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France. PORTEUSE DE FLEURS. By Pierre Turin. Uniface bronze, octagonal 51mm. OBVERSE: A woman carrying a basket of flowers on her shoulder. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 383/K. $125. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2022) —————– Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins. He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died on July 25 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

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SKU: 0172-2B

 

1815, Great Britain, Netherlands. THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NETHERLANDS. By Alexis Joseph Depaulis and LaFitte. AE 41mm. Obv: A bull standing before a British standard. Rev: A river god before an armed galley. Mudie 33, BHM 867, Bramsen 1607, Eimer 1066, Fearon 266.3, Schwering 1472. Nearly extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S05960

 

1932, France. AVOU?S PR?S LA COUR D?APPEL DE PARIS (Lawyers for the Court of Appeal of Paris). By Jules Clement Chaplain. Silver plaquette 56mm x 70mm. OBV: Two allegorical females. REV: Branches, flaming torch. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S21-11542

 

1800, France. ESSAI DE GENGEMBRE, ANTOINE-LAURENT DE LAVOISIER, Chemist 1743-1794. By Bertrand Andrieu. AE 26mm. Obv: Head of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier facing right. Rev: Inscription. Rev: Incuse inscription. D?Essling 14. Nearly extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: N1102

 

1547, England. HENRY VIII, MEMORIAL, Dassier’s medal. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. OBVERSE: Almost facing bust in a cap. Leg: HENRICUS . VIII . D . G . ANG . FR . ET HIB . REX. (Henry VIII, by the grace of God, king of England, France and Ireland). Rev: A square monument; at the side a bas-relief representing Hercules demolishing an altar, on which are the Papal tiara and keys; behind is the fire to which Henry consigned those who refused to acknowledge his supremacy; at the foot is Hymen, desponding, holding a lighted torch, symbolizing the one marriage undisolved at his death, while five extinguished torches at his feet typify his previous marriages. MI vol. I page 52/54, Eimer 27, Eisler I p. 259/22. $120. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2020).

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SKU: Q3903-15431-1S

 

1827, Great Britain. FREDERICK, DUKE OF YOURK, MEMORIAL. By W. Binfield and H. Folkard. Bronze 51mm. BHM 1273. $90

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SKU: 7970-16264-8T

 

MARY I, 1553-1558. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of Mary facing three-quarters right. Leg: MARIA . I . D . G. ANG . FR . ET. HIB . REGINA. (Mary, by the grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland). Rev: A monument, seated before it, a figure of Popery holding a tiara and a cross. On the side of the monument hangs a medallion portrait of the Pope suirrounded by arms and implements of torture. Exergue: NATA . 18 . FEBRE . 1516 . cor . J . OCTOB . 1553 . MORT 17 . NOU . 1558. (Born February 18, 1516, crowned 1 October, 1553, died November 17, 1558). MI volume I, page 89/59., Eimer 38, Eisler I 260/24. $90. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2024)

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SKU: 6310-17372-7A

 

CHARLES II, 1660-1685. By Jean Dassier. Bronze 41mm. OBVERSE: Laureate, armored bust of Charles II facing right. Leg: CAROLUS . II . D . G. M . BR . FR . ET . HIB . REX. (Charles II, by the grace of God, king of Great Britain, France and Ireland). REVERSE: Mercury seated before a tomb, on which he is inscribing: NAT . 29 . MAI . 1630 . C . 23 . APR . . 1661 . M . 16 . FEBR . 1685(Born 29 May 1830, crowned 23 April 1661, died 16 February 1685). The base is decorated with a bas-relief of Cupid presenting a wreath to Venus. From Thomason’s reissue, circa 1820. MI I 602/291, Eimer 271, Eisler I 263/28. Dassier issue. $100. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2019)

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SKU: 15435-1S

 

1688, England, Netherlands. THE LANDING OF WILLIAM OF ORANGE AT TORBAY. By George Bower. Contemporary silver cast 49mm. OBVERSE: Bust of William of Orange facing right. REVERSE: A fleet and troops landing at Torbay. MI I 639/64, VL III 353. Light handling. $550. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 4P-14377

 

1934, France. PRESENTATION PLAQUETTE. OBVERSE: Boats, in a rough sea, by a dock. REVERSE: Academy building. Unsigned. Silvered-bronze 55mm x 43mm. Cased. $125

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SKU: L14-13637-P4

 

1954, U.S.A. TO THY OWN SELF BE TRUE. By Adam Belskie. AE 73mm. Obv: A nude female, holding a statue of Nike with Pegasus and a guiding star in the background. Rev: A sculptor’s tools. Forty-ninth issue of the Society of Medalists. Alexander 49. Reported production of 748 in bronze. In a Society of Medalists cardboard box with its descriptive leaflet. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E9855

 

1801, France/Russia. VISIT OF THE RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE PARIS MINT. By Pierre-Joeseph Tiolier. AE 28mm. Obv: A rooster, perched on an hourglass, within a wreath and set against rays. Rev: Inscription. Milled edge. Bramsen 148, d?Essling 931, Julius 990, Schwering 888, Diakov 268.1. Some weakness in striking, a slight cut on the obverse, nearly extremely fine. $500 A silver specimen in the Diakov collection sold for ?3,000. Sorry, SOLD

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1893-4, Great Britain. ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE. By J. Standish& Co. Silver 52mm. Obv: A crown above two circular compartments with the heads of a cow and sheep. Rev: Inscription. Cased. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S26-10402

 

Undated (circa 1730), Great Britain. JOHN MILTON. By Jean Dassier. AE 42mm. Obv: Almost facing bust. Rev: Adam and Eve beneath the Tree of Temptation. MI I 564/229, Eimer 254. Slight edge bump. $125

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SKU: N809

 

Undated (circa 1930s), France. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968. Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Uniface cast bronze 110mm. OBV: Joseph leading a donkey with Mary and Child. Very Rare. $700. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2021)

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SKU: S23-12959