Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1905, Great Britain. MEMORIAL TO SIR HENRY IRVING. By J.A. Restall. AE 45mm. Obv: Bust facing left. Rev: Inscription. In its original cardboard box with an explanatory card (rare as such). BHM 3919. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 10399531

 

1944, Belgium, U.S.A. LIBERATION OF GHENT. AE 66mm. OBV: A female personification of Ghent. REV: Inscription within a ribbon and garland. Nearly extremely fine, slight scratch at the bottom of the obverse. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S9-11492

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. SOCI?T? DE COMPTABILITI?. By Heinrich Kautsch. Bronze plaquette 40mm x 57mm. Obv: A nude youth. Rev: A branch and a rectangular tablet (uninscribed). In a contemporary cardboard box. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-6400

 

1961, France. FEDERATION FRANCAISE DE LA CARROSSERIE. By F. Joffre. AE plaquette 90mm x 61mm. Obv: A nude female with dividers, a coach in the background. Rev: Inscription. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400870

 

Undated (circa 1900), France. FIRE FIGHTING. By A. Desaide (editor). Silvered-AE 50mm. OBV: Fire fighters arriving at a burning house. REV: Branches and a cartouche (unengraved). Nearly extremely fine. $120. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S19-12127

 

1961, Ivory Coast. FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE. By Maurice Delannoy (1885-1872) AE 68mm. OBV: Bust of Felix Houphouet-Boigny facing right. REV: An elephant set against the outline of Ivory Coast. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S19-12011

 

Undated (circa 1950), Morocco. CASABLANCA. By Farina. AE 70mm. Obv: A ship and port buildings. Rev: inscriptions in Arabic and French. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398734

 

1842, Great Britain. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE LAUDATORY MEDAL. By William Joseph Taylor after H.H. Young. AE 39mm. Obv: Facing bust, of William Shakespeare, on a cushion. Rev: A view of Shakespeare?s birthplace. BHM 2057, Taylor 28a. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398326

 

1929, France. GEORGES CLEMENCEAU, 1841-1929, Statesman. By Henri Dropsy. Cast bronze 96mm. Obv: High relief head of Georges Clemenceau facing right. Rev: A female, brandishing a sword, grabbing a nude warrior by the hair and subduing him. Numbered 48 on its edge. Maier 305. Extremely fine. $575. ———- 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.

Price: $575.00

SKU: 2540-17596-10A

 

1937, Great Britain. ABANDONED CORONATION OF EDWARD VIII. WM 32mm. Obv: Crowned bust, left. Rev: ?Viking ship with a crown on its sail; the sun rising behind it. Not recorded by W& E. With a red, white and blue ribbon. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400411

 

1937, Great Britain. THE ABANDONED CORONATION OF EDWARD VIII. By Messrs H. B. Sale, Ltd. AE-gilt 50mm. Obv: Crowned bust, left. Rev: Five allegorical figures encircling a crowned globe. BHM 4295. Not recorded in AE-gilt. Original case. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400499

 

1936, Great Britain. ABDICATION OF EDWARD VIII. Bronze-gilt 35mm. Obv: Crowned bust, right. Rev: Inscription. BHM 4273. (Unrecorded in bronze-gilt), W & E 6330A/3. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 3972-19025-4B

 

1937, Great Britain. THE ABANDONED CORONATION OF EDWARD VIII. By Messrs H. B. Sale, Ltd. AE-silvered 50mm. Obv: Crowned bust, left. Rev: Five allegorical figures encircling a crowned globe. BHM 4295. Original case. Extremely fine. $120. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399574

 

1937, Great Britain. ABANDONED CORONATION OF EDWARD VIII. By Turner & Simpson. Aluminum 38mm. Obv: Crowned bust, right. Rev: Britannia holding a wreath. Westminster Abbey in the background. Not recorded by W & E, cf? 6782A. Integral loop with ribbon. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400534

 

1973, France. ANDR? AND CHARLES LAVRILLIER, MEDALLISTS. By Marguerite Lavrillier-Cossaceanu. Silvered-AE 77mm. Obv: Andr? Lvrillier at work on a medal. Rev: Charles Lavrillier drawing. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 1167/F. Number 11 of a limited edition of 100. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-4896