Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1713, France/Europe. THE PEACE OF UTRECHT. By Jean Le Blanc and J.C. Roettiers. AE 41mm.? Obv: Head of Louis XIV facing right. Rev: A female, kneeling before Louis XIV, presents him with a wreath. Divo 314, Acad?mie Royale (1723), Pax in Nummis 434, MI 406/269. Rounded edge. A couple of spots on the reverse, extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400732

 

1874, Great Britain/Russia. MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AND THE GRAND DUCHESS MARIE OF RUSSIA. By William Joseph Taylor. WM 38mm. Obv: An angel standing between busts of the couple within decorated medallions. Rev: Two shields. BHM 2977 R. W&E 1217. Nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398712

 

1840, Great Britain/Germany. MARRIAGE OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT OF SAXE COBURG GOTHA. By Thomas Halliday. AE 32mm. Obv: Conjoined heads of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert facing left. Rev: The Queen and Prince before the Archbishop. BHM 1912 RR, W&E 204B. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398693

 

SCHER, Stephen. Currency of Fame – Portrait Medals of the Renaissance. New York, 1994.424 pages. Profusely illustrated, including several color plates. Card covers. $30Published to coincide with an exhibition jointly sponsored by the Frick Collection and the National Gallery of Art. Discusses and illustrates 170 medals. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400394

 

1798, France/Egypt. THE CONQUEST OF EGYPT. By Julien Marie Jouannin and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. AE 41mm. Obv: A laurel wreath above an almost facing bust of Napoleon. Rev: Victory flying above Napoleon in a chariot drawn by a pair of camels. Hennin 879, Julius 662, Schwering 794, Todd p.81. Extremely fine. $275 Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398021

 

1894, France. EXPOSITION, LYON ? CAPTIVE BALLOON. Unsigned. AE 40mm. Obv: A captive balloon above exposition buildings. Rev: A standing figure of Marianne. Malpas 144. Color a little uneven with some slight staining (most noticeable to the left, above the exhibition building, on the obverse). Nearly extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398859

 

1999, U.S.A./Germany. 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF KATHARINA BORA, WIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER. Silvered-AE 51mm. Obv: Martin Luther and Katharina Bora at the marriage altar. Extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399194

 

1793, France. EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVI. By Friedrich Wilhelm Loos. Silver 30mm. Obv: Laureate bust of Louis XVI facing right. Rev: A female mourning by a funerary urn. Hennin 469, Julius 262, Schwering 691 (part). Nearly extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398876

 

1889, Great Britain. ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF LONDON. By W.J. Taylor. AE 64mm. Obv: Head of Prince Albert, left. Rev: Apollo in his chariot. Edge: Incusely inscribed: B. GAY WILKINSON. BHM 2525 RR, Eimer 1478. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398819

 

1931, France. EMILE BOURGEOIS, Historian. By P. Dautel. AE Galvano 158mm. Obv: Bust, left. Extremely fine. $250. Sorry, SOLD Pierre Dautel, French sculptor and medallist was born at Valenciennes in 1873. He studied sculpture and architecture at the ?cole Acad?miques at Valenciennes and later studied sculpture at the ?cole Nationale et Sp?ciale des Beaux Arts at Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Dubois. He won various awards during his distinguished career and was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1929. Dautel died in 1954

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SKU: 10399486

 

1932, France. TRIBUTE TO PAUL FLEUROT. By ?mile Monier. Bronze 62mm. Obv: An almost facing bust of Paul Fleurot. Rev: A rectangular compartment above two resting lions. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

?mile Monier, 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: 10400852

 

1897, France. UNION DES YACHTS FRANCAIS. By F. Vernon. Silver 50mm. Obv: A fouth in a small sailing boat guided by a winged female. Rev: Neptune and a sea nymph holding a tablet. Extremely fine. $175 ? 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 Chavalier of the L?gion d?Honneur. Vernon died in 1912.

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SKU: 10400136

 

1913, U.S.A. INAUGURATION OF WOODROW WILSON. Published by Whitehead & Hoag. AE 70mm. Obv: Bust of Woodrow Wilson facing left. Rev: An eagle above an inscription between two fasces. Mintage of 3,000. WW 1913-3. Some insignificant contact marks, extremely fine. $250. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400689

 

1800, Great Britain. GEORGE III PRESERVED FROM ASSASSINATION. By Peter Kempson. WM 38mm. Obv: An angel kneeling on a cloud. She supports a portrait of the king with one hand and fends off an arrow a shield held in her other hand. BHM 486. Bright, extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399951

 

1815, Great Britain/Belgium. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AND THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. By Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. WM 41mm. Obv: Head of the Duke of Wellington facing right. Rev: Clasped hands. Mudie 35, BHM 871, Bramsen 1645, Eimer 1068, Eimer Wellington 64b, Fearon 266.6, Schwering 1487. Nearly extremely fine. $90.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399590