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1948, France. CENTENARY OF THE SOCIETY OF FRENCH CIVIL ENGINEERS. By Jean Vernon. AE 68mm. Obv: A female standing and holding up a lighted lamp; birds, a fish and a snake in the background (Art Deco style). Rev: A female bust above an inscription. Extremely fine. $150. ——- Jean Vernon (1897-1975) studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He is noted in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 15518-2S

 

1857, Great Britain. WILLIAM CHAMBERS (1723-1796), architect. By Benjamin Wyon after Westmacott. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Bare head of William Chambers facing right. Rev: Fa?ade of Somerset House. Edge inscribed: ART – UNION OF LONDON 1857. Beaulah 9. BHM 2596, Taylor 52a, Eimer 1516, Beaulah 9. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021)

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SKU: 17787-9A

 

1700, France. SUMPTUARY LAW. By Jean Mauger and Jean Dollin (unsigned). BRonzed copper 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Providence standing beside a globe and holding a rudder. Divo 282, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 282. Rounded edge. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: N0846

 

800×600 1906, Switzerland. 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF JOHAN JAKOB SULZER. By Hans Frei. Plaquette AE 51mm x 77mm. Obv: Conjoined busts facing left. Rev: A seated, nude male. Extremely fine.$100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S7-11065-E7914

 

1806, France/Prussia. ENTRY INTO BERLIN. By Bertrand Andrieu and Louis Jaley. Copper 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: The Brandenburg Gate. Bramsen 546, D?Essling 1148, Julius 1608, Schwering 1038, Todd p.130, Zeitz 76. $300

Price: $300.00

SKU: 2740-17507-7A

 

1746, France/Low Countries. THE CAPTURE OF BRUSSELS, ANTWERP, JEMMAPES, BERGEN, NAMUR AND CHARLEROI. By Fran?ois Marteau. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate bust of Louis XV facing right. Rev: Three soldiers parading shields with a list of victories.Rounded edge. A streak of discoloration that extends from the obverse onto the reverse. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2019)

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SKU: N735-S15

 

1847, Belgium. THE H?TEL DE VILLE, BRUSSELS. By Jacques Wiener. Bronze 50mm. Obv: A view of the H?tel de Ville, Brussels. Rev: Inscription. Reinecke 68, Hoydonck 31. $125. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2020).

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SKU: J5513-15539-2S

 

1939, France. SOCI?T? DES ENGRAIS D?AUBY. Unsigned. Plaquette 50mm x 74mm. Obv: A woman carrying a massive sheaf of wheat. Rev: Two views of industrial plants; an inscribed compartment with a border of produce. A spot on the reverse, nearly extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0308

 

1927, France. (Dentistry), LE SYNDICAT DES CHIRUGIENS DENTISTES DE FRANCE. By Louis-Alexandre Bott?e. AE 68mm. Obv: Bust of Marianne, facing left, wearing a helmet surmounted by a rooster?s head and wings. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Nearly extremely fine. $90.? Sorry, SOLD

Louis-Alexandre Bott?e (1852-1941) was born in Paris. At the age of 13 he was apprenticed to a button-making manufactory, where he was responsible for engraving dies. He later studied at the ?cole des Art D?coratifs. In 1869 he joined the atelier of Paulin Tasset and in 1871 he joined the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Premiere Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1878 and a gold medal at the Salon of 1900. In 1903 he was made an Officier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

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SKU: S8-10298

 

1862, Great Britain. THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE ELECTED CHANCELLOR OF CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. By Thomas Ottley, reverse after the Soho Mint, published by J. Peters. AE 45mm. Obv: Bust of William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire facing left. Rev: Interior view of the Senate House. BHM 2713, Talyor 45e, Eimer 1559. Extremely fine. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: N-0611

 

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

 

1971, U.S.A. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, 1755-1804, PoliticalPhilosopher. By Margaret C. Grigor. Silver 44mm. Obv: Head of Alexander Hamilton facing three-quarters left. Rev: A standing figure of Alexander Hamilton with various objects and the outlines of states in the background. From the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. Extremely fine. $110. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-0243

 

ORPHEUS. By Marie-Alexandre Coudray. Bronze 68mm. Obv: Bust of Orpheus clutching a lyre. Rev: Fame seated on a rectangular tablet, violin and branches. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 100/C, Maier 223, Classens 40. Possibly Coudray’s most celebrated medallic work. $75. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2024) ——— Marie-Alexandre Coudray was born in 1864. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts and was a student of Dumont, Thomas, Allouard and Ponscarme. In 1893 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. In 1898 he won a first prize at the Salon and a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. Coudray died in 1932.

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SKU: 4781-20267-1C

 

Undated (circa 1890), Spain. THE DUKE OF RIVAS, Poet and Politician. By Fernandez. AE 40mm. Obv: Head, right. Rev: A lyre. Extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: S?-04220

 

Undated (1982?), Great Britain. THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Unsigned. AE 51mm. Obv: Two clasical figures supporting an armorial shield. Rev: Inscription. In a clear plastic capsule. Cased. Proof finish. $25. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: S8-E5963