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Great Britain. JAMES FORREST, THE INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGEERS. By Allen Wyon. Unrecorded in BHM

 

Great Britain. JAMES FORREST, THE INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGEERS. By Allen Wyon. Silver 57mm. Unrecorded in BHM, which lists other medals issued by the Institute. $275. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2022)

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SKU: 19143-8B

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Science: SIR ISAAC NEWTON. BHM 2364

 

(Circa 1850), Great Britain. SIR ISAAC NEWTON. Signed L.B. White metal 45mm. BHM 2364 (rated as rare). $95. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2021)

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SKU: 16265-8T

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Railroad. ASSOCIATION FRATERNELLE DES EMPLOYES ET OUVRIES DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS.

 

France, railroad. ASSOCIATION FRATERNELLE DES EMPLOYES ET OUVRIES DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS. Pair of copper galvanos 137mm. EX DELANDE ARCHIVE. $225.———- This is a pair of “studio models,” from the Delande company archives, the main purpose of which would have been to serve as a model from which dies would have been made using a reducing machine. Only a very limited number of studio models would have been made with just a few being sold, disseminated or used for special purposes. In some cases, only one “master” studio model would have been created solely for use in the process of die-making. (Delande et Cie. of Paris was a company that manufactured and distributed medals, decorations, flags, and trophies. In was founded in the late 19th century and closed its doors in the 1980s. It had customers throughout the world and produced military decorations and uniform ornamentations for several governments).

Price: $225.00

SKU: 6025-14099-12T

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1731 QUEEN CAROLINE, WIFE OF GEORGE II – DASSIER’S MEDAL

 

CAROLINE, Wife of George II. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 42mm. Obv: Bust of Queen Caroline, facing right, her hair tied in a knot behind with a lovelock, wearing a coronet and a gown with lace, frill, and a mantle fastened with brooches on the front and shoulder. Legend: CAROLINA . D. G . MAG . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REG. (Caroline, by the grace of God, queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland). Rev: A female figure seated on a rock with her four children, one reading, another writing. Legend: DILECTA DEO HOMINIBUS (Beloved of God and men). MI II 499/44, Eimer 524, Eisler I 252/2. $100. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2019)

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SKU: 15438-1S

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Van Wyck: VIRGIN MARY

 

14540 France. VIRGIN MARY. By Van Wyck. Uniface cast bronze studio model 112mm from the Delande Company archives. $225. ———- This is a “studio model,” from the Delande company archives, the main purpose of which would have been to serve as a model from which dies would have been made using a reducing machine. Only a very limited number of studio models would have been made with just a few being sold, disseminated or used for special purposes. In some cases, only one “master” studio model would have been created solely for use in the process of die-making. (Delande et Cie. of Paris was a company that manufactured and distributed medals, decorations, flags, and trophies. In was founded in the late 19th century and closed its doors in the 1980s. It had customers throughout the world and produced military decorations and uniform ornamentations for several governments).

Price: $225.00

SKU: 14540-12T

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Undated: ELIZABETH PORTRAIT – Trial impression

 

England. ELIZABETH I. Unsigned. Lead impression of the portrait used on the proposed Naval Reward medal of 1588. Lead 39mm x 47mm. Cf. MI I 149/120. $325. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2021)

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SKU: 15006-9T

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Undated. Great Britain. GEORGE V. THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS.

 

Undated. Great Britain. GEORGE V. THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS. By Thomas Brock. Bronze 55mm. Edge: engraved to recipient: FOR A SET OF THREE MODELS OF A FIGURE FROM THE LIFE, HERBERT H. CAWOOD. Cased. $90. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2021)

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SKU: 16413-9R

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Vincze: 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Bronze 38mm

 

1964. Great Britain. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. By Paul Vincze. Bronze 38mm. Obv: Bust of Shakespeare facing left. Obv: A male, on one knee, holding a lighted torch and an open book; opposite him a female holds the masks of Comedy and Tragedy. Eimer 2103. Cased. $45 ———— Paul Vincze, the son of a Jewish father and Roman Catholic mother was born in Hungary in 1907. He studied at the High School of Arts and Crafts in Budapest and later in the studio of E. Telcs. In 1935 he won a scholarship to study in Rome. In 1937 he moved to England and eventually became a British citizen. He worked out of a studio in Chelsea, but later moved to the south of France, where he died in 1994. He is noted for an extensive body of medals.

Price: $45.00

SKU: 6253-16409-9T

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1821, Great Britain. VISIT OF GEORGE IV TO IRELAND. BHM 1114

 

1821, Great Britain. VISIT OF GEORGE IV TO IRELAND. Unsigned (J.G. Hancock?). Bronze 34mm. BHM 1114 R.$90. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

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SKU: 19554-10B

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Gardening: VEGETABLES

 

1969, Great Britain. VEGETABLES. Silver 33mm. $50

Price: $50.00

SKU: 7781-19555-10B

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1889, Great Britain. GREAT EXHIBITION, YORK.

 

1889, Great Britain. GREAT EXHIBITION, YORK. By J.A. Restall. Gilt white metal 57mm. Unrecorded in BHM and W&E. Cased. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 8861-14982-1A

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1811, Great Britain. WESTERN PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTION.

 

1811, Great Britain. WESTERN PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTION. By Benjamin Wyon. Bronze 54mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD. (November, 2022)

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SKU: 19560-10B

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1821, Great Britain. VISIT OF GEORGE IV TO IRELAND. BHM 1137

 

1821, Ireland. VISIT OF GEORGE IV TO IRELAND. By Benjamn Wyon and George Mills. White metal 51mm. BHM 1137 unrecorded in white metal. Holed (quite typical for white metal medals of this period, which would be attached to a ribbon and worn. $150. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2020)

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SKU: 16030-9T

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1805, Great Britain. SIR SYDNEY SMITH PROMOTION TO FLAG RANK. White metal BHM 573

 

1805, Great Britain. SIR SYDNEY SMITH PROMOTION TO FLAG RANK. By Thomas Webb. White metal 53mm. Obv: Head of Sir Sydney Smith facing right. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. BHM 573, Eimer 971, Milford Haven 549, Fearon 256.9, D’Essling 2961. $120

Price: $120.00

SKU: 0118-19024-3B

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1688, England. ARCHBISHOP SANCROFT AND THE BISHOPS. Rarer struck version.

 

1688, England. ARCHBISHOP SANCROFT AND THE BISHOPS. By George Bower. Cast and chased silver 48mm. Obv: Bust of Archbishop Sancroft, in a cap and ecclesiastical robes, facing right. Rev: Seven circles each containing the bust of a bishop. Edge: Raised inscription. MI I 622/37, plate LXVI/1; Eimer 288. Part of the edge inscription is weak or missing. $600. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 3813-19553-10B

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