Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1853, Belgium. THE MAJORITY OF THE DUKE OF BRABANT. By Leopold Wiener. AE 75mm. Obv: Head of the Duke of Brabant facing left. Rev: Fame kneeling before the Prince, who pointed to tablets held by a seated female. BDM 6/493. Extremely fine. $150.

Price: $150.00

SKU: N-1335

 

1889, France. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, ADMINSTRATION DES MONNAIES ET M?DAILLES. By Louis-Alexandre Bott?e. AE 51mm. Obv: A female before a coining pres; a putto at her side. Rev: View of the exposition site. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: E-6058

 

1974, U.S.A. MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY (1806-1873), Naval Officer and Oceanographer. By Donald DeLue. AE 76mm. Obv: Bust of Matthew Fontaine Maury with his cheek resting on his hand. Rev: A whale. In a box with a descriptive leaflet. From the series of medals for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University.Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S11-3

 

1842, France. THE LAW OF 30 AUGUST 1842. By Valentin Maurice Borrel. AE 52mm. OBV: Conjoined heads of the Duke of Nemour and Prince Philippe. REV: Inscription. Collignon 1308. Nearly extremely fine. $80. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2019).

The Duke of Nemours would have assumed the regency, if Prince Philippe had succeeded to the French crown before his majority. Copper 52mm. Collignon 1308. Edge stamped with the prow of a ship (used between 1842-1845).

Price: $0.00

SKU: E-3606

 

1842, France. THE PASSING OF RAILROAD LEGISLATION. By Antoine Bovy. AE 113mm (A medal of exceptional dimensions for a struck piece). Obv: Laureate head of Louis Philippe facing left. Rev: A seated female (France), on a monument, flanked by Mercury and Mars. In the background trains travel in four directions. Edge: Stamped with ?CUIVRE? and the prow of a ship (1842-1845). Collignon 1288, Moyaux 121. Color uneven, Extremely fine. $500. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: N-0263

 

1963, U.S.A. JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851), Naturalist. By Gertrude Lathrop. AE 76mm. Obv: Head of John James Audubon facing right. Rev: An owl with spread wings. From the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: S11-4

 

France. THE LION AND THE FLY. By Victor Peter (1840-1918). Uniface bronze plaquette 77mm x 61mm. OBVERSE: A lion swatting at a fly. $225. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2018)

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SKU: 14194-P8

 

Undated (circa 1920), France. ARCHERY. By L. Alloy. Bronze 50mm. OBVERSE: A hunter with a bow and arrow. REVERSE: A circular compartment with archers in the background. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 13562-9G-E

 

Undated (1925), France. PRINTEMPS (Spring). By Pierre Turin. Uniface cast AE octagonal 79mm.? Obv: A nude female standing before two females supporting masses of flowers. Good very fine $300. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2018)

Pierre Turin was born in 1891. He was a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. In 1920 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. Turin died in 1968.

Price: $0.00

SKU: E-4162

 

1877, Austria. DR. CAJETAN FELDER, BURGOMASTER OF VIENNA. By Anton
Scharff. AE 64mm. OBV: Bust of Dr. Felder facing right. REV: A group of allegorical figures. BHM 5/360. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S10-11453

 

1961, France. CHAMBRE DE METIERS DE FRANCE. By Georges Guiraud. AE-gilt 59mm. Obv: Minerva, in modern dress, seated and holding a figure of Victory in her hand. Rev: A figure holding chains attached to four creatures. In a contemporary, circular cardboard box. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-7082

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. COMICE AGRICOLE. By J. Cartier. AE 50mm. Obv: A female with a large jar on her shoulder. Rev: An inscribed circular compartment within a wreath. Extremely fine. $80. Sorry SOLD (August, 2022)

Price: $0.00

SKU: E-2380

 

Undated (circa 1830), Great Britain. HENRY VIII. By Jean Dassier, from Thomason?s re-issue of Dassier?s series of medals of the Kings and Queens of England. WM 41mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of Henry VIII. Rev: Inscription. BHM 1437. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: E-7458

 

Undated (circa 1830), Great Britain. HENRY III. By Jean Dassier, from Thomason?s re-issue of Dassier?s series of medals of the Kings and Queens of England. WM 41mm. Obv: Bust of Henry III facing three-quarters right Rev: Inscription. BHM 1437.8. Bright, extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398551

 

1846, Great Britain. SIR FRANCIS CHANTREY (1781-1941), sculptor. By William Wyon. Bronze 53mm. Obv: Bare head of Francis Chantrey facing right. Rev: Chantrey’s memorial to James Watt (in Handworth Church, Birmingham). Edge: Plain (some have an inscription). From the Art Union of London series. BHM 2227, Eimer 1381, Bealah 1. $175 Sorry, SOLD (April, 2023) ———–
This was intended to be the first medal issued by the Art Union of London, however progress on the medal was slow and William Wyon could only offer a plaster model to display to medal winners in 1843. Five dies cracked in the hardening process before a good one was obtained in 1846. The silver medals were presented to the recipients of 1843 in 1847.

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SKU: 2464-17795-9A