Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

France. LE PAIN. By Louis Desvignes. Uniface. Gilt-bronze 59mm. Obv: A woman holding a large loaf of bread and a knife. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 147/G. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2019)———- Louis Desvignes (1877-1934), 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.

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SKU: E-6314

 

France. MUS?E PERMANENT DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS. By ?douard-Pierre Blin (1877-1946). Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: Standing figure of Marianne and four portraits representing roads, navaigation, mines and electricity. REVERSE: The museum. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: P5-13761-L14

 

1808, Great Britain, Portugal, Spain. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH ARMY IN THE PENINSULA. By Nicholas Guy Antoine Brenet and James Mudie. AE 41mm. Obv: Head of the Duke of Wellington, right. Rev: Allegorical figures of Spain and Portugal being attacked by the French eagle. BHM 635, Mudie 12, Eimer 988, Bramsen 742. Nearly extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S15-5986

 

1859, France. EMPRESS EUGENIE, WIFE OF NAPOLEON III. Unsigned. Uniface bois durci 114mm. Obv: Head of Eugenie facing right. No imprint on the reverse. Original loop for hanging. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD
Bois Durci a darkwood-like material that is made from finely ground wood mixed with abinder, such as egg or blood albumen. ?It waspatented, in Paris in 1855, by Lepage and wasused to make various decorative items, including medallions, at twofactories in France, until about 1927. Objectsmade from bois durci were created in steel molds and compressedwhilst being heated by steam.

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SKU: 10398295

 

1882, Belgium. TRIBUTE OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF CHARLEROI TO G. SABATIER. By Charles Wiener. AE 61mm. Obv: Head of G. Sabatier facing left. Rev: Inscription and two putti. Extremely fine. $120. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-2953

 

1815, Great Britain,France. NAPOLEON ON ST. HELENA. By Thomas Webb and George Mills. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Napoleon in thoughtful attitude being urged to record his deeds by a personification of History. Mudie 38, BHM 891, Bramsen, 1710, Eimer 1079, Schwering 1533. Nearly extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S5990

 

1971, U.S.A. JOHN ADAMS, 1735-1826, President. By Donald H. De Lue. Silver 44mm. Obv: Bust of John Adams facing three-quarters left. Rev: Two figures. From the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S6-E6324

 

Undated (circa 1930), France and its colonies. TRIBUTE TO THE FRENCH COLONIES. By Jean Vernon. AE 68mm. Obv: The busts of three natives from the French colonies. Rev: An elephant, tiger, monkey and other animals. A spot on the obverse at 2 o? clock, between the hand and spear, otherwise extremely fine. $450. Sorry, SOLD
Jean Vernon was born in 1897. He studied at the ?cole? des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He died in 1975. He is noted, among collectors, in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.

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SKU: 10398166

 

1963, U.S.A. AD ASTRA PER ASPERA. By Karen Worth. AE 73mm. Obv: A nude male within a star shape. Rev: A man and woman advance under the aegis of a benevolent spirit. Sixty-seventh issue of the Society of Medalists. Alexander 67.1. Reported production of 960 in bronze. In a Society of Medalists cardboard box with a photo-copied leaflet. Extremely fine. $65. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398123

 

(Circa 1924), France. HERCULES. By Andr? Pierre Schwab (1883-?). Uniface cast bronze studio model 163mm. OBVERSE: The head of Hercules. $450. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S-12667-P7

 

1744, Great Britain. ROBERT WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD, Statesman. By Antoine Dassier after Jacques-Antoine Dassier. AE 55mm. Obv: Bust of Walpole facing right. Rev: Inscription within a cartouche. MI? II 585/226, pl. CLXIII/5, Eimer 583, Fearon 195.2, Eisler 294/12. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399237

 

Undated (1715), France. LOUIS XV AND LOUIS XIV. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate bust of Louis XV facing right. Rev: Long-haired bust of Louis XIV facing right.Flat edge. Some slight contact marks, otherwise extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399192

 

1935, Great Britain. OFFICIAL JUBILEE MEDAL OF GEORGE V. By Percy Metcalfe. Silver 32mm. Obv: Conjoined, crowned busts, left. Rev: Windsor Castle. BHM 4249, Eimer 2029, Wollaston xli. Matt finish. Scarce thus. In a Royal Mint case. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S10-N231

 

1884, Great Britain. SIR GILBERT SCOTT (1811-1978), architect. By George Gammon Adams. Bronze 56mm. Obv: Head of Sir Gilbert Scott facing left. Rev: A view of St. Mary?s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh. Plain edge. Beaulah 29, BHM 3170, Eimer 1709, Taylor 235a. $275. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17777-9A

 

1864, Great Britain. THE TERCENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. By Leonard Charles Wyon. AE 64mm. Obv: Head of William Shakespeare within radiating names of his works. Rev: Shakespeare seated upon clouds and attended by three allegorical females. BHM 2815, Eimer 1571, Ogden 48. Cased. Extremely fine. $375. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398320