Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1909, France. CONGR?S DES CENTRAUX. By Henri Dubois. Silvered-bronze plaquette 44mm x 51mm. Obv: An allegorical female seated at a desk, reading a book. Rev: An inscription and branch. Nearly extremely fine. $70. Sorry, SOLD
Henri Dubois, was the son of noted sculptor and medallist, Alph?e Dubois and grandson of Eug?ne Dubois. He was born in 1859. He studied under his father, Chapu and Falgui?re. He won the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1878 and in 1883 became a Soci?taire des Artiste Fran?ais. In 1900 he won a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. In 1903 he was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Dubois died in 1930

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SKU: 10398400

 

(1950), Great Britain. ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY ? HUGH ROBERT MILL. By John Pinches. Bronze 58mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Hugh Robert Mill facing three-quarters left. REVERSE. The Tower of the Winds in Athens. (Awarded biennially since 1950 for original research on rainfall). Pinches p. 164. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E4150

 

France. SAINT MARTIN DE TOURS. By Georges Crouzat (1904-1976). Silver 59mm. Catalog G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 110/B. $175. Sorry, SOLD. ——- Georges Crouzat (1904-1976) was a student of Landowski and Jean-Baptiste ?mile Dropsy at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He was a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and received an honorable mention in 1928.

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SKU: 13854-KP

 

1929, Germany. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REICHSGERICHT (IMPERIAL COURT OF JUSTICE), LEIPZIG. By A. Vocke for Poellath. Bronze 80mm. Cased. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 13888-P9

 

France. LE VIEUX ET LE SERPENT. By J. Lorieux. Bronze 70mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 13906-KP

 

1813, Great Britain. THE DUKE OF YORK AND THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS TO THE ROYAL MILITARYCOLLEGE BY QUEEN CHARLOTTE. By Thomas Webb and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Head of the Duke of York facing left. Rev: Queen Charlotte presenting colors to students of the college. Mudie 11, BHM 769, Bramsen 1246, Eimer 1035, Fearon -. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2018)

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SKU: S05957

 

1690, England. AMNESTY IN IRELAND. By Georg Hautsch. Silver 41mm. OBV: Laureate bust of William III facing right. REV: William III presenting an olive branch to Hibernia. EDGE: Raised inscription. MI I 721/146. Richly toned, nearly extremely fine. $1,450. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S24-05861

 

1882, Great Britain. Art Union of London. EDWARD HODGES BAILY (1788-1867), sculptor. By Alfred Benjamin Wyon. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Head of Baily facing left. Rev: Baily’s “Eve at the Fountain.” Plain edge. Beaulah 28, BHM-3115, Eimer 1691. Edge nick on the obverse. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October 2021)

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SKU: 17769-9A

 

1802, France. PIEDMONT REUNITED WITH FRANCE. By Lavy. AE 50mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon Bonaparte facing left. Rev: A wreath. Bramsen 224, D?Essling 988, apparently not in the Schwering Collection. Stamped ?COPIE? on its edge (i.e. struck by Brasseaux for his series of Napoleonic medals). Nearly extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E3710

 

1887, Great Britain. OFFICIAL MEDAL FOR VICTORIA’S GOLDEN JUBILEE. By Leonard Charles Wyon after Sir J. Boehm and Sir Frederick Leighton. Bronze 77mm. Obv: Crowned, veiled bust of Victoria facing left. Rev: Allegorical figures before the enthroned queen. BHM 3219, Eimer 1733, Wollaston 39. $375

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SKU: 48035-2D

 

1813, France,Germany. BATTLE OF WURTCHEN. Silver 41mm. Obv: Uniformed bust, right. Rev: A trophy of rifles and other arms. D?Essling 1400, Bramsen 1232. Restrike with a cornucopia edge mark. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E7308

 

(1702), Great Britain, Denmark. QUEEN ANNE AND PRINCE GEORGE OF DENMARK, LORD HIGH ADMIRAL. By John Croker. Silver 42mm. OBV: Bust of Queen Anne facing left. REV: Bust of Prince George facing left. MI II 233/14, MH 118, VL IV 346, Eimer 392. Attractive, light toning, very little handling. $825. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2020)

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SKU: S24-05868

 

1919, France. JULES COURMONT, 1865-1917, Physician and Bacteriologist. By Paul Richter. AE plaquette 53mm x 71mm. Obv: Bust of Dr. Courmont facing three-quarters left. Rev: Dr. Courmont in front of a laboratory bench and three students.? Freeman 117. Good very fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S7-E-2188

 

France. COURSE ? PIED (Running Race). By Claude Mascaux (1882-1965). Bronze 50mm. OBVERSE: A running hare. REVERSE: A continuous wreath of roses. $175. Sorry, SOLD. ———— L?on-Claude Mascaux was born in Saine-Germain-en-Lay (Yvelines) on June 13 1882, He studied under the sculptors Landowski and Bouchard. He first exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Beaux Arts in 1921. In 1924 he won a medal in the artistic comptetion of the Olumpic Games. In the following year he won a Grand Prix at the Exposition des Arts D?oratifs et Industriels Moderns for a series seven sports-themed medals. Unlike his contemporaries, he eschewed the reducing machine and cut his models directly into the plaster in the actual size of his intended medals. His medals typically reflect a strong Art Deco style. Mascaux died at Fontainebleau on March 8 1965.

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SKU: 14526-LP

 

France. SATYR. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968. Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Octagonal bronze 50mm x 50mm. $325. Sorry, SOLD. ——— Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a duexi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins. He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died in 1968.

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SKU: 14238-P7