August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
FRANCE. Ernest Meissonier Uniface Nickel-plated Copper Medal, 1889. Grade: UNCIRCULATED.
Diameter: 195mm. By JC Chaplain. Obverse: Bust of Meissonier facing left, ERNEST MEISSONIER ME[EM]BRE DE L'INSTITUT. AETATIS SVAE LXXV around; Reverse: Hollow, marked "069 DM" in ink. Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815-91) was one of Champlain's most detailed and sculptural medals , particularly the artist's expressive hair and famously long-flowing beard. He was an extremely successful conservative French classicist painter and sculptor most famous for his finely det ailed representations of Napoleon and allied military themes. In 1861 elected a member of the Académie des beaux-arts of l'Institute de France (cited on obverse). References: - Marx, Les médailleurs Française contemporains, [pl. 5, #10] - Mazerolle 1897 - Migeon, "Chaplain", 1900, 99 (smaller format) - Deneken, J. C. Chaplain-Ausstellung Medaillen, #111 (smaller format)
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From the Stephen R. Parks Collection of Medallic Arts.
Estimate: $100.00- $200.00
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| Price realized | 240 USD |
| Starting price | 60 USD |
