Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1902, France. CENTENARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNSHIPS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY AT THE H?PITAUX CIVILS. By Louis Alexandre Bott?e. Silvered-AE 68mm. Obv: A female personification stands beside an intern attending a figure on a stretcher. Rev: Knowledge In the background while an intern studies. Freeman 628, Storer 5214, Brettauer 2958. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD
Louis-Alexandre Bott?e (1852-1941) was born in Paris. At the age of 13 he was apprenticed to a button-making manufactory, where he was responsible for engraving dies. He later studied at the ?cole des Art D?coratifs. In 1869 he joined the atelier of Paulin Tasset and in 1871 he joined the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Premiere Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1878 and a gold medal at the Salon of 1900. In 1903 he was made an Officier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

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SKU: S2-10680

 

1935. France. L?OFFICE NATIONAL METEOROLOGIQUE. By Edmond-Henri Becker. Uniface silvered-bronze plaquette 56mm x 81mm. Obv: A female, wearing a set of headphones, seated a desk with an instrument on it. Cased (plaquette glued into it). $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 14199-P8

 

1930, France. AUGUSTE PATEY, Medallist and Coin Engraver. By Lucien Bazor. AE 50mm. Obv: Bust of Patey facing right. Rev: Inscription. Extremely fine. $60. 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-9612

 

(1973), U.S.A. BROOKGREEN GARDENS ANNA HYATT AND ARCHER M. HUNTINGTON. By Carl Jennwein. Bronze 76mm. OBV: Conjoined busts facing right. REV: Two rearing horses. $250. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 4P-14335

 

Undated (1937), France. VINS DE FRANCE. By Aleth Guzman-Nageotte. AE 58mm. Obv: A female plucking a bunch of grapes. Rev: Grapes in a winepress. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 206/C. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398930

 

1.??? 1958, U.S.A. 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT COMPANY. Struck by the Medallic Art Co. AE 70mm. Obv: A power line with a city in the background. Rev: A monument. Extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-7110

 

France. DANSEUSE. By Claude Mascaux. Bronze 50mm.Obv: A nude female dancer. Rev: A continuous wreath of roses. Extremely fine. $275. Sorry, SOLD. —————–

L?on-Claude Mascaux (1882-1965) was born in Saine-Germain-en-Lay (Yvelines).? He studied under the sculptors Landowski and Bouchard. He first exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Beaux Arts in 1921 and won a bronze medal in 1924. In the following year he won a Grand Prix at the Exposition des Arts D?oratifs et Industriels Moderns. Unlike his contemporaries, he eschewed the reducing machine and cut his models directly into the plaster in the actual size of his intended medals. His medals typically reflect a strong Art Deco style.

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SKU: E-9288

 

1953, U.S.A. OHIO SESQUICENTENNIAL – OFFICIAL MEDAL. By Erwin F. Frey. Bronze 69mm. OBV: A child with a group of three figures. REV: A map of Ohio within a circle of symbols of the state. In its original box with a descriptive leaflet. Extremely fine. $15. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2020)

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SKU: Q7510-5S

 

1835, Austria. FERDINAND I, HOMAGE OF THE LOWER AUSTRIAN STATES. By J.D. Boehm. AE 47mm. Obv: Laureate bust, right. Rev: A standing female and a reclining river god. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-3295

 

1828, Great Britain. REPEAL OF THE SACRAMENTAL TEST AND CORPORATION ACT. By Scipio Clint. Bronze 60mm. Obv: Liberty presenting a charter to Britannia while Piety stands in the background. BHM 1332, Eimer 1199. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: N-0619

 

1845, Great Britain. ERECTION OF THE STATUE OF WILLIAM IV. By Allen and Moore, published by B. Nixon. Bronze 62mm. Obv: The statue. Rev: A crown above an inscription within a wreath. BHM 2219 R. Slight edge nick at the bottom of the obverse, extremely fine. $275. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2020)

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SKU: N-0509

 

1844, Great Britain. CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL. By I. Barker. WM 60mm. Obv: View of the cathedral. Rev: View of Chichester Cross. BHM 2164 R. A little dullness in fields, otherwise extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: N-1872

 

1917, Great Britain. 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF OLD SWINFORD HOSPITAL. Unsigned. WM 51mm. Obv: View of the Hospital. Rev: Inscription. Cased. Case a little rubbed. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-1454

 

Undated (circa 1840s), Great Britain. ELY CATHEDRAL. By Joseph Davis. Bronze 61mm. Obv: Exterior view of the cathedral. Rev: Interior view of the cathedral. BHM 2368, Taylor 4b. Extremely fine with luster. $150. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2018)

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SKU: N-677

 

1840, France. THE REBURIAL OF NAPOLEON’S REMAINS. By Montagny. Copper 57mm. OBV: Laureate head of Napoleon facing left. REV: The procession of Napoleon’s remains with the Arc de Triomphe in the background. Collignon 1223. Extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2018).

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SKU: N-0078