Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1968, U.S.A. WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING, 1789-1842, Unitarian Preacher.? By Albert W. Wein. AE 76mm. Obv: Bust of William Ellery Channing facing three-quarters left. Rev: Two figures, one in prayer with arms uplifted; the other in deep meditation. From the series of medals for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. In a cardboard box with a descriptive leaflet. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400224

 

1960, U.S.A. ROMA AETERNA. By Leo Lentelli. AE 73mm. Obv: Romulus and Remus. Rev: Constantine the Great before the apparition of a cross. Sixty-first issue of the Society of Medalists. Red-gold bronze with glossy brown patina. Edge b. Alexander 61.1. In a Society of Medalists cardboard box with a descriptive leaflet. Reported production of 741 in bronze. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398128

 

1789, Great Britain. TRIBUTE TO CHARLES JAMES FOX, Statesman. By Wilhelm Lutwyche. AE 34mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of Charles James Fox. Rev: Inscription within a wreath of oak and laurel. Edge: Incusely stamped inscription. BHM 324, D&H 223-5. Extremely fine, slight traces of luster. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398741

 

Undated (circa 1895), U.S.A. JOHN NEWTON WILLIAMS, INVENTOR OF THE WILLIAMS TYPEWRITER. Unsigned. Bronzed-WM 69mm. Obv: Bust of Williams facing three-quarters left. REV: A typewriter. Slight edge bump, nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400390

 

Undated (circa 1830), Great Britain. NOAH BUILDETH AN ALTAR UNTO THE LORD AND OFFERETH SACRIFICE. From Sir Edward Thomason?s Medallic Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures. WM 73mm. Obv: Noah, at a flaming altar, attended by five others. Rev: Scripture. BHM 1468/7. Some oxidization on the obverse, nearly extremely fine.. $60.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400348

 

Undated (circa 1915), Serbia/France. FRENCH SUPPORT OF SERBIA. By Ovid Yencesse after Steinlen. AE 50mm. Obv: A naked female impaled by swords through her hands and thighs. Rev: Inscription. Extremely fine. $200 ? Sorry, SOLD ?

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SKU: 10399181

 

1838, France. MARSHALL MOUTON, COUNT OF LOBAU. By Valentin Maurice Borrel. AE 52mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of Marshall Mouton facing left. Rev: A tablet surrounded by standards. Bramsen 1875. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398377

 

1935, France. 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROYAL GARDEN OF MEDICINAL PLANTS. By Henry Dropsy. AE 71mm. Obv: Three seated figures. Rev: An equestrian statue of Louis XIII. In a contemporary cardboard box. Extremely fine. $90.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400301

 

DIAKOV, Mikhail E. Medals of theRussian Empire. Part 4: 1825-1855. Russia, 2006. 163 pages,illustrated throughout. 9? x12.5?. Laminated boards. $135, Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398450

 

1974, U.S.A. GEORGE PEABODY, FINANCIER AND PHILANTHROPIST. By Abram Belskie. AE 73mm. Obv: Facing head of George Peabody. Rev: Hermes on horseback. From the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. With a descriptive leaflet (no box). Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399060

 

Undated (early 20th C.), France. LA COURSE. By Adolphe Rivet. Bronze 68mm. Obv: Three nude athletes running. Rev: A branch and a figure of Victory with a central circular compartment (uninscribed). Nearly extremely fine. $90,? Sorry, SOLD ———— Adolphe Rivet, sculptor and medallist, was born at Varetz (Corr?ze) on July 30 1855. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under Jules Cavelier, Hubert Ponscarme and Oscar Roty. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, where he received an honorable mention in 1888 and a second class medal in 1908. He died at Gentilly (Seine) on November 8 1925

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SKU: 10399716

 

DIAKOV, Mikhail E. Medals of theRussian Empire. Part 6: 1881-1900. Russia, 2006. 216 pages,illustrated throughout. 9? x12.5?. Laminated boards. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398446

 

PESSOLANO-FILOS, Francis. Medals of the Presidents, Secretaries of the Treasury and Directors of the U.S. Mint 1789-1981. New York, 1987. 250 pages, illustrated in the text. 8.25? x 11.25?. Used. $60. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2024). A comprehensive catalogue with biographical information on the individuals depicted.

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SKU: 10399917

 

1741, Great Britain/Panama. CARTHAGENA TAKEN. AE 38mm. Obv: A standing figure of Admiral Vernon. Rev: Ships entering a harbor. Betts 332, MI II 157/15. MH 305, McCormick-Goodhart 210. Fairly worn with “chips” to the edge. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399780

 

1958, Belgium.? INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, BRUSSELS.? By Marcel Rau. Silvered-bronze 80mm. Obv: A facing female bust. Rev: Two nude youths (?Gemini?) holding hands. In its original case. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD? ———– Marcel Rau, sculptor and medallist, was born in Brussels on March 20 1886. He studied sculpture under Paul Dubois (1829-1905) at l’?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1909 he won the Belgian Prix de Rome for sculpture. Rau died in Brussels on June 29 1966.

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SKU: 10397967