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1803, Great Britain. NATIONAL EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE?S WORKS PUBLISHED. By C. H. K?chler. Silver 47mm. BHM 553. $300. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2023)

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SKU: 0217-19712-11B

 

France. CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D?AVESNES. By Alph?e Dubois (1831-1905). Silver (edge stamped 2ARGENT) plaquette 36mm x 51mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023) ———— Alph?e Dubois (1831-1905), French sculptor and medallist was a student at the ?cole Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He studied under Barre and Duret as well as his father Eug?ne Dubois. In 1855 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. He exhibited at the salon in 1868 and 1869. He was a jury member at the Universal Exposition of 1900. Dubois was made a chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

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SKU: 3969-15587-11A

 

World War I. France. GALLIA. By Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951). Bronze 64mm. $95. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2022) ———— Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951) was born at M?con. He initially worked under his father, a marble worker, but later moved to Paris, where he studied under the sculptors Alexandre Falgui?re and Merci?. He became a regular exhibitor at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais. He produced several war memorials following World War I and is noted, among medal collectors, for his medals related to World War I. Morlon designed an effigy of Marianne in a Phrygian cap, which was used on the fifty centime, one franc and two franc coins from 1931 until 1959. He also designed coins for Uruguay. He was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur in 1927. He died at Houdan on February 24 1951.

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SKU: 4611-15769-10T

 

(2002). Great Britain. JAMES BOSWELL. By Ron Searle, published by the British Art Medal Society. Bronze 75mm. Eimer 2207. $175. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022) ———— 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

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SKU: 2466-18028-11A

 

1955, France. SYNDICAT G?N?RAL DE LA BOULANGERIE FRAN?AISE. By Raoul Eug?ne Lamourdedieu (1877-1953). Bronze 72mm x 54mm. $45. ——— Raoul Eug?ne Lamourdedieu (1877-1953) was born at Faugerolles (Lot-et-Garonne). He studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts at Bordeaux. He won the Prix de la Ville de Bordeaux at the age of twenty. He moved to Paris and studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts. Be became a professor at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts, a member of La Soci?t? Nationale des Beaux-Arts and of the Salon d?Automne. He created numerous medals and sculpture in carved wood and other materials.

Price: $45.00

SKU: 5536-15571-12A

 

France. PARIS 5TH ARRONDISSEMENT. By Maurice Delannoy. Bronze 68mm. Very slight edge bump at the top of the reverse. $50. ———— Maurice Delannoy was born on March 11, 1885, in Paris. He studied at the ?cole Germain Pilon under Charles Valton and Jules ?douard Roin?. He became a professor of drawing and worked as a medallisst and sculptor. He designed coins for Morocco, Monaco and Lebanon, and a considerable number of medals. Delannoy was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur in 1947. He died in Paris on April 26, 1972.

Price: $50.00

SKU: 7692-18429-7B

 

1824, Great Britain. FOUNDATION OF ST. GEORGE?S CHAPEL, KIDDERMINSTER. By Joseph Ottley. White metal 64mm. BHM 1242 R. $100

Price: $100.00

SKU: 19965-1C

 

France. LA TOILETTE. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 77mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 383/G. Cased. S275. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2023) ——————-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 Duexi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a Premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the completion 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 in 1968.

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SKU: 19168-9B

 

1697, England. THE TREATY OF RYSWICK ? STATE OF ENGLAND. By John Croker. Bronze 69mm. MI II 192/499, Eimer 372. $1,000. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2020)

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SKU: Q7177-13020-9R

 

Undated (circa 1900), Great Britain. CRUFT?S DOG SHOW. Gilt-bronze 39mm. Scarcer variety showing several breeds instead of the single head of a dog. $100

Price: $100.00

SKU: Q6234-14898-10R

 

Great Britain. SIR FRANCIS BACON. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. OBV: Almost facing bust of Sir Francis Bacon. REV: Aurora. MI I 245/4, Eimer 107, Eisler 1 267/2. Some die flaws (typical). $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: 53024-5357-5E

 

1964, Portugal/Great Britain. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. By Vasco Concei??o. AE 88mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of Shakespeare. Rev: Names of plays and masks. Extremely fine. $75.

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1900, Great Britain. JUBILEE OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. By John Pinches & Co. AE 57mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of Luke Howard. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. BHM 3686. Pinches -. In a circular Wyon case. Extremely fine. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: N-1616

 

1905, Great Britain, Scotland. THE EDINBURGH SIR WALTER SCOTT CLUB. By G.E. Oliver. Bronze 54mm. Cased. $80

Price: $80.00

SKU: Q1448-5S

 

1812, Great Britain. PARLIAMENTARY THANKS FOR WELLINGTON’S SERVICE IN THE PENINSULAR WAR. By Thomas Webb. Bronze 54mm. OBV: Head of the Duke of Wellington facing left. REV: Inscription within a wreath. BHM 746. $150.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 2692-20207-1C