Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1797, Great Britain. THE BATTLE OF CAMPERDOWN. Unsigned (By Thomas Wyon Sr.) AE 38mm. Obv: Almost facing uniformed bust of Admiral Duncan. Rev: Britannia seated beside a lion. BHM 428, MH 1919, 461, Eimer 887. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S20-E3351

 

Undated (circa 1950), France. BUILDING TRADES PRESENTATION MEDAL. By Georges Contaux. Uniface silvered-AE 50mm. Obv: A standing female holding a branch in her out-stretched hand; an anvil and other objects at her side and buildings and a crane in the background. Nearly extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S7-10900-E3269

 

1934, U.S.A. AMERICA – ABUNDANCE. By Albert Laessle. AE 73mm. Obv: A turkey. Rev: An ear of corn. Tenth issue of the Society of Medalists. Golden bronze with tan patina. Edge B. Alexander 10.2. Reported production of 1,021 in bronze. No box or descriptive leaflet. Some slight edge nicks, extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S16-SM010

 

France. ANTILOPES IMPALA. By Maurice Thénot. Uniface plaquette bronze 79mm x 50mm. Obv: A group of impala. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 3 373/E. $200. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2022)

From Thénot’s series of plaquettes of African animals: Antilopes Impala, Antelopes Koudou, Buffle de Cafrerie, Combat d’Antilopes, Éléphant Solitaire, Girafes, Léopard, Lion et Lionne, Python, Rhinocéros.

François Maurice Thénot was born in 1893. He studied under Patey. He exhibited in the Salon des Artistes and won a bronze medal in 1927 and a silver medal in 1936. His medallic works include a fine series of plaquettes and medals depicting African animals. Thénot died in 1963.

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SKU: 19165-9B

 

Undated (late 20th century), Turkey. MOHAMMAD FUZULI, 1498-1556, Poet. AE 60mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of Mohammad Fuzuli. Rev: Two figures before a sapling. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398567

 

1865, France. RELIGIOUS CONFIRMATION. By Eug?ne-Andr? Oudin?. AE 69mm. Obv: Angels with children on either side of Christ. Rev: Angels either side of an altar. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0066

 

Undated (circa 1920s), France/Belgium. LE SOIR. By Theunis. Plaquette AE 63mm x 84mm. Obv: ?A female holding a small statue of a discus-thrower. Rev: An inscribed tablet set against an oak branch. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-1554

 

1962, France. PROF. MAURICE GUILLEMINET. By Jean Dulac. Bronze 59mm. OBV: Bust of Prof. Guilleminet facing left. REV: Three buildings. Some very slight scuffs, otherwise extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S19-12143

 

Undated (late 20th century), France. CHAMBORANT. Unsigned. Bronzee 60mm. OBV: A tank with a chateau in the background and a shield in the field. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2020)

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SKU: S19-12061

 

1.??? Undated (1908), France. BRETON ET BRETONNE. By Pierre Lenoir. Issued by la Soci?t? des Amis de la M?daille Fran?aise. Plaquette AE 46mm x 60mm. Obv: A man seated at a table. Rev:? A woman standing by a cow.? Maier 49. Only 98 struck in bronze. Nearly extremely fine. $350. Sorry, SOLD
Pierre-Charles Lenoir was born in 1879. He studied under his father, Charles Lenoir, a sculptor, and under Peter, Roty and Mercier. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1903. He created numerous monuments and an extensive body of medals. He died in 1953.>

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SKU: 10400949

 

Undated (World War I), France. TRIBUTE TO THE FACTORY WORKERS OF WORLD WAR I. By Louis Desvignes. Silver 50mm. Obv: Workers making arms. Rev: A factory. Nearly extremely fine. $195. Sorry, SOLD
Louis Desvignes, sculptor and medallist was a student of H. Verlet and Henri Dubois. He was a soci?taire du Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and won a gold medal in 1932. ? /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,”serif”;}

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SKU: S-711054-E3790

 

1953, France and Colonies. ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION FRAN?AIS. By Albert David. AE 50mm. OBV: Marianne with natives from the French colonies. REV: A rectangular compartment with a building in the background. A spot on the obverse, nearly extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S13-11074

 

1915, Germany/Austria/ Hungary. THE ALLIANCE OF GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. Cast iron 58mm. Obv: The heads of three eagles. Rev: Two nude figures wielding swords; quote from Goethe. Extremely fine. $120. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400415

 

1893, U.S.A. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, CHICAGO, FRENCH SECTION. By Oscar Roty. Plaquette silvered-bronze 54mm x 50mm. Obv: Marianne greeting a winged genius. Rev: Inscription above branches and symbols of the Arts, industry and commerce. $150. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2020). ——— Louis Oscar Roty was born at Paris on June 11, 1846. He initially studied painting at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts under Lecoq and Boisbaudran. It is reported that he lost the money for a paint box and subsequently enrolled in a life-drawing class and thence into sculpting. This trajectory would eventually lead to his career as the most celebrated medallist of his time. Along the way, he studied in the atelier of the statuary Augustin Dumont and under Ponscarme, Chapu and Chaplain. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1875. Roty spent three years in Rome, where he modeled a number of waxes. In 1888 he was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts. He took the grand prize at the International Exposition in 1889. Roty was a commander of the L?gion d?Honneur. He was responsible for reintroducing the plaquette, an art form that had been neglected since the Renaissance. His ?Semeuse? (sower) was widely used on French coins and stamps. He died in Paris on March 23, 1911.

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SKU: E6457-9R

 

1905, Belgian Congo. THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BELGIAN CONGO. By Charles Samuel. Published by the Soci?t? Hollandaise Belge des Amis de la M?daille d?Art. Plaquette 57mm x 55mm. OBV: A female personification of Belgium raising a naked African woman. REV: A tusk under a palm tree. Buchet & Toussaint 7, Vancraenbroeck 73. Reported production of 200. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S11-11890