Auctions, Collections and Illustrations
ContentsAuction Listings
THE SALE of an item at auction is given for listed items by a three-letter code (usually the initials of the auction house), a serial number for the auction, colon, lot number. These auctions are listed first alphabetically by the auction house three-letter code, then auction serial number (this is, in effect chronological order). The list of auction house codes can be found in the end of this Introduction.
Occasionally the same or similar items are run in sequence of lot numbers; these are listed with the first and
last lot numbers separated by a hyphen. A semicolon follows the last listing of that auction house.
Often auction houses group more than one item in a lot. A single item from that group may be listed – as [1/6] one item in a group of six. A lot of one set [set50}, or of a group or related items [group1/12].
Nonnumismatic auction sales are listed separately from the numismatic ones with each sale on a separate line. The auction house is spelled out, date of sale in parenthesis, and the lot number. Example:
Occasionally the same or similar items are run in sequence of lot numbers; these are listed with the first and
last lot numbers separated by a hyphen. A semicolon follows the last listing of that auction house.
Often auction houses group more than one item in a lot. A single item from that group may be listed – as [1/6] one item in a group of six. A lot of one set [set50}, or of a group or related items [group1/12].
Nonnumismatic auction sales are listed separately from the numismatic ones with each sale on a separate line. The auction house is spelled out, date of sale in parenthesis, and the lot number. Example:
Auction: Christie's New York (20 Sept 1988) lot. . . 37
Public Collections
Below are listed typical lines for citations of coins and medals in public collections. Usually this is the institution's own accession number, but it could be a catalog number from a published work of the collection (or both). Museums which have retained donated collections intact are so noted (as Princeton, below). Examples:
Collection: Albany Institute of History & Art. . . . . . . . 000
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . . . . . . . 000
Collection: Brookgreen Gardens (SC). . . . . . . . . . . . . 000
Collection: Century Association New York City. . . . . . 000
Collection: Cornell Univ Johnson Art Gallery . . . . . . . .000
Collection: Maryland State Archives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 000
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art . . . . . . . . . . . 000
Collection: Norton (R.W.) Art Gallery Shreveport . . . . .000
Collection: Notre Dame Univ Libraries Special Coll . . . .000
Collection: Princeton Library Newman (NC010) . . . . . .000
Collection: Princeton Library Vermeule (NC000) . . . . . 000
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . . . . . .000
Collection: Yale University Art Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . .000
In the event the archives contain more than one specimen the earliest or lowest accession number was used and the symbol "[<1]" is noted. While this means "a number greater than one" it can be assumed to be several specimens of this type are present in the collection (often of differing varieties or simply duplicates).
Art Exhibitions
The most noteworthy exhibition of works covered in this book was in 1910 at the American Numismatic Society, the International Exhibition of Contemporary Medals (IECM). Artists of glyptic objects throughout the world were invited to participate in this exhibition. They could exhibit any number of items, either as an individual or as a member of a medallic organization.
The French were the most represented, including Louis Oscar Roty (who exhibited 82 items), Frederic Vernon, Jules Chaplain and Louis Bottée. All told 194 artists from eleven nations took part including 56 Americans. The catalog of this event is a major source of the glyptic work at the turn of the century. It is cited in this book as: ANS (IECM). Its bibliographic number is NE2 {1911}.
Exhibitions of art organizations often contained items of relief nature to be included herein. Most noteworthy of these are the art exhibitions of the Pennsylvania Academy of Art. The 3-volume record of these annual exhibitions were compiled by Anna Wells Rutledge and Peter Hastings Falk and published (1988) by Sound View Press.
Peter Falk also compiled the records of the exhibitions of other art organizations as well: Art Institute of Chicago (1990), New York's National Academy of Design (1990), and Carnegie Institution's International Exhibitions (1998). He published Boston Art Club Exhibitions (1991) compiled by others. These are all cited in this work.
The National Sculpture Society has held exhibitions since 1908 and from 1965 to 1982 these were held annually. The American Medallic Sculpture Association held frequent exhibitions since 1984; members of these two American organizations have often taken part in the biannual international exhibitions held by the Federation International de la Medaille (F.I.D.E.M.) since 1949.
There are frequent specialized medallic exhibitions at the American Numismatic Society and medals are a popular category of exhibits at the annual conventions of the American Numismatic Association. Private collectors have even held exhibitions: Cornelius Vermeule exhibited his personal collection three times before donating it to the Princeton Library.
The French were the most represented, including Louis Oscar Roty (who exhibited 82 items), Frederic Vernon, Jules Chaplain and Louis Bottée. All told 194 artists from eleven nations took part including 56 Americans. The catalog of this event is a major source of the glyptic work at the turn of the century. It is cited in this book as: ANS (IECM). Its bibliographic number is NE2 {1911}.
Exhibitions of art organizations often contained items of relief nature to be included herein. Most noteworthy of these are the art exhibitions of the Pennsylvania Academy of Art. The 3-volume record of these annual exhibitions were compiled by Anna Wells Rutledge and Peter Hastings Falk and published (1988) by Sound View Press.
Peter Falk also compiled the records of the exhibitions of other art organizations as well: Art Institute of Chicago (1990), New York's National Academy of Design (1990), and Carnegie Institution's International Exhibitions (1998). He published Boston Art Club Exhibitions (1991) compiled by others. These are all cited in this work.
The National Sculpture Society has held exhibitions since 1908 and from 1965 to 1982 these were held annually. The American Medallic Sculpture Association held frequent exhibitions since 1984; members of these two American organizations have often taken part in the biannual international exhibitions held by the Federation International de la Medaille (F.I.D.E.M.) since 1949.
There are frequent specialized medallic exhibitions at the American Numismatic Society and medals are a popular category of exhibits at the annual conventions of the American Numismatic Association. Private collectors have even held exhibitions: Cornelius Vermeule exhibited his personal collection three times before donating it to the Princeton Library.
Some Exceptional Illustrations Noted
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Where an illustration is printed in a reference work that would otherwise not be easily found, because the item may be somewhat obscure for example, this is listed on a separate line. This will give brief details of the published work, further details will be found in the references at the end of the artist's listing.
Both art and numismatic sources have been searched for these notable illustrations. It is also useful to note that the issuing organization may have illustrated the medallic item in their own publications. An inquiry or search here may reveal an item's illustration. |
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