Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1899, France. LE SYNDICAT DES EMPLOY?S DU COMMERCE ET DE >L?INDUSTRIE. By Louis Bott?e. Silvered-AE 67mm. Obv?: The bust of a female with her head turned right and wearing a helmet surmounted by a rooster?s head and wings. Rev: A circular compartment within a wreath. Cased. Toning slightly uneven, extremely fine. $125 Sorry, SOLD ? Louis-Alexandre Bott?e was born in Paris in 1852. At the age of 13 he was apprenticed to a button-making manufactory, where he was responsible for engraving dies. He later studied at the ?cole des Art D?coratifs. In 1869 he joined the atelier of Paulin Tasset and in 1871 he joined the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Premiere Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1878 and a gold medal at the Salon of 1900. In 1903 he was made an Officier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Bott?e died in 1941.

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SKU: 10400024

 

Undated (circa 1990s), Netherlands. PIETER BRUEGHEL THE ELDER, circa 1525-1569, Painter. By A. Ribeiro. Struck in Portugal. Bronze 70mm. Obv: Half figure of Pieter Brueghel the Elder painting. Rev: A scene of peasants dancing. Extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400918

 

1739, Great Britain/Panama. PORTOBELLO TAKEN. AE 37mm. Obv: A half figure of Admiral Vernon standing with a staff in his hand. Rev: Six ships entering Portobello Harbor. Betts 22, MI II 536/111, plate CLV/17, MH 188, McCormick Goodhart 45 (c). Fairly worn with finer detail missing, legends are clear. $150.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400579

 

1954, Great Britain. JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, Artist, 1775-1851. ?The Turner Gold Medal.? By Leonard Charles Wyon after Daniel Maclise. Silver-gilt 55mm. Obv: Bust of Joseph Turner facing left. Rev: Youth, as an artist, reclining on a bower; three reclining females above supported by the heavens. Edge: Inscription: JOHN P. COPNALL FOR PAINTING MCMLIV. BHM 2416, Eimer 1466. Cased. Extremely fine. $375. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399848

 

1799, Great Britain/Germany/ France. THE DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH AT SWABIA. By Thomas Wyon. AE 38mm. Obv: Facing bust of Archduke Charles with his head turned to the left. Rev: A female trampling on a beast; she holds scales in one hand and is supporting a shield with the other. Hennin 883. A slight spot in the field of the obverse. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399847

 

1887, Great Britain. Art Union of London. VICTORIA’S JUBILEE. By Sir Alfred Gilbert. Bronze 63mm. Obv: Crowned, veiled bust, right. Rev: The ship of state, left. Beaulah 30, Eimer, 1735, BHM 3246. RR (only 80 specimens struck in bronze). The rarest medal from the Art Union of London series. Some slight edge damage at 8 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine. $975. Sorry, SOLDSir Alfred Gilbert, a noted sculptor, worked, for a time, in Italy and came to see new possibilities for medallic art. In 1881 he created his first medal, a cast portrait of Matthew Ridley Corbet, a painter. Although his output of medals was small, his impact on medallic art in Britain was significant. When he was commissioned to create the Jubilee medal for the Art Union of London, he departed from the prevailing, formal classicism and introduced a softer, romantic style that was influenced by developments on the continent. This new approach drew the interest of other British Artists and led to a brief renaissance of medallic art in Britain.

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SKU: 10398937

 

1833, France. THE COLUMN OF THE VENDOME RESTORED. By Joseph Fran?ois Domard. AE 25mm. Obv: Statue of Napoleon. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Bramsen 1911. Extremely fine. $30. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398351

 

1923, Great Britain. OCTOCENTENARY OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL. By John Pinches Ltd. AE 50mm. Obv: Bust of William Harvey facing left. Rev: An ecclesiastical bust within a wreath. BHM 4182, Storer 5091. Cased. Slight damage to the case, where tape or a label appears to have been removed. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400586

 

1982, U.S.A. DANCE OF THE DOLPHINS. By Don Everhart. AE 73mm. Obv: Dolphins leaping in waves.? Rev: Two dolphins and the head of a trident. One hundred sixth issue of the Society of Medalists. Alexander 106.1. Reported production of 750. No box or leaflet. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S6-5

 

1801, France/Europe. THE PEACE OF LUNEVILLE. By Johann Christian Reich. WM 43mm. Obv: Abundance with personifications of France and Germany. Rev: Mercury presenting an olive branch to Mars. Bramsen 132, d?Essling 903, Julius 939 Schwering 879. Usual copper plug. Bright extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399041

 

1915, Germany. DR. HELFFERICH, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE INTERIOR. By Franz. Eue. Iron 109mm. Obv: Bust of Dr. Helfferich facing right. Rev: Quotation. Extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399210

 

B?TTCHER,Johann Max. Die Medaillen vonKarl Goetz aus der Sammlung Johann Max B?ttcher. Auction catalogue, M?nzenhandlung HaraldM?ller GmbH, Espenau, 2006. 308 pages, 1747 lots. Illustrated in thetext. 8.25? x 11.75?. Card covers. With prices realized. A usefulreference. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398111

 

1915, Great Britain. PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AWARD. By Leonard Charles Wyon. Silver 70mm. Obv: The coat of arms of the society supported by a figure in eastern garb and another in antique garb. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Edge: Engraved to recipient. BHM 2509 (lists gold only). Cased. Extremely fine. $300. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398515

 

1867, France. SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS. By Armand Auguste Caqu?. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon III facing left. Rev: Two reclining females and two infants with animals above an area for inscribing (engraved to recipient). Nearly extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400675

 

1919, Netherlands. CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION. AE 50mm. Obv: A Christmas tree with lighted candles. Rev: Inscription within a border of holly.Obv: A Christmas tree with lighted candles. Rev: Inscription within a border of holly. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400277