Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1779, Great Britain. Admiral Keppel acquitted by Court Martial. By T. Lyng. Bronze 33mm. BHM 220 RR. Unrecorded in Betts. $325. Sorry, SOLD. (December, 2018).

Price: $325.00

SKU: 06186-7G

 

ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of Elizabeth, in a high collar, facing three-quarters, left. Leg: ELISABETH . D . G. ANG . FR . ET . HIB . REGINA. (Elizabeth, by the grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland). Rev: A monument with a bas-relief depicting the destruction of the Spanish armada. Relgion on one side and Minerva on the other. Exergue: NATA . 7 SEPT . 1533 . COR . 15 . IAN . 1559 . M . 24 . MART . 1602 (Born September 7, 1533, crowned January 15, 1559, DIED March 24 1602 [sic]). MI volume I, page 185/193, Eimer 79, Eisler I 261/25. Dassier issue. $120. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2019)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 15442-1S

 

France. SAUT EN HAUTEUR (High Jump). By Louis Muller. Bronze 51mm x 54mm. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 289/G. $45. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2023) ————- Louis Muller was born on February 22 1902 at V?nissieux into a family of modest means. He started to work with metals at the age of 13. He was apprenticed to various jewelers and silversmiths in Lyon. After completing his national service in 1923 he entered the atelier of sculptor Jean-Baptiste Larriv? at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon. He later moved to Paris where he studied under Sculpture under Henri Bouchard and medal engraving under Henry Dropsy and Aguste Patey. Muller also studied at the private academy established by Andr? Lavrillier. In 1929 he won the second prix de Rome in medal engraving and in 1932 won the premier prix de Rome. Muller worked for the Monnaie de Paris and for various private makers of medals. He died at Antony in 1957.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 7227-18484-2B

 

France. NUDE WITH BIRDS AND A SQUIRREL. By Jean Vernon. Uniface Copper 80mm. Monnaie de Paris cornucopia stamp on its edge, but not recorded in the Catalogue Général Illustré. $375. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2023)

Jean Émile Louis de Vernon (known as Jean Vernon) was the son of medallist and sculptor Frédéric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He was born in Paris on April 1, 1897. Vernon studied at the École  des Arts Décoratifs and at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, under Jules Coutan and Hippolyte Jules Lefèbvre. He first exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1922 and won a silver medal in 1924 and a gold medal in 1936. Vernon worked primarily as a sculptor, but created medals, including his famous series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables. He died in Paris on September 9, 1975.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 0249-19046-5B

 

1846, France. OPENING OF THE CHEMIN DE FER DU NORD. Copper 26mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2024).

Price: $0.00

SKU: 4089-18640-2B

 

(2002), Great Britain. GRID REFERENCE 1952. By Steven Gregory. A limited edition of 20 issued by the British Art Medal Society. 93mm x 117mm. The medal issue 44, Spring 2004 p. 109. $600. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 53022-TC

 

(1991), Great Britain. EPIDAUROS. By Werner Niermann. Published by the British Art Medal Society. Cast bronze 100mm x 95mm. The Medal, issue 21, Autumn, 1992. $150. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 53027-TC

 

1988, Great Britain. BATTLE OF BRITAIN. By Michael Meszaros. Published by the British Art Medal Society. Cast bronze with partial polishing 110mm. The Medal issue 13, Autumn, 1988 page 127. $100. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 51035-TC

 

Great Britain. PICASSO. By Jane McAdam Freud. Published by the British Art Medal Society. Cast bronze 70mm x 82mm. $250. Sorry, SOLD ———— Jane McAdam Freud was born in London on February 28, 1958. She was the daughter of artist Lucien Freud and great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud. She is noted for her conceptual sculpture. She held her first solo show, aged 18, under the curatorship of her teachers at Putney Art School. She also studied at the Wimbledon College of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art. Additionally, she spent some time studying mosaics in Ravenna. In 1986 she won the British Art Medal Scholarship in Rome where she studied sculpture at the Academia de Belle Arti de Roma and at the Scuola d’Arte della Medaglia in Rome. McAdam Freud held several exhibitions of her medallic works, which are represented in museums in the United Kingdom, United States, Greece and Germany. She died on August 9, 2022.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 51036-TC

 

1991, Great Britain. A MOMENT IN TIME – ZEBRA CALENDAR. By Jane McAdam Freud (1958-2022). Bronze 80mm. $300. Sorry, SOLD

Jane McAdam Freud was born in London on February 28, 1958. She was the daughter of artist Lucien Freud and great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud. She is noted for her conceptual sculpture. She held her first solo show, aged 18, under the curatorship of her teachers at Putney Art School. She also studied at the Wimbledon College of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art. Additionally, she spent some time studying mosaics in Ravenna. In 1986 she won the British Art Medal Scholarship in Rome where she studied sculpture at the Academia de Belle Arti de Roma and at the Scuola d’Arte della Medaglia in Rome. McAdam Freud held several exhibitions of her medallic works, which are represented in museums in the United Kingdom, United States, Greece and Germany. She died on August 9, 2022.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 51034-TC

 

Great Britain. Literature. IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH CONRAD. By Ewa Olzewska-Borys. Published by the British Art Medal Society Cast bronze 100mm x 100mm. The Medal issue 26, Spring 1995 page 156. $300. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 51037-TC

 

Great Britain. HENRY MOORE, Sculptor. By Avril Vaughan (1939-2006). Cast bronze 98mm. $250. Sorry, SOLD

Avril Vaughan, one of Britain?s leading medallists, was born in Twickenham in 1937. She won a scholarship to the Twickenham School of Art, where she studied in the 1950s. In the early 1960s she went to work for the designer and goldsmith, David Thomas, there she developed skills in the cire perdue casting method, in stone cutting and in enamelling. She later freelanced as a jeweler and sculptor. In 1976 Vaughan worked for the Royal Mint and modelled the coinage for Tuvalu after designs by John Donald. She served as senior sculptor at the Franklin Mint U.S.A. for a couple of years, then returned to freelance work, undertaking commissions from the Royal Mint, the Norwegian Mint and the Royal Dutch Mint. She won a Prize at the 1992 FIDEM congress for the best portrait medal. She died in 2008.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 51033-5TC

 

1910, France. AERONAUTIQUE CLUB DE FRANCE. Silvered-bronze 37mm x 47mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023).

Price: $0.00

SKU: 17352-8B

 

1963, France. 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL. By Henry Dropsy. Silver (1ARGENT on edge). Cased. $225. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023) ———- Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste ?mile Dropsy. He later studied at l??cole Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He was a professor of medal engraving at the school for many years. Dropsy became a member of the Institut in 1942 and a member of the Commission Administrative and of the Commission du Dictionaire. He created many medals. A large collection of his work is held at the Monnaie de Paris, which put on a special exhibition of his medals in 1964, the catalogue for which remains a standard reference. His earliest works are in the art nouveau style. His style evolved considerably over his long career. Dropsy died at Veneux-Les-Sablon on November 2, 1969.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 20242-3C

 

Great Britain. Literature. IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH CONRAD. By Ewa Olzewska-Borys. Published by the British Art Medal Society Cast bronze 100mm x 100mm finished with a green patina. The Medal issue 26, Spring 1995 page 156. $300. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 51038-TC