Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

France. HYFANTIKH (The Weaver) – CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DE CAMBRAI. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Silver 60mm. Stamped 1ARGENT on its edge (i.e. 95% silver). Insignificant edge damage at “2 o’clock” on the reverse. $650. Sorry, SOLD (January, 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: K6195-16056-1T

 

1927, Canada, Great Britain. DIAMOND JUBILEE OF THE CONFEDERATION OF CANADA. Obverse by Bertram Mackennal. Reverse by Raymond Delamarre after C.W. Jeffreys. Struck at the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint. Bronze 76mm. $300. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2022)

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SKU: 18450-12A

 

France. SYNDICAT GÉNÉRAL DES CONSTUCTEURS DE TRACTEURS ET MACHINES AGRICOLES. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 81mm. Obv: A female head. Workmen at machines in the background. Rev: Ears of wheat set against a cog. In a cardboard box. $100. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2022)

Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August, 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the École Nationale Supèrieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fréderic-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxième second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins.  He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. Turin died on July 25, 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

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SKU: 2141-18225-10A

 

1944, France. THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE – MARIANNE BREAKING FROM SHACKLES. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Uniface bronze 68mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2022)

Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August, 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the École Nationale Supèrieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fréderic-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxième second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins.  He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. Turin died on July 25, 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

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SKU: 5685-16445-10T

 

U.S.A. BUFFALO. By Steven Chase. Cast bronze 84mm x 62mm. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 51070-T4D

 

1948, Belgium. CERCLE ROYAL L?TITIA. Unsigned. Bronze 85mm x 89mm. $80. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2020).

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SKU: J0930-14991-4S

 

1777, France, Switzerland. ALLIANCE BETWEEN LOUIS XVI AND THE SWISS CONFEDERATION. By Benjamin Duvivier. Copper 42mm. Friedländer 85. $125. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2021)

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SKU: Q3249-15972-KS

 

(1938), France. VICTOIRE – 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY FOLLOWING THE GREAT WAR. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968). Bronze 68mm. OBV: Victory standing with a spear and shield. REV: A sword and inscription. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 3 377/C. $150. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2023)

Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August, 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the École Nationale Supèrieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fréderic-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxième second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins.  He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. Turin died on July 25, 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

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SKU: 1958-18612-2B

 

France. MARIANNE. By Adolphe Rivet (1855-1908). Copper 50mm. $30. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2022)

Adolphe Rivet, sculptor and medallist, was born at Varetz (Corr?ze) on July 30 1855. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under Jules Cavelier, Hubert Ponscarme and Oscar Roty. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, where he received an honorable mention in 1888 and a second class medal in 1908. He died at Gentilly (Seine) on November 8 1925

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SKU: 8727-15946-10T

 

1939, Great Britain. MOLESEY AMATEUR REGATTA. Unsigned. Silver-gilt 51mm. $120. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2023)

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SKU: Q4181-15746-KS

 

1827, Great Britain. FREDERICK, DUKE OF YORK, MEMORIAL. By Thomas Ottley. White metal 45mm. BHM 1281 R. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E0695-1B

 

France. LE CHAT PERSAN. By Claude Vincent. Bronze 63mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2023).

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SKU: 19367-12B

 

(Early 19th century), Great Britain. CHRISTIAN TRACT SOCIETY. Unsigned. Bronze 54mm. Unrecorded in BHM. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

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SKU: 9100-18019-11A

 

1930, France. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLLEGE DU FRANCE. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: The head of a female holding a lighted torch with rays issuing forth. REVERSE: A statue of Guillaume Budé. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 378/D. Boxed. $250. Sorry, SOLD

Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August, 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the École Nationale Supèrieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fréderic-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxième second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins.  He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. Turin died on July 25, 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

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SKU: 42002-2D

 

France. GIRAFES. By Maurice Thénot (1893-1963). Uniface bronze plaquette 51mm x 77mm. Obv: A family of giraffes. Catalogue Générale Illustré vol. 3 373/J. $225. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2022)

From Thénot’s series of plaquettes of African animals: Antilopes Impala, Antelopes Koudou, Buffle de Cafrerie, Combat d’Antilopes, Éléphant Solitaire, Girafes, Léopard, Lion et Lionne, Python, Rhinocéros.

François Maurice Thénot was born in 1893. He studied under Patey. He exhibited in the Salon des Artistes and won a bronze medal in 1927 and a silver medal in 1936. His medallic works include a fine series of plaquettes and medals depicting African animals. Thénot died in 1963.

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SKU: 19339-9B