Art Union of London

 

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). BHM 2676, Eimer 1539, Beaulah 12. Cased. Extremely fine. $200. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-5968

 

1872, Great Britain. Art Union of London. WILLIAM ETTY (1787-1849), painter. By George Gammon Adams. Bronze 57mm. Obv: Head of William Etty facing left. Rev: A detail from Etty?s ?Venus and Cupid Descending.? Plain edge. Beaulah 20, BHM 2938, Eimer 1631. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021) ———-
The portrait on this medal was taken from a self-portrait in the collection of the Manchester City Art Gallery.

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SKU: 17772-9A

 

1874, Great Britain. Art Union of London. JOHN GIBSON (1790-1866), sculptor. By Joseph Sheppard Wyon. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Head of Gibson facing left. Rev: Gibson?s ?Grecian Hunter and His Dog.? Plain edge. Beaulah 21, BHM 2982, Eimer 1636. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17773-9A

 

1882, Great Britain. Art Union of London. EDWARD HODGES BAILY (1788-1867), sculptor. By Alfred Benjamin Wyon. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Head of Baily facing left. Rev: Baily’s “Eve at the Fountain.” Plain edge. Beaulah 28, BHM-3115, Eimer 1691. Edge nick on the obverse. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October 2021)

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SKU: 17769-9A

 

1868, Great Britain. Art Union of London. RICHARD WESTMACOTT (1775-1856), sculptor. By Leonard Charles Wyon. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Draped bust of Sir Richard Westmacott facing right. Rev: Westmacott’s “Charity” (Three small children around a female). Plain edge. Beaulah 18, BHM 2894, Eimer 1600. $225. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022) ————— The portrait on this medal was taken from a model by Westmacott’s son.

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SKU: 4962-17771-9A

 

1884, Great Britain. SIR GILBERT SCOTT (1811-1978), architect. By George Gammon Adams. Bronze 56mm. Obv: Head of Sir Gilbert Scott facing left. Rev: A view of St. Mary?s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh. Plain edge. Beaulah 29, BHM 3170, Eimer 1709, Taylor 235a. $275. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17777-9A

 

1861, Great Britain, Scotland. SIR DAVID WILKIE (1785-1841), painter. By Leonard Charles Wyon. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Draped bust of Sir David Wilkie facing right. Rev: A detail from Wilkie’s “The Rent Day.” Plain edge. Beaulah 13, BHM 2704, Eimer 1549. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17782-9A

 

1880, Great Britain. THOMAS STOTHARD (1755-1834), painter and engraver. By Leonard Charles Wyon. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Draped bust of Thomas Stothard facing right. Rev: Detail from “The Canterbury Pilgrims.” Plain edge. Beaulah 27, BHM 3080. Eimer 1672. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17767-9A

 

1875, Great Britain. DAVID ROBERTS, Painter, 1796-1864. By George T. Morgan. Bronze 56mm. Obv: Head of David Roberts facing left. Rev: A Moorish scribe and a seated female. Beaulah 22, BHM 3016, Eimer 1649. From the Art Union of London series. This is one of the scarcer medals from the series. $250. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

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SKU: 19347-11B

 

1862, Great Britain. SIR CHARLES BARRY (1795-1850), Architect. By Charles and Jacques Wiener. Silver 60mm. Obv: Bust of Sir Charles Barry facing right. Rev: A finely detailed view of the Houses of Parliament, his best known work. BHM 2712, Eimer 1558, Taylor 171i, Beaulah 14. Richly toned, Some nicks in the obverse field in front of the portrait. Nearly extremely fine. $550. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S11-11396

 

1849, Great Britain. Art Union. INIGO JONES (1573-1652), architect. By Charles Frederick Carter. Bronze 54mm. Obv: High relief, draped bust of Inigo Jones wearing a cap and facing left. Rev: The fa?ade of the Banqueting House, Whitehall. Edge: Plain (some specimens have an inscription). From the Art Union of London series. Beaulah 5, BHM 2348, Eimer 1437. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $175.00

SKU: 10399650

 

1887, Great Britain. art Union of London. VICTORIA’S JUBILEE. By Sir Alfred Gilbert. Silver 63mm. Obv: Crowned, veiled bust, right. Rev: The ship of state, left. Beaulah 30, Eimer, 1735, BHM 3246. RRR (only 60 specimens struck in silver). Extremely fine. $2,250. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400548

 

1861, Great Britain. Art Union of London. SIR DAVID WILKIE, Painter. By Leonard Charles Wyon. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Draped bust of Wilkie facing right. Rev: A detail from Wilkie’s “The Village Politicians.” From the Art Union of London series of medals. Beaulah 13, BHM 2704, Eimer 1549. In an Art Union of London case. Extremely fine. $225 Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400052

 

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.

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SKU: 10398937

 

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.

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SKU: 10400098