Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

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

 

Undated (circa 1840s), Great Britain. GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL. By Joseph Davis. AE 61mm. Obv: Exterior view of the cathedral. Rev: Interior view of the cathedral. BHM 2369, Eimer 1403, Taylor 5a. Extremely fine with luster. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: N-0674

 

1965, Great Britain. SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL. By Wieslaw Antoni Pater and Edgar John Kohler. AE 57mm. OBV: Facing bust of Sir Winston Churchill. REV: An armorial shield. Engstrom 37E. Cased. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-1252

 

1849, Great Britain. LAMBERT JONES, 1783-1863, Politician. By William Wyon. Bronze 64mm. Obv: Head of Lambert Jones facing right. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. BHM 2349, Eimer 1438, Storer 1820. Patina blotchy and uneven, nearly extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2018)

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SKU: N-0402

 

1917, Germany. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REFORMATION. By G. R?mer. Cast iron 70mm. Whiting 845, Schnell 364. OBV: Almost facing bust of Martin Luther. REV: Various symbols associated with the reformation. Extremely fine. $160. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-1486

 

1422, England. HENRY V, MEMORIAL – Dassier’s Medal. HENRY V, 1413-1422. By Jean Dassier. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust, in armor and a helmet, facing right. Leg: HENRICUS . V . D . G. ANG . FR . ET . HIB . REX. (Henry V, by the grace of God, king of England, France, and Ireland). Rev: A monument in the form of a sarcophagus on which Henry reclines amid captured arms. Fame is crowning him and sounding his praises. Inscription on the base of the monument: NATUS 1388. CORONAT. 1413. MORT. 1422 (Born 1388, crowned 1413, died 1422). MI volume 1, page 6, Eimer 16, Eisler I 257/16. Dassier issue. $90. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2022)

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SKU: 8694-17374-7A

 

Undated (circa 1930s), France. PRESENTATION MEDAL. By Henry Dropsy. Silvered-AE 50mm. Obv: Victory with her arms raised, a wreath in each hand. Rev: A wreath above an inscription. Cased. Some slight staining, nearly extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

Henry Dropsy (1885-1969) was born 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. He became a member of the Institut in 1942 and a member of the Commission Administrative and of the Commission du Dictionaire.

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SKU: 10401019

 

1966, U.S.A. LOUIS AGASSIZ, 1807-1873, Naturalist. By Gertrude K. Lathrop. AE 76mm. Obv: Bust of Louis Agassiz facing three-quarters right. Rev: Various sea creatures. From the series of medals for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. With its descriptive leaflet (no box). Some insignificant spots, extremely fine. $55. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399460

 

1972, France. LIGUE DE TIR DE L?ILE-DE-FRANCE. By Raymond Delamarre. Bronze 51mm. $40. Sorry, SOLD. ———– Raymond Delamarre was born in Paris on June 8 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and under Jules Coutan at l’?cole des beaux-arts de Paris. He was also a student of Rodin. He was mobilized in World War I and was wounded and captured in 1914. He returned to Paris following the war and won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He exhibited at the international expositions of 1925, 1931 and 1937. Delamarre is noted for large scale sculptures, and a bas-relief, Les Arts et Monuments R?gionau on the liner ?Normandie.? He created a large body of medals and plaquettes. Delamarre died on February 28 1986. ——- A biography and discussion of his work are included in RAYMOND DELAMARRE 1890-1896, published in 2007 to coincide with an exhibition of his work.

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SKU: 001-10371

 

1946, Great Britain. FIELD MARSHAL VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY. By Pierre Turin, published in France. AE 68mm. Obv: Almost facing, uniformed bust of Field marshal Montgomery. Rev: An armorial shield. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0749