Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1867, France. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION. By H. Ponscarme. AE 51mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon III facing left. Rev: Inscription. In its original, circular case. Patina a little uneven, nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398178

 

1933, France. PARIS ASSOCIATION PHILOMATHIQUE. By Paul-Marcel Dammann. AE 50mm. Obv: A female on the prow of a ship holding a staff and a lighted lamp. Rev: A circular compartment set against two fasces; fleur-de-lis on either side. Cased. Color slightly uneven on the reverse. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD Paul-Marcel Dammann, sculptor and medallist was born in 1885 at Montgerm. He studied under Chaplain. In 1908 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome. In 1928 he won a medal of honor at the Salon and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939. ?

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SKU: 10399505

 

1809, France/Italy. ETRURIA UNITED WITH THE FRENCH EMPIRE. By Bertrand Andrieu and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: A female personification of Etruria presenting attributes of Science and Art to Napoleon. Bramsen 721, D?Essling 1205, Julius 1891, Schwering 1121, Todd -, Zeitz 92. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399380

 

1962, U.S.A.THOMAS JEFFERSON, 1743-1826, President. By Sidney Waugh. AE 44mm. Obv: Bust of Thomas Jefferson facing left. Rev: A quill pen, sword and dividers within a wreath. 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: 10399214

 

1815, Great Britain/Egypt/Portugal/Spain/France/Belgium. VICTORY HONORS OF THE SCOTTISH REGIMENTS. By ?tienne Jacques Dubois. WM 41mm. Obv: Facing, uniformed bust of a Scottish Soldier. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Mudie 10, BHM 868, Bramsen 1702, Eimer 1081, Fearon -, Schwering 1512. Nearly extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399915

 

1676, France. LES INVALIDES. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: A view of Les Invalides. Divo 151, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 151. Rounded edge, nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398948

 

1939, France. BREST, JANUARY 17, 1939. By Legastelois and Gatteaux. AE plaquette 98mm x 68mm. Obv: Medallions of Georges Clemenceau and Cardinal Richelieu. Rev: Reverses of two medals: Inscription and Clemenceau before troops. Cleaned in the past, nearly extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399020

 

1902, Austria. 300TH ANNIVERSARY SHOOTING FESTIVAL AT STOCKERAU. Silvered-bronze plaquette 35mm x 52mm. Obv: Two men with rifles looking towards a view of the sun rising above a town. Rev: A crown above two shields and inscription. Cased (hinge broken). Nearly extremely fine. $65. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398850

 

1611, France. THE REGENCY OF MARIE DE MEDICI. By Guillaume Dupr?. Later cast AE 46.7mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Louis XIII and Marie de Medici facing right. Rev: Louis XIII, as Apollo, is looked upon by Marie de Medici as Minerva. Jones 34, Mazerolle II 664. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400043

 

1872, Great Britain. JAMES WATT – ROYAL CORNWELL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY. By William Wyon. Silver 46mm. Obv: Bust of Watt, left. Rev: inscription within a wreath. Edge: Inscription: THOMAS CARR FOR PATENT DISINTEGRATING MILLS, 1872. Cased.Extremely fine with light, attractive toning. $100 ?Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399788

 

1744, Great Britain/Bohemia. THE RECAPTURE OF PRAGUE.? By John Kirk. AE-gilt 43mm. Obv: Prince Charles of Lorraine on horseback. Rev: View of cavalry entering Prague. MI II 592/239, plate CLXIV/9, Eimer 592. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399247

 

1903, Great Britain/Norway. R. WHITE & SONS LTD (Soda makers).? By Iv Throndsen, Kongsberg, Norway. Silver 61mm. Obv: Busts of three members of the White family. Rev: A seated female pouring soda from a bottle onto a map of the British Isles. A rare medal and unusual for being struck in Norway. Extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398781

 

Undated (1900), France. LA MADONE. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis. Plaquette AE 30mm x 66mm. Obv: The Virgin Mary standing and holding the infant Jesus. Rev: A cross above clouds. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 174/A. Nearly extremely fine, slight marks on the reverse. $100. 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: 10400291

 

1876, Great Britain. ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, PATRON?S MEDAL. By William Wyon. Silver 55mm. Obv: Wyon?s ?Penny Black? head of Victoria facing left. Rev: The Torso Belvedere. Edge: Inscription: MR L.L. POCOCK, FOR THE BEST DRAWING FROM THE LIFE. DECR. 9TH 1876. BHM 1794 RRR. In a contemporary circular case. Extremely fine. $475. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400269

 

1815, France. CHARLES FERDINAND, DUKE OF BERRY. By Merch?. AE 41mm. Obv: Head of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, facing left. Rev: Inscription. Collignon 65, Schwering 1520. Nearly extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400649