Art Union of London

 

1859, Great Britain. Art Union of London. THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, (1727-1789) painter. By E. Ortner (after a portrait by Johann Zoffany). Bronze 55mm. Obv: Draped bust of Gainsborough facing left. Rev: Detail from Gainsborough’s “The Wood Gatherers.” Edge: Incusely inscribed: ART UNION OF LONDON 1859. Bealah 11, BHM 2653, Eimer 1529. $200. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021) ——– The commission for this medal was initially placed with Henry Weigall, but it was completed by Ortner.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 17784-9R

 

1854, Great Britain. Art Union of Great Britain. JOHN FLAXMAN (1755-1825), sculptor. By Henry Weigall. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Bust of Flaxman facing left. Rev: Mercury supporting Pandora and flying left. Edge inscribed: ART-UNION OF LONDON 1854. Beaulah 6, BHM 2530, Eimer 1479. Small edge nick on the reverse at “6 o’ clock.” $175. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

The commission for this medal was originally given to W. Wilson and was intended to be issued in 1847. In 1848, when the medal still had not been produced, the thirty winners of the silver medals were given the option of selecting either a medal of Chantrey or Reynolds. It still had not been delivered in 1849 and the job was passed to William Wyon. In 1851 Wyon reported a delay due to an accident. He died later in the year, which led to the work being passed to Henry Weigall. In 1854 thirty new prize winners were presented with the silver medal, the winners of 1847 presumably having selected either of the alternatives offered a few years earlier.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 17790-9A

 

1867, Great Britain. WILLIAM DYCE, Artist, 1806-1864. By George Gammon Adams. Bronze 57mm. Obv: Head of William Dyce facing left. Rev: Detail from Dyce’s “Good Shepherd.” Plain edge. Beaulah 17, BHM 2873, Eimer 1594. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 17778-9A

 

1855, Great Britain. Art Union of London. SIR JOHN VANBRUGH (1664-1726), architect. By Benjamin Wyon. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of Sir John Vanbrugh. Rev: Fa?ade of the central block of Blenheim Palace. Edge: Incusely inscribed: ART UNION OF LONDON, 1855. Beaulah 8, BHM 2572, Eimer 1500, Taylor 42a. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 17786-9A

 

1857, Great Britain. WILLIAM CHAMBERS (1723-1796), architect. By Benjamin Wyon after Westmacott. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Bare head of William Chambers facing right. Rev: Fa?ade of Somerset House. Edge inscribed: ART – UNION OF LONDON 1857. Beaulah 9. BHM 2596, Taylor 52a, Eimer 1516, Beaulah 9. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 17787-9A

 

1870, Great Britain. Art Uhion of London. CHARLES ROBERT LESLIE (1794-1859), painter. By Alfred Benjamin Wyon. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Bust of Charles Robert Leslie facing right. Rev: Detail from Leslie’s “The Sentry Box.” Plain edge. Beaulah 19, BHM 2911, Eimer 1608. $175. ————– The dies for this medal were commissioned in 1866.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 9003-17770-9A

 

1860, Great Britain. Art Union of London. THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830), Painter. By George Gammon Adams after a bust by Edward Hodges Baily. Bronze 56mm. Obv: Head of Sir Thomas Lawrence facing left. Rev: A standing figure of the Duke of Wellington (from a painting by Lawrence). Plain edge. BHM 2676, Eimer 1539, Bealah 12. $150. ————
The original commission for this medal was given to Charles Frederick Carter, but his progress on the medal was slow. The commission was thus transferred to George Gammon Adams.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 2894-19558-10B

 

1887, Great Britain. Art Union of London. VICTORIA’S JUBILEE. By Sir Alfred Gilbert. Bronze 63mm. Obv: Crowned, veiled bust, right. Rev: The ship of state, left. Beaulah 30, Eimer, 1735, BHM 3246. RR (only 80 specimens struck in bronze). The rarest medal from the Art Union of London series. Some slight edge damage at 8 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine. $975. Sorry, SOLDSir Alfred Gilbert, a noted sculptor, worked, for a time, in Italy and came to see new possibilities for medallic art. In 1881 he created his first medal, a cast portrait of Matthew Ridley Corbet, a painter. Although his output of medals was small, his impact on medallic art in Britain was significant. When he was commissioned to create the Jubilee medal for the Art Union of London, he departed from the prevailing, formal classicism and introduced a softer, romantic style that was influenced by developments on the continent. This new approach drew the interest of other British Artists and led to a brief renaissance of medallic art in Britain.

Price: $0.00

SKU:

 

1876, Great Britain. Art Union of London. JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (1775-1851), painter. By Leonard Charles Wyon after a drawing by Charles Turner. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Bust of Joseph Mallord William Turner facing left. Rev: Detail from Turner’s “The Fighting Temeraire.”. Plain edge. Beaulah 23, BHM 3030, Eimer 1655. $300. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2022)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 7698-17776-9A

 

1877, Great Britain. Art Union of London. WILLIAM MULREADY (1786-1863), painter. By George Gammon Adams. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Head of William Mulready facing left.Rev: Detail from Mulready’s “The Haymakers.” Plain edge. Beaulah 24, BHM 3037, Eimer 1657. Cased. $225.

Price: $225.00

SKU: 17774-8C

 

1858, Great Britain. Art Union of London. THOMAS BANKS (1735-1805), sculptor. By Leonard Charles Wyon (obverse after a drawing by George Dance). Bronze 55mm. Obv: Draped bust of Thomas Banks facing left. Rev: Part of Banks’ decoration of Sir Eyre Coote’s tomb (A seated figure on a pedestal decorated with an elephant). Plain edge. Beaulah 10, BHM 2633, Eimer 1523. $250. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021) ———–

The commission for this medal was originally given to Benjamin Wyon, who apparently passed it to Leonard Charles Wyon.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 17785-9A

 

1854, Great Britain. JOHN FLAXMAN. By Henry Weigall. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Bust of Flaxman facing left. Rev: Mercury, supporting Pandora and flying left. From the Art Union of London series. ?Beaulah 6, BHM 2530, Eimer 1479. In an original Art Union of London case. Extremely fine. $225.? Sorry, SOLD
The commission for this medal was originally given to W. Wilson and was intended to be issued in 1847. In 1848, when the medal still had not been produced, the thirty winners of the silver medals were given the option of selecting either a medal of Chantrey or Reynolds. It still had not been delivered in 1849 and the job was passed to William Wyon. In 1851 Wyon reported a delay due to an accident. He died later in the year, which led to the work being passed to Henry Weigall. In 1854 thirty new prize winners were presented with the silver medal, the winners of 1847 presumably having selected either of the alternatives offered a few years earlier.

Price: $0.00

SKU:

 

1864, Great Britain. JOHN BACON, 1740-1799, Sculptor. By Joseph.Shepherd Wyon. AE 55mm. Obv: Bust of John Bacon with his head facing right. Rev: Bacon’s statue of Samuel Johnson. From the Art Union of London series. Beaulah 15, BHM 2797, Eimer 1573. In an original Art Union of London case. $250

Price: $250.00

SKU: 30849-8C

 

1879, Great Britain. DAVID COX, Painter, 1783-1859. By George T. Morgan. Bronze 56mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of David Cox. Rev: A scene from Cox’s “Returning from Market.” Plain edge. Beaulah 26, BHM 3053, Eimer 1666. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 17768-9A

 

1846, Great Britain. Art Union of London. SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN (1632-1723), architect. By Benjamin Wyon and (begun by) W. Wilson. Bronze 58mm. Obv: High-relief bust, right. Rev: Facade of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Edge: Incusely inscribed: ART UNION OF LONDON 1846. From the Art Union of London series. Beaulah 3, BHM 2232, Eimer 1411, Taylor 39h. $225. sorry, SOLD (October, 2021) ——-
A report in the Art Journal in 1850 considered this medal to be “one of the most successful medallic representations of a building ever executed.”

Price: $0.00

SKU: 18001-9A