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Undated (circa 1930s), Germany. GERMAN SHEPHERD AWARD. AE 39mm. Obv: The head of a German Shepherd dog. Rev: A lighted torch set against a circular background. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-1109

 

Undated (circa 1920s), France. PRESENTATION MEDAL FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, Etablissements Searle. Unsigned. Silvered-AE 50mm. Obv: Seated female amid objects emblematic of industry; a balloon in the background. Rev: Inscription. Cf. Malpas 136. Nearly Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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1973, Great Britain. OPENING OF THE NEW LONDON BRIDGE. Silver-gilt 51mm. Obv: A view of the bridge. Rev: Arms of the City of London. In its original case with certificate. Eimer 2127. Toning a little uneven, extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-3096

 

1859, Belgium. THE ERECTION OF THE COLONNE DU CONGRES. By Leopold Wiener. AE 87mm. Obv: Head of Leopold I facing left. Rev: Four allegorical females with the column in the background. BDM 6/494. Choice, extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: N-1338

 

1824, France/U.S.A. GENERAL LAFAYETTE. By Fran?ois Augustin Caunois. AE 47mm. Obv: Bust of General Lafayette facing right. Rev: Inscription within an oak wreath. Extremely fine. $80. Sorry, SOLD

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1613, France. NICOLAS BRULART DE SILLERY. By Guillaume Dupr?. Later cast AE 71mm. Obv: Bust of Brulart de Sillery in magistrate’s robes, facing right. Rev: Apollo driving the sun chariot. Jones 47, Mazerolle II 679. Nearly extremely fine/good very fine. Slight casting flaw in the field of the obverse. $225. Sorry, SOLD
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Guillaume Dupr?, sculptor, medallist and coin engraver, is recognized as one of the foremost medallists of his age. He was born at Sissonne in 1574. In 1597 Henri IV was so pleased with a medal presented to him by Dupr? that he gave him the title of Sculptor in Ordinary to His Majesty. In 1603 he was granted the extraordinary privilege of being able to cast medals himself in the Gallery of the Louvre. Forrer notes that Dupr? is distinguished among French medallists for being the first to apply the art of sculpture to medal-making. He died in 1647.

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SKU: E-4971

 

France. BUFFLE DE CAFRERIE (African Buffalo). By Maurice Thénot. Uniface plaquette bronze 76mm x 52mm. Stamped METAL F. on its edge (i.e. struck during World War II. Obv: An African buffalo. Catalogue Général Illustré Vol 3 372/G. $150. Sorry, SOLD.

From Thénot’s series of plaquettes of African animals: Antilopes Impala, Antelopes Koudou, Buffle de Cafrerie, Combat d’Antilopes, Éléphant Solitaire, Girafes, Léopard, Lion et Lionne, Python, Rhinocéros.

François Maurice Thénot was born in 1893. He studied under Patey. He exhibited in the Salon des Artistes and won a bronze medal in 1927 and a silver medal in 1936. His medallic works include a fine series of plaquettes and medals depicting African animals. Thénot died in 1963.

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SKU: 5402-17595-10A

 

Undated (circa 1930), Great Britain. THE IRIS SOCIETY. By Toye & Co. AE 51mm. OBV: A Japanese female in a garden of irises. REV: Irises with a rainbow in the background. Cased. Extremely fine. $100. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2019)

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SKU: S9-11326

 

MONNAIE DE PARIS. Henri Dropsy. Cinquante Ans de M?daille. Exhibition catalogue. Paris, 1964. 91 pages, illustrated in the text. (In French). Used. Excellent condition. $30

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Undated (1930), France. COURSE F?MININE. By ?douard Fraisse and Henry Demey. Bronze 50mm. OBV: Two women racing. REV: A wreath. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 185/K. Nearly extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S12-11174

 

Undated (circa 1920), France. PRESENTATION MEDAL OF THE CITY OF NANTES. By Henri Dubois. Gilt-bronze 50mm. OBV: A seated female. REV: A cartouche with a city view in the background. Cased. Nearly extremely fine. $60

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SKU: S14-11762

 

1933, France. SPORTS AWARD. Silvered-bronze plaquette 52mm x 63mm, partial red and blue enameling. OBV: A female walking forward with a wreath in each hand. REV: An inscribed circular compartment set against a background of oak leaves. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S9-11336

 

Undated (World War I), France. PATRIE. By Hippolyte Lefebvre. AE 58mm. Obv: A female, wearing a wreath, taking the head of a wounded soldier. Rev: A wreath (center plain). Color of the reverse slightly uneven, otherwise extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD
Hippolyte Lef?bvre, sculptor and medallist was born in Lille in 1863. He studied at the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts in Lille, where he won first prizes in drawing and sculpture. He later entered the ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he won numerous prizes. He exhibited at the Salon and won the Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1892. At the 1900 Universal Exposition, he won gold medals for medals that he exhibited. Lef?bvre died in 1935.

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SKU: E-5080

 

1968, France. IN MEMORIAM. By Louis Muller. AE 70mm. OBV: A female offering a blanket to a kneeling mother and child. REV: Inscription within a wreath. Extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: S9-11549

 

1809, Great Britain. 50TH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF GEORGE III. Possibly by Peter Kempson. Silver 38mm. OBVERSE: Conjoined, draped busts of George III and Charlotte facing left. REVERSE: Inscription within a wreath. BHM 643 unrecorded in silver. Light handling $225. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2021)

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SKU: 06150-5G