Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

France. CHRISTOPHLE, PARIS. ORFEVRERIE (Silversmith). By Oscar Roty. Bronze-gilt plaquette 28mm x 58mm. $200. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2022) ———– Louis Oscar Roty was born at Paris on June 11, 1846. He initially studied painting at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts under Lecoq and Boisbaudran. It is reported that he lost the money for a paint box and subsequently enrolled in a life-drawing class and thence into sculpting. This trajectory would eventually lead to his career as the most celebrated medallist of his time. Along the way, he studied in the atelier of the statuary Augustin Dumont and under Ponscarme, Chapu and Chaplain. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1875. Roty spent three years in Rome, where he modeled a number of waxes. In 1888 he was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts. He took the grand prize at the International Exposition in 1889. Roty was a commander of the L?gion d?Honneur. He was responsible for reintroducing the plaquette, an art form that had been neglected since the Renaissance. His ?Semeuse? (sower) was widely used on French coins and stamps. He died in Paris on March 23, 1911.

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SKU: 18845-3B

 

France. LES AMIS DES ARTISTES. By Pierre Roche. Bronze 50mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2022) ——– Pierre Roche, also called Fernand Massignon, was born in Paris in 1855. He studied under Roll, Dalou and Rodin. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, where he won a silver prize in 1900. He was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur. Roche died in Paris on January January 18, 1922.

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SKU: 19020-3B

 

1817, Great Britain. PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, MEMORIAL. By John Hancock. White metal 38mm. Obv: Diademed bust of Princess Charlotte facing right. Rev: A funerary urn under a weeping willow tree. BHM 937. $45. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2023).

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SKU: 17522-8B

 

1889, Great Britain. YOUNG MEN?S CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE ? INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. By J.A. Restall after William Wyon. Copper 57mm. Edge engraved: VIOLET WRIGHTSON. WOOD ENGRAVING. 1889. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 30039-4C

 

France. LION AND LIONESS. By Maurice Thénot (1893-1963). Galvano plaquette 173mm x 68mm. Probably intended to be used a a decoration to be mounted in a piece of furniture or other object. $425. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2022).

François Maurice Thénot was born in 1893. He studied under Patey. He exhibited in the Salon des Artistes and won a bronze medal in 1927 and a silver medal in 1936. His medallic works include a fine series of plaquettes and medals depicting African animals. Thénot died in 1963.

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SKU: 16227-6A

 

1934, Belgium. LA CHASSE (The Hunt). By Vriens. Bronze 73mm x 73mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2020)

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SKU: Q8070-14962-8S

 

France. ASSOCIATION LEOPOLD BELLAN. By Albert Herbemont (1874-1953). Bronze 50mm. Cased. $65. Sorry, SOLD. ————– Albert Herbemont was born in 1874 and was a pupil of Ponscarme. He won a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1923. Herbemont was a founding member of the Soci?t? Fran?ais des Amis de la M?daille. Herbemont died in 1953.

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SKU: 3331-16135-8T

 

1955, France, Egypt. 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH FERDINAND DE LESSEPS ? THE OPENING OF THE SUEZ CANAL. By Robert Baron. Bronze 59mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2023)

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SKU: 20438-2C

 

France. ALEXANDRE FALGUI?RE, Sculptor and Painter. By Victor Peter. Bronze 68mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2022) ————– Charles Victor Peter was born at Paris on December 20 1940. He studied art over the objections of his parents. He was a pupil of S?bastien Cornu, Fran?ois Th?odore Devaulx and Alexandre Falgui?re. He exhibited at the Salon and won a medal in 1879. He won a gold medal at the Universal Exposition of 1900. Peter worked in various media, but specialized in sculpture and medallic art. As a medallist, Peter is best known for his depictions of animals. He became professor of sculptur at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts in 1901 and was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur. Peter died on March 20 1918.

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SKU: 19023-4B

 

MICHEL MONTAIGNE Writer. By J.E. Gatteaux. Copper 41mm. From the series of medals “Galerie Metallique des Grands Hommes Fran?ais.” $40. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2022).

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SKU: 1187-9B

 

France. JEAN-BAPTIST POQUELIN MOLIERE, Playwright and Actor.Copper 41mm. From the series of medals “Galerie Metallique des Grands Hommes Fran?ais.” $45. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2022).

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SKU: 1978-9B

 

France. GASPARD MONGE Mathematician. Copper 41mm. From the series of medals “Galerie Metallique des Grands Hommes Fran?ais.” $45. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2022).

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SKU: 3444-9B

 

France. GERARD EDELINCK Engraver. Copper 41mm. From the series of medals “Galerie Metallique des Grands Hommes Fran?ais.” $40. Sorry, SOLD. (September, 2022).

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SKU: 6796-8B

 

France. ECOUCHARD LEBRUN Poet. Copper 41mm. From the series of medals “Galerie Metallique des Grands Hommes Fran?ais.” $40. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2022).

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SKU: 7415-9B

 

France. FLANDRE ? COMPAGNIE G?N?RALE TRANSATLANTIQUE. By Marcel Renard (1892-1974). Bronze 50mm. $40. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2023) ——— Marcel Renard sculptor and medallist was born at Lyon in 1892. He studied at the ?cole des Beaux-Art de Lyon and then at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He spent time in the ateliers of Boucher and Patey. In 1923 he won the Premier Second Prix de Rome and a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes D?corateurs. Renard died in 1974

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SKU: 1315-16447-12T