Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

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

 

1790, France. CONSTITUTION AND LIBERTY. Unsigned. WM 39mm. Obv: Clasped hands, head of Louis XVI, fleur-de-lis. Rev: Four putti attending Louis XVI, who stands with an open book. Hennin 163, Julius 137. Cast from a holed example.? $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398884

 

Undated (circa 1780), Sweden/Prussia. GUSTAV III AND LOUISA ULRIKA OF PRUSSIA. By Carl Gustaf Fehrman. Silver 34mm. Obv: Busts vis ? vis of Gustav III and Louisa Ulrika. Rev: The rays above a sundial. Some nicks in fields, nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398233

 

1911, Belgium. ST. HUBERT SOCIETY OF BRUSSELS. By Godefroid Devreese. AE plaquette 42mm x 38mm. Obv: A bloodhound. Rev: Inscription.? Nearly Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

? ? Godefroid Devreese was one of Belgium’s most prolific medallists. He was born at Courtrai in 1861. He studied sculpture under his father and later at the Academy of Brussels. In 1885 he won the second Grand Prix de Rome. In 1889 he won the first Grand Prix for sculpture at the Academy of Brussels and a gold medal at the International Exposition in Cologne. ?

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SKU: 10399959

 

Undated (circa 1988), France / The Arab World. INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE. AE 81mm. Obv: A large, modern building set against a decorative background. Rev: Inscriptions in French and Arabic, decorative background. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398087

 

1989, Czech Republic.? THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL WINE CONGRESS, BRATISLAVA.

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SKU: 10398891

 

CROSS, W.K. The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Association, Society, Commercial, Transportation Medals. Volume 2. Toronto, Ontario and Palm Harbor Florida, 2008. xii, 708 pages, illustrated in the text. Limited edition of 250 copies. 8.75? x 11.25?. New. $175. —– The author acknowledges that it ?would take decades, not years to complete,? it is none-the-less a comprehensive catalogue that covers a broad range of medals issued by societies and associations, as well as medals related to Commerce and Transportation and ?stock? medals. It covers the period from around 1800 until about 1940.

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SKU: 10399927

 

1825, France. OPENING OF THE PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE. By Louis Michel Petit. 68mm. Obv: Conjoined heads of Charles X and Louis XVIII facing left. Rev: A female personification of Paris presenting a key to Mercury and Commerce. Collignon 491. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398434