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France. COMMUNION. By ?douard-Pierre Blin (1877-1946). Octagonal bronze 62mm. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 45/E. $125. ?douard-Pierre Blin was born on August 30 1877 at Chartres. He studied under Chaplain, Peter, Bott?e and Hector Lemarie. He won several distinctions as a medallist and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur. Blin died in Paris in 1946.

Price: $125.00

SKU: J5645-15519-2S

 

(Circa 1924), France. FEMALE RUNNER. By Andr? Pierre Schwab (1883-1969). Uniface cast studio bronze 118mm. $400. ———– Andr? Pierre Schwab was born at Nancy on August 6, 1883. He was a student of Merci?, Chaplain, and Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais beginning in 1905 and won a gold medal in 1926.Schwab died in 1969. – This design was displayed in the exhibition of medallic art held in conjunction with the Olympic Games held in Paris in 1924.

Price: $400.00

SKU: Q8975-7S

 

France. BASKET BALL. By Andr? Pierre Schwab (1883-1969). Uniface cast studio bronze 119mm. Created for an exhibit of medallic art held in conjunction with the Olympic Games held in Paris in 1924. $450. ———– Andr? Pierre Schwab was born at Nancy on August 6, 1883. He was a student of Merci?, Chaplain, and Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais beginning in 1905 and won a gold medal in 1926.Schwab died in 1969.

Price: $450.00

SKU: Q9551-7S

 

1867, Great Britain, Turkey. VISIT OF ABDUL AZIZ, SULTAN OF TURKEY TO THE CITY OF LONDON. By J.S. and A.B. Wyon. AE 76mm. Obv: Bust of Abdul Aziz wearing a fez and facing right. Rev: Londinia,standing before a burning altar decorated with the City shield,greeting a personification of Turkey. In the background St. Paul’sCathedral and the mosque of St. Sophia. 350 examples struck. BHM 2872,Eimer 1591, Fearon 318.4, Welch 10,Er?reten page 359. $1200. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2019)

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SKU: Q1256-7S

 

(1950), France. COMMANDOS PARACHUTISTES. By Georges Simon (1906-after 1978). AE 73mm. OBVERSE: Parachutists. REVERSE: A soldier with parachutes in the background. Cat. Gen. Illustr? vol. 4 1731/D. $60. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 13465-E

 

Germany, U.S.A. FERDINAND GRAF VON ZEPPELIN ? L.R.III OVER NEW YORK. Silver 40mm. In its original cardboard case. (Struck in 1963). Kaiser 459.1. $125. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2019)

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SKU: 15243-5S

 

1831, Great Britain. THE OPENING OF LONDON BRIDGE. By Benjamin Wyon. AE 51mm. Obv: Bare head of William IV, right. Rev:? View of the bridge. BHM 1544, Welch 1, Eimer 1245, Fearon 282.8. 700 specimens struck. Some light handling. $150. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2021)

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SKU: Q9707-14888-9R

 

HAWKINS, Edward. (Edited by H.A. Grueber & A.W. Franks. Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II. Reprint, of the London, 1885 edition. London, 1979. 2 volumes. xxxiii, 724 pages, 866 pages, a few line drawings in the text. 5.75? x 8.75?. Used, very fine condition. $75 ?????? ???????? The definitive work on British medals before 1760. Well indexed.

Price: $75.00

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1886, France. CHARLES ADOLPHE WURTZ (1817-1884), Chemist and Physician. By Alph?e Dubois (1831-1905). Bronze 68mm. $135. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2018)

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SKU: 12695-7G

 

1793, France. THE EXECUTION OF MARIE ANTOINETTE. By Conrad Heinrich K?chler. Bronze 48mm. Obv: Bust of Marie Antoinette facing left. Leg: MARIA ANTON. AUSTR. FR . ET NAV . REGINA. Rev: A finely detailed view of Marie Antoinette being led in the tumbril with a large crowd and guillotine in the background. Legend (on a ribband): ALTERA VENIT VICTIMA. Exergue: XVI. OCT / MDCCXCIII. Hennin 533. Signs of being being struck from rusty dies. $300. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2024)

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SKU: 30813-8C

 

1934, France. ALBERT BESNARD, 1849-1934, Painter and Printmaker. By Albert Herbemont. Bronze 103mm. Published by the Soci?t? Fran?ais des Amis de la M?daille. OBV: Bust of Albert Besnard facing left. REV: A square compartment depicting Pallas Athena. Numbered 48 on its edge. $525. ———- Albert Herbemont was born in 1874 and was a pupil of Ponscarme. He won a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1923. Herbemont was a founding member of the Soci?t? Fran?ais des Amis de la M?daille. Herbemont died in 1953.

Price: $525.00

SKU: 8648-7589-10A

 

Undated, (circa 1900), France. CLUB DU BOULEDOCUE FRAN?AIS. Unsigned. Silvered-AE uniface plaquette 69mm x 72mm. Obv: A French bulldog. Color uneven, nearly extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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1648, France. THE TAKING OF THIRTY-FOUR TOWNS. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, as a child, facing right. Rev: France seated, holding a figure of Victory. Divo 19, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 19. Flat, “sharp” edge. Extremely fine. $125

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Undated (1938), France. PHILAT?LIE. By Robert Cochet. Uniface plaquette bronze 61mm x 40mm. Obv: A female using a glass to examine stamps in an album; border in the form or the perforated edge of a stamp. Cat. Gen. vol. 94/D. $75. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2021) ———— Robert Cochet was born in 1903. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was a student collaborator with Carli and Lucien Bazor. He was a soci?taire of the Salon des artistes Fran?ais. In 1954 he won a diploma and medal that international exposition in Madrid.

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SKU: D6750-15575-LS

 

France. ALPHONSE-MARIE-LOUIS DE PRAT DE LAMARTINE (1790-1869), POET AND STATESMAN. By David D?Angers. Later, uniface, hollow-cast bronze 127mm. Reinis 259. $275. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2024) ———– Pierre-Jean David, known as David d?Angers, was born at Angers on March 12 1788. His father was a sculptor. David studied under Marchand and Jean-Jacques Delusse at l??cole centrale d?Angers between 1806 and 1807. In 1811 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for a bas relief of ?Mort d??paminondas.? After his stay in Rome, he traveled through France to London, where he met Flaxman and worked with him on a monument to the Duke of Wellington. He returned to France in 1818 He quickly established his reputation and was made a chevalier de la L?gion d’honneur in 1825 and was elected as a member of l?Institut de France in the following year. He served as a professor at l??cole des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He is celebrated for many sculptures, but especially for his extensive series of portrait medallions. David died in Paris on January 6 1856.

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SKU: 13500-1G