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France. MINERVE PENSIVE. By Louis Muller after the antique. Bronze plaquette 43mm x 75mm. Obv: A standing figure of Minerva. Rev: Inscription. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 287/B. $75 Sorry, SOLD (May, 2022) ———- Louis Muller was born on February 22 1902 at V?nissieux into a family of modest means. He started to work with metals at the age of 13. He was apprenticed to various jewelers and silversmiths in Lyon. After completing his national service in 1923 he entered the atelier of sculptor Jean-Baptiste Larriv? at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon. He later moved to Paris where he studied under Sculpture under Henri Bouchard and medal engraving under Henry Dropsy and Aguste Patey. Muller also studied at the private academy established by Andr? Lavrillier. In 1929 he won the second prix de Rome in medal engraving and in 1932 won the premier prix de Rome. Muller worked for the Monnaie de Paris and for various private makers of medals. He died at Antony in 1957.

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SKU: K3772-16054-1T

 

1933, France. SPORTS AWARD. Silvered-bronze plaquette 52mm x 63mm, partial red and blue enameling. OBV: A female walking forward with a wreath in each hand. REV: An inscribed circular compartment set against a background of oak leaves. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S9-11336

 

Undated (circa 1900), France. “ANGELUS.” By Georges Dupre. Bronze plaquette 70mm x 52mm. Obv: A man. Standing in prayer, by an ox-drawn plow, his dog at his side. Rev: A mother and child seated on a monument with sheep in the background. Cat. Gen. col. 3 167E, ANS 86/1. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2019)
George Dupr?, French sculptor and medalist was born at Saint-?tienne in 1869. He was descended from Augustin Dupr?, a medallist at the time of the French Revolution. He studied under Thomas and Roty. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1896. Dupr? suffered from a lifetime of poor health and died in 1909.

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SKU: Q8552-13848-1R

 

1918, France. THE LIBERATION OF METZ. By E. Hannaux. AE 68mm. Obv: Gallia embracing another female; Cathedral in the background. Rev: Inscription above a shield and ivy. Nearly extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-4780

 

1801, France. PEACE OF LUNEVILLE. By Ferrier. Bronze 40mm.OBVERSE: Uniformed bust of Napoleon facing left. REVERSE: Palm fronds and an inscription above a wreath. D’Essling 908, Bramsen 136. $250. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2019)

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SKU: N1027-P8

 

1887, Great Britain. QUEEN VICTORIA’S JUBILEE. By Anton Scharff. AE 80mm. Obv: Conjoined young and jubilee busts of Victoria facing left. Rev: Britannia in a car drawn by lions and led by a putto. Justice and Prudence on either side. BHM 3284, Welch 22, Eimer 1732, Fearon 338.2. 450 struck. In its original case. Some scuffs on the case. Extremely fine. $575. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S10-11507

 

1935, Belgium. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, BRUSSELS. By Armand Bonnetain. Plaquette (rectangular with a slightly curved top) Bronze 80mm x 65mm. Obv: Four winged females above rooftops. Rev: A nude female holding a garland and floating by a small cloud. Extremely fine. $95. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S10-10816

 

1842, Italy. MARRIAGE OF VITTORIO EMANUELE OF SARDINIA AND ADELAIDE OF AUSTRIA. By Galeazzi. AE 45mm. OBV: Conjoined busts facing right. REV: Inscription. Good very fine. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: S20-E2725

 

1889, France. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, PARIS. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel Dupuis. AE 64mm. Obv: Bust of Marianne facing right. Rev: A seated female, her hand on the shoulder of a naked child, her other hand placing a wreath on the head of a nude youth. In a contemporary, circular case. Extremely fine. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: S15-12470

 

1889, France. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION. By Louis-Alexandre Bott?e. AE 63mm. Obv: A seated female placing a wreath on the head of a youth sitting on an anvil. Rev: Fame before a bust of Marianne. Nearly extremely fine. $150

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SKU: S15-12471-D

 

1851, Belgium. 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE TOWN HALL IN GHENT.By Jacques Wiener. Bronze 51mm. OBV: The town hall. REV: Inscription within a wreath. Cf. Hoydonck 83 (different reverse), Reinecke 70. Nearly extremely fine. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: S20-E6278

 

Undated (circa 1920), France. 19TH CHAMPIONSHIP OF STENOGRAPHY AND SHORTHAND. Unsigned. AE-gilt 50mm. OBV: A seated female REV: Inscription within a wreath. Extremely fine. $35

Price: $35.00

SKU: S18-12245

 

1848, Great Britain. THE PARISH CHURCH OF FRITTENDEN RESTORED AND ENLARGED. By Joseph Davis. AE 41mm. OBV: Head of Queen Victoria facing left. REV: Inscription. RARE. Unrecorded by Brown or Whittlestone and Ewing. Extremely fine. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: E8623

 

Undated (1930), Ethiopia. CORONATION OF HAILIE SELASSIE. By Andr? Lavrillier. Gold 40.7mm, 34.4 grams. OBV: Bust of Hailie Selassie facing left. REV: An armorial shield. Some porosity to its surface, suggesting that it was struck from a cast flan. In its original, very damaged case. $2,275

Price: $2,275.00

SKU: S11-11385

 

1963, U.S.A. JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, 1785-1851, Naturalist. By Gertrude Lathrop. AE 44mm. Obv: Head of John James Audubon facing right. Rev: An owl with spread wings. From the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. In its cardboard box with a descriptive paper. Extremely fine. $20. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S11-5