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Description

The plaque bears pegasus, facing left, with rider looking backwards towards large camera with tripod he holds in left arm; city below.

I only wish that my budget allowed me to own this beautiful Art Deco plaque. Cecere created a small masterpiece, probably for a studio or as an award plaque, but I have no details about it. Any information on it would be welcome.

The rectangular cast bronze plaque measures 267mm x 342mm.

A heartfelt thank-you to Bob Jaeger from Renaissance Man Antiques for permission to use this image.

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6
dimensions	267mm x 342mm
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 16:49

Description

The obverse bears city skyline to left and family of three to right; in exergue, eagle with thirteen stars. Around top, PHILANTHROPOS · CARITAS; signed under family, C P JENNEWEN

The reverse bears wreath surrounded by AMICUS - HUMANIS / GENERIS; in center field, PRESENTED / TO / BY / MARTS & LUNDY / IN ADMIRATION FOR THE OUTSTANDING / VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP IN / WHICH WILL BENEFIT / OTHERS FOR MANY / GENERATIONS

The edge is marked MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE

Marts & Lundy was founded in 1926 and operates as a fundraising consulting firm. Per its website, "its services center around maximizing a client's philanthropic potential and building a sustainable culture of philanthropy around its stakeholder base."

This is an elegant commercial medal by one of the American masters of medallic art.

The circular medal measures 76.5mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York.

References: MACo 1965-087

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
diameter	76.5mm
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 16:35

Description

The obverse shows sensuous nude under waterfall. Below, "A MIRACLE OF RARE DEVICE"; signed at lower right, (JMS monogram).

The reverse bears five stars at upper right. Across, Celebrating / Fifty Years / of Service / Paterson / Parchment Paper / Company / 1885 - 1935.

The edge contains maker's mark at 6:00: MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y.

The Paterson Parchment Paper Company was founded in 1885 in the city of Passaic, New Jersey. It flourished for several decades but in 1931 it found itself on the recieving end of a monopolization and price discrimination law suit brought by the Story Parchment Company. Apparently, this did not hurt the company all too much because by 1961 it was the World's largest manufacturer of vegetable parchment and custom made paper.

"A miracle of rare device" is a reference to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Kubla Khan. The second stanza starts out with:

The shadow of the dome of pleasure
Floated midway on the waves;
Where was heard the mingled measure
From the fountain and the caves.
It was a miracle of rare device,
A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice!
A damsel with a dulcimer
In a vision once I saw;
It was an Abyssinian maid,
And on her dulcimer she played,
Singing of Mount Abora.

This is an unusual commercial medal because the nude on the medal's obverse is definitely sensuous if not overtly sexual in her posture. Normally, nude females were reserved for allegorical or mythical pictures and while the pictured nude might be a reference to the poem's Abyssinian maid (missing her dulcimer), it seems more likely that it is a reference to the pleasure-dome. I would love to know how this medal was received in the 1930's, not by the art world, but by Paterson's friends and customers.

The medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company. No mintage is reported.

References: MACo 1935-012

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material	Bronze
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y.
diameter	76mm
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Dec 21, 2017 15:25

Description

This uniface medallion bears three bicyclists, facing half right, racing for the finish line, two looking forward, middle one with his head down. Signed along seat of left-most bicyclist, EVERHART II

I like how Don Everhart made the front wheel of the leading bicyclist leave the traditional medallion's circle. It makes the whole design much more dynamic.

Many thianks to the artist for granting me permission to use his imagery.

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6
mintage	unknown

Last modified: May 14, 2019 13:44

Description

The obverse bears bust of youthful Potter (r.) in uniform. Around, STEPHEN POTTER MEMORIAL MEDAL.

The reverse bears nude, winged female holding wreath and palm frond. To left and right of figure, PHILLIPS / EXETER / ACADEMY / TRACK / VIRTVTE - VIRIBVS QVE.

The medal is edge marked GORHAM CO.

Stephen Potter (1896-1918) was an Exeter alumnus who had the distinction of being the first Navy aviator to shoot down a German seaplane. After graduating from Exeter he went on to Yale where he joined the second Yale unit to enter service in 1917. The World War II destroyer USS Stephen Potter was named in his honor.

While not signed, the medal is atributed to Wheeler Williams. It measures 76mm (3") in diameter and was manufactured by the Gorham Company of Providence, Rhode Island. The mintage is not reported.

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	GORHAM CO.
diameter	76mm
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Nov 30, 2017 09:49

Description

The medal's obverse bears nude male figure holding lyre at left and seated female figure with baby girl at her breast to his right,. Around, · AMORIS · - · TRIUMPHUS · - · MCMXIII ·; all within boldly beaded border.

The reverse bears stork within boldly beaded border. Around top, · IN · LOVE · ; under body of stork, · IS-AB-EL · & · / · P-AUL · MA-NSHIP · / · DEC · 22 ·

This medal celebrates the birth of Paul's first child, Pauline Frances Manship. She was born just before Christmas in 1913 and, between the holidays and a newly born child, Manship waited a few days before he created this medal. According to Murtha, it dates to 1914.

The circular medal measures 74.6mm in diameter and was cast in bronze. It is not known how many pieces were cast.

References: Murtha 33

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
patina	Bronze with black patina
edge	plain
diameter	74.6mm
weight	319g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: May 14, 2019 13:31

Golden bronze with tan patina

Description

The medal's obverse bears Adam being offered the fruit of the Tree of Life by Eve and the serpent. Around, THE WOMAN TEMPTED ME - AND I DID EAT.

The reverse bears archangel Gabriel delivering the Annunciation to the kneeling Virgin Mary, with scroll reading ET VERBVM CARO FACTVM EST. Around, BLESSED ART THOU - AMONG WOMEN; below JOHN © ANGEL 56.

Biblical and religious themes in general always played well with the Society of Medalists' core members and it was no different with this medal. The comments that were received were invariably favorable.

This medal was chosen as the 53rd issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series. It measures 73mm in diameter and has a reported mintage of 682 pieces in bronze.

References: MACo 1930-001-053, SoM 53

Variant Details

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material	Bronze
patina	Golden bronze with tan patina
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. BRONZE
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 53RD ISSUE - MAY 1956 JOHN ANGEL, SC.
diameter	73mm
mintage	682 reported (for all Bronze variants)

material	Bronze
patina	Golden bronze with tan patina
edge6	MACO BRONZE
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 53RD ISSUE - MAY 1956 JOHN ANGEL, SC.
diameter	73mm
mintage	682 reported (for all Bronze variants)

material	Bronze
patina	Golden bronze with tan patina
edge6	MACO - BRONZE
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 53RD ISSUE - MAY 1956 JOHN ANGEL, SC.
diameter	73mm
mintage	682 reported (for all Bronze variants)

material	Bronze
patina	Golden bronze with tan patina
edge6
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 53RD ISSUE - MAY 1956 JOHN ANGEL, SC.
diameter	73mm
mintage	682 reported (for all Bronze variants)

material	Silver
edge6
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 53RD ISSUE - MAY 1956 JOHN ANGEL, SC.
diameter	73mm
mintage	unknown, 700 authorized

Last modified: Jan 7, 2018 21:15

Description

The medal's obverse bears portrait of Vail, facing. Around, on raised rim, THEODORE NEWTON VAIL / HE MADE NEIGHBORS OF HVNDRED MILLION PEOPLE; signed, barely visibly, over right shoulder, LUINI

The reverse bears old-fashioned phone receivers connected by wires on raised rim. In center field, PRESENTED · BY · THE / AMERICAN · TELEPHONE · AND / TELEGRAPH · CO · TO · THE · TELEPHONE / PIONEERS · OF · AMERICA · AS · A / MEMORIAL · TO · HIM · WHOSE · LIFE / CHARACTER · AND · INDUSTRY · WERE / AN · INSPIRATION · TO · THE / MEMBERS · OF · THAT · SOCIETY / MONTREAL (oak leaves) CANADA / SEPTEMBER · 10 · 1920

This is the first version of the Theodore Newton Vail medal. It was delineated by Harry Bates Thayer, company president, honoring famed American telephone pioneer and company founder Theodore Newton Vail. The medal was only issued for the four years between 1917 and 1920. Adolph A. Weinman designed and modeled the later version of the medal that was used from 1922 onwards.

The circular medal measures 76.6mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by Tiffany & Co. of New York. No mintage is reported. The medal probably exists in at least silver, probably even a few pieces in gold, but I have not seen any evidence of those variants.

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6
diameter	76.6mm
weight	185g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Jan 28, 2018 18:52

Description

The uniface medal's obverse depicts a young woman sketching. Around, SCHOOL ART LEAG-UE OF NEW YORK CITY; on foot rest, FOR MERIT; in exergue, 19 (JF monogram) 15

The edge bears maker's mark MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y.

The medal is also known as the John W. Alexander Medal. Alexander (1856-1915) was a painter and illustrator who died in 1915 and was commemorated by this medal.

The medal measures 68mm in diameter and was struck by the Medallic Art Company of New York. Its mintage is not reported.

References: Baxter 155, MACo 1915-002, Marqusee 154

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y.
diameter	68mm
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 16:51

Bronze with seagreen patina

Description

This is the 55th official medal issued by the American Numismatic Society.

The obverse depicts Lady Liberty's serious face, radiant crown dominating upper half of medal. On lower right, 1886 / 1986.

The reverse bears torch with swirling flames. To right, in cursive, Liberty; around lower left, AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY; signed at lower right, E. DAUB

This heavy and striking medal was issued by the American Numismatic Society (ANS) in 1985 to commemorate the upcoming centennial of the Statue of Liberty. Eugene Daub created a beautiful ovoid medal that surprises in its design. While the Statue of Liberty is very much a vertical object, the oval medal is in landscape orientation. Daub then picks two of the statue's defining features, the head and the torch, to represent it on the two sides. On the obverse, the face looks sternly at the beholder, as if to remind him of his obligations. On the reverse, the flame of Liberty burns brightly, its promise spelled out on the side.

The silver medals are numbered in two styles. Originally, only 100 silver medals had been ordered and they were numbered XXX/100, for example 001/100. When demand for the silver medal proved strong, an additional 50 pieces were ordered and they are numbered just with their three digit number.

This medal is an ovoid measuring 100mm x 76mm and was struck by the Medallic Art Company. The mintage was 2 pieces in gold, 150 in silver and 500 in bronze.

References: ANS 55

Variant Details

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material	Bronze
patina	Bronze with seagreen patina
edge6	© ANS 1985
edge12	290/500
dimensions	100mm x 77mm
weight	403.3g
mintage	500 reported

material	Silver
edge6	MACO FINE SILVER © ANS 1985
edge12	056/100
dimensions	100mm x 77mm
weight	488.7g
mintage	150 reported

material	Gold
edge6
dimensions	100mm x 77mm
mintage	2 reported

Last modified: Jan 28, 2018 19:10