DACHAUER, HANS (Germ.). Issued gold and silver coins for the city of Breslau, 1539, 1 545, 1559, 1576. A medal of Suzanna of Bavaria, countess Palatine, reproduced in the Burlington Magazine for Oct. 1903, p. 100, is attributed to this Artist. Hans Dachauer's son, of the same name, was Imperial Mint-warden at Breslau, 1588. Bibliography. — F. Friedensburg, Studien zur Schlesischen Medaillenkunde, Schlesiens Vorzeit in Bild und Schrift, Breslau, 1896.
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
CONSTANT, J. B. J.
CONSTANT, J. B. J. (French). Die-sinker of Bordeaux, of the nineteenth century. He engraved : Octagonal jeton of the Bank of Bordeaux ; — Octagonal Jeton of the Agents de change of Bordeaux ; — Octagonal Jeton of the Hospital of St Andrew at Bordeaux ; — Octagonal Jeton of the Conseil de surveillance of the Cattle Market at Bordeaux; — R. of the Medal of the Bordeaux Cattle Market; — R. of the Medal on the completion of the Bordeaux Exchange ; — R. of the Medal of the Philomatic Society of Borde...
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CONSTANT, J. B. J. (French). Die-sinker of Bordeaux, of the nineteenth century. He engraved : Octagonal jeton of the Bank of Bordeaux ; — Octagonal Jeton of the Agents de change of Bordeaux ; — Octagonal Jeton of the Hospital of St Andrew at Bordeaux ; — Octagonal Jeton of the Conseil de surveillance of the Cattle Market at Bordeaux; — R. of the Medal of the Bordeaux Cattle Market; — R. of the Medal on the completion of the Bordeaux Exchange ; — R. of the Medal of the Philomatic Society of Borde...
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CONTAMIN
CONTAMIN (French). Improver of the Reducing Machine, which has been so strong a factor in the present revival of Medallic Art. Hulot's tour á portrait, brought out in 1766, rendered possible the exact reproduction of any given model, and as such was used with success by the engravers Michaut, Jouvenel, Hart, and others. Contamin improved this machine, by adding to it some ingenious mechanical dispositions, which permitted the obtaining of reductions from any models, and so greatly simplified the...
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CONTAMIN (French). Improver of the Reducing Machine, which has been so strong a factor in the present revival of Medallic Art. Hulot's tour á portrait, brought out in 1766, rendered possible the exact reproduction of any given model, and as such was used with success by the engravers Michaut, Jouvenel, Hart, and others. Contamin improved this machine, by adding to it some ingenious mechanical dispositions, which permitted the obtaining of reductions from any models, and so greatly simplified the...
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CORADINI, LUDOVICO
CORADINI, LUDOVICO (ltal.). Medallist, and Scultore de terre, of Modena, who worked at Ferrara, for Duke Ercole d'Este, circa 1471. His signature on the following medals is : OPVS CORADINI M. : Ercole I. d'Este, 1471-1505. R. (a) Young Hercules standing near the three columns of Gades; (b) Ring set with pointed diamond; in the centre, a flower; — Charles VIII. of France. R. Same as last (the obv. of this medal is probably by a later artist). Another medal, with similar R., unsigned, and bearing ...
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CORADINI, LUDOVICO (ltal.). Medallist, and Scultore de terre, of Modena, who worked at Ferrara, for Duke Ercole d'Este, circa 1471. His signature on the following medals is : OPVS CORADINI M. : Ercole I. d'Este, 1471-1505. R. (a) Young Hercules standing near the three columns of Gades; (b) Ring set with pointed diamond; in the centre, a flower; — Charles VIII. of France. R. Same as last (the obv. of this medal is probably by a later artist). Another medal, with similar R., unsigned, and bearing ...
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CORBOLINI, LORENZO
CORBOLINI, LORENZO (ltal.). Coin-engraver at the Papal Mint of Rome during the early years of Alexander VI.'s pontificate. He died in 1499, and was succeeded by Pier Maria da Pescia. He probably engraved the Zecchino with R. MODICE. FIDEL QUARE. DVBISTATI.D.ADIVVANOS. The disciples in the boat, Christ and Peter on the sea, and another with busts of Peter and Paul on obv., and inscription ALEXANDER . VI . PONT . MAX . on R; also a Testone with the two apostles, standing, on R. Bibliography. — Arm...
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CORBOLINI, LORENZO (ltal.). Coin-engraver at the Papal Mint of Rome during the early years of Alexander VI.'s pontificate. He died in 1499, and was succeeded by Pier Maria da Pescia. He probably engraved the Zecchino with R. MODICE. FIDEL QUARE. DVBISTATI.D.ADIVVANOS. The disciples in the boat, Christ and Peter on the sea, and another with busts of Peter and Paul on obv., and inscription ALEXANDER . VI . PONT . MAX . on R; also a Testone with the two apostles, standing, on R. Bibliography. — Arm...
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