Exhibitions

 

1937, France. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, PARIS. By Paul-Marcel Dammann. Gilt-bronze 77mm. OBVERSE: A standing female with her hands raised; four additional females in the background. REVERSE: A sailing ship, palette and brushes set against a branch, and an antique lamp set against a branch. $175. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2021) ———– Paul-Marcel Dammann, sculptor and medallist was born on June 13 1885 at Montgerm. He studied under Chaplain. In 1908 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. In 1928 he won a medal of honor at the Salon and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939.

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SKU: Q7521-16009-1A

 

1900, France. EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE ? HARBURGER GUMMI-KAMM CO. (Makers of hardened rubber products). Hardened rubber 72mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 14502-10P

 

1933, Great Britain. BUILDING AND MODERN HOMES INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. By F?lix Rasumny. AE-gilt 59mm. Obv: Fame seated under a tree with a temple in the background. Rev: A wreath (Center plain for engraving). Not recorded in BHM or Eimer. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2019)

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SKU: E-8953

 

France. MAURITANIE. By Emile Monier. AE 59mm. Obv: The head of a native from Mauritania. Rev: A map of Mauritania; a building in the background. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 260/A. Some spots. $150. ——— From Monier?s series of portraits of native Africans: Cote-D?Ivoire, Dahomey, Guin?e, Haute-Volta, Mauritanie, Niger, S?n?gal, Soudan produced for the French Colonial Exposition of 1930. ———–

?mile Monier, sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 3693-16855-5A

 

1912, Italy, France.? TRIBUTE TO ST?PHANE DERVILLE FROM THE FRENCH SECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, TURIN.?By D. Puech. Plaquette bronze 65mm x 90mm. Obv: Bust of St?phane Derville facing right. Rev: Two shields and crossed torch and caduceus in clouds that are parting to reveal a view of the exposition site; lengthy inscription. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: A1569-16079-1T

 

1913, Belgium. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, GHENT. By G. Devreese. Plaquette (rectangular with a curved top) Silvered-AE 71mm x 68mm. Obv: ?A medallist at work in his studio. Rev: An allegorical female greeting three females, a girl and a workman look on. Nearly extremely fine. $300 ? Godefroid Devreese was one of Belgium’s most prolific medallists. He was born at Courtrai in 1861. He studied sculpture under his father and later at the Academy of Brussels. In 1885 he won the second Grand Prix de Rome. In 1889 he won the first Grand Prix for sculpture at the Academy of Brussels and a gold medal at the International Exposition in Cologne. ?

Price: $300.00

SKU: E-7695

 

Cambodia. CAMBODIA.Unsigned. Bronze 59mm. Obv: A seven-headed snake. Rev: A seated Asian deity. Gen. vol. 3 404/B. $295

Price: $295.00

SKU: 42073-2D

 

1862, Great Britain. THE MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS ALICE AND PRINCE LOUIS OF HESSE. By Thomas Ottley. WM 51mm. Allen SK-B160 (listed as RRR i.e. extremely rare), BHM 2737 (listed as RRR i.e. extremely rare). $125. RESERVED

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SKU: 15925-10T

 

1931, France and colonies. EXPOSITION COLONIAL ? HEAD OF AN ARAB. Unsigned (Probably by Rocchi). Uniface cast bronze 143mm. OBVERSE: High relief portrait of an Arab. Extremely rare. $600

Price: $600.00

SKU: Q4508-13266-P7

 

1867, France. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION. Uniface trail striking. Bronze 53mm. $45

Price: $45.00

SKU: 14473-LP

 

1925, France. EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS DECORATIFS ET INDUSTRIELS MODERNS, PARIS. By Pierre Turin. Octagonal bronze 58mm (The smaller version of this medal). Obv: A semi-nude female, seated on a cloud, supporting a basket of flowers on her shoulder and dropping flowers with her other hand. Rev: A tablet set against flowers. Maier 322. $325. ——– 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.

Price: $325.00

SKU: 48006-5D

 

1867, France. EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. By Blondelet. WM 58mm. OBVERSE: Putti either side of a standing female. REVERSE: Inscription within a wreath. Some handling. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 13305-Q

 

1862, Great Britain. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, LONDON. By G. Dowler. White metal 52mm. Obv: A view of the exposition building. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. BHM 2723, Allen SK-B090 RR, Taylor 182f. $80

Price: $80.00

SKU: 0859-18201-11A

 

GUINEA. By ?mile Monier. Bronze 59mm. Obv: The heads of two natives. Rev: A bunch of bananas and a map. Issued for the 1931 Exposition Coloniale. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 259/G. Some slight edge damage by the signature on the obverse. $135 ————
?mile Monier, a sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970.

Price: $135.00

SKU: 5938-20628-3C

 

1874, Great Britain. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, PRIZE MEDAL. By Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm and George T. Morgan (designer of the ?Morgan? dollar). Bronze 51mm. Obv: Head of the Prince of Wales facing left. Rev: The Horticultural Society?s Arcades and the Albert Hall. Edge: Inscription to recipient. BHM 2992, Eimer 1633, Taylor 180b. In its original case. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 4441-19974-1C