Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1955, France. CHASSEURS A PIED. By Maurice Delannoy. AE 68mm. Obv: A soldier standing with a rifle at his side. Rev: Horn set against a wreath. A light stain on the reverse, otherwise extremely fine.? $75. Sorry, SOLDMaurice Delannoy was born in 1885. He studied under Germain Pilon. He became a professor of drawing. He designed various coins and considerable number of medals. He was made a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur in 1947. Delannoy died in 1972.

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SKU: 10400856

 

1863, Great Britain/Denmark. MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCES OF WALES AND PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF DENMARK. By Leonard Charles Wyon. AE 33mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra facing right. Rev: Plumes within a floral wreath. BHM 2771, W&E 950. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398698

 

1687, Great Britain/Turks & Caicos Islands. SPANISH WRECK RECOVERED. By George Bower. Trial striking by Pinches & Co., circa1971. Lead 62mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of James II and Mary facing left. Rev: A ship in the open ocean. Cf. Betts 67, Eimer 285, MI I 619/33, MH 71. From the Pinches archive. Good very fine. $275. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398563

 

An VIII (1800), France. MONUMENT DEDICATED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SEINE. By Gatteaux. AE 60mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of the three consuls. Rev: Inscription. Bramsen 64, D’Essling 849. Extremely fine. $275.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399102

 

1934, France. SOUTH EASTERN CANINE EXPOSITION. AE-gilt 42mm. Obv: A group of nine dogs. Inscription on a circular compartment within a wreath. Cased.Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400666

 

1953, Great Britain. CORONATION OF ELZABETH II. By Spink & Son Ltd. Bronze 32mm. Obv: Crowned bust of Elizabeth II facing right. Rev: Buckingham Palace. BHM 4448, Eimer 2086. Extremely fine. $20. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400808

 

1840, France. MEMORIAL TO NAPOLEON ON ST HELENA AND THE TRANSFER OF NAPOLEON?S REMAINS TO LES INVALIDES. By Jean Pierre Montagny. AE 53mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Napoleon?s monument on St. Helena. Bramsen 1993. A couple of spots on the obverse, otherwise extremely fine. $160. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398415

 

1795, Great Britain/Brunswick. MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK. Unsigned. AE 43mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of the Prince of Wales and Caroline of Brunswick facing left. Rev: Two cornucopiae, two hearts and an inscription. BHM 396. A die crack at the top of the obverse. Nearly extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398646

 

1826, Great Britain. THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. By Benjamin Wyon after T. Landseer. AE 77mm. Obv: A collection of various birds. Rev: A group of animals, including an elephant, giraffes and other animals. BHM 1272 R, Eimer 1187. A superb, much-sought medal. Extremely fine. $1,500Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399787

 

Undated (circa 1925), Belgium. ROYAL AEROCLUB OF BELGIUM. By ?douard-Pierre Blin. AE plaquette 46mm x 67mm. Obv: Two eagles looking up at an airplane flying over head. Rev: A cartouche set against a branch. Nearly extremely fine. $120. Sorry, SOLD
?douard-Pierre Blin was born in 1877. He studied under Chaplain, Peter, Bott?e and Hector Lemarie. He won several distinctions as a medallist and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur. Blin died in 1946.

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SKU: 10399224

 

1714, France. THE PEACE OF RASTATT. By Jean Mauger and Jean Dollin. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: The Temple of Janus with its doors closed. Divo 317, Acad?mie Royale (1723) 315, Pax in Nummis 1243. Rounded edge. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398519

 

1686, France. FEAST AT THE TOWN HALL IN PARIS. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: A personification of the city of Paris placing a platter of fruit before Louis XIV. Divo 219, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 219. Rounded edge. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398669

 

1918, Germany. ABDICATION OF KING LUDWIG III OF BAVARIA. By Karl Goetz. Cast AE 59mm. OBV: The king seated, signing a document with a quill pen. REV: Inscriptions. Kienast 267. Extremely fine. $250 ?Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399099

 

Undated (early 20th century), France. LA PEINTURE. By Alexandre -Louis-Marie Charpentier. Silver plaquette 41mm x 53mm. Obv: A half figure of a youth holding paint brushes and a palette. Rev: A palm frond and a branch of laurel. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 86A.? Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD This work is erroneously attributed to Maurice Charpentier-Mio in the Paris Mint Catalogue.. Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier, medalist, sculptor and craftsman was born in 1856. 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 in 1909.

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SKU: 10400599

 

1682, Sweden. OPENING OF THE RIKSDAG. By Arfvid Karlsteen. WM 53mm. Obv: Bust of Charles XI facing right. Rev: A crown supported by four columns. BDM 3/120. Nearly extremely fine. $120.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398228