Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1900, France. CENTENARY OF LA BANQUE DE FRANCE. By Oscar Roty. Silver 69mm. Obv: A female bust, wearing a winged helmet, facing left. Rev: A seated and a standing female looking out over a small town and countryside. Extremely fine. $250. 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: 10399794

 

{PS..0}{PS..1}{PS..2} Undated (circa 1930), France. AUTOMOBILE RACING. By Henri Demey. Silvered-AE 50mm. Obv: An early racing car. Rev: A cartouche set against a branch (unawarded).? Extremely fine. $135.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398137

 

Undated (1916), France. HOMMAGE AUX MORTS POUR LA PATRIE (Tribute to those who died for their country). By Louis Desvignes. Bronze plaquette 53mm x 63mm. Obv: A young woman placing a flower on the body of a fallen soldier. Rev: Flags, cartouche and branches. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 145/C. Some slight spots, otherwise extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400769

 

1964, U.S.A. EDWARD ALEXANDER MACDOWELL, 1861-1908, Composer. By C. Paul Jennewein. AE 44mm. Obv: Facing bust of Edward Alexander MacDowell. Rev: A semi-nude female with a lyre.Fromthe series of medals for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans onUniversity Heights Campus of New York University. Extremely fine. $15. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400116

 

1667, France. THE CAPTURE OF OUDENARDE. By Jean Mauger. Bronzed copper 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Mars placing a mural crown on the head of Hymen. Divo 98, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 98. “Sharp,” flat edge. Some spots and contact marks, nearly extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399014

 

1842, Great Britain. FOUNDATION OF THE NEW ROYAL EXCHANGE. By Alfred Joseph Stothard. AE 45mm. Obv: Head of Prince Albert facing right. Rev: Portico of the Royal Exchange. BHM 2077, Taylor 146e. Extremely fine. $150

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SKU: 10399876

 

1851, Great Britain. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. By Thomas Ottley. WM 54mm. Obv: Head of Prince Albert, facing left, within a wreath. Rev: A view of Crystal Palace. BHM 2452, Taylor 165x, Allen HP-B260 RR. Obverse: good very fine. Reverse: Very fine with a dark patch of oxidization in the center. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398826

 

1884, France. TRIBUTE TO URBAIN-JEAN-JOSEPH LEVERRIER, Mathematician, Astronomer and Meteorologist. After Alph?e Dubois. Silvered-bronze 54mm. Obv: Bust of LeVerrier facing left. Rev: The face of the sun shining above a globe. Cased.? Extremely fine. $75.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399497

 

1916, Germany/Montenegro. GENERAL HERMANN VON KOEVESS – THE SURRENDER OF MONTENEGRO. By Karl Goetz. Cast AE 64mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of Koevess facing left. Rev: A sword and a snake with a broken scepter. Kienast 172. Extremely fine. $395. Sorry, SOLD Karl Goetz was born at Augsburg in 1875. He attended the Art School in Augsburg, and later the art schools in Dresden, Leipzig , Berlin and Dusseldorf. He spent five years in Paris and later moved to Munich, where he settled in 1904. Goetz was a prolific medallist, most noted for his satirical works, especially those of World War I. Goetz died in 1950.

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SKU: 10398865

 

1837, Great Britain. THE MAJORITY OF PRINCESS VICTORIA. By Thomas Halliday. WM 45mm. Obv: Bust of Princess Victoria facing three-quarters right. Rev: Victoria seated on a rock Britannia, Scotia and Hibernia stand before her. BHM 1737, eimer 1293, W&E 4. Pierced (typical), extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398017

 

1683, France. THE BIRTH OF THE DUKE OF ANJOU. By Jean Dollin. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Bust of the Dauphin above portraits of his two sons. Divo 200, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 200. “Sharp,” straight edge. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398837

 

1923, France. PROFESSEUR EHLERS. By Anie Mouroux. AE 68mm. Obv: Bust of Prof. Ehlers facing left. Rev: A naked child.? Nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD
Anie Mouroux, sculptor and medalist was born at Paris in 1887. She studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. She was the first female contender for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. She won the Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1919. She won a gold medal at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts and a silver medal at the Salon de Artistes Fran?ais. Mouroux died in 1978.

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SKU: 10400287

 

1887, Great Britain. VICTORIA?S JUBILEE. By George Gammon Adams. AE 48mm. Obv: Conjoined heads of Queen Victoria, as a young queen and as a widow, facing left. Rev: Royal arms within a legend. The names of British possessions in rays divided by roses, thistles, and shamrocks. BHM 3507. Some slight cabinet friction, otherwise extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398374

 

1824, France. MEMORIAL TO LOUIS XVIII. By Raymond Gayrard and Sylvestre? Joseph Brun. AE 50mm. Obv: Head of Louis XVIII facing left. Rev: Gallia mourning at a monument. BDM 2/226. Extremely fine. $125

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SKU: 10398448

 

1857, Prussia. 50TH YEAR OF SERVICE OF FRIEDRICH WILHELM. By Johann Karl Fischer. AE 44mm. Obv: Head of Friedrich Wilhelm facing left. Rev: A figure riding on an eagle holding a figure of Victory, who places a wreath on Friedrich Wilhelm?s head. BDM 2/99. Extremely fine. $95. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400662