Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

Russia. ST. ISAAC’S CATHEDRAL, ST. PETERSBURG. By Jacques Wiener. Bronze 60mm. Hoydonck 158, Reinecke M210, Ross M210. $600. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2022)

Jacques Wiener, whose given name was Jacob, was born on March 2, 1815, at Hoerstgen (Rhine Province) to Hungarian parents. He seems to have started using Jacques as his name when he moved to Belgium. At the age of 13 he went to live with his uncle Baruth, an artist, and studied drawing, modelling and engraving. In 1835 he moved to Paris to perfect his skills and in 1839 moved to Brussels, where he established himself as an engraver. He became a naturalized Belgian in 1845. He created an extensive body of medals and is best known for his finely detailed architectural medals, especially his series of Most Remarkable Edifices. He is also widely known for engraving the first Belgian postage stamp. Wiener died in Brussels in 1899.

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SKU: 19102-6B

 

Argentina. ASSOCIATION RURAL DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE SORIANO. By Tammaro. Silver (stamped PLATA on its edge) 45mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 16883-5A

 

France. PAX. By Julien-Louis M?rot (1876-1956). Bronze 63mm. Catalgue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 253/A. $125. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2020) – – – – – Julien-Louis M?rot (1876-1956). M?rot won the Grand Prix de Rome in medal engraving in 1905. This medal was created during his stay in Rome.

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SKU: Q6536-15349-5S

 

1910, Great Britain. BREWOOD & DISTRICT (Staffordshire) AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. By Ottley. Apparently silver without a hallmark. 53mm. Variety with a farmhouse in the background. $150. Sorry, SOLD.(November, 2022)

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SKU: 19509-10B

 

France. JEUNE FILLE AUX ROSES (Girl with Roses). By Georges Guiraud (1901-1989. Grand Prix de Rome, 1926). Uniface bronze plaquette. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 202/B. Please note that the patina of this plaquette is slightly more orange in color and less green than suggested by the pictures, which, try as I might, I could not capture well. $250. Sorry, SOLD ———— Georges Guiraud was born at Toulouse on August 5 1901. He was the son of Albert Guiraud, who was a painter and illuminator of documents. Guiraud studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked in the workshop of Jean Boucher. Guiraud won the First Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1926. He died at Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple (Marne) on May 12 1989.

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SKU: 0102-16822-4A

 

1922 (hallmark), Great Britain. POULTRY AWARD. By J.A. Restall. Silver 39mm. $45. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2023)

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SKU: 6206-19533-10B

 

1789 Austria, RUSSIAN VICTORY OVER TURKS AT THE BATTLE OF FOCSANI. By Reich. White metal 48mm. Mont 2179; Mers 3692; Julius 2819; Serenissima 292. $225. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2022)

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SKU: Q4930-14148-12R

 

Germany, Great Britain. GEORG FRIEDRICH H?NDEL. By Christiane Cochet. (Struck at the Monnaie de Paris, 1968 edge stamp). Bronze 68mm. $50. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2022)

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SKU: 1415-16870-3A

 

1970, Germany. THE BROTHERS GRIMM. By J. Joachim for the Paris Mint. Copper 74mm. Number 4 of an edition of 100. $80. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2022)

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SKU: 9551-15774-10T

 

France. JOUEUR DE GOLF. By Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951). Bronze 41mm x 70mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol 3 277/H. $90. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2022) ——— Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951) was born at M?con. He initially worked under his father, a marble worker. He later moved to Paris, where he studied under the sculptors Falgui?re and Merci?. He became a regular exhibitor at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais. He produced several war memorials following World War I and is noted, among medal collectors, for his medals related to World War I. He was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur in 1927.

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SKU: 6087-16120-2T

 

France. JOUEUSE DE GOLF (Female golf player). By Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951). Bronze plaquette 41mm x 69mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? volume 3 277/I. $90. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2022) ———- Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951) was born at M?con. He initially worked under his father, a marble worker. He later moved to Paris, where he studied under the sculptors Falgui?re and Merci?. He became a regular exhibitor at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais. He produced several war memorials following World War I and is noted, among medal collectors, for his medals related to World War I. He was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur in 1927.

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SKU: Q6474-16032-1T

 

France. SCIENCE BONT?. By Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier,(1856-1909). Cast bronze 215mm x 103mm. Maier 151. $900. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2020). —— Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier, medalist, sculptor and craftsman was born in Paris in 1856. He initially trained as a jeweler, then worked under a medallist. This led him to entering L??cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts where he studied medal engraving from 1871 ? 1876 in the studio of Hubert Ponscarme. Charpentier first exhibited at the Salon in 1877 with a portrait medallion of his mother and in 1879 exhibited ?Tireur d?Arc,? a bas-relief, which was purchased by Alexandre Dumas. He with Ponscarme, Louis-Oscar Roty and others was responsible for the resurgence of medallic art in France in the late 19th century. Charpentier died at Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1909.

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SKU: 15452-1T

 

Papal States. ENEA SILVIO PICCOLOMINI, PIUS II Pope 1458-1464). Unsigned Bronze 45mm. A later striking with slight die flaws. Mazio 15. $125. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2023).

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SKU: 9076-05724-3B

 

France. A MA CH?RE FEMME (To my dear wife ? to commemorate their Daughter Anny?s first tooth). By Charles Pillet (1869-1960. Premier Grand Prix de Rome, 1890). Cast bronze51mm x 79mm. From Pillet?s personal collection. $360. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2020). ———— Charles Philippe Germain Aristide Pillet, sculptor and medallist was born on 20 July 1869 in Paris . He studied under Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu and Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain. He won the premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1890. He became a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1898. In 1900 he won a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. Pillet was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur in 1911. He won the Salon?s medal of honor in 1923. Pillet died in 1960.

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SKU: 15331-1T

 

1797, France, Italy. LOMBARDY REUNITED WITH FRANCE. By Vassallo and Salvirch. Copper 47mm. Hennin 793, Julius 557, Tr?sor 64/5, Schwering 568. $250. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2024)

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SKU: 53052-5D