Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1930, Great Britain. ROYAL NORFOLK AGRICULTURAL SHOW. Silver 45mm. Obv: A cup with its upper part set within a horseshoe; inscribed ribbons beneath. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Cased. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-8249

 

1809, Great Britain. 50TH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE III. By Thomas Wyon Sr. Silver 42mm. Obv: Bust of George III facing right. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. BHM 653 R. Richly toned. $300. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 15696-7S

 

1926, Belgium. 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FED?RATION DES ADVOCATS BELGES. By A. Bonnetain. Uniface AE plaquette 71mm x 56mm. Obv: A nude female standing behind a lawyer, who is reviewing documents. Nearly extremely fine. $75.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398244

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. CAT PRESENTATION MEDAL. By ?douard Fraisse. AE 50mm. Obv: Three cats. Rev: A wreath (center plain for engraving). Color very slightly uneven, otherwise extremely fine. $120. Sorry, SOLD Edouard Fraisse was born at Beaune in 1880. He studied under Barrias, Coutan, Chaplain and Vernon. He collaborated with Henry Demey on numerous medals and plaquettes that typically depicted figures in action. He was made a chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur. He died in 1945.?

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SKU: 10399494

 

SOTHEBY. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor – The Private Collections. New York, 1997. 3 volumes.70, 549, 541 pages, 3311 lots. Illustrated in color. Card covers in a slipcase. 9″ x 11.75″. $50.? Sorry, SOLDIncludes a small section of medals.

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SKU: 10399635

 

1874, France. LAW PASSED FOR THE PROTECTION OF INFANTS. By Jules-Clement Chaplain. AE 68mm. Obv: A mother, breast-feeding an infant, while she eats from a spoon; another young child at her side. Rev: A cartouche set against a branch and ears of wheat. An insignificant spot on the obverse and slight rubbing on one knee, extremely fine. $135.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399881

 

LE MAISTRE, Collection: Pax in Nummis.(Peace on coins and medals). Reprint of the 1913 Schulman auction catalogue. 2000. Regenstauf. 256 +34 pages, text illustrations, 55 plates. 8.25″ x 11.75″. Card covers. New. $65The standard reference for medals related to peace. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398759

 

1894, Austria. VEREIN ZUR VERBREITUNG LANDWIRTHSCHAFT-LICHER KENNTNISSE.? (Society for the advancement of Agricultural Science). By N. Bachrach. AE-gilt 65mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of Archduke Franz Ferdinand facing three-quarters right. Rev: Three allegorical females dispensing aid. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399695

 

1867, Great Britain/Turkey. VISIT OF ABDUL AZIZ, SULTAN OF TURKEY TO THE CITY OF LONDON. By J.S. and A.B. Wyon. AE 76mm. Obv: Bust of Abdul Aziz wearing a fez and facing right. Rev: Londinia, standing before a burning altar decorated with the City shield, greeting a personification of Turkey. In the background St. Paul’s Cathedral and the mosque of St. Sophia. 350 examples struck. BHM 2872, Eimer 1591, Fearon 318.4, Welch 10, Er?reten page 359. Extremely fine. $1,200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399553

 

1805, France/Austria. TAKING OF VIENNA AND PRESBURG. By Manfredini. AE 43mm. Obv: Helmeted bust of Napoleon, left. Rev: A sorrowful female personification of Austria. Bramsen 444, D?Essling 1102. Some very slight cabinet friction on the reverse and some insignificant edge nicks. Extremely fine. $175 ?Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399782

 

1930, France. TRIBUTE TO ?MILE DE SLANDRES. By ?mile Monier. AE 63mm. Obv: Bust of ?mile De Slandres facing right. Rev: A view of buildings. Bronze 62mm. $90, Sorry, SOLD (September, 2018)
?mile Monier, a sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970.

Price: $50.00

SKU: E-3685

 

1957, France. MADAME REN? COTY (Wife of President? Coty). By Josette H?bert-Coeffin. Silvered-AE 81mm. Obv: Bust of Madame Coty facing right. Rev: A heart and hands holding flowers. Cat. Gen. vol. IV 415/C. Cased. Extremely fine. $80. Sorry, SOLD
Josette H?bert-Co?ffin, sculptor and medallist was born in 1908. She was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, where she won a first prize for sculpture and architecture. She was a student of Wl?rick, Despiau and Gensoli. She won a gold medal at the International Exposition of 1937. She was a soci?taie of the Salon d?Automne, a member of the Academy of Rouen, Officier de la L?gion d?Honneur, Chevalier de l?Ordre des Arts et Lettres. H?bert-Co?ffin died in 1973. She created many medals and is also noted for her religious statues.

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SKU: E-6496

 

1806, France/Italy. THE CONQUEST OF NAPLES. By Bertrand Andrieu and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Victory flying above a man-headed bull. The head of Vulcan under the bull. Bramsen 516, D?Essling 1129, Julius 1557, Schwering 1023, Todd p.124, Zeitz 68.Some insignificant contact marks, extremely fine. $250. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398277

 

STEGUWEIT, Wolfgang. Medaillenkunst in K?ln im 20. Jahrhundert. Von Ludwig Gies bis Karl Burgeff. [Medallic Art in Cologne in the 20th century]. Berlin, 2008. 348 pages, illustrated in color. (In German). 8.25″ x 10.25″. $120 Provides biographies of four dozen artists together with a description of their medals. $120. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399740

 

Undated (circa 1830), Great Britain. CHARLES I. By Jean Dassier, from Thomason?s re-issue of Dassier?s series of medals of the Kings and Queens of England. WM 41mm. Obv: Laureate bust of Charles I facing left. Rev: Inscription. BHM 1437. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399119