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1799, Great Britain. SIR WILLIAM SYDNEY SMITH – THE DEFENCE OF ACRE. By J.G. Hancock. Bronze 48mm. BHM 473. $450

Price: $450.00

SKU: 3775-19544-10B

 

France. L?AIEULE (The Grandmother). By Michel Jampolsky (1874-after 1958). Cast bronze uniface plaquette 123mm x 113mm with two screws mounted on its reverse. $125. ———- Michel Jampolsky was born in Kiev on December 13, 1874. He moved to France and became a naturalized citizen. He studied medal engraving under Daniel-Dupuis, Rasumny and Ponscarme. He won honorable mentions in 1897 and 1900 at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais. Jampolski died sometime after 1958.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 9592-16486-12A

 

France. THI?BAULT, DUKE OF LORRAINE AND GERTRUDE OF ASBOURG. By Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain (1658-1738). From his series of medals of the Dukes of Lorraine). Bronze 47mm. BDM vol. 5 p. 310. Slight die crack on the reverse, couple of minor spots. $90. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2020) ————— Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain was born at Nancy on June 30, 1658 (or possibly 1654), the son of Claude Augustin de Saint-Urbain, a goldsmith and engraver. In 1673 he was appointed Mint-engraver at Bologna. In 1683 he moved to Rome, where he was appointed Chief engraver by Innocent XI. He returned to Nancy in 1704 and was appointed as Engraver at the mint there in 1797. He created over 120 medals, most of which have a distinctive border, such as that on this medal. Saint-Urbain died in Nancy on January 10, 1738.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 15865-11S

 

1902, Great Btitain. CORONATION OF EDWARD VII. By W.J. Holmes. Silver 32mm. BHM 3834 (only records WM 39mm), C&W 4304 (32mm unrecorded in silver). $120. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2022)

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SKU: 18630-1B

 

1914, Great Britain.NATIONAL MEDAL FOR SUCCESS IN ART. By Bertram Mackennal. Silver 51mm. Edge inscribed : HERBERT H. CAWOOD. MODELLED DESIGNS FOR SILVER TOILET SET. 1914. Cased. $135. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2021)

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SKU: 5834-16465-10T

 

France. ECCE HOMO. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947). Bronze, cruciform 57mm x 87mm. Cased. $125. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2023). ————- Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947),sculptor and medallist a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts, where he studied engraving under Alph?e Dubois and sculpture under Falgui?re. He exhibited at the salon beginning in 1894. He won an honorable mention in 1901 and a third class medal in 1904. In 1905 he became a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 8748-18271-12A

 

France. GENDARMERIE NATIONALE DE FRANCE. By G.N. Rispal. Bronze 100mm. $50

Price: $50.00

SKU: 8404-18449-12A

 

1811, France. THE BAPTISM OF THE KING OF ROME. Copper 68mm. Bramsen 1125, Julius 2462, Zeitz 121, Schwering 1260. In a contemporary circular case. The green spots visible in the pictures are not quite as conspicuous to the naked eye. $325. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2021)

Price: $0.00

SKU: Q1641-15908-KS

 

France. MUSIC AWARD. By Claude Mascaux. Bronze 50mm. Cased. $175. ———— L?on-Claude Mascaux was born in Saine-Germain-en-Lay (Yvelines) on June 13, 1882, He studied under the sculptors Landowski and Bouchard. He first exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Beaux Arts in 1921. In 1924 he won a medal in the artistic competion of the Olumpic Games. In the following year he won a Grand Prix at the Exposition des Arts D?oratifs et Industriels Moderns for a series seven sports-themed medals. Unlike his contemporaries, he eschewed the reducing machine and cut his models directly into the plaster in the actual size of his intended medals. His medals typically reflect a strong Art Deco style. Mascaux died at Fontainebleau on March 8, 1965.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 0699-19094-6B

 

1961, Republic of C?te d?Ivoire. FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE. By Maurice Delannoy (1885-1972). Bronze 68mm. In a circular cardboard box. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 1308-16156-6T

 

1966, U.S.A. THOMAS JEFFERSON. By Ralph J. Menconi. Bronze irregular circle 73mm. OBV: Bust of Thomas Jefferson facing left. REV: Personification of Liberty with various symbols. Seventy-fourth issue of the Society of Medallists. Alexander 74.2 variety with edge A. $60. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2023)

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SKU: 1185-19090-6B

 

1951, France. SYNDICAT G?N?RAL DES MAISONS D?ALIMENTATION ? SUCCURALES DE FRANCE. By L?on-Georges Baudry. Bronze 70mm. $75. —— L?on Ren? Georges Baudry (who went by L?on-Georges), was born at Neuville-les-Dieppe on March 13 1898. His father, L?on-Auguste was a sculptor of ivory. L?on-Georges studied at l’?cole des Arts D?coratifs, where he was a student under Raoul Verlet and Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey. In 1920 he entered l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts. In 1923 he won a Second grand prix de Rome with ?Une muse remettant ? Apollon le couteau pour ?gorger Marsyas.? He created many works in the art deco style, including monuments and architectural decorations. He served as the director of manufacturing at the Sevres factory form 1948 to 1963 and is credited with reviving the fortunes of the company. Baudry died in Paris on November 24 1978.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 48052-2D

 

1843, France. ? LA GLOIRE DES SAVANTS ET DES INDUSTRIELS. By Caque. Bronze 54mm. The patina is a little darker and slightly more even than suggested by the pictures which highlighted the contrast of colors. A couple of light edge bumps. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: A2714-15680-LS

 

France. REN? CAGNAT, LIFETIME SECRETARY OF L?ACAD?MIEDES INSCRIPTIONS ET BELLES LETTRES. By Raoul B?nard (1881-1961. Grand Prix de Rome in 1922)
Bronze 68mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 40/D

Price: $100.00

SKU: 1742-15669-10T

 

France. VINS DE FRANCE. By Aleth Guzman-Nageotte. Bronze 58mm. Obv: A female plucking a bunch of grapes. Rev: Inscription within a wreath: OFFERT PAR OUEST FRANCE. Cf. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 206/C (depicting a wine press on its reverse). In a circular cardboard box. $75. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2023) ————- Aleth Guzman-Nagotte, sculptor and medallist was born in 1904. She studied at the conservatory in Dijon, then moved to the town?s ?cole des Beaux Arts, where she studied under Ovide Yencesse. She was accepted into the l??cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts at Paris, where she studied engraving under Patey and Dammann and sculpture under Sicard and Bouchard. She won the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1929. Guzman-Nagotte died in 1978.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 6802-18806-3B