Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1892, Great Britain. GRESHAM ANGLING SOCIETY. Silver 39mm. Cased. OBVERSE: A grasshopper within a circle of objects associated with angling. REVERSE: Inscription. Cased. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 06014-P8

 

1888, Australia. CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. By Stokes and
Martin. Silver 51mm. Cleaned in the bast with some retoning. $250. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2018)

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SKU: 14639-1G

 

1802, Spain. VISIT OF CARLOS IV TO BARCELONA. By Sellent. Silver 46mm. OBVERSE: Conjoined busts of Carlos IV and Maria Louisa facing right. REVERSE: Three allegorical figures. $425. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2021)

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SKU: Q9680-5S

 

1935, South Africa. OFFICIAL MEDAL FOR THE JUBILEE OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE V. Silver 32mm. P mint mark. OBVERSE: Crowned, conjoined busts of Goerge V and Queen Mary facing left. REVERSE. Windsor Castle. In its original box. Attractively toned. Scarce. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 14329-P8

 

1948, France. ANTOINE LAURENT LAVOISIER, Chemist. By Abel Lafleur (1875-1853). Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Lavoisier facing right. REVERSE: Chemistry apparatus. $90. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2019)

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SKU: 13528-P8

 

Russia. LENIN (1870-1924). Signed with a monogram, probably produced in France. Silvered-bronze 84mm. OBVERSE: Almost facing bust. REVERSE: A hammer and sickle set against a star. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 14333-P8

 

1968, France. BEAUNE ET LA BOURGOGNE. By Boris Bernstein. AE 68mm. Obv: A building. Rev: A naked child holding a bunch of grapes. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 186/B. $40. Sorry, SOLD
Boris Bernstein, sculptor and medallist was born in 1907. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He studied medal making under Morlon. Berstein died in 1978.

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SKU: E-8147

 

1923, France. THE CARPENTER AND HIS FAMILY. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze plaquette 73mm x 63mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2021) ————- Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste ?mile Dropsy. He later studied at l??cole Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He was a professor of medal engraving at the school for many years. Dropsy became a member of the Institut in 1942 and a member of the Commission Administrative and of the Commission du Dictionaire. He created many medals. A large collection of his work is held at the Monnaie de Paris, which put on a special exhibition of his medals in 1964, the catalogue for which remains a standard reference. His earliest works are in the art nouveau style. His style evolved considerably over his long career. Dropsy died at Veneux-Les-Sablon on November 2, 1969.

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SKU: Q9026-15935-LS

 

1932, France. DR. CHARLES BUIZARD. By Pierre Turin. Cast bronze 109mm. OBVERSE: Head of Charles Buizard facing right. $575. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2022). ———- 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 deuxi?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 on July 25, 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

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SKU: S-11506-P7

 

Undated (1929), Germany. HUGO GRUNTHAL, Numismatist. By Morin. AE 55mm. OBV: Bust of Grunthal facing left. REV: A hand holding a medal. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-8136

 

1929, France, Syria. GENERAL SARRAIL, MEMORIAL. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947). Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: Bust of General Sarrail facing right. REVERSE: Seated figure of Marianne. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 13549-P8

 

1970, France. SAINT-POL ROUX, poet. By Lucien Lafaye. An edition of Le Club Fran?ais de la M?daille. AE 73mm. Obv: Bust of Saint-Pol Roux facing three-quarters right. Rev: The Manoir de Coecilian. Cat. Gen. Vol. 4 1103/C. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-2334

 

Undated (circa 1900), France. MINIST?RE DE L?INSTRUCTION PUBLIQUE. By Alph?e Dubois. AE 50mm. Obv: A standing allegorical female with objects of learning. Rev: An inscribed circular compartment within a wreath. Very slight cabinet friction. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-8102

 

1973-4, Guinea Bissau. INDEPENDENCE OF GUINEA BISSAU. Silvered-AE? 38mm. Obv: Head of Amilcar Cabral facing three-quarters left. Rev: Legend. Extremely fine. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398800

 

PEARSON, D. Locally Issued Royal Occasion Medals of the British Isles 1887-1935 ? A Preliminary Listing. Hanworth, Middlesex, 1984. iv, 21pages.Not illustrated. 6″ x 8.25″. Card covers. $5 Sorry, SOLD
A very brief, ?initial attempt to list locally issued royal medals.

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SKU: 10398262