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1105 DUVAL JANVIER STRIKING PRESS MEDALLION
circa 1900, 60 mm x 53mm; bronze with touch mark, 76; artist: Alexandre
Charpentier; obverse; striking image of worker turning fly-wheel on a
coinage machine, Art Nouveau lettering “Duval Janvier”; reverse: three
vignettes of the obverse in various sizes, showing the “reducing power”
of the press, text: Reduction et Frappe de Mevailles - 22 Rue de Montmorency
Paris; attractive Art Nouveau octagonal medallion; medallist
Charpentier is known for his powerful imagery of workers straining to
perform their craft; some spotting / discoloration mainly to obverse, Fine
to VF
1106 2 INSURANCE COMPANY MEDALS
Bronze, 100mm & 63mm x 101.5mm; both
Whitehead & Hoag; table medal for 100th Anniversary
American Insurance Group Newark
New Jersey 1846-1946 with image of sky
scraper; medal for Hartford Fire Insurance
Company Hartford Connecticut 1810 1921
featuring building façade with the Hartford elk
at top; Fine to VF
1107 3 AMERICAN COMPANY MEDALS
largest 70 mm; Includes: 75th Anniversary of Crane Co., Chicago 1930
by Medallic Art Co.. NY; Heeren Bros. Company 1917 Pittsburgh PA;
1926 100th Anniversary of Canal National Bank Portland ME; G to VF
1108 3 AMERICAN MEDALS
largest: 76 mm Includes: The National Association of Life Underwriters
medal, copper patina, obverse features image of scroll and Liberty Bell
“A Declaration of Financial Independence”, reverse: text for membership
award (blank); Crane Co. 75th Anniversary medal, obverse: profile portrait
of R. T. Crane, reverse: image of factory, Chicago 1930; 1937 Commercial
Credit Company Alexander Edward Duncan medal, Medallic Art
Co. NY, obverse: portrait of Duncan; reverse: seated nude male with horn
of plenty gazing towards cityscape with skyscrapers with a sunrise in the
background, text lists names of investors and describes the increase from
investment; Fine to EX
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1109 2 PORTRAIT MEDALS
1903 44mm & 1908 59mm x 100mm bronze Profile portrait of Herrmann
Hallwich, 9 Mai 1838-1908 Seinem Hochverdienten Mitbegruender und
Praesidenten Hofrat Dr Herrmann Hallwich in Dankbarer Verehrung zum
70 Geburtstage der Zentral Verband der Inustriellen Oesterreichs by Hans
Schafer Wein; and portrait of
Johanni Canna with text on
reverse: “Johanni Canna Magistro
Optimo Quinquagesimum
Professionis Annum Celebranti
Gratissimo Animo Discipuli
D.D.D. Die X M Nov A MC-
MIII; by Stefano Johnson, with
spot of corrosion on obverse;
Fine to VF
1110 BRONZE STONE MASON MEDALLION
circa 1920’s, 61 mm x 72.5 mm; bronze with touch mark and lizard
in lozenge #175, artist: Alexandre Charpentier; obverse: two workers
rolling stone block along ledge with scaffolding; reverse: three masons
wielding tools to shape stone blocks; wear to some high spots; VF to
EX
1111 LALIQUE GLASS MEDALLION - LOUIS PASTEUR
1922, 98.5 mm; etched and embossed glass; R.
Lalique; obverse: profile portrait of Louis Pasteur;
edge text: Louis Pasteur 1822 - 1922; medallion
commemoratees the centenary of the birth of
Pasteur; two very tiny fleabites on top rim edge;
VF to EX
1112 13TH INTERNATIONAL OPTHALMOLOGICAL
1929, 50.6 mm; bronze; artist: monogram initialls CHJ; obverse: features
triangular lion heraldry as symbol for Holland; Art Deco stylized lettering
above: September Holland, lettering around perimeter: XIII Concilium
Ophthalmologicum, 1929; reverse: stylized portrait of owl next to lighted
candle with spectacles at top; text along perimeter: Wat Baet er Kaers of
bril als den uyl niet sien en wil (“Of what use are candles or eye-glasses
when the owl will not see?”); unusual medallion with graphic appeal;
slight rub to high spot on lion crest, VF to EX