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Emil Robert Zettler |
| Origin/Country: |
United States Chicago, IL 1933-1934 |
| Design Description: |
Century of Progress Expo Medal |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1933-34 By Emil Robert Zettler, 1933-34 USA Century of Progress Lg. Expo Medal |
| Grade: |
MS 63 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1933-9134, Bronze, Chicago, United States. Official Medal struck in Mint Exhibit on grounds; designed by Emil Robert Zettler, sculptor and head of Industrial Art Section of Chicago's Art Institute. Obv. Full male figure, nude with flowing loin-cloth, outspread arms and legs, on top of and astride pillars; under r. foot 1833, under l. foot 1933; under r. hand, vertical Research, © to lower l., leaves above hand; under l. hand, vertical Industry, below is microscopic E R Z, above hand is small graph; Rev. Relief map of Exposition grounds and lake, above is directional N arrow, to l. is small vertical Zettler (designer)--all within large center circle; outside around A - Century - of - Progress - International - Exposition - Chicago - 1933 - More info: Artist obtained design patent D90,162 for his medallic design June 20, 1933. Dies were produced by Medallic Art Co. in New York City, but contract to strike the medals was awarded to Crowe, a metalworking firm in Chicago. Issued in 2 3/4 in., 2 1/4 in., and 1 1/2 in. sizes; This medal is the 2 1/4 inch example. On obverse, male figure is symbol of energy and action; represents intellectual arch between man's resources and man's work; words "Research" and "Industry" Fair's Theme. From the Collection of Alfred Stagg. (This is a larger version of the so called dollar HK-463).
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John Flanagan |
| Origin/Country: |
United States San Francisco, CA 1915 |
| Design Description: |
Expo Medal, Panama Pacific 1915 |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1915 By John Flanagan 1915 Panama Pacific Award Medal 70MM |
| Grade: |
MS 63 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1915, Bronze, United States. PANAMA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION MEDAL, San Francisco. Bronze Award Medal in Original Leather backed Case and Scarce as such. Large, 70mm, 133 Grams. These were award medals for products and/or exhibits at the Expo. Medal by John Flanagan. Obv. Man and Woman stand by the sea, Divine Disivncta IVNXI Homo at bottom; Rv. Expo Towers, Palms, Medal of Award, Date in Roman Numerals. Virtually Mint. $300 to $500 in Auctions. Ex. Alfred Stagg Private Collection.
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Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis |
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1899 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette, Religious |
| Item Description: |
Silvered Bronze 1899 By Dupuis 1899 France Silvered Bz Plaquette, Mary & Baby Jesus |
| Grade: |
MS 60 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, Before 1900, Silvered Bronze, France. MARY AND BABY JESUS, by Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis (1849-1899). Superb and rare religious french table medal, Obv. Standing Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus, both nimbus, medallist signature along right edge; Rv. radiant crucifix, Clouds below. Size: 2,5 inches x 1,1 inches, weight 42,7 g / 65mm x 29mm. Estate Purchase.
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Godfroid Devreese |
| Origin/Country: |
Belgium Brussels 1907 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette Prof Heger |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1907 By G. Devreese 1907 Belgium Bz Plaquette Prof Heger |
| Grade: |
MS 62 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1907, Bronze, Uniface, Belgium. PROFESSOR PAUL HEGER, by Godfroid Devreese (1861-1941) for Fonson. Obv. Portrait of Professor looking left, medallists signature along right edge, below in tablet, A Ml Le Professeur Paul HEGER 1873-1907, Ses Anciens E. Eves Ses Amis. Curved top. Size: 73mm x 51mm, Weight: 85 Grams. Original medium brown patina with sharply engraved surfaces.
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Godfroid Devreese |
| Origin/Country: |
Belgium Brussels 1935 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette 4 Kings |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1935 By G. Devreese 1935 Belgium Bz Plaquette Belge Kings |
| Grade: |
MS 60 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1935, Bronze, Uniface, Belgium. THE BELGIAN DYNASTY (KINGS), by Godfroid Devreese (1861-1941) for Fonson. Obv. Four Kings, Portraits looking left, Leopold I, Leopold II, Albert I and Leopold III., "La Dynastie Belge" below. Size: 77mm x 69mm, Weight: 177 Grams. Original medium brown patina. With original box.
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Pierre-Alexandre Morlon |
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1937 (Awarded 1946) |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1937 Awarded to J.M. Louvel, Representative France Bz Plaque Agriculture/Political Award |
| Grade: |
MS 64 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1937, Bz, France. AGRICULTURE by Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951). This awarded to Representative Louvel in 1946. Includes original Box. This medal is known in 3 reverse varieties. Obverses are identical and Ceres, goddess of agriculture, holding ears of corn in his left hand. Note that Ceres is much like the " Republic " that he had done in 1930 and then appeared on coins 1franc, 2 francs and 50 centimes. The Reverses of the first two: This plaquette is reverse 1. Poultry "and" Maturing " are compartmentalized and have duck, pigeon, rooster and hen, goose, rabbit and turkey; Rv 2 has rearing of animals (cow, horse, bull, sheep and pig) to the other. TRv. 3 is known as " Ploughing " and contains two scenes symbolizing the work of the land: a farmer plowing his field with a plow pulled by two oxen in front of a rising sun (similar to the sower of Roty) and, under below, a combine pulled by two horses. Central inscription, "Offert par J.M. LOUVEL, Deptute du Calvados (Government Representative). Louvel served in 1946, just after the war. Calvados County-Normandy. Jean-Marie Louvel, French parliamentary
deputy 1945-1958, Senator 1959-1970. In 1930, France was still a predominantly rural country. Agricultural competition then punctuates the life of the country, rewarding the best agricultural products and animals presented as machinery and rewarding knowledge of farmers as well. Size: 66mm x 57mm. Purchased in France.
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Artist Unascertained |
| Origin/Country: |
Hungary Budapest 1935 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette Fencing Award |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1935 1935 MVOE Hungary Bz Plaquette Fencing Award |
| Grade: |
MS 64 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1935, Bronze, Hungary. FENCING Award, Obv. Standing Male with Fencing Equipment, looking left, tiny medallist signature for investigation; Rv. Tablet with inscription: M.V.O.E. 1935, III. with Lion atop tablet, claw extended, Lion Roaring. Very Attractive and Historical. Purchased from estate of a Hungarian PE Coach and Fencing Participant. Size: 53mm x 37mm.
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Zanic Armel Beaufils
for Arthus-Bertrand |
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1937 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette, Medical Portrait |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1937 By Zanic Armel Beaufils France Bz Plaque, Edmond Lesne, Pediatrician |
| Grade: |
MS 63 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1937, Cast Bronze, France. EDMOND LESNE, PEDIATRICIAN (MEDICAL) by Zanic Armel Beaufils (1892-1978) for Arthus-Bertrand. Obv. Portrait bust left, Edmond Lesne in tablet lower right; Rv. hand cradles a baby’s head and shoulders, Medallists signature bottom right. Size: 80mm x 59mm. Weight: 262 Grams. (cf. DNW 56, 832). A sculptural medal, wonderful lines and texture, extremely rare. Purchased in France.
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Artist Unascertained |
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1920 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette PARIS |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1920 1920 France Bz Plaque Woman Drawing PARIS |
| Grade: |
MS 63 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, c.1920, Bronze, France. Art Deco Uniface, "PARIS:, Obv. Cathedral and Town Center Buildings, Bridge and River in front, Woman in Dress looking over scene, open sketch book on block wall with Woman holding Pencil or Charcoal, Tree with winding branches above and behind female. Paris at left bottom. Very Attractive, and scarce subject matter as at this time, men were usually depicted drawing, and not woman. Size: 71mm x 56mm. Weight: 101.2 Grams. Beautifully executed original striking with sharp details. Purchased in France.
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Charles Theodore Perron / Johann Ender |
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1890 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette Napoleon II on Deathbed |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1890 By Charles Perron 1890 France Bz Plaque Napoleon II on Deathbed |
| Grade: |
MS 63 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1880-1890, Bronze, Uniface, France. RARE. "FRANZ" DUKE OF REICHSTADT ON HIS DEATHBED - NAPOLEON II (1811-1832) by Charles Theodore Perron and Johann Ender. Napoléon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte (20 March 1811 – 22 July 1832), Prince Imperial, King of Rome, Prince of Parma, of Placentia, and of Guastalla, known as Franz, Duke of Reichstadt from 1818 onward, was the son of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, and his second wife, Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria. Succession rights: As the eldest legitimate son of Napoleon I, he was already constitutionally the Prince Imperial and heir apparent, but the Emperor also gave his son the style of His Majesty the King of Rome. Three years later, the First French Empire, to which he was the heir, collapsed. Obv. Duke in Uniform with Medals, on Deathbed. Medallists Signatures bottom, and foundry impressed stamp top right for Fabrication Francais, E Jullien Rue Pasquier Paris 12. This foundry was active between 1880-1900 and finally the original painter of the Napoleon II deathbed portrait was Johann Nepomuk Ender in 1832, see 'Ender Pinx' at the plaques's bottom left. The design of this plaquette is also similar to an engraving by Franz Xaver Stober, which shows the Duke on his deathbed. In 1832, the Duke caught pneumonia and was bedridden for several months. His poor health eventually overtook him and on July 22, 1832, Napoleon II died of tuberculosis at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. Rare and beautifully patinated original example. Size: 105mm x 75mm. Weight: 136 Grams.
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Beck Odon Fulop |
| Origin/Country: |
Hungary Budapest 1932 |
| Design Description: |
Physical Education Competition Medal |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1932 By Beck O. Philippines (Fulop) Hungary Bz Plaquette PE Award |
| Grade: |
MS 63 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1932, Bronze, Hungary. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION, COMPETITION by Medallist Beck Odon Philippines (Fulop) Born 1873, Died 1945. Hungarian Sculptor, Medallist, Won the Millennium Exhibition Medal in Paris, 1900; Grand Prix in Milan, 1906, Many of his works sit in Museums, he created major sculptures and several tombs. Died or Disappeared Trying to Evade the Nazi's in 1944/1945. Obv. Two standing Males, one with Sabre hanging from waist, extending laurel branch and award to second male accepting, date 1932 lower r, Medallist signature left edge; Rv. BALATONI VERSENYEK, view of the sea and hills, clouds, with 3 sail boats in water, below: Orsz - Testnevelesi-Tanacs. Scarce and Attractive.
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Richard Rinke |
| Origin/Country: |
Hungary Budapest 1934 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette Fencing Award |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1934 By Richard Rinke, Vienna Hungary Bz Plaquette Fencing Award |
| Grade: |
MS 64 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1934, Bronze, Hungary. FENCING MEDAL, TOURNIER ZITONIA, SABRE III, unsigned, uniface. Obv. Hungarian Castle left top, Fencing Foil diagonally across, inscription, Sabre III, 11-13. V. 1934, Tournier Zitonia. Purchased in Slovakia. Rare Piece. Although unsigned, the medallist is almost certainly Richard Rinke, Vienna. Size: 50mm x 28mm. Weight: 34 Grams.
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Artist Unascertained |
| Origin/Country: |
Hungary Budapest 1937 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette Medical Portrait |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1937 By Laszlo Zechmeister 1937 Hungary Bz Plaquette Nobel Prize Winner |
| Grade: |
MS 63 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1937, Bronze, Hungary. ALBERT SZENT-GYORGYI (1893-1986). Portrait Plaquette, NOBEL PRIZE WINNER in 1937, for his discoveries in connection with the biologic combustion processes, with special reference to Vitamin C and the catalysis of fumaric acid. Field: Cell Physiology, Metabolism. Also active in the Hungarian Resistance during WWII, and Hungarian Politics after the War. Obv. Portrait of Albert Szent-Gyorgyi with inscription: "Nagyrapolti Szent-Gyorgyi Albert Szeged" with date 1937. Uniface. Size: 2 Inches x 3.25 Inches.
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Charles Neuhaus
Holy Freres |
| Origin/Country: |
France France/Swiss |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1910 France/Swiss Bz Plaquette 2 Presidents |
| Grade: |
MS 63 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, 1910, Bronze, France/Switzerland. DEUX PRESIDENTS, French-Swiss Peach Medal by Charles Neuhaus/Holy Freres. (Second example in Collection). Obv. 2 President Portraits, Fallieres and Comtesse (France & Switzerland), PAX and cross in center, legend beow; Rv. Recontre Deuz Presidents, 1910, 4 line inscription, Holy Freres. Purchased from "Mad" Marty.
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Rene Baudichon |
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1920 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette by R. Baudichon |
| Item Description: |
Bronze c.1920 France Bz Plaquette Building Trade |
| Grade: |
MS 63 |
Owner Comments
Medal, Plaquette, c.1920, Bronze, France. CHAMBRE SYNDICALE (BUILDING INDUSTRY) contractors, masonry, cement and concrete in the city of Paris and the Department of the Seine. Size: 76mm x 50mm. Obv. Center tablet with Female sitting, trees and outdoors scene around, branch with leaves above, curved top with legend Chambre Syndicale Des Entrepreneurs de Maconnerie Ciments et Beton Arme. Left and right leaves with alternating banner legends, De Laville de Paris, , et du, Departide la Seine, signature of medallist at bottom (Baudichon); Rv. Brance with leaves and berries to left, no inscription. Scarce and Attractive. René Baudichon was a French sculptor and medallist. The artist was born in Tours, France, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in his native town, and graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Born: 1878, France. Died: 1963
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