Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

Undated (struck circa 1960), France. SOCCER. By ?douard Fraisse (1880-1945). Bronze 50mm. OBVERSE: Two soccer players. REV: A wreath (no inscription in the center). Appears to be a striking from the 1960s. Extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S21-12486

 

Undated (circa 1920), France. ESCRIME (Fencing). By Tramaux. AE plaquette 72mm x 54mm. OBV: Two fencers watched by a large crowd. Lightly cleaned, good very fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S18-12330

 

Undated (early 20th century), Germany. ELLA HEINTZ. Signed H.S. (Hans Schwergle?). Uniface cast bronze 88mm. OBV: Bust facing right. $125. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2023)

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SKU: S21-12461

 

Undated (circa 1930), Germany. VEB. STAHL UND WALZWERK RIESA. Unsigned. Uniface cast plaquette 93mm x 145mm. OBV: Two iron workers. $95

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SKU: S21-12455

 

Undated (circa 1850), Great Britain. EXHIBITION OF ARTS SCIENCE AND MANUFACUTRES, DEVONPORT. By Leonard Charles Wyon. Bronze 45mm. OBV: Head of Queen Victoria facing left. REV: Inscription within a wreath. Unrecorded and presumably very rare. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E5122

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. ELEGANCE. By Jean Vernon. Plaquette AE 50mm x 60mm. Obv: A seated female with drapery flowing around her. Rev: A spray of roses. Extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD
Jean Vernon (1897-1975) studied at the ?cole? des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He is noted, among collectors, in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.> ,No,4 Elegance_thumb.jpg,4 Elegance.jpg,,No,,,,,,,Yes,No,,,,New,No,,,By Artist,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 3263,”Vernon, Jean: ELEGANCE

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SKU: S7-10299-E2503

 

1979, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOCI?T? MUTUALISTE DES EMPLOY?S DE LASOCI?T? GENERALE. By Serge Santucci (1944- ). Bronze 59mm. OBV; Clasped hands. REV: A tree. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD. ————- Serge Santucci was born at Salernes in France in 1944. He was a student of Raymond Corbin at l???cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He won the grand prix de sculpture artistiqu at the Casa de Vel?zquez in Madrid in 1971.

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SKU: S18-12257

 

1890, France. IN LABORE QUIES. By Louis Oscar Roty (1846-1911, Grand Prix de Rome 1875). Bronze plaquette 53mm x 50mm. OBV: A female seated under a tree. REV: Lilies and a dedicatory inscription. Extremely fine. $125, Sorry, SOLD. ——- 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: S21-12584

 

Undated (circa 1930), Austria. NUDE VENUS. By Weinberger. Uniface plaquette 47mm x 105mm. OBV: A nude, standing figure of Venus with a peacock at her side. Nearly extremely fine. $350. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S23-10697

 

Undated (mid 20th century), France. CANOEING. By Georges Contaux (1891-1984). Uniface silvered-bronze 50mm. OBV: Three compartments separated by paddles and each depicting a kayak or a canoe. Toning a little uneven, nearly extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S18-12366

 

Undated (1934), France. L?DA. By Raymond Pelletier (1907-1958). AE uniface plaquette 34mm x 54mm. OBV: Leda and the swan. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 p.306. This plaquette was also issued in a larger size. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S21-12478

 

1992, Solomon Islands. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GUADAL CANAL LANDING. AE 37mm. Obv: A soldier and an outline of an island. Rev: Arms of the Solomon Islands. In its original plastic holder. Extremely fine. $15. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E2224

 

(Circa 1930), France. GEORGES RISLER (1853-1941), Industrialist and Social Reformer. By Pierre-Marie Poisson (1876-1953). Bronze 68mm. OBV: Head of Georges Risler facing left. REV: A father holding up a child and passing it to its mother. $120. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2020).———- Pierre-Marie Poisson was born on 19 November 1876 in Niort (Deux-S?vres). He studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later moved to Paris to study sculpture. He received a scholarship for the Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algeria in 1908. He worked primarily as a sculptor and only turned to creating medals later in his career.

Price: $120.00

SKU: S23-12784

 

1908, France. F. SAUTON. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme. Uniface trial striking. Plaquette 53mm x 67mm. OBV: Bust of Sauton facing left. Extremely fine. $60. sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S21-10280

 

Undated (1930), RUGBY. By ?douard Fraisse and Henry Demey. AE 50mm. Obv: A rugby player. Rev: A wreath (unawarded). Cat. Gen. vol. 3 189/C. Cased. Insignificant spot, extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S11-E6375