Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1884, Great Britain. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION. By Leonard Charles Wyon and John Pinches. Bronze 46mm. OBVERSE: Draped, diademed head of Queen Victoria facing left. REVERSE: Two figures standing before a globe. BHM 3175, Eimer 1704. In its original case. Slight edge bump (at “11 o’ clock” on the obverse) $95. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 13329-P9

 

1909, Great Britain. CHARLES DARWIN ? MANCHESTER AND NORTH OF ENGLAND ORCHID SOCIETY. By Elkington. Silver 38mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 06002-P9

 

1978, Portugal. FIRST PORTUGUESE GYNECOLOGICAL CONGRESS. AE 80mm. Obv: A nude, kneeling female holding a flame. Rev: A symbolic representation.Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399710

 

1916, France, airship. A LA GLOIRE DES ALLIES. By Julien-Prosper Legastelois. Plaquette AE 48mm x 62mm. Obv: Marianne leading troops forward; an airship and two airplanes in the distance. Rev: A rooster and branches on an inscribed monument; flags in the background. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 233/D. In its original case. Some of the gilding on the lettering of the case missing. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD
Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931) was born in Paris in. He studied under the sculptor, Carltier and medal engraving under Levasseur, Roty and Tonnelier. He won various distinctions during the course of his career and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

Price: $135.00

SKU: 10400990

 

1947, Rhodesia/South Africa/Great Britain. ROYAL TOUR. By Percy Metcalfe. Silver 39mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Rev: A crowned monogram. BHM 4417 R. In its original case. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-1746

 

1926, France. CANINE EXPOSITION, Evian. By Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon (published posthumously). AE plaquette 44mm x 68mm. Obv: A nude female seated by a spring. Rev: Inscription.Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD
Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon, sculptor and medallist was born at Paris in 1858. He studied under Jules Cavelier, Chaplain and Tasset. He exhibited at the Salon and won a third prize in 1884 and the Prix de Rome in 1887. In 1900 he won a gold medal at the Universal Exposition and was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur. Vernon died in 1912.

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SKU: E-5618

 

1849, Great Britain. THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. By Ludwig Christopher Lauer. AE 95mm. Obv: Diademed head of Queen Victoria facing left. Rev: A list of members of parliament. BHM 2351, Eimer 1439. A struck medal of exceptional size and relief. Nearly extremely, edge bump. $675. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: S8-E0836

 

(Circa 1930), France. WOMAN WITH A MIRROR. By F?lix Rasumny (1869-1940). Uniface galvano 148mm x 148mm. $350. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2018)

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SKU: S-12766-7P

 

1485, England. RICHARD III, MEMORIAL – DASSIER’S MEDAL. RICHARD III, 1483-1485. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Diademed bust facing right. Rev: A sarcophagus, on which is lying a fury holding a crown and a dagger, the object of Richard’s ambition and the means of his obtaining; hear her are the bodies of the murdered princes. At the side a suspended drapery represents the battle of Bosworth. Exergue: CORONAT . 6 . IVL. 1493. MORT. 22. AVG. 1485. (Crowned July 6, 1483, died August 22, 1485). MI vol. I page19, Eimer 22, Eisler I 259/20. Dassier issue. $90. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2023)

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SKU: 3547-17373-7A

 

EDWARD VI, 1547-1553. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of Edward VI, facing three-quarters left, in a hat with a feather, a doublet and a cloak with an ermine collar. Leg: EDOUARD . VI . D . G. ANG . FR. ET. HIB. REX. (Edward VI, by the grace of God, King of England, France and Ireland). Rev: A monument?decorated with festoons of roses and a bas-relief of an infant strangling a dragon, in imitation of the story of the infant Hercules strangling the serpents. MI volume I, page 63/21, Eimer 30, Eisler I 260/23. Dassier issue. $90. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2024)

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SKU: 9793-17370-7A

 

1795, Great Britain. MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AND PRINCESS CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK. By Conrad Heinrich K?chler. Bronze 48mm. OBVERSE: Conjoined busts of the Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline facing right. REVERSE: Hymen with two shields and a lighted torch.BHM 392, Eimer 865. $375. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2018).

Price: $0.00

SKU: 4P-14354

 

1806, Great Britain. DEATH OF WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER. By Thomas Webb. Bronze 53mm. Obv: Head of William Pitt the Younger facing left. Rev: A rock, in a storm, buffeted by waves. BHM 610, Eimer 975, Fearon 257.1. $175

Price: $175.00

SKU: 44050-1D

 

1918, France, Balkans. THE RUPTURE OF THE BALKAN FRONT. By P. Roger-Bloche. Bronze 69mm. Uniface trial striking. OBVERSE: Victory peering over mountains. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 13476-Q

 

(Circa 1930), U.S.A. THE ROCKEFELLER CENTER. Bronze-gilt 70mm. OBVERSE: Art work from the entrance to 30 Rockefeller Plaza. REVERSE: Skyscrapers. Lightly cleaned. $300. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: L14-13607-P4

 

Undated (1909), Great Britain. P. & O. R.M.S. MANTUA. By Fattorini & Sons Ltd. Bronze 109mm mounted on a wooden backing with a hinged stand, so that it can be displayed free-standing. $295. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 12270-Q