Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1847, Great Britain. PRINCE ALBERT INSTALLED AS CHANCELLOR OF CAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITY. Unsigned. Bronze 44mm. Obv: Bust of Prince Albert facing left. Rev: Interior of the Senate House. BHM 2261, Taylor 45a. $80. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 9128-18053-11A

 

1884, France. TRIBUTE TO URBAIN-JEAN-JOSEPH LEVERRIER, Mathematician, Astronomer and Meteorologist. By Alph?e Dubois. AE 68mm. Obv: Bust of LeVerrier facing left. Rev: Apollo, in his chariot, encircled by circular compartments with personifications of the planets. Cased.Nearly extremely fine. $275. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S8-E3729

 

Undated (1847), Great Britain. OPENING OF THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. By Joseph Davis. WM 43mm. OBV: Conjoined heads of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. REV: View of the Houses of Parliament. BHM 2293 (listed as RRR, i.e. very rare), W&E 526 (listed as VR, i.e. very rare). Bright surfaces, nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E4820

 

1829, Great Britain. THE BURE BRIDGE, GREAT YARMOUTH. By Benjamin Wyon. AE 48mm. OBV: View of the bridge. REV: Inscription within a wreath. BHM 1354, Eimer 1212. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0483

 

1841, Great Britain. THE MEDICO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FOUNDED. By J.S. and A.B. Wyon. Uniface red wax seal set under glass. 60mm x 69mm. OBV: A seated female. In its original case. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: N1760

 

1892, Great Britain. ROYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY. By William Wyon. AE 45mm. Obv: Bust of James Watt facing left. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Edge: Inscription to recipient. Eimer 1272, Eidlitz 1928, CP 118/56. Cased. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry,SOLD

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SKU: N-1034

 

1901, Great Britain. QUEEN VICTORIA, MEMORIAL. Unsigned. Aluminum 38mm. Obv: Veiled, laureate and diademed bust of Queen Victoria facing left. Rev: Inscribed bands set against lilies. BHM 3692. Nearly extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S10-5664

 

1831, Great Britain. WILLIAM ROSCOE, Poet, Historian and Philanthropist. By S. Clint and J. Gibson. AE 47mm. Obv: Head of William Roscoe facing left. Rev: Inscription. BHM 1532. Some slight speckles, otherwise extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2021)

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SKU: E-5231

 

1919, France. CENTENARY OF THE “COMPAGNE D’ASSURANCE GENERALES CONTRE L’INCENDIE.” AE plaquette 75mm x 64mm. Obv: A female protecting a young child while a building burns in the background. Rev: A branch and an inscription. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-9095

 

1938, France. CENTENARY OF ASSURANCE CONTRE L’INCENDIE. By Lucien Bazor. Silver 68mm. Obv: A seated female with her arm raised. In the background is a fire and a bolt of lightning issuing from a cloud. Rev: A mural crown set against the rays of a rising sun. Extremely fine. $325. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399443

 

1854, Great Britain. CRYSTAL PALACE OPENED. By Allen and Moore. WM 51mm. Obv: Bust of Sir Joseph Paxton, facing left, within a frame and laurel wreath. Rev: View of Crystal Palace. Allen SY-1854/020, BHM 2546, Eidlitz 770/82, Taylor 171a. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E7807

 

1910, France. HENRI GERMAIN, FOUNDER OF THE CREDIT LYONNAIS. By Charles Pillet. Bronze 81mm. Obv: Bust of Henri Germain facing left. Rev: Two shields resting against a tree. Nearly extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

Charles Pillet, sculptor and medallist was born in Paris in 1869. He studied under , Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu and Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain. He won the premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1890. He became a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1898. In 1900 he won a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. He won a medal of honor in 1923. He was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur. Pillet died in 1960

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SKU: S12-E2270

 

1902-1903, French Indo-China. HANOI EXPOSITION. By Louis Oscar Roty. Bronze 50mm. Obv: Bust of Marianne in a cuirass and winged helmet. Rev: Exposition building. In a contemporary circular case (probably not its original case, since this medal typically comes in a case stamped in gilt letters on its lid. $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: 20885-9C

 

1967, Spain. 21ST WORLD ASSEMBLY OF MEDICINE. Cast AE 65mm. Obv: Bees, a ship, lamp, open book and a branch. Rev: A caduceus set against a globe. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S2-10699-E5974

 

1902, Great Britain. VISIT OF KING EDWARD VII AND QUEEN ALEXANDRA TO THE GUILDHALL. By Searle & Co. AE 77mm. Obv: Conjoined busts, left. Leg: IN HONOUR OF THE VISIT OF THEIR MAJESTIES KING EDWARD VII?& QUEEN ALEXANDRA TO THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON . 25. OCT . 1902. Rev: Londinia offering an Address to their Majesties seated left with the Guildhall in the background. BHM 3868, Eimer 1874, Fearon 353.6. 300 specimens issued. Cased. Slight damage to the case. Extremely fine. $600. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 12940