Edouard-Pierre BLIN

Blin was born in 1877. He studied under Chaplain, Peter, Botee and Hector Lemarie. He won several distinctions as a medallist and was made a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur. Blin died in 1946.

Undated (circa 1920), France. HUNTING PLAQUETTE. By Edouard-Pierre Blin. AE 60mm x 49mm. Obv: A hunter blowing a horn, dogs taking down a stag. Rev: An adorned tablet (uninscribed). Extremely fine. $100

John (Johann) Croker was born in Dresden in 1670. He was at first apprenticed as a jeweller, but came to England in 1691, where he learnt the art of die-sinking. He was appointed Assistant-Engraver at the Royal Mint in 1697 and became Chief Engraver in 1705. He died in 1741.

1702, England/Denmark. QUEEN ANNE AND PRINCE GEORGE OF DENMARK, LORD HIGH ADMIRAL. By John Croker. AE 42mm. Obv: Bust of Queen Anne facing left. Rev: Bust of Prince George facing left. MI II 233/14, plate CXV/16; Eimer 392; Milford Haven 1919/118; van Loon IV/346. Extremely fine. $175

1702, England/Denmark. QUEEN ANNE AND PRINCE GEORGE OF DENMARK, LORD HIGH ADMIRAL. By John Croker. Silver 42mm. Obv: Bust of Queen Anne facing left. Rev: Bust of PRince George facing left. MI II 233/14, plate CXV/16; Eimer 392; Milford Haven 1919/118; van Loon IV/346. Nearly extremely fine. $475

1703, England/Germany. CITIES CAPTURED BY THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH. By John Croker. AE 43mm. Obv: Bust of Queen Anne facing left. Rev: a female surrendering keys to the Duke, who is on horseback. MI II 246/33, plate CXVIII/1; Eimer 400; van Loon IV/399. Slight spots and a a slight die crack on the obverse, otherwise extremely fine. $225 (This medal was the subject of controversy, it was similar to a medal of Louis XIV and seemed to be elevating the Duke of Marlborough to royal status. This was seen as possibly suggesting a threat to the throne. Medal making, in England, up to this point had been free of official interference, unlike in France, where it was closely regulated. As a result of concern for the subtext suggested by this medal. Medal making at the Royal Mint became subject to closer scrutiny).

1708, Great Britain/Netherlands. THE BATTLE OF OUDENARDE. By John Croker. AE 45mm. Obv: Crowned bust of Queen Anne facing left. Rev: Two captives at the base of a column decorated with French standards. MI II 322/148, plate CXXVII/6; Eimer 433, van Loon V/106. Extremely fine. $300

1709, Great Britain/Belgium. MONS TAKEN. By John Croker. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Queen Anne facing left. Rev: Victory flying above the City of Mons. MI II 362/202, plate CXXXI/3, Eimer 440. Extremely fine. $275

1711, Great Britain/France. THE FRENCH LINES PASSED AND BOUCHAIN TAKEN. By John Croker and S. Bull. AE 45mm. Obv: Laureate bust of Queen Anne facing left. Rev: A figure surrendering arms to a seated female. A city in the background. MI II 385/237, plate CXXXIII/14, Eimer 450, van Loon V/188. Extremely fine. $275

Jean DASSIER

1896, Switzerland. JEAN DASSIER. By Hughes Bovy afterJacques Antoine Dassier for the Swiss Numismatic Society. Silver 28mm. Obv: Bust of Dassier faing right. Rev: Two putti on a monument  (after one of the reverse designs used for Jean Dassier's series of celbrated men of the time of Louis XIV). Good very fine. ($75), Sorry, SOLD

Jean Dassier was born at Geneva in 1676. He learned the art of die-sinking under his father, Domaine Dassier, who was the Engraver at the Mint in Geneva. He studied under Mauger and Roettiers. He was appointed Assistant-Engraver at the Geneva Mint in 1711 and succeeded to his father's post, as Chief Engraver, upon his father's death. He continued in that position untill his own death in 1763. Fairly late in his career, he established his own medal-making business, which gained international reknown. He is known for his various series of medals as well as an extensive body of individual medallic works.

Jacques-Antoine DASSIER

Jacques-Antoine Dassier, the son of Jean Dassier, was born in 1715. He learned the art of die-sinking under the goldsmith, Germain of Paris. He spent some time in Rome and moved to London in 1740. He was appointed Assistant-Engraver at the Royal Mint in 1741. He returned to Geneva in 1745, where he worked with his father. He later moved to St. Petersburg. He died in Copenhagen in 1759, while returning to Switzerland.

1743, Great Britain. RALPH BRIDEOAKE, ARCHDEACON OF WINCHESTER, MEMORIAL. By Jacques-Antoine Dassier. AE 55mm. Obv: Bust of Brideoake facing right. Rev: A church. MI II 573/209, plate CLXI/8, Eimer 574. Eisler 293/11. Nearly extremely fine. $225

  

Edouard FRAISSE

Fraisse was born at Beaune in 1880. He studied under Barrias, Coutan, Chalpain and Vernon. He collaborated with Henry Demey on numerous medals and plaquettes that typically depicted figures in action. He was made a chevalier of the Legion f'Honneur. He died in 1945.

Undated (World War I), France. "PRO PATRIA." (For the Fatherland). By Edouard Fraisse. AE  50mm. Obv: A female seated weeping before a gravestone; another, holding a flag looks into the distance towards the setting sun. Rev: A helmet and wreath on a cross. A tablet (uninscribed). Cat. Gen. vol. 3 182/B. BDM 7/317. Extremely fine. $90

Conrad Heinrich KUCHLER

Kuchler, a medallist and coin-engraver, was born in Flanders. He appears to have worked in Germany from about 1763 until around 1775, when he moved to France. He moved to England around 1790, where he worked for Matthew Boulton at his Soho Mint.

1793, France (struck in Great Britain). THE EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVI. By Conrad Heinrich Kuchler. Whitemtal 52mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette facing right. Rev: The guillotine surrounded by a large crod. Hennin 465. Reverse struck from a cracked die. Nearly extremely fine. $225   

Julien-Prosper LEGASTELOIS

Legastelois was born in Paris in 1885. He studied under the sculptor, Carltier and medal engraving under Levasseur and Tonnelier. We won various distinctions during the course of his career and was made a Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur. Legastelois died in 1931.

1913, France. "PRO PATRIA." By Julien-Prosper Legastelois. Silvered-bronze plaquette 47mm x 47mm. Obv: A female resting her elbow on a sill, and  holding a flag, which spills over the sill. Rev: A dirigible and two airplanes above a monument. Extremely fine. $150

Undated (circa 1920). "MATERNITE." By  Julien-Prosper Legastelois. Silver plaquette 53mm x 64mm. Obv: A mother, seated before a spinning wheel and breast-feeding an infant. Rev: A spindle, open book, and plants. Catalogue General vol. 3 235C. Nearly extremely fine with brownish toning. It almost appears to have been struck in bronze, but is stamped "Argent" on its edge. The reverse is a little lighter in color and mor silver in appearance. It has a streak down the center and slight patch of discoloration caused by an adhesive label. $125

Pierre-Charles LENOIR

Lenoir was born in 1879. He studied under his father, Charles Lenoir, a sculptor, and under Peter, Roty and Mercier. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1903. He created numerous monuments and an extensive body of medals. He died in 1953.

1902, France. 'BUCOLIQUE.' By Pierre Charles Lenoir. Plaquette AE 61mm x 47mm. Obv: A youth, wearing only a hat, sits under a tree playing a pipe, with his dog and sheep at his side. Rev: A beehive, staff, amphora and other symbolic objects. Extremely fine.  Sorry, SOLD

Jean VERNON

Vernon was born in 1897. He studied at the Ecole  des Arts decoratifs and at the Ecole nationale superieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He died in 1975. He is noted for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine's Fables.

Undated (circa 1930s), France. LA FONTAINE'S FABLE OF THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER. By Jean Vernon. Uniface AE 59mm. Obv: The hard working ant and the singing grasshopper. Extremely fine. Sorry SOLD

Undated (circa 1930s), France. LA FONTAINE'S FABLE OF THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE. By Jean Vernon. Uniface AE 59mm. Obv: A tortoise by a miniature olive tree and a bounding hare. Extremely fine.  Sorry SOLD

Undated (circa 1930s), France. LA FONTAINE'S FABLE OF THE STORK AND THE FOX. By Jean Vernon. Uniface AE 59mm. Obv: A stork standing by a long-necked bottle, and a crouching fox. Extremely fine. Sorry, SOLD

Undated (circa 1930s), France. LA FONTAINE'S FABLE OF THE FROGS WHO SOUGHT A KING. By Jean Vernon. Uniface AE 59mm. Obv: A crane with a frog in its beak other frogs leaping in the background. Extremely fine. $125

Undated (circa 1930s), France. LA FONTAINE'S FABLE OF THE FOXES AND THE SOUR GRAPES. By Jean Vernon. AE 59mm. Obv: Two foxes stetching to reach bunches of grapes. Extremely fine. $125

1935, France/U.S.A. THE MAIDEN VOYAGE OF THE 'NORMANDIE.' By Jean Vernon. AE 69mm. Obv: A standing holding reins and releasing a rearing seahorse. Rev: The ship under steam. Extremely fine. $375. Sorry, SOLD

Allen WYON

1894, Great Britain. JUBILEE OF THE Y.M.C.A. By Allen Wyon. AE 51mm. Obv: Bust facing left. Rev: an open bible within a wreath. BHM 3479. Cased. Extremely fine. $100

 

Leonard Charles WYON

1884, Great Britain. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH EXHIBITION. By Leonard Charles Wyon and John Pinches. AE 46mm. Obv: Draped, diademed head of Victoria facing left. Rev: Two figures standing before a globe. BHM 3175, Eimer 1704. Cased. Clasp of case broken. Extremely fine. $125

Thomas WYON Senior

1797, Great Britain. THE BATTLE OF CAMPERDOWN. Unsigned (By Thomas Wyon Senior). AE 38mm. Obv: Almost facing, uniformed bust of Admiral Duncan. Rev: Britannia seated beside a lion. BHM 428, MH 461, Eimer 887. Nearly extremely fine. $150