Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1831, Great Britain. CORONATION OF WILLIAM IV. By Ingram. White metal 55mm. BHM 1486. $90. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2023).

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SKU: 3625-18013-11A

 

France. 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF RACINE?S PLAY ANDROMAQUE. By Charlotte Engels. Approximately 134mm. Published by le Club Fran?aise de la M?daille. Number EE (Edition d’Editeur) of an edition of 150. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? volume 4 728/A. $250. Sorry, SOLD. (May, 2024)

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SKU: 2674-20647-3C

 

1837, Great Britain. DEATH OF KING WILLIAM IV. By Thomas Halliday. White metal 38mm. BHM 1720. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 1832-18011-11A

 

1830, Great Britain. ACCESSION OF WILLIAM IV. Unsigned. Silver 46mm. Unrecorded. $900. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2021)

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SKU: 17113-4A

 

France. VOYAGES D??TUDES MEDICALES AUX STATIONS HYDROMINERALES ET CLIMATIQUES. By Raoul B?nard (1881-1961. Grand Prix de Rome in 1922). Bronze plaquette 44mm x 67mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (February, 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: 17574-1B

 

1925, France. EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS DECORATIFS ET INDUSTRIELS MODERNS, PARIS. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920) Octagonal bronze 60mm (The smaller version of this medal). Maier 322. In its original case. $375. 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: 17715-8A

 

Great Britain. TERRITORIAL FORCE ASSOCIATION OF THE COUNTY OF LONDON. Silver 32mm. $50. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2020)

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SKU: 15986-KS

 

France. WINSTON CHURCHILL. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 1826/B. $125. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2024)

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: 1200-17322-5A

 

VANDAMME, Luc. Armand Bonnetain 1883-1975. De Pisanello can der 20ste eeuw. Netherlands, 2018. Limited edition of 110 copies. 664 pages 8 1/2 x 12 inches. Hard cover. Introduction in French and Dutch. Main text in Dutch. Illustrated throughout mostly in black and white. A few pictures in color. $135. Sorry, SOLD ———— TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK. Bonnetain is one of the most prominent Belgian medalists of the 20th century. This scholarly work catalogues his medals and provides much background information with an extensive bibliography.

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1904, France. MARIANNE ? MINIST?RE DU COMMERCE ET DE L?INDUSTRIE. By Alfred Borrel. Bronze 50mm. $30. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2022) ———— Alfred Borrel was born in Paris in 1836. He studied under his father Valentin- Maurice Borrel and under Jouffroy and Merley. As a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the second grand prix de Rome for medal engraving. We was a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais. He won a second class medal at the salon in 1880, a second class medal in 1890, and a first class medal in 1893. He was made a chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur in 1906. Borrel died in 1927.

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SKU: 5080-15945-10T

 

1925, Rhodesia. VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO RHODESIA ? OPENING OF MULUNGUSHI POWER STATION. By W. J. Dingley. Silver 32mm. Giordano CM105 RRR. $250. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 19538-10b

 

France. LE DEVOT CHRIST DE PERPIGNON. By Albert Herbemont (1874-1953). Bronze 69mm. $100. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2024). ————– Albert Herbemont was born in 1874 and was a pupil of Ponscarme. He won a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1923. Herbemont was a founding member of the Soci?t? Fran?ais des Amis de la M?daille. Herbemont died in 1953.

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SKU: 4524-15690-10T

 

1916, France. AUX H?ROS DE VERDUN. By Charles Pillet (1869-1960. Premier Grand Prix de Rome, 1890). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? volume 3 313/B. $100. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2024) ———- Charles Philippe Germain Aristide Pillet, sculptor and medallist was born on 20 July 1869 in Paris . He studied under Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu and Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain. He won the premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1890. He became a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1898. In 1900 he won a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. Pillet was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur in 1911. He won the Salon?s medal of honor in 1923. Pillet died in 1960.

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SKU: 3094-20620-3C

 

1917, U.S.A. 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF NEW ORLEANS. By Abel Lafleur. Bronze 68mm. $225. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2024). ——— 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: 4219-20482-3C

 

1864, Great Britain, Scotland. GENERAL AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF AYRSHIRE. Unsigned. Bronze 46mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 19539-10B