Art Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Saor Alba's GMM Handstruck Medallion This is a handstruck silver medallion probably engraved by Joe Rust of Gallery Mint Museum. Which would suggest something from Prague or Bohemia. elverno's 1804 L'École des Mines du Mont-Blanc, France In 1818 Captain Laskey wrote in part about this medal: "This medal was struck on the establishment of schools for the instruction of students in the art of mining and mineralogy. ... There is a modern statue, representing the Apennine mountains, by John de Bologna, at Florence, designated Father Apenninus; it represents the loftiest of the ridge of these mountains, which runs through the middle of Italy, from Liguria to Ariminum and Ancona, and joins the Alps. If standing erect, it proportional height would be about sixty feet. We are not quite certain if this is not the representation of this statue, and depicted here as the hoary headed Mont-Blanc, whose bald summit penetrates the clouds." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 An example of where I voted for the piece that was the better one, unfortunately not mine - but quite a cool design though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBobo Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Joe Rust! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowtracks Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Handstruck by a hair. They are both very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 The winner in this round is: elverno's 1804 L'École des Mines du Mont-Blanc, France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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