mm. OBVERSE: A seated female holding a lamp; a car driving in the background. REVERSE: The sun, ribbon, branch and inscription. $125. Sorry, SOLD
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SKU: 11283-P8
Sports: BOXING By Mery
(Circa 1930), France. BOXING. By Andr? M?ry. Silvered-Ae plaquette 44mm x 52mm. OBVERSE: Two boxers. REVERSE: Head of Minerva within a wreath. $70. Sorry, SOLD
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SKU: 13487-9G-E
Guiraud: CHARLES PERRAULT, 1628-1703, Writer of Fairy Tales.
Undated (1947), France. CHARLES PERRAULT, 1628-1703, Writer of Fairy Tales. By Georges Guiraud. Bronze 59mm. Obv: High relief bust of Charles Perrault facing right. Rev: Little Red Riding Hood standing beside a wolf. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 883/F. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD
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SKU: E-2180
Borrel: PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD.
France. PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD. By Alfred Borrel. Bronze 46mm. (Unawarded). $100. Sorry, SOLD. —————- Alfred Borrel was born in Paris in 1836. He studied under his father Valentin- Maurice Borrel and under Jouffroy and Merley. As a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the second grand prix de Rome for medal engraving. We was a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais. He won a second class medal at the salon in 1880, a second class medal in 1890, and a first class medal in 1893. He was made a chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur in 1906. Borrel died in 1927.
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SKU: 11296-KP
1754, Great Britain. RICHARD MEAD, Physician.
1754, Great Britain. RICHARD MEAD, Physician. By Lewis Pingo. Bronze 40mm. Obv: Bust of Dr. Mead facing right. Rev: An infant strangling a serpent, above him are the moon and sun. MI II 675/388, plate CLXXVI/8, Eimer 649, Brettauer 757, Storer 2407. Nearly extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD
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SKU: N-1854
1860, Great Britain. Art Union of London THOMAS LAWRENCE,painter. Cased
1860, Great Britain. Art Union of London. THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830), Painter. By George Gammon Adams after a bust by Edward Hodges Baily. Bronze 56mm. Obv: Head of Sir Thomas Lawrence facing left. Rev: A standing figure of the Duke of Wellington (from a painting by Lawrence). BHM 2676, Eimer 1539, Beaulah 12. Cased. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD
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SKU: E-5968
Daniel-Dupuis: UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, PARIS. Silvered-bronze
1889, France. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, PARIS. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel Dupuis. Silvered-AE 64mm. OBV: Bust of Marianne facing right. REV: A seated female with her arm around a naked child and a naked youth before her; the Eiffel Tower and exposition site in the background. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD
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SKU: S15-12472
1924, Great Britain. Mining.THE MOND NICKEL CO LTD. THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION
Undated (circa 1925), Great Britain. THE MOND NICKEL CO LTD. By Percy Metcalfe. Nickel 45mm. Obv: Bust of Britannia with a shield and trident. Rev: Inscription. In its original cardboard box.Slight damage to the corners of the box. Extremely fine. $80. Sorry, SOLD
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SKU: E-7569
U.S.A. Mexico. LOSS OF THE SOMERS IN THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR.
1846, U.S.A. LOSS OF THE SOMERS IN THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR. By C.C. Wright. AE 57mm. OBVERSE: A ship on its side. REVERSE: Boats leaving the wreck. Julian NA-24. $300. Sorry, SOLD
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SKU: P5-12992