Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1820, France. THE BIRTH OF HENRI, DUC DE BORDEAUX, COMTE DE CHAMBORD (Henri V, the Pretender). Unsigned. AE 29mm. Obv: Head of Charles, Duc de Berry facing left. Rev: Bust of ?Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonn? d’Artois, duc de Bordeaux, comte de Chambord?facing left. Nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400629

 

PAGE-DIVO, Fran?ois & Jean-Paul Divo. M?DAILLES DE NAPOL?ON III ? Catalogue des principales m?dailles historiques ?mises sous la Pr?sidence de Louis Napol?on Bonaprte et sous la r?gne de Napol?on III (1848-1870). (Medals of Napoleon III ? catalog of the most important historical medals issued under the presidency of Louis Napoleon and under the reign of Napoleon III). Zurich, 2001. 392 pages with some illustrations, XXXVII plates, several indices. (In French). Hard covers. 8.5″ x 11.5″ $150.? Sorry, SOLD A comprehensive catalogue.

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SKU: 10398141

 

1793, France. LOUIS PHILIPPE JOSEPH, DUKE OF ORLEANS. By Daniel Friedrich Loos. Silver 30.5mm. Obv: Bust of the Duke of Orleans facing left. Rev: A snake entwined around symbols of royalty. Hennin 550, Julius 360, Schwering 718. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398912

 

1965, Great Britain. SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL. Uniface, untrimmed trial striking. AE 58mm (64mm with untrimmed border). Obv: Head of Churchill facing three-quarters left. Cf. Engstrom 54C. Extremely fine. $75? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400049

 

1913, France. LA COMPAGNIE CONTINENTALE DU GAZ, AWARD FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE. By Julien-Prosper Legastelois. Plaquette silver 53mm x 66mm. Obv: Two workmen standing before an allegorical female; gas works in the background. Rev: Inscription and a tablet set against branches. Cased. Extremely fine. $175. SOLD Julien-Prosper Legastelois was born in Paris in 1885. He studied under the sculptor, Carltier and medal engraving under Levasseur, Roty and Tonnelier. He won various distinctions during the course of his career and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Legastelois died in 1931.

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SKU: 10398380

 

Undated (circa 1920), Belgium. THE REBUILDING OF BELGIUM FOLLOWING WORLD WAR I. By Georges Petit. Published by la Soci?t? Royale Belge de Numismatique, as Les Amis de La M?daille d?Art (AMA). Bronze 71mm. Obv: An allegorical female rising above ruins. Rev: A phoenix, in flight, before the rising sun. Buchet & Toussaint 55. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399449

 

JULIAN, R.W. Medals of the United States Mint ? The First Century 1792-1892. El Cajon, 1977. 424 pages, illustrated. 9.5″ x 11″. Cloth bound. Used. $150. Sorry, SOLD
A scholarly, standard reference.

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SKU: 10399718

 

1889, Great Britain. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY EXHIBITION AT WINDSOR. By Countess Feodora Gleichen. AE (hollow),76 mm. Obv: Crowned, veiled, draped bust of Queen Victoria facing left. Rev: Commerce seated, on a bench, holding a wreath and a sheaf of wheat. BHM 3379 RR. Attwood (Artistic Circles) 26/14. Extremely fine. $525. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398711

 

1937, Great Britain. ABANDONED CORONATION OF EDWARD VIII. Octagonal silver 38mm. Obv: Crowned bust, right. Rev: A tablet set against an oak sapling. Giordano CM 224e, W & E 6640A/6. Cased (case somewhat water damaged). Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400498

 

Undated (circa 1900), Great Britain. THE ?ASQUITH? CHALLENGE TROPHY COMEMORATIVE MEDAL. Unsigned. AE 38mm. Obv: The head of a bloodhound. Rev: A wreath (unawarded). Cased. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398596

 

1900, Austria 70TH BIRTHDAY OF MAX SCHAFFNER, Chemist and Metallurgist. By Marschal. AE 61mm. Obv: Bust facing right. Rev: Inscription. Some patches of discoloration on the reverse, otherwise extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398198

 

Undated (late 19th century), THE ?COLE DES BEAUX-ARTS MARSEILLE. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis. Silvered-bronze 56mm. Obv: A female, holding a palm frond and seated on a cloud, place a wreath on the head of a nude youth, who holds a mallet and a palette and brushes; a statue of Minerva in the background. Rev: An inscribed tablet within a wreath. Nearly extremely fine. $90.? 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. Daniel-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.? Daniel-Dupuis created an extensive body of medallic works.

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SKU: 10398179

 

1915, U.S.A. PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO – MEDAL OF AWARD. By John Flanagan. AE 70mm. Obv: A pair of nude figures. Rev: Palm fronds and a view of Jewell Tower. Baxter 114, Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399781

 

1804, France. CORONATION OF NAPOLEON.? By Bertrand Andrieu and Romain Vincent Jeuffroy. Silver 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Napoleon raised on a shield by a Roman Senator and a French farmer-soldier. Bramsen 326, D?Essling 1020, Julius 1260, Schwering 957, Todd p.108, Zeitz -. Richly toned, extremely fine. $500. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399419

 

COLLIGNON, Jean-Pierre. La m?daille fran?aise au XIXe si?cle et l?Histoire. (The French medal in the 19th century), France, 1989.405 pages, 125 plates. Limited edition of 700 numbered copies. (In French). Hard cover. $175. Sorry, SOLD ? A very useful reference for this important period of French medallic art. Lists 2112 medals. Includes biographies of medallists and a select bibliography.

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SKU: 10400199