Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1872, Great Britain. RECOVERY OF THE PRINCE OF WALES FROM TYPHOID. By William Joseph Taylor. WM 35mm. Obv: A view of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. BHM 2927. A couple of slight edge bumps, nearly extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10397971

 

1804, France. THE LAOCOON GALLERY AT THE LOUVRE.? By Bertrand Andrieu. AE 34mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: The Laocoon Gallery. Bramsen 367, D?Essling 1045, Julius 1315, Schwering 962, Todd p.13, Zeitz 32. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399420

 

1846, Great Briain/Jersey. VISIT OF QUEEN VICTORIA TO JERSEY. By J. Le Gallais. Silver 51mm. Obv: Queen Victoria supported by Prince Albert and attended by the governor of Jersey; two lines of maids of honor. Rev: Inscription within an oak wreath. BHM 2224 (Unrecorded in silver), Eimer 1410. Rare. Cased. Lightly cleaned in the past, nearly extremely fine. $575. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399806

 

1873, Great Britain / Persia. VISIT OF NASSER-ED-DINI, SHAH OF PERSIA TO ENGLAND. Unsigned. AE 30mm. Obv: Facing, uniformed bust Nasser-Ed-Dini. Rev: inscription. Very fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399517

 

1792, France. 5 SOLS, MONNERON FRERES ? M?DAILLE DE CONFIANCE. AE? 39mm. Obv: A group of soldiers before a seated figure of Gallia. Rev: Inscription. Edge: Incuse inscription. Hennin 430. Nearly extremely fine. $100.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398889

 

1976, U.S.A. POODLE CLUB OF TOPEKA. WM 81mm. Obv: the head of a poodle. Rev: Maker?s marks and four felt pads (so that the medal can be used as a desk ornament). Some spots, otherwise extremely fine. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400809

 

1675, Italy. TEOBALDO VISCONTI, Marchese di Cislago. Conte di Gallarate Unknown artist. Cast AE 86mm. Obv: Almost facing bust in armor and wearing the order of the Golden Fleece. Rev: A rampant lion and a snake. B?rner 1885 (81.5mm), Rudolphi 1834.? Color a little uneven, nearly extremely fine and a fairly sharp, possibly early cast. $275. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400453

 

1915,? Germany. U-BOOTM?NER. By Josef Gangl. AE 82mm. Obv: Two U-boat sailors, seen from behind, looking out to sea; a gull flies above. Rev: Four dolphins around the letter ?U? with bubbles rising. Art of the Medal 393. Extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399054

 

1929, France. CARDINAL DUBOIS, MEMORIAL. By Auguste Maillard. AE 68mm. Obv: Bust of Cardinal Dubois facing left. Rev: An armorial shield Cased. Good very fine, edge bumped. $50. Sorry, SOLD
Auguste Maillard, sculptor and medallist was born in 1866. He studied under Dalou, Gaudez and Falgui?re. He won a second class medal at the Salon of 1898 and a third class medal at the Universal Exposition in 1900. Maillard died in 1944.

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SKU: 10400295

 

1935, U.S.A. TERCENTENNARY OF CONNECTICUT. By Henry Kreis. AE 76mm. Obv: A group of early settlers. Rev: Bunches of grapes on vines.Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399032

 

1969, France. TENNIS AWARD. By F. Bouillot. Uniface plaquette Silvered-bronze 62mm x 102mm. Obv: A female with her hand on the shoulder of a nude male, who supports a square tablet depicting a tennis player. Nearly extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S12

 

1914, Belgium. GENERAL GEORGES LEMAN. By Godefroid Devreese. AE 70mm. Obv: Uniformed bust, wearing a cap, of General Leman with his head turned left. Rev: A soldier lying dead on a battle field. Nearly extremely fine. $100. 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: 10400656

 

1800, Great Britain. KING GEORGE III PRESERVED FROM ASSASSINATION. By C.H. K?chler. AE-gilt 48mm. Obv: Bust of Goerge III facing left. Rev: The Eye of Providence above a flaming altar. BHM 483 RR. Nearly Extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400134

 

SAULCY, F. de. Souvenirs Numismatiques de la Revolution de 1848. Paris 1848-50/ Reprinted London, 1973. 100 pages, 60 plates of line drawings.7? x 10?. Hard cover. $25. Sorry, SOLD
The standard reference for this series.

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SKU: 10400381

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. LE CORBEAU ET LE RENARD (The Crow and the Fox). By Victor Peter. Uniface AE plaquette 47mm x 70mm. Obv: A crow, with a small cheese in its beak, perched on a branch while looking down at a fox, who stares up. Maier 186. Nearly extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD Victor Peter was born at Paris in 1840. He studied art over the objections of his parents. He was a pupil of S?bastien Cornu, Devaulx and Falgui?re. He exhibited at the Salon and won a medal in 1879. He won a gold medal at the Universal Exposition of 1900. He was an artist who worked in various media. As a medallist, Peter is best known for his depictions of animals. He became professor of sculpture at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts in 1901 and was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur. Peter died in 1918.

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SKU: 10399920