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H
BOOK MARK, 1909.
92 x 20mm with rounded ends. Bronze. Mint
Condition. The front bears portraits of Hudson and Fulton to either
end. At center are depictions of the Half Moon and the Clermont.
Inscribed along the bottom is: HUDSON FULTON CELEBRATION
1909. On the back, at left, is a view of the STATUE OF LIBERTY
while on the right can be seen GRANT’S TOMB. At center is the
advertising message: REED & BARTON CO./ SILVERSMITHS./
FIFTH AVE. 32
ND
ST./ 4 MAIDEN LANE. NEW YORK. (E-F)
1076. FOR LIBERTY AND RIGHT, ND.
Gabriel-Unlisted. 43 x 58mm
shield shaped. Bronze. Signed: Monogram CHS. Obverse: At
center, a doughboy, a rifle in his right hand and his left arm raised
in victory. At top, a displayed eagle is perched above a waving
American flag. The upper portion of the Statue of Liberty at left. At
center background , the American fleet is shown arriving at France
symbolized by the Eiffel Tower. Inscribed at bottom is the legend:
FOR LIBERTY AND RIGHT. The reverse is blank save for a very
tiny incused unknown hallmark. (F)
1077. LA VICTOIRE DU DROIT, 1919.
Gabriel G2-31. 45mm. Bronze.
Rene Robert Outhwaite, Sc. AU with minor spots. Obv: Statue of
liberty flanked between Allied flags. Shield below inscribed: LA/
VICTOIRE/ DU/ DROIT (Victory of the Right)/ 1919. The names
of the Allied nations are displayed around in the legend. Rx:
Scene of troops carrying their regimental flags marching past the
Arc de Triomphe. Ve r y s imi l a r i n des i gn t o G2 - 30 (HK
903 ) , only made for the French market. (E
)
1078. THE AMERICAN CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY WWI
SERVICE MEDAL IN GOLD, 1918.
Gabriel G2-33; Marqusee
52; 63.5mm. The edge bears the Gorham hallmark and
“14k”. The troy ounce weight is 5.84 oz. Chester Beach &
Julio Kilenyi, Sc. (Gorham). Choice Uncirculated. Obverse: Bare-
chested workman wielding a hammer about to strike a snake
entwined around a German spiked helmet. Munitions and a crane
are in the background. PRESENTED BY THE AMERICAN
CAR AND FOUNDRY COMPANY around. In ex: 1917 -
1918. Reverse: Figure of Columbia holding a staff & palm branch
with the Statue of Liberty in the background. FOR SERVICE
FAITHFULLY RENDERED. The meda l i s housed i n i t s
o r i g i na l r ed l ea t he r p l ush box o f i s sue imp r i n t ed
w i t h t he Go r ham name on t he i nne r t op o f t he box .
An unusual collaboration between the aesthetic Beach and the
commercial Kilenyi. ($4500+)
1079. FRANCE. SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA, 1918.
CGI 3:21A; G2-
29. 54mm. Bronze. Rene Baudichon, Sc. (Paris Mint Cornucopia
BRONZE edgemark). About Uncirculated. The obverse legend,
LUSITANIA MAY 7, 1915 is incused on a raised border, the width
of which is varied to created a field similar to a round shied. A
horizontal bar creates a thin chief at top in which a young girl is
drowning. Below, the Lusitania is about to sink; an overturned
lifeboat is the foreground. On the reverse, LVRTIX AMERICA
JVRIS (America, Avenger of the Law) 1917 U.S.A. 1918 is around
a powerful depiction of the Statue of Liberty, a sword replacing
her torch, rising from the very ocean into which the Lusitania had
sunk. A dramatic and emotional medal! (F-G)
1080. A PAIR OF WOODROW WILSON/ STATUE OF LIBERTY
TOKENS, 1918.
26.8mm. Silver plated Bronze and Bronze.
Unsigned. Unc. Obv: Front facing bust of Wilson, WOODROW
WILSON to either side. Rx: Standing figure of the Statue of
Liberty at center, a large ship is depicted about to sink in the left
Lot 1076
Lot 1077
Lot 1078 (reduced)
Lot 1079