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Pollard, Graham: RENAISSANCE MEDALS. National Gallery of Art. Volume 2. France, Germany, the Netherlands, and England. 2007, 290, 65 pages, large quarto,illustrated throughout. $110. Sorry, OUT OF STOCK.

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SKU: 10400552

 

Undated (early 20th Century), France. GALLIA. By Charles Pillet. AE 69mm. Obv: Bust of Gallia, wearing a helmet, facing right. Rev: A cartouche set against branches. Some slight edge nicks, nearly extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD Charles Pillet, sculptor and medallist was born in Paris in 1869. He studied under , Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu and Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain. He won the premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1890. He became a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1898. In 1900 he won a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. He won a medal of honor in 1923. He was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur. Pillet died in 1960

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SKU: 10399250

 

1675, France. THE CAPTURE OF HUY AND DINANT. By Jean Mauger and Thomas Bernard (unsigned). AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: A reclining river god with two towns in the background. Divo 145, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 145. Rounded edge. Extremely fine. $135. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398951

 

Undated (circa 1900), Great Britain. THE POLYTECHNIC INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.? By Joseph Sheppard Wyon and .Alfred Benjamin Wyon after William Wyon. Silver 57mm. Obv: St. George slaying the dragon. Rev: Legend surrounded by attributes of the Arts, Industry, Learning, Music and Science. Edge: Inscription to recipient. Cf BHM 3426 (AE only), Eimer 1723. Cased. Nearly extremely fine. $250.? Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398782

 

1808, Great Britain/Portugal. THE BATTLE OF VIMIERA AND THE ENTRY OF THE ENGLISH ARMY INTO LISBON. By Jean Jacques Barre and George Mills. AE 41mm. Obv: Victory flying above a triumphal car filled with trophies. Rev: British ships on the Tagus. Mudie 13, BHM 637, Bramsen 2207, Eimer 989, Fearon-259.2, Schwering 1149. Extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399679

 

1855, France. THE PALAIS DE L’INDUSTRIE. By Caque. AE 50mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Napoleon III and Eugenie, left. Rev: The Palais De L’Industrie. Extremely fine. $95. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400577

 

1929, France. SOCI?T? CANINE DU SUD-EST. By Victor Peter. AE-gilt plaquette 50mm x 29mm. Obv: A hunting dog with a bird in its mouth. Rev: Inscription. Extremely fine. $75.

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SKU: 10400447

 

1871, Great Britain. MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS LOUISE AND THE MARQUIS OF LORNE. By Joseph Sheppard Wyon. AE 63mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne facing left. Rev: Two crowned shields. BHM 2916, Eimer 1613, W&E 1147. Extremely fine. $225. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398707

 

1818, India/Great Britain. PINDAREE & MAHRATTA CONFEDERACY DEFEATED. By William Wyon after Peter Rouw. AE 41mm. Obv: Head of the Marquis of Hastings facing left. Rev: Victory in a chariot drawn by two winged lions. Puddester 818.1, BHM 974, Eimer 1108. This medal was possibly intended for inclusion in Mudie?s series of ?National Medals.? Extremely fine. $250. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398632

 

1680, France. THE MARRIAGE OF THE DAUPHIN TO MARIE-ANNE OF BAVARIA. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Busts vis ? vis of the Dauphin and Marie-Anne of Bavaria. Divo 181, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 181. Die flaw on the obverse, near the rim at 8 o’clock. “Sharp,” straight edge. Extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400364

 

1966, U.S.A. WILLIAM PENN, 1644-1718, Landholder and Philosopher. By Edward R. Grove. AE 76mm. Obv: Almost facing bust of William Penn in a hat. Rev: A ship. Form the series of medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans on University Heights Campus of New York University. Extremely fine. $55. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400976

 

1662, France. THE ABOLITION OF DUELLING. By Jean Mauger. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Justice with her sword and scales. Divo 67, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 67. “Sharp,” flat edge. Slight die flaw. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399050

 

1810, France. THE STATUE OF DESAIX.? By Bertrand Andrieu and Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: A heroic statue of Desaix; a sphinx?s head, obelisk and standard in the background. Bramsen 976, D?Essling 1321, Julius 2305, Schwering 1229, Todd p.93, Zeitz 116. Extremely fine. $175. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399403

 

Undated (1930). CHIEN SANS PEUR. By Victor Peter. AE 51mm. Obv: A seated dog. Rev: An inscription on a circular compartment within a wreath. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 310/F. Light cabinet friction. $75.? Sorry, SOLD Victor Peter was born at Paris in 1840. He studied art over the objections of his parents. He was a pupil of S?bastien Cornu, Devaulx and Falgui?re. He exhibited at the Salon and won a medal in 1879. He won a gold medal at the Universal Exposition of 1900. He was an artist who worked in various media. As a medallist, Peter is best known for his depictions of animals. He became professor of sculpture at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts in 1901 and was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur. Peter died in 1918.

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SKU: 10400827

 

1970, Germany. 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, Composer, 1770-1821. Published by Huguenin. AE 50mm. Obv: Facing bust of Ludwig van Beethoven. Rev: Inscription. Extremely fine. $20. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398161