Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1924, Great Britain. THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION. By E. Carter Preston. Plaquette AE 78mm x 50mm. Obv: Britannia seated, holding a figure of Victory and attended by five attendants representative of British possessions on five continents. Rev: Inscription on a tablet. In its (slightly damaged) original cardboard box. Extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400023

 

1935, Australia (scouting). AUSTRALIAN JAMBOREE, FRANKSTON, VICTORIA. Silvered-AE 32mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of Lord Baden-Powell. Rev: A kangaroo. Carlisle 1935/4. Original loop. Color a little uneven, nearly extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400008

 

1846, Great Britain. RE-OPENING OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. By J. Davis. AE 60mm. Obv: A view of the Royal Exchange. Rev: Another view form a different angle. BHM 2176 R, Eidlitz 996, Taylor 146u. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400259

 

1935, Belgium. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. By Armand Bonnetain. Uniface plaquette AE-gilt 80mm x 65mm. Obv: A winged female holding flowers in her outstretched hands. Some insignificant spots, extremely fine. $75. sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399504

 

1936, France. THE CRUCIFIXION. By Henri Dropsy. Uniface plaquette AE 50mm x 50mm, integral base, so that it may stand upright. Obv: Figures either side of Christ on the cross. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399889

 

1967, U.S.A. MARY LYON, 1797-1849, Pioneer of Women?s Education. By Karl Gruppe and Laura Gardin Fraser. AE 44mm. Obv: Bust of Mary Lyon facing left. Rev: Three female educators and four female students. Form the series of medal of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University.? In its original cardboard box with a descriptive leaflet. Extremely fine. $20. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400988

 

1801, France/Russia. VISIT OF THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE PARIS MINT. By Pierre-Joeseph Tiolier. AE 28mm. Obv: A rooster, perched on an hourglass, within a wreath and set against rays. Rev: Inscription. Milled edge. Bramsen 148, d?Essling 931, Julius 990, Schwering 888, Diakov 268.1. Some weakness in striking, a slight cut on the obverse, nearly extremely fine. $500 A silver specimen in the Diakov collection sold for ?3,000. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399091

 

1868, France. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME EXPOSITION, LE HAVRE. By Trotin and Hamel. AE 61mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Napoleon III and the Prince Imperial, left. Rev: Dolphins supporting a shield.Collignon 1960. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400408

 

1833, France. THE COLUMN OF THE VENDOME RESTORED. By Duclos. AE 35mm. Obv: Statue of Napoleon. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Bramsen 1914, Collignon 1037. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10397982

 

1648, France/Germany. THE DEFEAT OF MAXIMILIAN, DUKE OF BAVARIA AT ZUSMARSHAUSEN. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, as a child, facing right. Rev: A standing figure of Victory. Divo 25, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 24. Rounded edge. Some insignificant contact marks, extremely fine. $135. sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399142

 

MANNING, Elfrida. Marble & Bronze. The Art and Life of Hamo Thornycroft. London and New Jersey, 1982. 216 pages. Illustrated in the text. 7.75″ x 10.25. Hard cover with dust jacket. Like new. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398257

 

1727, Great Britain. SIR ISAAC NEWTON, MEMORIAL. By Jean Dassier. Whitemetal 43mm. Obv: Draped bust of Sir Isaac Newton facing three-quarters right. Rev: Newton?s monument in Westminster Abbey. MI II 470/85, plate CXLVII/6, Eimer 505, Fearon 178.4, Eisler 269/8. Nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399288

 

1937, Great Britain. CORONATION OF GEORGE VI. Unsigned (by J. Langford Jones) Uniface AE 63mm. Obv: Conjoined, crowned busts, left. BHM 4325 RRR. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399584

 

Undated (circa 1900), Canada. AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION, QUEBEC. By Louis Bottee. AE 51mm. Obv: A workman seated beside an allegorical female. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398863

 

1836, France. HENRI II. By Armand Auguste Caqu?. AE 51mm. Obv: Laureate, cuirassed bust of Henri II facing right. Rev: Biographical inscription. Collignon 1566. Some insignifican spots, otherwise extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD
ARMAND AUGUSTE CAQU? was born at Saintes in 1793. He studied at the Royal School at Rocefort, at the ?cole d?Application at Metz and under Raymond Gayrard. He was the first French medallist to make extensive use of the reducing machine. He is best known for his series of 74 medals in his Galerie Numismatique des Rois de France. He held the post of Engraver to the Imperial Cabinet from 1853 to 1868, Caqu? died in Paris in 1881.

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SKU: 10399750