Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1848. France. JEAN SANS PEUR, SECOND DUKE OF BURGUNDY AND COUNT OF FLANDERS. By Adolphe Christian Jouvenal. AE 42mm. Obv: Bust of Jean Sans Peur, wearing a hat, facing right. Rev: A shield, axe and sword above an inscription. BDM 3/90. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398388

 

1726, France. LOUIS XV RULING AFTER THE MAXIMS OF LOUIS XIV. ?By Jean Duvivier. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate bust of Louis XV facing right. Rev: Minerva greeting Louis XV while pointing to a portrait of Louis XIV held by Fame. Flat edge. Slight marks. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399183

 

1819, France/Great Britain. JOHN LOCKE, Philosopher. By Fran?ois Augustin Caunois. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Locke facing right. Rev: Biographical inscription. MI II 272/74. Nearly extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399336

 

1789, France. JEAN SILVAIN BAILLY. By Benjamin Duvivier. AE 42mm. Obv: Bust of Bailly facing right. Rev: Inscription above an open wreath. Hennin 37, Julius 29, Nocq 243, Schwering 622. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398877

 

1697, France. THE MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF BOURGOGNE AND MARIE-ADELAIDE OF SAVOY. By Jean Mauger and J?r?me Roussel. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Busts vis ? vis of the Duke and Marie-Adelaide. Divo 276, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 276. Rounded edge. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398542

 

1739, Great Britain/Panama. PORTOBELLO TAKEN. AE 40mm. Obv: A standing figure of Admiral Vernon with a gun at his side and a ship in the background. Rev: Six ships entering Portobello Harbor. Betts 221, MH 212, McCormick-Goodhart 96(c).Finer detail worn, but generally a fairly nice example. $175.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399610

 

1598, France. POMPONE DE BELLIEVRE. By Conrad Bloc. Cast AE 43mm. Obv: Bust facing right. Rev: A sun face above a farmer plowing. BDM I 93. Mount removed.Good very fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399723

 

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