Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1915, France. WORLD WAR I – PUBLIC AID. By Hippolyte Lefebvre. AE 50mm. Obv: A seated female presenting aid to a family, while soldiers march in the distance. Rev: A rooster within a wreath. Extremely fine. $45. 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-9624

 

Undated (circa 1900), Great Britain. ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, GUILDFORD, MERRIMAN MEMORIAL MEDAL. By W.O. Lewis. White metal 70mm. Obv: Bust of Rev. H. G. Merriman facing three-quarters left. Rev: Four shields. Cased. Clasp on case broken. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E6107

 

Undated (circa 1810), France. EMPRESS MARIE LOUISE. By Bertrand Andrieu. Uniface bronzed-lead clich? 68mm. OBV: Draped bust of Marie Louise facing right. Nearly extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S15-11367

 

Undated (1945), France. D?PORT? POLITIQUE. By Lucien Bazor. AE 68mm. OBV: A man standing before Marianne; soldiers and gallows in the background. REV: A kneeling figure, his head turned skyward and his hands bound behind his back; Soldiers in the background. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 113 C/D. $100. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2019). ———– 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. Bazor 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: 15194-10R

 

Undated (circa 1965). U.S.A. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By C. Calverley, published by Medallic Art Company. AE 70mm. OBV: Bust of Abraham Lincoln facing right. REV: Inscription between two fasces. Slight edge nick on the rim, at the bottom of the reverse, extremely fine. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S15-12473

 

Awarded 1967, France. FRANCE TOURISTIQUE. By Pierre Turin. AE 80mm. Obv: Various scenes from around France set against a female head. Rev: A map of France showing places of interest. EDGE: Inscription to recipient. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S8-11333

 

Undated (circa 1930s), France. FEDERATION REGIONALE DU NORD-EST, BATIMENT DU TRAVAUX PUBLICS. By Berton. AE 59mm. OBV: Two men on a construction site. REV: Inscription. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S19-12021

 

Undated. SWIMMING AWARD. By Henri Demey. Silvered-AE 50mm. Obv: A swimmer and a triangular compartment depicting a fish. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Cased. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S7-042

 

Undated (crca 1930), France. LONG JUMP. By Georges Contaux. Bronze 50mm. OBV: A man in mid jump, a stadium in the background. REV: A flaming torch. Some slight discoloration, nearly extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S12-11197

 

1764, Netherlands. NEW YEAR CELEBRATION AND THE PEACE OF HUBERTSBERG. By Johann Georg Holtzhey. Silver 45mm. Obv: Peace seizing Mercury?s hat, while the winds disperse a pile of banknotes. Rev: A Roman consul standing by an altar; a rising sun and ships in the background. BDM 7/459, Strothotte 1764-1, val Loon 370, Pax in Nummis 611, Fieweger 828. Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398239

 

1937, Great Britain. ABANDONED CORONATION OF EDWARD VIII. By J.R. Gaunt. AE 57mm. Obv: Crowned, robed bust, right. Rev: Britannia seated holding a crown on which is perched a dove. Whittlestone & Ewing 6585/6, Giordan oCM215a, BHM 4286. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-6332

 

1939, U.S.A. OLD WORLD – NEW WORLD. By Edward McCartan. AE 73mm. Obv: A mother cowering and shielding her naked child before the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse riding in the clouds. Rev: A mother and her child with the sun shining in the background.? Nineteenth issue of the Society of Medalists. Reported production of 943. Alexander 19. No box or descriptive leaflet. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S20-SM19

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. LE MINISTRE DE LA MARINE MARCHANDE. By Maurice Delannoy. AE 57mm. OBV: A head-on view of a yacht under sail with a spinaker. REV: Inscription within a continuous wreath. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S9 -E6587

 

1947, U.S.A. VIGILANCE OR DESTRUCTION. By Bruce Moore. AE 73mm. Obv: A doe with its faun. Rev: A turkey vulture. Thirty-fifth issue of the Society of Medalists. Reported production of 764. Alexander 35.1. Nearly extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S20-SM35

 

Undated (early 20th century). FENCING. Unsigned. Plaquette 40mm x 57mm Obv: A man holding a foil; two fencers in the background. Rev: Branches (unawarded). Patina slightly uneven, extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-2603