Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

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

 

1907, Great Britain. WIRRAL AND BIRKENHEAD AGRICULTURAL SHOW ? PRIZE AWARDED FOR A MOTOR CAR UNDER ?500. Bronze 52mm. Awarded to Messrs J.A. Lawton & Co. $75. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 19702-11B

 

1961 hallmark. Great Britain. Horticulture. ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY ? MERIT MEDAL. Silver 45mm. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: 1612-19703-11B

 

Undated. Great Britain. ATHENA/MINERVA ? ACADEMIC AWARD. By Pinches. Bronze 38mm. $45. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 19709-11B

 

1974, Great Britain. CENTENARY OF THE ST. ANNE?S ON THE SEA LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED. Published by Spink & Son. Silver 58mm. $100. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 19732-11B

 

France. AMIENS CATHEDRAL. By Louis Desvignes (1877-1934). Bronze 50mm. 490 ———– 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: $90.00

SKU: 5740-16208-11A

 

France, Insurance. ARMAND POTTIER, Director of COMPAGNIE D?ASSURANCES L?UNION INCENDIE ACCIDENTS. By Raoul B?nard (1881-1961. Grand Prix de Rome in 1922). Bronze 68mm. $125. ———-

Price: $125.00

SKU: 6487-18415-7B

 

1967, France. Circus. LA PISTE. By H?l?ne Guastalla. Bronze 87mm. Edge nick towards the top of the reverse. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 4549-18296-7B

 

U.S.A. LOUIS ARMSTRONG. By Germaine Resseguier-Lagriffoul, published by the Paris Mint. Silvered-bronze 85mm. Number 5 of a limited edition of 400. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 4 1566/B. $120. ———— Germaine Ress?guier-Lagriffoul was born in 1908. He attended the ?cole des Beaux-Art in Marseille then the l’?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He created an extensive body of medals.

Price: $120.00

SKU: 5722-18614-7B

 

France. F???S ????-SU???. By Jean Vernon. Untrimmed bronze plaquette 59mm x 63mm. $120. ————- Jean ?mile Louis de Vernon (known as Jean Vernon) was the son of medallist and sculptor Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He was born in Paris on April 1, 1897. Vernon studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, under Jules Coutan and Hippolyte Jules Lef?bvre. He first exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1922 and won a silver medal in 1924 and a gold medal in 1936. Vernon worked primarily as a sculptor, but created medals, including his famous series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables. He died in Paris on September 9, 1975.

Price: $120.00

SKU: 5438-18674-7B

 

France. FOUR-MAN TOBOGGAN. By F?lix Rasumny (1869-1940). Bronze 46mm. $45

Price: $45.00

SKU: 0523-16644-10A

 

Finland. Elephant. CARL GUSTAV MANNERHEIM, Military Leader and Statesman. By Kauko R?s?nen. Bronze two-part medal 55mm. OBVERSE: Head of Mannerheim. REVERSE: Three elephants. Medal comes in two parts. when opened, the center reveals a portrait that is half itaglio and half in relief. In its original wooden case. #98 of an edition of 2,000. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2023)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 7040-17719-8B

 

Martinique REN? MARAN (1887-1960), writer from Martinique. Bronze 63mm. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: 7854-18254-11A