Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1741, Great Britain/Cuba/ Panama. PROPOSED ATTACK ON HAVANA. Unsigned. AE 38mm. Obv: Standing figure of Admiral Vernon beside a cannon. Havana and an ship in the background. Rev: A view of six ships taking Portobello. Betts 314, MI II 555/178, plate CLIX/5, McCormick-Goodhart 237A. Detail worn, all lettering clear. $275 Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399622

 

1794, Great Britain/U.S.A. ARRIVAL OF JOSEPH PRIESTLEY IN AMERICA. By Phipson. AE 54mm. A modern restrike of this very rare medal stamped BASF 76 (below the bust). Obv: Bust of Joseph Priestley facing right. Rev: Inscription. BHM 381. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398270

 

1921, Germany/Austria. PLEBISCITE IN TYROL. By Karl Goetz. Cast AE 60mm. Obv: Two figures tugging at the sleeve of a giant hand holding a hat. Rev: An eagle on its back. Kienast 285. Extremely fine. $250. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398454

 

Undated (circa 1930s), France. SYNDICAT GENERAL DE LA BOULANGERIE FRANCAISE. By Raoul Lamourdedieu. Silvered-AE 68mm. Obv: A baker before an oven. Rev: Scales and paddles set against a background of wheat. Nearly extremely fine. $70

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SKU: 10398768

 

1818, France. MASONIC TRIBUTE TO LOUIS XVIII. By Jean Jacques Barre. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XVIII facing left. Rev: A double eagle, with a sword clasped in its talons, above an inscription within a wreath. Poole 180, Hamburg 477. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400654

 

1925, Belgian Congo. VISIT OF PRINCE LEOPOLD TO THE BELGIAN CONGO. By Godefroid Devreese. AE plaquette 46mm x 80mm. Obv: A medallion portrait of Prince Leopold above a star and a branch. Rev: Inscription. Vancraenbroeck 96. Some insignificant spots, extremely fine. $95. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10397995

 

1889, Great Britain. 700TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MAYORALTY OF THE CITY OF LONDON. By Messrs A. Kirkwood & Sons. AE 77mm. Obv: Busts of Richard I and Queen Victoria. Rev: St. Michael presenting a scepter to a female personification of London. BHM 3377, Eimer 1752, Welch 23. Cased. Extremely fine. $425. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399864

 

1970, Sao Tome and Principe. 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE. By Vasco da Conceiclio. AE 78mm. Obv: Groups of figures engaged in various activities. Rev: A map showing two early ships and the islands. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400111

 

1683, France. THE BOMBARDMENT OF ALGIERS. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Pallas freeing two captives; a muslim recoils before her shield. Divo 196, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 196, Escande III. Rounded edge. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398846

 

1824, France. HOMMAGE OF THE PARIS MARKET PORTERS TO CHARLES X. Unsigned. AE 33mm. Obv: Head of Charles X facing left. Rev: Inscription. Collignon 433. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398445

 

Undated (mid 19th century), Germany. RICHARD WAGNER, 1813-1883, Composer. By Charles Wiener. AE 69mm.Obv: Head of Richard Wagner facing right. Rev: Various opera characters. Nearly extremely fine.? $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400859

 

1918, France. “ON LES A.” By ?mile Monier. AE plaquette 46mm x 66mm. Obv: A soldier standing with a rifle. Rev: A view of Strassbourg Cathedral looking out over rooftops. Cat Gen. vol. 3 p. 257. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD ?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.

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SKU: 10400223

 

1798, France. SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND ARTS OF MARNE. Unsigned. Silver 28mm. Obv: Inscription within a wreath. Rev: Inscription. Hennin 865, Julius 653, D?Essling 2274. $50.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398992

 

1796, France. PRIZE MEDAL OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCE. By Rambert Dumarest. AE 37mm. Obv: of Junius Brutus facing left. Rev: A wreath (center plain for engraving). Hennin 756, Julius 514. Extremely fine with some slight nicks in the field of the reverse. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398990

 

1934, France. SOCI?T? DES ARTISTES FRAN?AIS. By Jean- Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis. AE 55mm. Obv: An allegorical female holding a wreath; a putto inscribing a monument.? Rev: Inscription. Extremely fine. $75.? sorry, SOLD Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis, French painter, sculptor and medallist, was born in 1849. At the age of seventeen he entered l??cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts. In 1868 he won second Prix de Rome for medal engraving and the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1872. He exhibited regularly at the Salon. He was made an officer of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1898. Dupuis died tragically in 1899. He was shot in his sleep by his wife, who had a history of mental illness. His wife then turned the gun on herself and committed suicide.? Dupuis created an extensive oeuvre of medallic works.

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SKU: 10400898