Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1809, France/Illyria. THE CONQUEST OF ILLYRIA.? By Bertrand Andrieu and Alexis Joseph Depaulis. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: A cow suckling her calf. Bramsen 879, D?Essling 1249, Julius 2152, Schwering 1182, Todd p.19, Zeitz 105. A slight patch of discoloration in the obverse field to the right of the head, extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399402

 

1910, Belgium/France. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, FRENCH SECTION. By Ovide Yencesse. AE plaquette 68mm x 68mm. Obv: A winged boy and Gallia standing before a seated figure of Belgia. Rev: a view of the Exposition above branches and a shield. In an original cardboard case (lid detached from the base). Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD ? Ovide Yencesse was born at Dijon in 1869. He studied under Ponscarme, Thomas and Levillain at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was director of the ?cole des Beaux-Arts at Dijon. He won gold medals at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1900 and in 1920. He was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1900. His medallic works often achieve a subtle effect using a soft, shallow relief. Yencess3 died in 1947. ?

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SKU: 10398406

 

1806, France/Germany. BATTLE OF JENA. By Bertrand Andrieu and Andr? Galle. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Napoleon as Jupiter riding on an eagle and hurling thunderbolts and three titans. Bramsen 538, D?Essling 1142, Julius 1596, Schwering 1035, Todd p.130, Zeitz 74. Some insignificant contact marks, extremely fine. $275. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399436

 

1990, U.S.A. SPIRITS OF ICE AND FIRE. By Eugene Daub. AE (Silvered on the obverse) 74mm x 64mm. Obv: The Spirit of Ice. Rev: The Spirit of Fire. One hundred and twenty-first issue of the Society of Medalists. In its original box. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400213

 

1802, France. FIRST CONSUL FOR LIFE. By Claude Antoine Merci?. AE 49mm. Obv: Head of Napoleon facing left. Rev: Inscription. Bramsen 223, d?Essling 986, Schwering -. Extremely fine. $275. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398057

 

1830, France. MEDAL OF THE REVOLUTION. Unsigned. AE 46mm. Obv: A rooster. Rev: Inscription. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398342

 

1892, Ireland. TERCENTENARY OF THE FOUNDING OF TRINITYCOLLEGE, DUBLIN. By E. Johnson. AE 63mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Elizabeth I and Victoria facing left. Rev: The arms of the college dividing a rose and a portcullis. BHM 3438, Eimer 1776. Extremely fine. $250

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SKU: 10398578

 

1936, Great Britain. THE YEAR OF THREE KINGS. By Turner and Simpson. AE 51mm. Set of three medals: 1) Obv: Crowned bust of Edward VIII facing right. Rev: An inscribed cartouche. BHM 4280. 2) Obv: Conjoined, crowned busts of George V and Queen Mary facing left. Rev: An allegorical female with dove on her shoulder and two cherubs at her feet; other figures in the background. BHM 4263. 3) Obv: Crowned, conjoined busts of George VI and Elizabeth facing left. Rev: Britannia standing with Westminster Abbey in the background. BHM 4351. Cased. Case repaired with some of its covering missing. Matt finish. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399575

 

1792, France. MEMORIAL TO THE FRENCH PEOPLE, WHO FOUGHT AT THE TUILERIES. By Benjamin Duvivier. AE 42mm. Obv: Victory holding a thunderbolt and staff with a Phrygian cap, while she tramples trappings of royalty. Hennin 364, Nocq 248, Julius 215, Schwering 666. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398888

 

1823, France/Netherlands. DESIDERIUS ERASMUS, 1469-1526, Humanist and Scholar. By Pingret. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Erasmus, in a cap, facing left. Rev: Biographical inscription. From the Series? Numismatica Universalis Virorum Illustrium. Slight patch of discoloration, extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398804

 

1957, France. THE ROBERT ALKAN MEDAL FOR AVIATION. By Robert Cochet. AE 68mm. Obv: Bust, left. Rev: An airplane flying in front of a globe. Cased. Extremely fine $135. Sorry, SOLD
Robert Cochet was born in 1903. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was a student of Carli and Bazor

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SKU: 10400099

 

1818. France/Germany. JOHANNES GUTENBERG, Inventor and Printer, circa 1395-1468. By Raymond Gayrard. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Gutenberg facing right. Rev: Biographical inscription. From the Series? Numismatica Universalis Virorum Illustrium.Blades 81*. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399724

 

POLLARD, J.Graham (Editor). Italian Medals. (Studies in the History of Art. Volume 21). Washington, D.C., 1984. 299 pages, illustrated. A series of papers on Italian renaissance and baroque medals. 9″ x 11″ Card covers. Slight tear to the cover. $30. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2018)

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SKU: 10398794

 

1789, France. THE ARRIVAL OF LOUIS XVI AT PARIS. By Bertrand Andrieu. Uniface. Lead-backed AE clich? 85mm. Obv: A view of the king?s arrival, greeted by a large crowd. Hennin 62, Julius 54. An exquisitely detailed medal. Some insignificant scuffs, otherwise extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398980

 

1974, The Faroe Islands. THE FAROE ISLANDS. By Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen. AE? 70mm. Obv: Rugged islands. Rev: A rectilinear design. Cased. Extremely fine. $35.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398336