Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1873, Great?Britain/Persia. VISIT OF?NASR-ED-DIN, SHAH OF PERSIA TO THE CITY OF LONDON. By Alfred Benjamin Wyon. Obv: Uniformed bust of Shah Nasr-ed-Din wearing a Persian fez and facing three-quarters?left. Rev: Londinia standing before a view of St. Paul’s and the Tower of London. BHM 2951, Welch 13, Eimer 1623, Fearon 324.2. 400 specimens struck. In its original case. Some slight wear to the inside of the case. Extremely fine. $1,200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399552

 

1819, Prussia. GEBHARD LEBRECHT VON BLUCHER. By Henri Francois Brandt. AE 41mm. Obv: Head of von Blucher facing right. Rev: An eagle above Victory before Blucher charging forth in a quadriga. Bramsen 1819. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398230

 

1798, Great Britain. PRESENTATION OF COLORS TO BRIMINGHAM LOYAL ASSOCIATION. By J.S. Jorden. AE 41mm. Obv: A seated female with her arm on a plaque. Rev: A crowned plinth. BHM 459, Eimer 899. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400081

 

1894, France. STEPHANE DERVILLE, PRESIDENT DU TRIBUNAL DE COMMERCE DE LA SEINE, A SES COLLEGUES. By Louis Oscar Roty. Pair of silver plaquettes 43mm x 59mm. Obv: Two mechants standing before a seated figure of Justice. Rev: View of the Tibunal de Commerce and the Pont au Change. Mazerolle: Roty 58. Cased. Extremely fine. $425 ? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399997

 

1803, France. BRIDGE OVER THE DURANCE. By Bertrand Andrieu. AE 42mm. Obv: Bust of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Minerva standing before a river nymph. Bramsen 277, d?Essling 100, Julius 1178, Schwering 945. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399995

 

1973, U.S.A. THE ALPHABET. By Edward R. Grove. AE 73mm. Obv: Letters from various alphabets. Rev: A montage of the 26 letter alphabet arranged in descending order of frequency in the English language. Eight-eighth issue of the Society of Medalists. Reported production of 1,625 in bronze. Alexander 88.1. No box or leaflet. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398304

 

1678, France. THE CAPTURE OF GHENT. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: A weeping female, sitting in front of a trophy of arms, a crowned lion rests his paw on her knee. Divo 170, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 170. “Sharp,” flat edge. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398941

 

1952, France. ANDRE CHAMSON, writer. By Marcel Courbier. AE 68mm. Obv: Head of Chamson facing left. Rev: A wild boar. Cat. Gan. Vol 4 pt 1 466/B. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

? Marcel Courbier, French sculptor and medallist, was born in 1899. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He is best known for his monumental sculptures, but he also created a small body of medals. Courbier died in 1976.

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SKU: 10400094

 

1816, Great Britain. WINCHESTER COLLEGE, PRIZE MEDAL. By John Milton. Silver 48mm. Obv: Bust of William Wykeham wearing a miter and holding crozier. Rev: A crown and plumes. BHM 931 (not listed in silver). Lightly toned, nearly extremely fine. $275. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398417

 

1902, Great Britain. CORONATION OF EDWARD VII. By George Frampton. AE 53mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Edward VII and Alexandra facing right. Rev: A crown between two trees. BHM 3767, Eimer 1872a. Cased.Extremely fine. $80. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399243

 

1880, France. LEGISLATION FOR THE STRIKING OF COINS. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel- Dupuis. AE 68mm. Obv: ?Female bust, right. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 170B. Extremely fine. $125. 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.? Daniel-Dupuis created an extensive body of medallic works.

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SKU: 10399928

 

1807, Great Britain. WILLIAM WILBERFORCE AND THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Silver53mm. Obv: Bust of William Wilberforce facing right. Rev: Britannia seated, attended by Mercury, Prudence and Justice and being crowned by Victory. BHM 627, Eimer 983, Fearon 258.1. Attractively toned, extremely fine. $1,250.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398042

 

EIMER, Christopher. An Introduction to Commemorative Medals. London, 1989. 147 pages, 36 plates.Used. $40 An excellent introduction to medal collecting that focuses primarily on British medals. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399317

 

1976, U.S.A. “ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL.” By Harvey Weiss. AE 73mm. Obv: A grasshopper. Rev: A whale. #93 in the Society of Medalists series. With leaflet (no box). Extremely fine. ($75) Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400526

 

1791, Great Britain. DEATH OF SELINA, DOWAGER COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON. By William Mainwaring. WM 37mm. Obv: Almost facing veiled, draped bust of the Dowager Countess of Huntingdon. Rev: Inscription above palm fronds. BHM 352. Nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398034