Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

France. LA ROUTE. By Raymond Pelletier. Silver (edge stamped with a cornucopia and 1ARGENT) 50mm. OBV: A nude male holding a van. REV: A head-on view of a van. $175. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2022).

Raymond Pelletier was born in 1908.  He studied at l’École Boulle. As a medallist, he worked primarily for a private company. In 1951 he was appointed as engraver at the mint in Lima, Peru. Pelletier died in 1958.

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SKU: 16840-4A

 

France. LE BOIS (Wood). By Georges Ridet (1906-1967). Bronze 59mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 347/D. $65. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2022) ———— Georges Ridet was born in 1906. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts at Dijon and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rior des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He won a second Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1935. He received a mention in the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1928 and bronze medal in 1931. Ridet died in 1967.

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SKU: Q9742-15955-LS

 

France. SEMAINE DE LA BIJOUTERIE-ORFEVRERIE DE FANTASIE. By Georges Contaux (1891-1984). Bronze 52mm x 60mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2021) ——- Georges Contaux was born on September 22, 1891 in Paris. He entered the ?cole Boulle, where he studied sculpture and engraving. He joined the 26?me R?giment d?artillerie de campagne at Chartres in 1911. Contaux was wounded during World War I and had two fingers amputated. In 1921 he received an honorable mention at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais. From 1922 to 1923 he worked for the engraver Pierre Lasserre (1870-1943). He then established himself at Vigneux-sur-Seine, where he remained, for the rest of his life, working as a sculptor and medallist. We was a prolific medallist producing about twenty-five hundred medals over the span of fifty years from 1930 to 1980. About fifteen hundred of his medals were religious, another eight hundred related to sports and about 150 were portrait medals. Contaux died at Vigneux-sur-Seine on September 15, 1984.

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SKU: Q7271-16052-11T

 

1970, Spain. TRIBUTE TO JOSEP ANDREI – CHARLIE RIVEL. Gilt-bronze 50mm. $50. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2022)

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SKU: 14768-8a

 

1937, France. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. By Raoul B?nard. Bronze 50mm. Obv: A workman walking with a pick and shovel on his shoulder; a large building in the background. Rev: The Trocadero. $90. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2022) ———– Raoul B?nard was born on 30 September 1881. He studied under the sculptor Coutan and the medallists Chaplain and Vernon. In 1911 he won the Prix de Rome for medal engraving and, in 1922, a silver medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, followed by a gold medal two years later. He was later made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. B?nard died in 1961.

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SKU: 5396-16428-4A

 

1603, England. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF JAMES I. Unsigned (possibly by C. Anthony). Contemporary cast. Silver 29mm. OBVERSE: Laureate bust of James I in armor and a mantle, facing right. LEGEND: IAC : I : BRIT : CAE : AUG : HAE CAESARVM CAE. D. D. (James I, Caesar Augustus of Britain, the heir of the Caesars, presents this medal). REVERSE: A rampant lion holding a beacon and wheatsheaf. LEGEND: ECCE . PHAOS ; POPVLIQ . SALVS. (Behold the beacon and safety of the people). Eimer 80b, MI I 191/11, plate XIV/11, Wollaston 1. A nice example of this very scarce medal, which is the rarest of the English coronation medals. $900. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2020)

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SKU: 15805

 

(1766), Great Britain. REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT. By Thomas Pingo. Bronze 40mm. Betts 516, BHM 713, Eimer (Pingo) 34, Eimer 713. $300. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2019)

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SKU: 15262-1S

 

France. ST. FRONT CATHEDRAL, PERIGUEUX. By Jacques Wiener. Bronze 60mm. Hoydonck 157, Reinecke 42, Ross M250. $280. Sorry, SOLD

Jacques Wiener, whose given name was Jacob, was born on March 2, 1815, at Hoerstgen (Rhine Province) to Hungarian parents. He seems to have started using Jacques as his name when he moved to Belgium. At the age of 13 he went to live with his uncle Baruth, an artist, and studied drawing, modelling and engraving. In 1835 he moved to Paris to perfect his skills and in 1839 moved to Brussels, where he established himself as an engraver. He became a naturalized Belgian in 1845. He created an extensive body of medals and is best known for his finely detailed architectural medals, especially his series of Most Remarkable Edifices. He is also widely known for engraving the first Belgian postage stamp. Wiener died in Brussels in 1899.

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SKU: 6596-19103-6B

 

France. BAIGNEUSES (Bathers). By Abel Lafleur (1875-1953). Bronze 54mm. Maier 265. $175. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2020). – – – – – Abel Lafleur was born in Rodez (Aveyron) on 5 November 1875. He studied under Ponscarme, Chaplain and Charpentier at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He exhibited for the first time in 1901 at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais, where he later won a gold medal and became a member of the Committee. He also exhibited at the Salon des Ind?pendents and the Salon d?Automne. He created several monumental works and created the cup awarded by the International Football Federation. Lafleur died in 1953.

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SKU: J6257-15353-2S

 

Italy. VISIT OF JOHN VIII PALAEOLOGUS, EMPEROR OF CONSTANTINOPLE. By Antonio Pisano, called Pisanello. Uniface electrotype of the obverse. National Gallery 1, Armand I: 7/20, Hill 1931 1. $150. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2023) ———- Antonio di Puccio Pisano, called Pisanello was born in Pisa around 1395. He died in Rome around 1455. An artist of great talent, he is credited with the introduction of the Renaissance medal. He regarded himself foremost as a painter, signing his medals as such (e.g. Opus Pisani Pictoris [The work of Pisanello the painter]). Although many artists began creating medals soon after Pisanello introduced this new medium, his medals are generally regarded as the finest of the period.

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SKU: 19309-9B

 

1689, England. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF WILLIAM AND MARY. By John Roettier. Silver 35mm. Obv: Conjoined, draped busts, left. Leg: GVLIELMVS . ET . MARIA . REX . ET . REGINA. (William and Mary, king and queen). Rev: Jove hurling thunder at Phaeton, falling from his chariot, the earth in flames. Leg: NE TOTVS ABSVMATVR. (That is may not all be consumed). Exergue: INAVGVRAT . II . AP . 1689 (Crowned, 11 April, 1689). Variety varying in minor details, (most notable there is more space at the end of the legend on the obverse). Eimer 312, MI 662/5, plate LXX/10, Wollaston viii., Fearon 140.5. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2021).

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SKU: 15801-JG

 

France. MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AWARD. By Alph?e Dubois. Bronze 50mm. Cased. $30. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023) ————– Alph?e Dubois (1831-1905), French sculptor and medallist was a student at the ?cole Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He studied under Barre and Duret as well as his father Eug?ne Dubois. In 1855 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. He exhibited at the salon in 1868 and 1869. He was a jury member at the Universal Exposition of 1900. Dubois was made a chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

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SKU: 17305-8A

 

France. WOMAN WITH A DOVE – QUOTE FROM A POEM BY VALERY. By Muller. Silver 50mm. $135. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2023).

Louis Muller was born on February 22 1902 at Vénissieux 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 Larrivé at the École 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 André 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.

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SKU: 17312-8A

 

1962, France, Vietnam. CENTENARY OF LA MAISON DENIS FR?RES ? ?LA MOUETTE? BORDEAUX-SAIGON. By Raymond Tschudin (1916-??). Bronze 58mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2020)

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SKU: Q2087-15079-4S

 

France. LE SEMEUR (The Sower). By F?lix Rasumny (1869-1940). Silvered-bronze 40mm. $45. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2022)———- F?lix Rasumny sculptor and medallist was born at Sebastapol in 1869 and was naturalized in France. He was a student of Millet, Gauthier and Tasset. He began exhibiting at the Salon in 1889 and becase a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1907. He became a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1933. Rasumny died in 1940.

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SKU: 3378-16884-5A