Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

France. MOTHER AND CHILD. By Firmin-Pierre Lasserre 59mm. Obv: A mother cradling her baby in her arms. Rev: A mother bird feeding her young, roses on either side and a rays in the background. $90. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2022) ———– Firmin-Pierre Lasserre, sculptor and medallist was born in 1870. He studied under Millet and Br?aut?. He won a gold medal at the Salon of 1927 and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur. Lasserre died in 1943.

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SKU: 16612-12T

 

1861, Great Britain, Scotland. SIR DAVID WILKIE (1785-1841), painter. By Leonard Charles Wyon. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Draped bust of Sir David Wilkie facing right. Rev: A detail from Wilkie’s “The Rent Day.” Plain edge. Beaulah 13, BHM 2704, Eimer 1549. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17782-9A

 

1936, U.S.A. REJOICE YOUNG MAN IN THY YOUTH. By R. Tait McKenzie. AE 73mm. Obv:? Swans flying above nude runners. A whippet races in the exergue Rev: A nude male throwing a shot putt. Red-gold bronze with brown patina. Edge B. Alexander 13 variety.? Thirteenth issue of the Society of Medalists. Reported production of 1001 in bronze. Boxed, but with no leaflet. Extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398601

 

Undated (1965), France. GASTON BATY (1885-1952), Actor. By Rene Collamarini. AE 67mm. OBV: Head of Gaston Baty facing left. REV: A rose growing from a heart. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 430/B. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S9-11404

 

1931 (hallmark), Great Britain. THE CADOGAN RIDING SCHOOL. Silver 57mm, 79 grams. OBV: A horse and rider clearing a fence. REV: A wreath. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S23-12819

 

1963, Great Britain. 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAILY MIRROR. By Paul Vincze AE 57mm. Obv: Bust of Cecil Harmsworth King, chairman. Rev: A man and a woman reading papers, building in the background.
Cased. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S11-11430

 

1964. U.S.A. STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER, 1828-1864, Song Writer. By Walker Hancock. AE 44mm. Obv: Bust of Stephen Collin Foster facing right. Rev: A banjo player standing against a tree. From the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. Extremely fine. $15. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399771

 

1964, U.S.A. ALICE FREEMAN PALMER, 1855-1902, Educator. By Thomas G. Lo Medico. AE 44mm. Obv: a half figure of Alice Freeman Palmer holding a book. Rev: Women engaged in various activities. From the series of medals for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. Extremely fine. $15. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400025

 

1965, U.S.A. PHILLIPS BROOKS, 1835-1893, Clergyman. By Abraham Belskie. AE 44mm. Obv: Bust of Phillips Brooks facing left. Rev: God creating the Heaven and the Earth. From the series of medals for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University.? Extremely fine. $15. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398384

 

1967, U.S.A. THE WRIGHT BROTHERS, Aviators. By Paul Fjelde. AE 44mm. Obv: Conjoined heads of Wilbur and Orville Wright facing left. Rev: The Wright Brothers’ airplane flying above Daedalus and Icarus. From the series of medals for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. In its original box with a descriptive leaflet. Extremely fine. $20. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400119

 

1863, Great Britain. INAUGURATION OF THE MEMORIAL OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION. By Charles Wiener. AE 68mm. Obv: Head of Prince Albert facing left. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. BHM 2790. Light ink graffito in the field of the obverse. $200. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2022)

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SKU: 10855-2G

 

1824, Great Britain. SIR WALTER SCOTT. By William Wyon. AE 54mm. OBV: Head of Walter Scott facing right. REV: Allegorical figures of Truth and Fiction. BHM 1238. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: N712

 

1931, France. AERO CLUB DE FRANCE. By Samuel Gr?n. Silvered-Bronze 50mm. OBV: An eagle in flight and and a head-on view of an airplane in a compartment above the eagle. REV: Inscription. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $150.00

SKU: S18-12211

 

1884, France. URBAIN JEAN JOSPEH LE VERRIER, 1811-1877, Mathematician and Astronomer. By Alph?e Dubois. Bronze 54mm. OBV: Bust of Le Verrier facing left. REV: The sun shining above a globe. The color and finish suggest that this is a 20th century striking. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S13-11137

 

1662, France, SPAIN. LOUIS XIV RECEIVES THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR. AE 41mm. OBV: Bust of Louis XIV facing right. REV: The king receiving the Spanish Ambassador. Divo 68. Plain, slightly beveled edge. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S20-E3077