Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

1841, Great Britain. REV. WALTER FARQUHAR HOOK – THE CONSECRATION OF ST. PETER?S CHURCH, LEEDS. By Thomas Ottley. White metal 50mm. Unrecorded in BHM. $60. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 19591-11B

 

Great Britain. GEORGE IV – ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE ? THE ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON MEDAL. Unsigned. Published by Pinches. Bronze 68mm. Pinches p. 179.Unrecorded in BHM (lists only a RSL prize medal by Rundell, Bridge & Rundell). $150. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 19580-11B

 

1883, Great Britain. VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES TO THE ROYAL COUNTIES? AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY?S EXHIBITION. By A.E. Brown. White metal 45mm. BHM 3156 R, W&E 1466. $50. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022).

Price: $0.00

SKU: 19569-11B

 

Great Britain. THE QUEEN, PRINCE ALBERT, AND BRITAIN?S HOPE. Brass box medal 28mm containing four white metal medals 27mm. BHM 2382 lists five medals as comprising the set, but four medals seem to fit snuggly. BHM lists two medal portraying Victoria, it seems curious that the set would contain a second portrait of Victoria. Also, the lid would not fit, so this may be complete. $125. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

Price: $120.00

SKU: 19586-11B

 

1933, France. PAUL METADIER. By Paul Marcel Dammann. Bronze 65mm. $75. ———— 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 L?gion d?Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 9159-19760-1C

 

1914, World War I. France BOMBARDMENT AND FIRE AT REIMS CATHEDRAL. By Ovide Yencesse. Bronze 50mm. $85. ——- Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947) was born at Dijon. He studied under Ponscarme, Thomas and Levillain at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was director of the ?cole des Beaux-Arts at Dijon. He won gold medals at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1900 and in 1920. Yencesse was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1900. Many of his medallic works have a distinctive, subtle effect using a soft, shallow relief.

Price: $85.00

SKU: 7946-20264-1C

 

France. LE CHAPELET. (The Rosary). By Andr? Pierre Schwab. Uniface bronze 68mm. OBV: A seated female holding a rosary. $90. ———– Andr? Pierre Schwab was born at Nancy on August 6, 1883. He was a student of Merci?, Chaplain, Vernon. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais beginning in 1905 and won a gold medal in 1926.Schwab died in 1969.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 3678-19925-1C

 

1970 (edge stamp), France. LES FROMAGES DE FRANCE. (The Cheeses of France). By Andr? Chevalard. Bronze 68mm. Dark patina. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 4 397/F. $80

Price: $80.00

SKU: 2262-19926-1C

 

1907, France. CENTENARY OF THE COURS DES COMPTES. By Frederic de Vernon. Bronze 55mm x 71mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2023)————– Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon was born in Paris on 17 November, 1858. He studied under Cavelier, Chaplain and Tasset and, on the urging of Chaplain, took part in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome in medal engraving. He placed twice before eventually winning in 1887. His works exhibit a strong influence by Roty. Vernon won many accolades and in 1900 was made a chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. He died in 1912.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 19944-1C

 

France. PHILIPPE NERICAULT DESTOUCHES Dramatist and Diplomat. By Caunois, Copper 41mm. From the series of medals “Galerie Metallique des Grands Hommes Fran?ais.”

Price: $40.00

SKU: 6303-8B

 

France. World War II. M?DAILLES DES FUSILL?S (Tribute to those shot by firing squad). By Andr? Galtie. Bronze 70mm. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 4 774/B. $150. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2022) ——————- Andr? L?on Galti? was born in Toulouse on February 26, 1908. He won a silver medal in 1944 at the Salon des artistes Fran?ais. Galti? died at Brian?on on August 4, 1983.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 7786-18409-12A

 

France. LE PAIN. By Louis Desvignes. Uniface. Bronze 59mm. Obv: A woman holding a large loaf of bread and a knife. $60. Sorry, SOLD. ——— Louis Desvignes, sculptor and medallist,was born on November 14 1877 at Creusot (Sa?ne-et-Loire), He was a student of Raoul. Verlet, Paul Auban and Henri Dubois at l’?cole des Beaux-Arts de Paris . He was a soci?taire du Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and won a gold medal in 1932. Desvignes died in Paris on June 22, 1934.

Price: $0.00

SKU: Q1215-5S

 

1975, France. PIER LEONE GHEZZI, first professional caricaturist. By Ronald Searle. Plated-copper 95mm. No. 12 of an edition of 100 published by Club Fran?ais de la M?daille. Somewhat uneven color apparently due to some of the underlying metal showing through, which seems to be typical for this finish. $125 ———— Ronald William Fordham Searle was born in Cambridge on March 3 1920. He is best known as a satirical cartoonist and illustrator, and for being the creator of St. Trinian?s School. He started creating medals long after he had established his reputation. Searle started drawing at the age of five and left school at the age of 15. He trained at Cambridge College of Arts and Technology (now Anglia Ruskin University). In 1939 he enlisted in the army. In 1942 he was stationed in Singapore. He fought in Malaya and was taken prisoner. Searle was moved to the Kwai Jungle, where he worked on the ?Death Railway.? He suffered considerably during his imprisonment, contracting beri-beri and malaria, and was subjected to beatings. His weight dropped to under 90 pounds. During his captivity he made drawings that documented the atrocities he observed. He kept them hidden. About 300 survived the war. They are documented in a book published in 1986. The originals are in the collection of the Imperial War Museum. After the War, Searle served as a courtroom artist at the Nuremberg trials. During the 1950s he produced an extraordinary amount of work, which was published in many leading publications, including Punch and the New Yorker. In 1961 he moved to Paris. He died on December 30, 2011 in Provence.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 9368-19717-11B

 

1900, France. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION – PARIS MINT SOUVENIR. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis. Bronze 50mm. $75. ———– Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis (1848-1899), French painter, sculptor and medallist entered l??cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts at the age of seventeen. In 1868 he won the second Prix de Rome for medal engraving and the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1872. He exhibited regularly at the Salon. In 1898 he was made an officer of the L?gion d?Honneur. Daniel-Dupuis died tragically in 1899, when he was shot in his sleep by his wife, who had a history of mental illness. His wife then turned the gun on herself and committed suicide. Daniel-Dupuis created an extensive oeuvre of medallic works.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 19582-11B

 

France. PARIS. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 81mm. OBVERSE: A female personification of Paris with various objects symbolic of the arts and science. REVERSE: Inscription Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 4 1837/F. $90. Sorry, SOLD (November, 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 ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxi?me 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 L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died on July 25 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 9709-16407-9T