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1911, Great Britain. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. By Frank Bowcher. Silver 45mm. Obv: Bust facing three-quarters right. Rev: A nude female standing before a large bust of Shakespeare.BDM-V/644, BHM 4086, Eimer 1987, Ogden 50. Extremely fine. $175.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400515

 

1795, France. DEATH OF LOUIS XVII. By Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XVII facing left. Rev: A broken lily. ?Julius 451, Schwering 740. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398991

 

1975, U.S.A. THE LOVE OF LIFE. By Bruno Lucchesi. AE 73mm. Obv: A mother holder her baby. Rev: A couple embracing. Ninety-second issue of the Society of Medalists. 1,350 issued. With its descriptive leaflet (no box). Some insignificant spots, extremely fine. $85. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398965

 

800×600 Undated (circa 1970), Portugal. DR. SIDONIO PAIS, Mathematician and Statesman. AE 80mm. Obv: Bust of left Dr. Sidonia Pais facing three-quarters left. Rev: Inscription.? Extremely fine. $45 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,”serif”;}

Price: $45.00

SKU: S8-4

 

1981, France. CHARLES M?RYON, 1821-1868, Printmaker. By Claude Gondard. AE 68mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of M?ryon facing right. Rev: A gargoyle with a city view in the background. Extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400466

 

France. AUVERGNATE. By Ernesta Robert-M?rignac (1858-1933). Bronze plaquette 47mm x 63mm. OBV: Bust of a young woman, in regional costume, facing left. REV: Mountain scenery of Auvergne with cows grazing in the foreground. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 351/F. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2023) ———- From Robert-M?rignac?s series of plaquettes depicting women in regional costumes of France: Alsacienne, Angevine, Auvergnate, Boulonnaise, Bourbonnaise, Bressane, Bretone, Catalane, Charentaise, Limousine, Lorraine, Normanide, Olonnaise, Poitevine, Proven?ale, Saintongeaise, Vend?enne. ———–

Ernesta Robert-M?rignac, sculptor and medallist was born at Saint-Omer on August 25 1849. She studied under Mlle Genevi?ve Granger, Mlle Darbefeille and Georges R?cipon. She exhibited four plaquettes in 1905 at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and several medals in 1906 and at the 1924 Olympics. She was the daughter of fencing master Charles Gustave Robert and wife of another, ?mile M?rignac. Her nephew Lucien M?rignac won the gold medal in the 1900 Olympic Foil Masters event. Robert-M?rignac, died at Paris on February 28 1933.

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SKU: 3455-16092-2T

 

Undated (late 19th century), Great Britain. STATISTICAL SOCIETY: JOHN HOWARD MEDAL. By Alfred Benjamin Wyon. AE 76mm. Obv: Bust of John Howard, Sheriff of Bedford, facing left. Rev: A sheaf of wheat. BHM 2970 RR. Nearly extremely fine. $175

Price: $175.00

SKU: S10-11738

 

1918, France. ANATOLE FRANCE (1844-1924), Writer. By Henri Nocq. Bronze 51mm. OBV: Bust of Anatole France facing right. REV: A chicken on a spit, a dress form and a fleur-de-lis. Extremely fine. $90 ———- Henry (Henri-Eug?ne) Nocq was born in Saint-Mand? (Val-de-Marne) in 1869. He studied under the sculptor, Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu. Starting in 1887 he exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais. He won a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition in 1900. In 1907 he was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. He was interested in and wrote about art theory. Nocq created medals, plaquettes, sculpture and many artistically designed everyday objects. He died in 1944.

Price: $90.00

SKU: S21-12583

 

1855, Great Britain/France. RECEPTION FOR NAPOLEON III, EMPEROR OF FRANCE. By Benjamin Wyon. AE 77mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Napoleon III and Eug?nie. Rev: Britannia introducing Gallia to Londinia. BHM 2561, Eimer 1496, Welch 7. 350 struck. In its original case. Case a little rubbed and slightly discolored with edge. Extremely fine. $500. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400980

 

1927, France. PROFESSOR H. TRUC, FOUNDER OF THE OPTHALMOLOGICAL CLINIC, MONTPELLIER. By Henry Dropsy. AE 69mm. OBV: Bust of Prof. Truc facing left. REV: View of the Clinic. $125. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2019)

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SKU: L13-11V.13446

 

1912 (hallmark), Great Britain. BILLIARDS. By Mappin & Webb. Silver 45mm. Obv: Two players playing billiards. Rev: A winged figure of Victory beside a cartouche (uninscribed). Extremely fine. $80. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400117

 

1844, Great Britain. THE RE-OPENING OF THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. By Allen and Moore. WM 39m. Obv: Conjoined busts of Queen Victorian and Prince Albert facing left. Rev: A view of the Royal Exchange. BHM 2174 R, Taylor 146j. Nearly extremely fine. $75

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SKU: 10398018

 

1910, Argentina. CENTENARY OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF ARGENTINA. By Hippolyte Lefebvre. AE 57mm. Obv:?A nude figure of Liberty wearing a Phrygian cap and advancing with broken chains in one hand, a flag and sword in the other. Rev: The figure of Peace presenting Plenty to a seated figure of Liberty. Nearly 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: 10399694

 

1844, Great Britain. CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL. By I. Barker. AE 60mm. Obv: View of the cathedral. Rev: View of Chichester Cross. BHM 2164 R. Color a little uneven, otherwise extremely fine. $125

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SKU: 10400100

 

1789, France. THE ESTATES OF BURGUNDY. By Benjamin Duvivier. Silver 31mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XVI facing right. Rev: A crowned, armorial shield. Mitchiner 3741. Nearly extremely fine. $60.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398695