Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1727, Great Britain. SIR ISAAC NEWTON, MEMORIAL. By Jean Dassier. AE 33mm. Obv: Bust of Sir Isaac Newton facing three-quarters right. Rev: inscription within a floral wreath. MI II 470/84, plate CXLVII/5, Eimer 505, Fearon 178.3, Eisler 270/9B. Nearly extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398857

 

1840, Great Britain/Germany. MARRIAGE OF QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT OF SAXE COBURG GOTHA. By Thomas Halliday. WM-gilt 54mm. Obv: Conjoined heads of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert facing left. Rev: The Queen and Prince before the Archbishop; a cherub above and Peace standing behind. BHM 1910 (WM and AE-gilt only), W&E 204 (WM and AE-gilt only). Nearly extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398594

 

1902, Great Britain. CORONATION OF EDWARD VII, Hove. By J.A. Restall. Silver 38mm. Obv: Conjoined, crowned busts facing right. Rev: The town arms of Hove. BHM 3745 (AE only), W&E 4520L/3. Extremely fine. $90

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SKU: 10399562

 

Undated (circa 1895), France. ?LA SOURCE.? By Daniel Dupuis. Silver plaquette 36mm x 67mm. Obv:A nude female bathing at a fountain. Rev: A putto climbing on a rock to reach a spring. Cat. Gen vol. 3 175/E. Maier 120. Extremely fine. $250. Sorry, SOLD Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis, French painter, sculptor and medallist, was born in 1849. At the age of seventeen he entered l??cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts. In 1868 he won second prix de Rome for medal engraving and the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1872. He exhibited regularly at the Salon. He was made an officer of the L?gion d?honneur in 1898. Daniel-Dupuis died tragically in 1899, when he was killed by his wife, who had a history of mental illness. she then turned the gun on herself.

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SKU: 10399779

 

1807, France/Italy/Switzerland. ROAD THROUGH THE SIMPLON PASS COMPLETED. By Bertrand Andrieu and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: A giant seated in the mountains, troops march on a road and across his limbs. Bramsen 689, D?Essling 1201, Julius 1846, Schwering 1111, Todd p.58, Zeitz 93. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399377

 

Undated (circa 1840), France. MILITARYHOSPITAL. By Armand Auguste Caqu?. Silver octagonal jeton 32mm. Obv: Laureate head of Louis Philippe facing right. Rev: A snake entwined around a bundle with a mirror in center. Edge: Antique lamp stamp (1832-1841). Collignon 1505. Good very fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398385

 

1790, France. HOMAGE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF VERSAILLES. By Simon. AE 53mm. Obv: A pelican feeding its young. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Hennin124, Julius 98, Cat. Gen. vol. 1 316A, Schwering 638. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399005

 

1662, France. THE KING HOLDING HIMSELF TO ACCOUNT. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Head of Louis XIV facing right. Rev: Justice standing before the king, who is seated. Divo 192, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 192 Rounded edge.Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400728

 

1832, France. NICOLAS MARIE GATTEAUX, MEDALLIST. By Jacques Edouard Gatteaux. AE 50mm. Obv: Head of Nicolas Marie Gatteaux facing right. Rev: Inscription. Bramsen 1901. A spot on the obverse at 5 o’ clock near the rim, extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398343

 

1854, Great Britain. OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE, SYDENHAM. By Leonard Charles Wyon. AE 63mm. Obv: Head of Sir Joseph Paxton facing left. Rev: Crystal Palace. BHM 2552, Eidlitz 766, Eimer 1486, Talyor 171g. Nearly extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400255

 

1.?? >1975, U.S.A. NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, 1804-1864, Writer. By Michael Lantz. AE 76mm.? Obv: Bust of Nathaniel Hawthorne facing right. Rev: A house, port and figures from “The Scarlet Letter.” In a cardboard box with a descriptive leaflet).From the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400935

 

1888, France. LOUIS PASTEUR. By Oscar Roty. Silver 37mm. Obv: Bust of Pasteur facing left. Rev: An olive branch. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD. ———- Louis Oscar Roty was born at Paris in 1846. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts under Dumont and Ponscarme. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1875.? He took the grand prize at the International Exposition in 1889. In 1888 he was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts. Roty died in 1911. He was a commander of the L?gion d?Honneur. He was one of the premier French medallists of his period. In particular he is noted for reintroducing the plaquette as an art form that had been neglected since the Renaissance.

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SKU: 10400481

 

1806, France/Germany. MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS STEPHANIE AND THE PRINCE OF BADEN. By Bertrand Andrieu and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Jacob meeting Rachel, A radiant ?N? above them. Bramsen 522, D?Essling 1130, Julius 1566, Schwering 1026, Todd p.127, Zeitz 70. Color slightly uneven, extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399430

 

1800, France/Italy. THE DEATH OF GENERAL DESAIX AT THE BATTLE OF MARENGO. By Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet and Henri Auguste. Copper 50mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of General Desaix facing right. Rev: An?inscription. Bramsen 44, D’Essling 2724, Julius 811, Schwering 832. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399536

 

1807, France/Europe. THE CAMPAIGNS OF 1806 AND 1807. By Bertrand Andrieu and George. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: Female personifications of Warsaw, Berlin and Konigsberg. Bramsen 634, D?Essling 1167, Julius 1744, Schwering 1077, Todd p.-, Zeitz 86. Some insignificant contact marks. Extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399322