Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1890, France. IN LABORE QUIES. By Louis Oscar Roty (1846-1911, Grand Prix de Rome 1875). Silvered-bronze plaquette 53mm x 50mm. $175. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

Louis Oscar Roty was born at Paris on June 11, 1846. He initially studied painting at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts under Lecoq and Boisbaudran. It is reported that he lost the money for a paint box and subsequently enrolled in a life-drawing class and thence into sculpting. This trajectory would eventually lead to his career as the most celebrated medallist of his time. Along the way, he studied in the atelier of the statuary Augustin Dumont and under Ponscarme, Chapu and Chaplain. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1875. Roty spent three years in Rome, where he modeled a number of waxes. In 1888 he was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts. He took the grand prize at the International Exposition in 1889. Roty was a commander of the L?gion d?Honneur. He was responsible for reintroducing the plaquette, an art form that had been neglected since the Renaissance. His ?Semeuse? (sower) was widely used on French coins and stamps. He died in Paris on March 23, 1911.

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SKU: 1334-16142-2T

 

France. World War II. FRENCH RESISTANCE. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 68mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (July, 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 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: 5946-18432-5B

 

1929, France. 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DELIVERANCE OF ORLEANS BY JOAN OF ARC. By ?mile Monier (1883-1970). Bronze plaquette 81mm x 42mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2021) ———- ?mile Monier, sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970.

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SKU: 15705-LS

 

1864, Great Britain. INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, TELFORD MEDAL. By William Wyon. Silver-gilt 58mm. Awarded to George Henry Phipps. BHM 1328. $675. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 18626-5b

 

Great Britain. CAPTAIN JAMES COOK. Silver (hallmarked on its edge) 38mm. Cased. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 4228-18286-5B

 

France.FLIGHT – FERIAM SIDERA. Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Bronze 90mm.$525. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

Paul-Marcel Dammann, sculptor and medallist was born on June 13, 1885, at Montgerm. He studied under Chaplain. In 1908 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. In 1928 he won a medal of honor at the Salon and was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939.

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SKU: 17338-5A

 

1978, Guadeloupe. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF BASSE TERRE. Unsigned (reverse after R. Cl?rmont). Bronze 68mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2023)

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SKU: 7633-17711-2B

 

France. VICTOIRES DE LA MARNE. By Maurice Delannoy. Bronze 59mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2022)

Maurice Delannoy was born on March 11, 1885, in Paris.  He studied at the École Germain Pilon under Charles Valton and Jules Édouard Roiné. He became a professor of drawing and worked as a medallisst and sculptor. He designed coins for Morocco, Monaco and Lebanon, and a considerable number of medals. Delannoy was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1947. He died in Paris on April 26, 1972.

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SKU: 18446-1B

 

1939, France. DENIS PEYRONY, archeologist. By Pryas. Bronze 60mm x 75mm. $195. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2020)

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SKU: J2983-15119-4S

 

Italy. GIANFRANCESCO I GONZAGA. 1ST MARQUESS OF MANUTA. By Pisanello. Later cast. Bronze 93mm. Hill Corpus 20, Pollard Nat. Gallery of Art 16. $250. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2023)

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SKU: 7382-18811-5B

 

1833, Great Britain. OPENING OF THE CHOLERA ORPHAN SCHOOL. By Ottley. White metal 45mm. BHM 1653 (Not recorded in white metal). Pierced. $50. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2023)

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SKU: 19302-8B

 

1967, U.S.A. CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF R. TAIT MCKENZIE. By J.R. Sinnock. Bronze 64mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2022)

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SKU: 18491-2B

 

1930, Algier. INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CONTEST, ALGIERS – ON THE CENTENARY OF ALGERIA. Unsigned. Uniface bronze plaquette 68mm 51mm. Escande 281. Lightly cleaned with traces of lacquer on the reverse. $125.

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SKU: Q2492-15731-11T

 

1973, France. THE NAVY CRUISER JEAN BART. By Georges Guiraud (1901-1989). Bronze 66mm. (Reverse engraved to recipient). $50. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2023) ————- Georges Guiraud was born at Toulouse on August 5 1901. He was the son of Albert Guiraud, who was a painter and illuminator of documents. Guiraud studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked in the workshop of Jean Boucher. Guiraud won the First Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1926. He died at Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple (Marne) on May 12 1989.

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SKU: 4097-15646-2B

 

Belgium. World War I. OEUVRE DE LA SOUPE. By Georges Petit. (Edge stamped: LISSOIR 51 LI?GE. Bronze 70mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD (April. 2022)

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SKU: 8281-16188-5T