Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

France. ORPHÉE. By Raymond Delamarre (1890-1986). Bronze 114mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 587/D. $175. Sorry, SOLD

Raymond Delamarre was born in Paris on June 8, 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and under Jules Coutan at l’École des beaux-arts de Paris. He was also a student of Rodin. He was mobilized in World War I and was wounded and captured in 1914. He returned to Paris following the war and won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He exhibited at the international expositions of 1925, 1931 and 1937. Delamarre is noted for large scale sculptures, and a bas-relief, Les Arts et Monuments Régionau on the liner ‘Normandie.”   He created a large body of medals and plaquettes. Delamarre died on February 28, 1986. Delamarre’s works, including his medals are discussed and illustrated in RAYMOND DELAMARRE, Sculpteur et Médailleur By Claire Maingon. Rennes, 1924

 

 

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SKU: Q9092-16094-1A

 

1910, Great Britain. INTERNATIONAL PRINTING AND STATIONERY EXHIBITION. Signed J.M. 9 carat gold, 32mm diam.12.5 grams. Cased. $350. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2021)

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SKU: 14986-KS

 

France. ÉCOLE THÉOPHILE ROUSSEL. By Alphonse-Eugène Lechevrel (1848 or 1850-1924). Bronze plaquette 81mm x 61mm. Cased. $240.

Alphone-Eug?ne Lechevrel was born in Paris in either 1848 or 1850. He studied under H. Fran?ois. He worked as a sculptor in various media, but also designed some stamps. Lechevrel first exhibited at the Salon in 1873 and won a medal in 1884. In 1877 he traveled to England to revive the art of engraving on layered glass. Lechevrel died in Paris in 1924.

Price: $225.00

SKU: Q0649-16119-1A

 

1904, U.S.A. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, ST. LOUIS, “bronze medal.” By Adolph A. Weinman. 64mm. Obv: Liberty cloaking herself and another female in the American flag. Rev: The American eagle with outstretched wings perched on a cartouche above two dolphins. Baxter 108. Box damaged with lid detached at its hinge. $175. Sorry, SOLD. (June, 2022)

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SKU: 19038-5B

 

1957, France. HORSES – L’ETRIER. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 50mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2023). ember 2, 1969.

Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors.  He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy. He later studied at l’École Supérieure 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.

 

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SKU: 6024-18294-1B

 

1822, Great Britain. VISIT OF GEORGE IV TO SCOTLAND. Silver 28mm. BHM 1192. $90. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 7087-17588-7A

 

France. Sports. BOXING. By ?douard Fraisse (1880-1945). Bronze 50mm. $50. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2023) ———— ?douard Fraisse was born on May 14, 1880, at Beaune. He studied under Barrias, Coutan, Chaplain and Vernon. Fraisse collaborated with Henry Demey on numerous medals and plaquettes that typically depicted figures in action. He was admitted to the Soci?t? des artistes fran?ais and exhibited at the Salon des artistes fran?ais, where he won a gold medal in 1937. He was made a chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur in 1929. Fraisse died in Paris on September 13, 1945

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SKU: 2760-18290-1B

 

(1832), Great Britain. THE ROYAL PAVILLION, BRIGHTON. By J. Langridge. Whitemetal 57mm. BHM 1643 RRR, Eimer 1264. $375. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17542-6A

 

THE MEDAL number 11 Summer 1987. Published by the British Art Medal Society (BAMS), London. 88 pages. 8 1/4″ x 11 1/2″. $25. Sorry, SOLD

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1842, Great Britain. CHRISTENING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. By Thomas Halliday, published by Hyam Hyams. Bronze 62mm. BHM 2046, Eimer 1363, W&E 342/2. $425. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17546-6A

 

1911, France. CONFERENCE SANITAIRE INTERNATIONALE, PARIS. By Tony Antoine Szirma? (1871-1938). Presented to Sir Benjamin Franklin. Bronze 55mm. $295. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2022)

Tony Antoine Szirmaï medallist and sculptor was born in Hungary in 1871. He entered the Budapest School of Decorative Arts, and later studied under Prof. Eberle at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. He moved to Italy, where he studied under Prof. Kopf for two years at the Palazzo Venezia in Rome. In 1892 he- went to Paris and entered the studio of the Master Ernest Barrias. Szirmaï died in 1938.

 

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SKU: 1210-18085-10A

 

1818, Sweden. GUDMUND J?RAN ADLERBETH (1751-1818). By Johan Salmson. Bronze 42mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2023) ———— Noted for his translations of the works of Virgil, Horace and Ovid, Adlerbeth was a member of the Royal Academy of Music (1773), the Swedish Academy (1786), the Royal Academy of History and Antiquities (1786), and the Academy of Sciences (1788). He was also protocol secretary (1774) and then personal secretary (1778) to King Gustav III.

The rev. depicts a personification of the Academy, in Roman garb, seated in front of an urn, clearly in mourning, holding a wreath; a cithara behind; a sphinx in front.
The rev. legend NULLI FLEBILIOR (?no one is more mournful?) echoes Horace?s comment
about Vergil in Odes 1.24.9-12 regarding the death of their mutual friend Quintilius Varus.

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SKU: 30266-5C

 

France. TRAVAIL ÉTUDE (Work and Study). By Raymond Delamarre. Silver (stamped 1ARGENT on its edge) 54mm. $225. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2023)

Raymond Delamarre was born in Paris on June 8, 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and under Jules Coutan at l’École des beaux-arts de Paris. He was also a student of Rodin. He was mobilized in World War I and was wounded and captured in 1914. He returned to Paris following the war and won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He exhibited at the international expositions of 1925, 1931 and 1937. Delamarre is noted for large scale sculptures, and a bas-relief, Les Arts et Monuments Régionau on the liner ‘Normandie.”   He created a large body of medals and plaquettes. Delamarre died on February 28, 1986. Delamarre’s works, including his medals are discussed and illustrated in RAYMOND DELAMARRE, Sculpteur et Médailleur By Claire Maingon. Rennes, 1924

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SKU: 9579-17721-5C

 

Great Britain. NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN. By Louis Muller. Bronze 60mm. $175. sorry, SOLD (May, 2022)

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: 2351-17350-5A

 

1961, Israel, Belgium. 900TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF GODEFROY DE BOUILLON, FIRST KING OF JERUSALEM. By Victor Demanet (1895-1964). Bronze 61mm. $100. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2023) ———– Victor Joseph Ghislain Demanet was born at Givet on February 3 1895. Hestudied under D?sir? Hurbin, He became a member of the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1925 and won an honorable mention for a plaster model for a statue of Leopold II that was erected at Namur, and won a bronze medal in 1935. Demanet died at Ixelles on February 7, 1964.

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SKU: 1860-18438-1B