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1960, Egypt. OPENING OF THE ELECTRICAL POWER STATION AT THE ASWAN DAM. Silver 61mm. Obv: A view of the dam and the power station. Rev: Arabic inscription. Extremely fine. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398184

 

1946, France. THE NATIONAL GENDARMERIE. By G.N. Rispal. AE 50mm. Obv: A gendarme on horseback. Rev: Three men in uniform.Nearly extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399219

 

1879, France. MADAME DUMAY. By Alphee Dubois. Uniface cast 104mm. Obv: Facing bust wearing an elaborate bonnet. Extremely fine. $325. Sorry, SOLD Alphee Dubois, French sculptor and medallist was born in 1831. He was a student at the ?cole Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He studied under Barre and Duret as well as his father Eug?ne Dubois. In 1855 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. He exhibited at the salon in 1868 and 1869. He was a jury member at the Universal Exposition of 1900. Dubois was made a chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. He died in 1905.

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SKU: 10400101

 

1723, France. THE MAJORITY OF LOUIS XV. By Jean Duvivier and J.C. Roettiers. AE 41mm. Obv: Laureate bust of Louis XV facing right. Rev: Gallia seated at the base of a column. Nocq 65. Rounded edge. Extremely fine with some slight contact marks. $135. Sorry, SORRY

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SKU: 10399186

 

1799, France. ARRIVAL AT FREJUS. By Andr? Galle. AE 33mm. Obv: A ship under full sail, another in the background. Rev: The god Bonus Eventus. D?Essling 795, Hennin 921, Schwering -. Todd pp.185-6. Some insignificant nicks and a very small spot near the rim, extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399413

 

Undated (late 19th century), France. PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD. ?By Alfred Borrel. AE 51mm. Obv: An allegorical female taking a picture of a semi-nude, seated female. Rev: A circular compartment within a wreath. Nearly extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD Alfred Borrel was born in Paris in 1836. He studied under his father Valentin- Maurice Borrel and under Jouffroy and Merley. As a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the secondf grand prix de Rome for medal engraving. We was a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais. He won a third class medal at the salon in 1880, a second class medal in 1890, and a first class medal in 1893. He was made a chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur in 1906. Borrel died in 1927.

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SKU: 10399529

 

SCHER, Stephen K. The Proud Republic ? Dutch Medals of the Golden Age. New York, 1997. Published in conjunction with an exhibit of medals at the Frick Collection. 72 pages, illustrated. 8.5″ x 11″. Card covers. $20 Describes, in detail, four medals by Leone Leoni and Jacopo Nozzola da Trezzo, whose works influenced the development of medallic art in the Netherlands, and forty Dutch medals. It provides biographies of the medallists.

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SKU: 10399696

 

1856, Belgium. 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INSTALLATION OF LEOPOLD I. By Leopold Wiener. AE 75mm. Obv: Head of Leopold I facing left. Rev: A female personification of Belgium placing a crown on a throne. The Belgic lion is behind her and Fame sits before her. BDM 6/493. A couple of insignificant spots and very slight bump to the edge (1 o’ clock on the reverse), otherwise extremely fine. A very pleasing medal. $175. Sorry, SOLD ???

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SKU: 10398248

 

Undated (1936), France.THE CRUISER ?MARSEILLAISE.? By Georges Guiraud. AE 59mm. Obv:? A female with a sword and ranks of soldiers advancing. Rev: Head-on view of the ship. Cat. Gen vol. 3 200/A. Some staining on the reverse, extremely fine. $90> Sorry, SOLD Georges Guiraud was born in 1901. He studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked in the workshop of Jean Boucher. He won the First Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving.

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SKU: 10399386

 

CLAIN-STEFANELLI, Elvira. Italian Coin Engravers Since 1800. Washington, 1965. 68 pages. 8.5″ x 11″. Card covers. $10

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SKU: 10399641

 

1820, France. THE BIRTH OF HENRI, DUC DE BORDEAUX, COMTE DE CHAMBORD (Henri V, the Pretender). Unsigned. AE 19mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of the Duc d?Angoul?me facing left. Rev: Inscription. Collignon 275. A spot on the forehead on the obverse, nearly extremely fine. $40. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400628

 

1960, Brazil. 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF INFANTE DOM HENRIQUE, explorer. AE 70mm. Obv: Almost facing bust, in a broad-rimmed hat, of Henry the Navigator.. Rev: A ship under full sail. Extremely fine. $35. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10399209

 

1862, Great Britain. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. By G. Dowler. WM 37mm. Obv: A view of the exhibition building. Rev: A globe within a wreath. Allen SK-B055, BHM 2729, Eidlitz 429/50, Taylor 182b. In an embossed, brass shell (very damaged) Allen SK-B050. Bright, nearly extremely fine. $65. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10398175

 

FORRER, Leonard. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem and Seal Engravers, 500 B.C. ? A.D. 1900. (London 1902-1930. Reprint. London and Maastricht, circa 1980. 8 volumes 5,277 pages, many illustrations. There are two versions of the first volume. This reprint includes the revised first volume. 6″ x 9.5″. Lightly used. $400. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2018)

Contains a wealth of information on the makers and engravers of medals. An essential reference for the serious student of medallic art.

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SKU: 10398131

 

Undated (circa 1970s), Angola. AUTODROMO INTERNACIONAL, LUANDA. Uniface AE 80mm. Obv: A racing car. Extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 10400112