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Lot 179
Harris, Julian Hoke (American, 1906-1987); b. Carrollton, TX U.S.A., Perpetuating the Ancient Art of Medallic Sculpture, 1970, a light bronze lozenge-shaped medal by J.H. Harris for the 40th anniversary of the Medallic Art Co, 40 superimposed on representations of the first and 80th medals in the Society series, rev. contrasting relief and intaglio impressions of owls of Athens, edge impressed julian h. harris. sc. medallic art co. n.y., 64mm, 152.38g (Alexander SP2.1, edge A; cf. Coin Galleries Oct. 2010, 2735). Mint state £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, December 2002 Edition of 657. The competition to design a diamond-shaped 40th anniversary medal attracted over 200 entries from 77 different sculptors. The 7-person judging panel, including Elvira Clain-Stefanelli of the Smithsonian Institution, chose Mr Harris’ design and the result was announced on 15 November 1970. Mr Harris won $1,500 for his efforts and the medals, in silver and bronze, were all struck in December 1970.
Lot 223
Lange, Konrad (German, 1806-1856); b. Ulm, moved to Greece 1833, then Austria 1843 AUSTRIA, Moritz, Count von Dietrichstein, 1846, a copper medal by K. Lange, bust right, rev. crowned arms and supporters, 49mm, 60.01g (Hauser 178; Montenuovo 2769; Donebauer 3302; Probszt 75; Horsky 5422; Wurzb. 1672; BDM III, 297; cf. Rauch 88, 1000). Extremely fine £100-£150 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer, September 2003 Moritz, Count von Dietrichstein (1775-1864), b. Vienna, served in the Austrian army in the Napoleonic wars and was taken prisoner at Naples. He was later director of the Imperial Court Theatre and Library, and head of the Vienna coin cabinet from 1833 to 1848. He retired from public office in 1848.
Lot 429
Werner-Nyiri, Etchi (Czechoslovakian, 1946-present); b. Tornala, moved to Israel by 2006 E.E.C., European Coin Cemetery, 2002, an openwork bronze plaque, unsigned [by Etchi Werner-Nyiri], hand at right of an abstract scene on which demonetised French and German coins have been attached, rev. date in panel, four other demonetised coins from Italy, Austria and Germany set in edges, 78 x 60mm, 157.66g. Very fine, as made, unusual; in a black velvet bag as issued£25-£35
Lot 372
Sgard, Jean (French, 1891-1966); b. Abbeville FRANCE, Centenaire du Caisse d’Épargne d’Abbeville, 1935, a plated bronze Art Déco medal by J. Sgard, robed female standing left, her hands on the shoulders of a girl dropping a coin into a vase, rev. cityscape, the Collégiale Saint Vulfran at centre, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark, 50mm, 57.29g. Good very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons In 1935 the artist, a well-known goldsmith and jeweller on Place Sainte-Catherine, Abbeville, was approached by Charles Decaux, archivist of the Caisses d'Épargne, to create a medal and a stained glass window for the bank’s centenary.
Lot 305
Paquet, Anthony Conrad (German, 1814-1882); emigrated to the United States of America 1848 U.S.A., James Ross Snowden, 1859, a copper medal by A.C. Paquet, bespectacled bust almost facing, rev. elevation of the U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, 80mm, 289.75g (Julian MT-3; Failor/Hayden 303; BDM VIII, 109; cf. Stack’s/Bowers March 2017, 86). Usual linear die crack in reverse exergue, cabinet friction on nose and a reverse rim nick at 10 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine, attractively patinated £300-£400 --- James Ross Snowden (1809-78) was a lawyer, appointed treasurer of the U.S. Mint 1848 and served as its director from 1853 until 1861. During his tenure, an assay office in New York was created; the Mint building, erected in 1832, was made fireproof in 1856; and a medal department was formally established. His advocation of a ‘lighter and more convenient coin for the cumbrous cent’ led to the introduction of the new cupro-nickel ‘flying eagle’ cent in 1857 and to the discontinuation of the half-cent.
Lot 438
Ets Würden (Brussels, fl. 1845-1900), and Wiener, Jacques, aka Jacob (German, 1815-1899); b. Hörstgen, moved to France 1837, then Holland and Belgium, 1839 BELGIUM, Stadhuis van Louvain [Louvain City Hall] [1848], a silver-gilt award medal by Ets Würden after J. Wiener, three-quarters elevation of the City Hall viewed from the Grote Markt, rev. arms above wreath, un-named, 51mm, 38.19g (cf. Ross M43; cf. Schulman e2, 3646). Extremely fine, attractively toned £40-£50 --- Provenance: Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 18 August 2009 (6032) The Stadhuis, built in a Brabantine late-Gothic style between 1439 and 1469, is famous for its ornate architecture, crafted in lace-like detail.
Lot 107
Déchin, Jules (French, 1869-1947); b. Lille, after Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste (French, 1834-1904); b. Colmar, and Arthus-Bertrand (Paris, 1803-present) FRANCE/U.S.A., Statue de la Liberté [Statue of Liberty], a gilt-bronze uniface plaque by J. Déchin after F.A. Bartholdi for Arthus-Bertrand, Statue of Liberty flanked by massed French and American flags, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark of Arthus-Bertrand, 87 x 42mm, 123.62g (cf. Coin Galleries April 2005, 774). About extremely fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Galerie Numismatique, December 2004 The Statue of Liberty, financed initially by France in the 1870s and later by Joseph Pulitzer, was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on 28 October 1886.
Lot 17
Auricoste, Emmanuel (French, 1908-1995); b. Paris FRANCE, Louis Vallon, 1965, a bronze medal by E. Auricoste, outline bust three-quarters right, rev. coin-press, cross of Lorraine below, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 140.90g (CGMP p.79; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1965, 29). Matt finish, brilliant mint state £20-£30 --- Provenance: Münz Zentrum Rheinland Auktion 109 (Cologne), 9-11 January 2002, lot 7449 Louis Vallon (1901-81) acted as director of administration of the Paris mint from 1946 to 1951. He was involved in a clandestine resistance network in the second half of World War II, hence the cross of Lorraine on this medal.
Lot 384
Steyn, Geer Hendrik (Dutch, 1945-present); b. Amsterdam NETHERLANDS/ENGLAND, Gay van der Meer, 1991, a cast bronze medal by G.H. Steyn for the British Art Medal Society, bust right, rev. Veritas standing facing, holding wreath and palm branch, legend on central foreground, 86mm, 430.04g (Attwood 74; The Medal 19, p.114). Extremely fine, green patina, as made, scarce £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, September 2016 Edition of 50. Gay van der Meer (1924-2014), brother of the physicist and Nobel Prize winner Simon van der Meer, is fondly remembered as the multilingual curator of the coin cabinet at the Rijksmuseum in The Hague, a position she held from 1959 to 1988. A strong promoter of the modern art medal and the activities of FIDEM and the VPK, the reverse of this medal alludes to van der Meer’s lifelong fascination with the work of Martin and John Holtzhey, medallists based on Amsterdam’s Herengracht, and is partly taken from the original 1752 prize medal awarded by the Hollandse Maatschappij voor Wetenschappen (Dutch Society of Sciences).
Lot 2335
Five silver proof coin and stamp cover folders by Harrington & Byrne and Jubilee Mint comprising Queen Victoria 2020 180th Anniversary of the Penny Black, British Monarchs House of Stewart James I, HRH Prince William 40th Birthday, Diana Princess of Wales 25th Anniversary 1997-2022 and 2021 Royal Wedding 10th Anniversary
Lot 2297
Six coin and stamp cover folders by Harrington & Byrne comprising '2021 Silver Coins of the World' four coin set containing Maple, Philharmonic, Krugerrand and Britannia, 50th Anniversary of Decimalisation six coin set, three examples with silver plated coins and a Brexit 2020 brilliant uncirculated 50p
Lot 2395
Album of mainly British coinage, including approximately 250g of pre 1947 silver coinage including Victorian, George IV, likely Edward I hammered coin, brass 3d pieces, cartwheel penny, Victorian and later pennies, halfpennies and farthings and a quantity of world coinage including French, American and Swiss
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