Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

Meszaros: Australia VICTORIAN INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION. Uniface cast bronze 133mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 14407-P9

 

1946, Belgium. SOCI?T? CENTRALE D?ARCHITECTURE DE BELGIQUE. By Charles Samuel. Bronze 51mm x 58mm. OBVERSE: Minerva presenting a statue to a young man. REVERSE: Inscription. In its original case. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: L14-13725-P4

 

Undated (1945), France. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE (1621-1695), Writer of fables. By Jean Vernon. AE 58mm. Obv: Bust of Jean Vernon facing left. Rev: A seated female playing with miniature animals. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 1867/E. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: P5-11918

 

1986, France. F?D?RATION FRAN?AISE DE BRIDGE. Unsigned. AE 63mm. Obv: Half figures of a king and queen. Rev: Three shields and an inscription. Extremely fine. $45 Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S7-10769

 

1955, U.S.A. CENTENARY OF FIREMEN?S INSURANCE COMPANY. AE 76mm. OBV: A large building. REV: The company logo. Nearly extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S14-10383

 

1939, Belgian Congo. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CERCLE ROYAL AFRICAIN. By Arthur Dupagne. Bronze 50mm. OBVERSE: An allegorical female with African natives in the background. Vancraenbroek 67. $175. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2019)

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SKU: 13729-2S

 

1914, Germany. RED CROSS WAR DOGS. By Karl Goetz. Cast Iron 107mm. Obv: The head of a dog. Rev: Two soldiers carrying a wounded colleague; a dog at their side. Kienast 147. Extremely fine. $575. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S11-11026

 

1920, Great Britain, Belgium. FRANCIS HYDE VILLIERS, BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN BELGIUM. By Godefroid Devreese. AE 75mm. OBV: Bust of Francis Hyde Villiers facing left. REV: Inscription. Nearly extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S9-11342

 

1968, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WORLD I. $50. 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: 001-10290

 

Undated (early 20th century), France. PATRIA. By Hippolyte Lef?bvre. Plaquette silvered-AE 58mm x 51mm. Obv: A female with her folded hands resting on a shield. Rev: A flag and the sun rising behind a village. In its original case. Extremely fine. $85. Sorry, SOLD
Hippolyte Lef?bvre, sculptor and medallist was born in Lille in 1863. He studied at the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts in Lille, where he won first prizes in drawing and sculpture. He later entered the ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he won numerous prizes. He exhibited at the Salon and won the Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1892. At the 1900 Universal Exposition, he won gold medals for medals that he exhibited. Lef?bvre died in 1935.

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SKU: E-2669

 

1837, Great Britain. VISIT OF VICTORIA TO THE CITY OF LONDON. By William Wyon. Silver 55mm. Obv: Diademed bust ?facing left. Wyon?s portrait that was used on the first postage stamp, the ?Penny Black.? Rev: Fa?ade of the Guildhall. BHM 1775. Welch 5, Eimer 1304. 350 struck. Cleaned in the past with some light retoning, good very fine. $750. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0317-1

 

1964, Netherlands/Great Britain. SHAKESPEARE. Published in the Netherlands. AE 57mm. Obv: High-relief bust, left. Rev: Inscription. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398318

 

1949, France. AVIA CLUB ? PAUL DUMONT CLUB. By Ren? Baudichon (1878-1963). Bronze 50mm. OBV: The head-on view of an airplane, windmills in the background. REV: A tree with various sports-related objects. $90. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2021)

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SKU: 9222-16172

 

1924, Great Britain. THE RETIREMENT OF MONTAGUE RENDALL, HEADMASTER OF WINCHESTERCOLLEGE. By Frank Bowcher after R.M. Gleadowe. AE 64mm. Obv: Bust of Montague Rendall facing left. Rev: View of the college buildings. BHM 4186, Eimer 1996. Cased. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398575

 

Undated (circa 1930), Great Britain. THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY CORDAY?MORGAN MEDAL By Percy Metcalfe. AE 58mm. Obv: A bust facing right with a chemical plant in the background. Rev: A crab. Pinches p.178. (Up to three awards annually for meritorious contribution to experimental chemistry by a chemist under the age of 37). Patina slightly uneven, an insignificant spot in the field of the obverse, extremely fine. $95. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0590