Dassier's Kings & Queens

 

1154, England. STEPHEN, (King 1135-1154). By Jean Dassier. Restruck circa 1830 by Sir Edward Thomason. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of Stephen, in armor and a plumed helmet, facing left. Rev: A tomb, on which is a winged infant, amid military trophies, leaning on globe. MI I p. 3, Eimer 4, Eisler I 254/6. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: Q1639-15950-1T

 

Reign: William I (1066–1087)

Artist: Jean Dassier

Material: Bronze, 41mm

Price: $90.00

SKU: 15443-1S

 

Reign: William II (1087–1100)

Artist: Jean Dassier

Material: Bronze, 41mm

Price: $90.00

SKU: Q7766-15417-1S

 

Reign: Henry I (1100–1135)

Artist: Jean Dassier

Material: Bronze, 41mm

Price: $90.00

SKU: J2029-15418-1S

 

Reign: Henry II (1154–1189)

Artist: Jean Dassier

Material: Bronze, 41mm

Price: $90.00

SKU: J6564-15420-1S

 

ELIZABETH I, 1558-1603. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of Elizabeth, in a high collar, facing three-quarters, left. Leg: ELISABETH . D . G. ANG . FR . ET . HIB . REGINA. (Elizabeth, by the grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland). Rev: A monument with a bas-relief depicting the destruction of the Spanish armada. Relgion on one side and Minerva on the other. Exergue: NATA . 7 SEPT . 1533 . COR . 15 . IAN . 1559 . M . 24 . MART . 1602 (Born September 7, 1533, crowned January 15, 1559, DIED March 24 1602 [sic]). MI volume I, page 185/193, Eimer 79, Eisler I 261/25. Dassier issue. $120. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2019)

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SKU: 15442-1S

 

Great Britain. MARY I, DASSIER?S MEDAL ? REJECTED DESIGN. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Eisler 261/24c, MI I 89/60 (Described as uniface cast and very rare ? this example is struck with its reverse. $600. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17702-7A

 

HENRY IV, 1399-1413. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust, facing left, in a doublet and wearing a crown and a drape on his head. Leg: HENRICUS . V . D . G . ANG . FR . ET . HIB . REX. (Henry V, by the grace of God, king of England, France and Ireland). Rev: A sepulcharal monument, on which Death reclines amid military trophies. A bas-relief on the base depicts Prince John of Lancaster ordering the rebel chiefs to be arrested. Inscription on the pedestal of the monument: NATUS. 1366. CORONAT. 1399. MORT 1413. (Born 1366, crowned 1399, died 1413). From Dassier’s series of medals of the Kings and Queens of England, first published in 1731 and restruck by Sir Edward Thomason circa 1820. This example is a Thomason issue (On a slightly thicker flan and with a straighter edge) MI volume 1, page 12/6. $80. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2023)

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SKU: 2749-17304-5A

 

GEORGE II, 1727-1760. DEDICATION MEDAL, 1731. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of George II , facing left, laureate with long heair and wearing armor and a mantle. Legend: GEORGIUS . II . D . G. MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX. (George II, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France and Ireland). Rev: Inscription: NUMISMATA REGUM ANGLIAE A GUIELMO PRIMO AD HAEC USQUE TEMPORA GEORGIO II . MAGNAE BRITANNIAE FRANCIAE ET HIBERNIAE REGI SERENISSIMO ETC . DICATA A JOANNE DASSIER GENEVENSIS REIPUB . CAELATORE MONETALI ANNO M.DCC.XXXI. (MEdals of the Kings of England from William I to these very times, dedicated to George II, the most seene king of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, etc., by Jean Dassier, engraver of coins to the Republic of Geneva, 1731). Below: crossed branches of palm and laurel. MI II 498/43., Eimer 525, Eisler I 252/1. $100. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2019)

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SKU: 15437-1S

 

EDWARD I, 1272-1307. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Buat of Edward I, in armor, mantle and a crown, facing three-quarters left. Legend: EDOUARD . I . D . G. ANG . ET .HIB . REX. (Edward I, by the grace of God, king of England and Ireland). Rev: A circular temple with three niches containing statues of Minerva (for Edward’s Wisdom and military genius), Prudence and Hercules (an allusion to the magnitude and variety of Edward’s enterprizes). At one side History is recording Edward’s deeds while two onlookers admire the monument on the other side. Exergue: NAT. 1230 . COR. 1272. MORT. 1307. (Born 1230, crowned 1272, died 1307). From Thomason’s reissue, circa 1820. MI I 5/2, Eimer 10, Eisler I 256/11. Dassier’s medal. $90. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: J7676-15422-1S

 

France. M?LODIE. By Georges Crouzat (1904-1976). Cast bronze 233mm x 137mm. Cf. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustre? vol. 3 112/A. Mounted on a wooden block. Which is tapered so that it is wider at the bottom in order to be free standing. $800. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2022) ———— Georges Crouzat (1904-1976) was a student of Landowski and Jean-Baptiste ?mile Dropsy at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He was a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and received an honorable mention in 1928.

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SKU: 0085-15407-12T

 

France. LA FAMILLE. By R. B?tannier. Uniface bronze 69mm. $90. ——- Roger Alphonse B?tannier, was born in Paris in 1920, He exhibited in the sculpture section at the Salon in 1947 and apparently died in the same year. He created several medals in his short career. B?tannier died in 1999.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 0454-19388-12B

 

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

 

1926, France. LES ANCIENS CHASSEURS ? PIED. Unsigned. Silvered-bronze 46mm x 62mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2020)

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SKU: J7575-15260-5S

 

France, farming. RAM AND SHEEP. By Adolphe Rivet (1855-1908). Bronze 85mm. $100. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2021) ———-

Adolphe Rivet, sculptor and medallist, was born at P?rigueux in 1855. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts and studied under Cavelier, Ponscarme and Roty. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, where he received an honorable mention in 1888 and a second class medal in 1908.

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SKU: Q5211-15475-4S