Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1923, Malta, Great Britain. THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION, MALTA PRELIMINARY SHOW. By Johnson, Milan. AE 48mm. Obv: A female, standing before a lion, her arms outstretched on either side with a wreath in each hand. Rev: An inscribed cartouche. Some nicks, very fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S15-10785

 

1924, Italy. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN ROME. Unsigned. AE-gilt 51mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of Victor Emmanuel III facing right. Rev: A nude male holding a caduceus. Slight edge nick, nearly extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S15-1

 

1963, U.S.A. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1706-1790, Founding Father and Inventor. By Elisabeth Gordon Chandler. AE 44mm. Obv: facing bust of Benjamin Franklin. Rev: A kite in a thunder storm. From the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. Extremely fine. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398398

 

1966, U.S.A. JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER, 1807-1892, Abolitionist and Poet. By Elizabeth Nealon Weistrop. AE 44mm. Obv: Bust of John Greenleaf Whittier facing left. Rev: A woman standing beside a man on horseback. 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: 10399081

 

1865, Portugal. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, PORTO. By Charles Wiener. AE 59mm. OBV: A group of allegorical figures. REV: An inscription within a wreath. Some slight bumps to the edge, very fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S15-10094

 

1896, France. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, MARSEILLE. By A. Bertrand. AE-gilt 46mm. Obv: Marianne in a helmet with a rooster at its crest. Rev: An armorial shield. A very slight edge nick on the reverse, extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S14-E0047

 

Undated (circa 1930), U.S.A. TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK. Uniface plaquette. 71mm x 71mm. Obv: an ornate bowl with fruit. Pierced at the bottom, left corner. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398331

 

1862, Great Britain. SIR CHARLES BARRY (1795-1850), Architect. By Charles and Jacques Wiener. Silver 60mm. Obv: Bust of Sir Charles Barry facing right. Rev: A finely detailed view of the Houses of Parliament, his best known work. BHM 2712, Eimer 1558, Taylor 171i, Beaulah 14. Richly toned, Some nicks in the obverse field in front of the portrait. Nearly extremely fine. $550. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S11-11396

 

1917, France. AWARD OF MERIT. By Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain. Silver 68mm. Obv: Putti either side of a seated female, who holds a wreath in one hand and a palm frond in the other. $225. Sorry, SOLD

Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain was born at Mortagne in 1839. He entered the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1857. He studied under the sculptor, Jouffroy, and Eugene-Andr? Oudin?, the medallist. He won the first prize at the Concours de Rome in 1862. He studied in Italy from 1864 to? 1868. He was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts in 1881 and became an officer of the L?gion d’Honneur in 1888. He died in 1909.?

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SKU: 14165-7G

 

1937, France. BUCOLIQUE. By Pierre Charles Lenoir. Plaquette silvered-bronze 61mm x 47mm. Obv: A nude youth playing a? pipe, a dog and sheep at his side. Rev: Various objects symbolic of country life. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 242/D. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

Pierre-Charles Lenoir was born in 1879. He studied under his father, Charles Lenoir, a sculptor, and under Peter, Roty and Mercier. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1903. He created numerous monuments and an extensive body of medals. He died in 1953.

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SKU: 10400860

 

1963, U.S.A. SUSAN B. ANTHONY, 1820-1906, Civil Rights Leader. By Paul Fjelde. AE 44mm. Obv: Head of Susan B. Anthony facing left. Rev: Men and woman placing votes in a ballot box.From the series of medals for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. (No box or leaflet). Extremely fine. $15. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S-10

 

1970, U.S.A. EDWIN THOMAS BOOTH, 1833-1893, ACTOR (and brother of John Wilkes Booth). By Agop Agopoff. AE 44mm. Obv: Facing bust of Edwin Thomas Booth. Rev: A half figure of Booth as Hamlet. From the series of medals for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. In a cardboard box with a descriptive leaflet. Extremely fine. $20. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S10–1

 

1936, France. LA LOIRE. By Marcel Renard. Bronze 59mm. OBVERSE: A nude river goddess with a pitcher on her shoulder and a boat and buildings behind her. REVERSE: Cat. Gen. vol. 3 338/B. $90. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2020). —– Marcel Renard sculptor and medallist was born at Lyon in 1892. He studied at the ?cole des Beaux-Art de Lyon and then at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He spent time in the ateliers of Boucher and Patey. In 1923 he won the Premier Second Prix de Rome and a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes D?corateurs. Renard died in 1974

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SKU: P5-11798

 

1965, U.S.A. MARIA MITCHELL, 1818-1889, Astronomer and Teacher. By Eleanor Platt. AE 44mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of Maria Mitchell. Rev: Maria Mitchell, seated with a telescope in her hand, looking up at a comet.? From the series of medals for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. With a descriptive leaflet (no box). Extremely fine. $20. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399506

 

1899, France. COMIT? FRAN?AIS DES EXPOSITIONS? ? L??TRANGER.? By Louis Bott?e. Plaquette 42mm x 64mm. Obv: A seated female, a beehive, cornucopia, anvil and other symbolic objects. Rev: An anvil at the base of a small tree, inscription. Nearly extremely fine. $95. Sorry, SOLD
Louis-Alexandre Bott?e was born in Paris in 1852. At the age of 13 he was apprenticed to a button-making manufactory, where he was responsible for engraving dies. He later studied at the ?cole des Art D?coratifs. In 1869 he joined the atelier of Paulin Tasset and in 1871 he joined the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Premiere Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1878 and a gold medal at the Salon of 1900. In 1903 he was made an Officier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Bott?e died in 1941.

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SKU: E-4243