BRICHAUT, AUGUSTE (Belg.). Editor of medals, jettons, unofficial pattern pieces, etc., amongst which are : Ferdinand Philip, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ; — Edouard van Hende of Lille, 1882; — P. Mailliet, the author of a work on Obsidional coins; — Van den Peereboom; — Commemoration of the unveiling of a statue to Linn?sus ; — Pattern Dollar of Queen Ranavalo III. of Madagascar (illustrated); — Pattern Five Francs of the Comte de Chambord; — Fifth Centenary of the Discovery of America; — Christopher Columbus ; — President Grover Cleveland ; and many other socalled Piéces de fantaisie. M. Brichaut published in the Revue belge de numismatique several articles on coins and medals between 1870 and 1890. In collaboration with Charles Van Peteghem, he had begun the publication of a work entitled : "Souvenirs numismatiques de la Révolution francaise (1870-1871)", of which however only two parts have been issued. His name appears on a medal of J. West Wilson, of Gothenburg, 1883, mentioned by Dr F. P. Weber. Brichaut was for some time Attaché at the Mint of Brussels, but died in Paris within recent years.
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
BORATINI, TITIUS LIVIUS
BORATINI, TITIUS LIVIUS (Pol.). His name appears for the first time in Polish records in 1658, when he received a concession to work the Krakau Mint. In 1659 he was ordered to strike one million copper Shillings, and between 1663 and 1665 he issued again Shillings to the value of 6.690.822 Gulden 26 Groschen. In this transaction Boratini is said to have made a profit of 832.600 Gulden. At the Mint of Ujazdow and at other Lithuanian Mints, Boratini struck seven million Shillings, from 1660-1666. ...
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BORATINI, TITIUS LIVIUS (Pol.). His name appears for the first time in Polish records in 1658, when he received a concession to work the Krakau Mint. In 1659 he was ordered to strike one million copper Shillings, and between 1663 and 1665 he issued again Shillings to the value of 6.690.822 Gulden 26 Groschen. In this transaction Boratini is said to have made a profit of 832.600 Gulden. At the Mint of Ujazdow and at other Lithuanian Mints, Boratini struck seven million Shillings, from 1660-1666. ...
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BORNER, PETER PAUL
BORNER, PETER PAUL (Swiss). Medallist, and Coin-engraver, born at Lucerne, 10. January 1656 (1657?), worked at the Mint of Rome, and died in 1727. Hecut, in a bold style, Portrait-medals of the Popes Alexander VII., Innocent XII., and Clement XI. Between 1677 and 1697 he was receiving a monthly allowance of 10 Florins. He also engraved a number of the scudi issued by these pontiffs. His signature (P. P. BORNER F; — P. BORNER F. ; — P. B. ; — B. F. ; — BORNER, F. ; —or P.P.B.F.) appears on Scudi ...
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BORNER, PETER PAUL (Swiss). Medallist, and Coin-engraver, born at Lucerne, 10. January 1656 (1657?), worked at the Mint of Rome, and died in 1727. Hecut, in a bold style, Portrait-medals of the Popes Alexander VII., Innocent XII., and Clement XI. Between 1677 and 1697 he was receiving a monthly allowance of 10 Florins. He also engraved a number of the scudi issued by these pontiffs. His signature (P. P. BORNER F; — P. BORNER F. ; — P. B. ; — B. F. ; — BORNER, F. ; —or P.P.B.F.) appears on Scudi ...
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BORREL, ALFRED
BORREL, ALFRED (French). Medallist ; son of Valentin Maurice Borrel; he studied under his father, Jouffroy, and Merley. He was born at Paris in 1836, and became a pupil of the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1856. He obtained the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1860, a Mention honorable at the Salon of the Champs-Elysées in 1863, the third Medal at the Salon of 1880, the second in 1890, and the first in 1896. Member of the Jury at the Salon of 1893; Academy Officer, 1881 ; Officer of Public Instruction, 18...
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BORREL, ALFRED (French). Medallist ; son of Valentin Maurice Borrel; he studied under his father, Jouffroy, and Merley. He was born at Paris in 1836, and became a pupil of the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1856. He obtained the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1860, a Mention honorable at the Salon of the Champs-Elysées in 1863, the third Medal at the Salon of 1880, the second in 1890, and the first in 1896. Member of the Jury at the Salon of 1893; Academy Officer, 1881 ; Officer of Public Instruction, 18...
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BORREL, VALENTIN MAURICE
BORREL, VALENTIN MAURICE (French). Born, 24. July 1804, died 29. March 1882. At the age of twelve, he was apprenticed to the medallist J. J. Barre, who was then Engraver-general at the French Mint. He was 24 years old when he engraved his first portrait, that of the actor Picard ; this was followed by others of Andrieux, Alexandre Duval, Yon Barré, Népomucéne Lemercier, and Mme Duval. Three years later, the young artist received an appointment at the Monaco Mint under Honoré V. From that date, h...
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BORREL, VALENTIN MAURICE (French). Born, 24. July 1804, died 29. March 1882. At the age of twelve, he was apprenticed to the medallist J. J. Barre, who was then Engraver-general at the French Mint. He was 24 years old when he engraved his first portrait, that of the actor Picard ; this was followed by others of Andrieux, Alexandre Duval, Yon Barré, Népomucéne Lemercier, and Mme Duval. Three years later, the young artist received an appointment at the Monaco Mint under Honoré V. From that date, h...
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