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Sale 108
NY International Coin Auction January 8-10, 2019
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Lot 2101 |
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Medal. Silver. 35 mm. By A. Abramson. On the Accession of Alexander I to the Throne, 1801. Diakov 262.2 (R2), Reichel 3049 (R1), Sm--. Peruked, uniformed bust right, German legend / Hercules, lion’s skin over his shoulders, leans on a rudder beside Minerva who holds a spear and shield; STAERKE WEISHEIT (Power, Wisdom). Authenticated and graded by NGC MS 61. Bold icy white lustre over some friction hairlines in fields. Frosted devices Choice brilliant uncirculated. Estimate Value $1,500 - UP
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Lot 2102 |
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Medal. Silver. 41 mm. By C. Leberecht. On the Coronation of Alexander I, 1801. Diakov 264.6 (R2),Reichel 3053, Sm--. Bare bust right / Crowned column, inscribed ?AKOH? Coronation legend in exergue with date CEHT 15 ? 1815. A later attempt to re-engrave and change (or add initial) in the day of the date. Lovely lavender gray with soft iridescent undertone and ample lustre. Choice uncirculated. Estimate Value $2,000 - UP
Ex Christie’s Sale, December 9, 1991, lot 294, comes with sale’s ticket.
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Lot 2103 |
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Prize Medal. GOLD. 55 mm. By Thomas Pingo after G.B. Cipriani and E. Penny. British Royal Academy of Arts. Awarded to George Dawe. Eimer 42, BHM 132. Laureate, short-haired bust of King George III right, signed below / Minerva, seated beside a young, draped scholar, points upward past a winding path up a hill to a temple on top; Latin legends. Edge: GIVEN TO GEORGE DAWE, FOR THE BEST HISTORICAL PICTURE, 1803. Extremely rare, unique to the recipient, and important. In maroon fitted case of issue. Extremely fine. Estimate Value $25,000 - UP
The English portrait-artist George Dawe (1781-1829) is best known for the 329 paintings of Russian generals active during the Napoleonic invasion of Russia he created for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. Dawe originally trained as an engraver following the path of his father Philip who engraved in mezzotint and worked with Hogarth. He later became interested mainly in painting and went to study at the Royal Academy, first exhibiting in 1804. He was elected an Associate Member of the Academy in 1809 and became an Academician in 1814. His paintings of classical subjects garnered him much praise, but he gravitated to the more financially remunerative portraiture commissions. In this sphere, he enjoyed the patronage of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and also that of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold. While traveling through Europe with the Duke of Kent in 1819, his paintings of military staff and diplomats brought him to the attention of Tsar Alexander I, who commissioned Dawe to paint the portraits of his senior military staff that had successfully fought Napoleon. Dawe relocated to St. Petersburg and from 1822 to 1828, along with his assistants Alexander Polyakov and Wilhelm August Golicke, painted over 300 portraits for the Winter Palace. The Arts establishment in Russia widely praised him, while Pushkin lauded him in a poem. In 1826, Dawe was invited to the coronation of Nicholas I and in 1828 was officially appointed First Portrait Painter of the Imperial Court. But following a brief return to England, he took ill and died in October 1829 at the home of his brother-in-law and fellow painter, Thomas Wright. He is buried at St. Paul’s Cathedral.Conceived in 1768, the Royal Academy of Arts gold medal recognizes exceptional achievements in the fields of architecture, painting and art. Dawe received his medal for "Achilles, Frantic for the Loss of Patroclus, Rejecting the Consolation of Thetis" which was regarded by his contemporaries as "the best ever offered to the Academy on a similar occasion". The painting today is housed today in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington.
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