Antoine Bovy Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Antoine Bovy Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 17, 2026
ANTOINE BOVY (1795-1877) - Medallion with portrait of Franz Liszt
Est: €1,000 - €1,300
Copper medallion framed in wood and gilded stucco from the Napoleon III era. Dimensions: 20 x 20 cm. Relief medallion depicting the composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) in profile, with an inspired expression and long hair swept back, according to iconography characteristic of the 1840s, a time when the musician already enjoyed extraordinary fame throughout Europe. The work is based on a model by Antoine Bovy, the celebrated Swiss medalist and sculptor trained in Paris in the workshop of David d'Angers, with whom he shared a taste for portraits that were both idealized and true to life. This type of effigy of musicians, writers, and scholars was especially prized in the 19th century as a collector's item of distinctly cultural significance. The frame, made of wood and gilt stucco, richly decorated with scrolls, pearls, and foliage, is characteristic of the Second Empire style and enhances the contrast between the copper surface of the medallion and the gleam of the gilt, underscoring the piece's intimate and prestigious nature. Antoine Bovy created several medals and medallions dedicated to Liszt in various materials, and comparable examples are held in institutions such as the Musée d'Orsay, the British Museum, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Our example, preserved in its period frame, is in very good condition and has a beautiful patina; it also retains an old label on the reverse indicating its London provenance in 1875. Lot in international warehouse (within the EU). Intra-EU shipping: no import duties apply within the EU. An export permit from the country of origin may be required.
Templum Fine Art Auctions
Apr. 29, 2026
ANTOINE BOVY (1795-1877) - Medallion with portrait of Franz Liszt
Est: €1,000 - €1,300
Copper medallion framed in wood and gilded stucco from the Napoleon III era. Dimensions: 20 x 20 cm. Relief medallion depicting the composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) in profile, with an inspired expression and long hair swept back, according to iconography characteristic of the 1840s, a time when the musician already enjoyed extraordinary fame throughout Europe. The work is based on a model by Antoine Bovy, the celebrated Swiss medalist and sculptor trained in Paris in the workshop of David d'Angers, with whom he shared a taste for portraits that were both idealized and true to life. This type of effigy of musicians, writers, and scholars was especially prized in the 19th century as a collector's item of distinctly cultural significance. The frame, made of wood and gilt stucco, richly decorated with scrolls, pearls, and foliage, is characteristic of the Second Empire style and enhances the contrast between the copper surface of the medallion and the gleam of the gilt, underscoring the piece's intimate and prestigious nature. Antoine Bovy created several medals and medallions dedicated to Liszt in various materials, and comparable examples are held in institutions such as the Musée d'Orsay, the British Museum, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Our example, preserved in its period frame, is in very good condition and has a beautiful patina; it also retains an old label on the reverse indicating its London provenance in 1875. Lot in international warehouse (within the EU). Intra-EU shipping: no import duties apply within the EU. An export permit from the country of origin may be required.
Templum Fine Art Auctions
Sep. 24, 2025
Antoine Bovy. Louis Philippe of France, 1842
Est: -
Two plaster casts. 19th century. Wear and tear on the material. One of them is broken.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jun. 26, 2025
Antoine Bovy. 1795 - 1877. Bez. Bronzemedaille. Memorial de St. Helène 1840. Ø 4 cm
Est: -
Antoine Bovy. 1795 - 1877. Bez. Bronzemedaille. Memorial de St. Helène 1840. Ø 4 cm Bovy ist der Stempelschneider dreier sich noch im Umlauf befindenden Münzen. (Fünfzig Rappen, Ein/Zwei Franken)
Auktionshaus Zeller
Dec. 17, 2024
Switzerland: Geneva ND (19th Century) Silver School Award Medal Fine Arts Good extremely fine
Est: £150 - £200
SWITZERLAND. GENEVA. Silver School Award Medal, ND (19th Century). By Antoine Bovy (1795-1877), for the fine arts industry. Obv.: A L'INDUSTRIE AUX BEAUX ARTS / VILLE DE GENEVE, city goddess garlanding two children. Rev.: Wreath. Good extremely fine, deeply toned and underlying prooflike fields, an astonishing piece. Auctiones Auction 26 (2014). lot 158. Reference: Meier 226 Diameter: 36 mm. Weight: 18.69 g. Composition: Silver.
The Coin Cabinet
Mar. 06, 2024
FRANCE, Promulgation de la loi sur les chemins de fer [Promulgation of the Law on Railways], 1842, a copper medal by J.F.A. Bovy, laureate bust of Louis Philippe I left, rev. semi-naked female figure representing Law enthroned on plinth, flanked b...
Est: £240 - £300
Bovy , Jean François Antoine (Swiss, 1795-1877); b. Geneva FRANCE , Promulgation de la loi sur les chemins de fer [Promulgation of the Law on Railways], 1842, a copper medal by J.F.A. Bovy, laureate bust of Louis Philippe I left, rev . semi-naked female figure representing Law enthroned on plinth, flanked by Mercury and Mars, trains steaming to left and right in lower background, edge impressed cuivre and prow, 113mm, 610.52g (CGMP p.153; Moyaux 121; BDM I, 246; cf . Swan 253; cf . DNW 199, 1046). Small obverse edge knock at 6 o’clock and a few minor surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, a substantial and handsome work £240-£300 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, February 2002 ------ For more information , additional images and to bid on this lot please go to the auctioneers website, www.noonans.co.uk
Noonans Mayfair
Oct. 11, 2023
Antoine BOVY (1795-1877) . Napoléon Empereur et Roi.
Est: €40 - €60
Antoine BOVY (1795-1877) . Napoléon Empereur et Roi. Médaillon en bronze. H. 21,5 cm
Bouvet Auction
Dec. 20, 2021
LOUIS-PHILIPPE, roi des Français. Grande médaille commémorative en bronze signée Antoine Bovy (
Est: €300 - €400
LOUIS-PHILIPPE, roi des Français. Grande médaille commémorative en bronze signée Antoine Bovy (1795-1877), représentant un buste du souverain la tête tournée vers la gauche. Gravée au revers « Chemin de fer – Loi du 11 juin 1852 ». Bon état. Diam. : 11 cm. Voir illustration page 5.
Coutau-Begarie
Jan. 22, 2019
Jean-Francois-Antoine Bovy (French, 1795-1877): a
Est: £100 - £150
Jean-Francois-Antoine Bovy (French, 1795-1877): a bronze relief of Francois Arago, of circular form, depicted in profile, inscribed 'FRANCOIS ARAGO XVIII CC' and signed 'A. BOVY', 23cm diameter.
Chiswick Auctions
Dec. 05, 2018
JEAN-FRANCOIS-ANTOINE BOVY (FRENCH, 1795-1877): A BRONZE RELIEF OF FRANCOIS ARAGO of circular form, depicted in profile, inscribed 'FRANCOIS ARAGO XVIII CC' and signed 'A. BOVY', 23cm diameter
Est: £200 - £300
JEAN-FRANCOIS-ANTOINE BOVY (FRENCH, 1795-1877): A BRONZE RELIEF OF FRANCOIS ARAGO of circular form, depicted in profile, inscribed 'FRANCOIS ARAGO XVIII CC' and signed 'A. BOVY', 23cm diameter
Chiswick Auctions
Sep. 25, 2017
Napoléon en Egypte, médaille en cuivre par Antoine Bovy (1795-1877), frappée entre 1842 et 1845
Est: CHF100 - CHF200
Napoléon en Egypte, médaille en cuivre par Antoine Bovy (1795-1877), frappée entre 1842 et 1845 (poinçon proue de navire devant CUIVRE), diam. 4,1 cm.Avers : Napoléon sur son cheval devant ses troupes sur le plateau de Gizeh. En exergue : Soldats ! Du haut de ces pyramides, 40 siècles nous contemplent. Sous la scène : Napoléon en Egypte - 25 juillet1798.Revers : profil de Napoléon aux cheveux longs. BONAPARTE GÉNÉRAL EN CHEF en exergue
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes | Genève
Feb. 18, 2017
19th Cent. bas relief in bronze - signed
Est: €100 - €150
BOVY ANTOINE J.F. (1795 - 1877) plaquette in brons met de voorstelling van: "Henri IV Roi de France et de Navarre" - 21 x 16 getekend
DVC
Apr. 05, 2016
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Eigenh. Widmung mit Abschlussklamme
Est: -
GOETHE, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Eigenh. Widmung mit Abschlussklammer auf der Rückseite seiner gestochenen Visitenkarte. (Weimar 11.X.1828.) 1 S. quer-16°. Bleistift. Leicht gebräunt und fleckig. - Dazu die Goethe-Medaille von Antoine Bovy (1795-1877), Bronze, 1824. Zusammen mit der Goethe-Medaille unter Holzpassepartout gerahmt. Widmungsblatt für "Frau / Dr Wiggers". - Beigegeben ist die Goethe-Medaille von Antoine Bovy, Bronze, 1824 (Avers: Goethes Profil nach rechts, am Rand links der Namenszug "GOETHE", unterhalb des Halsabschnitts der Schriftzug "A. Bovy F. 1824."; Revers: emporschwebender Adler, der in den Krallen einen Lorbeerkranz hält). Am 11. Oktober 1828 empfing Goethe die Familie des Rostocker Philologen und Theologen Gustav Adam Friedrich Wiggers (1777-1860) auf deren Reise nach Schulpforta. Zur Erinnerung schenkte Goethe Frau Wilhelmine Wiggers die Medaille mit dem Widmungsblatt. - In seinem Tagebuch vermerkte Goethe unter diesem Datum: "Consistorialrath und Dr. Wiggers aus Rostock mit Frau und 2 Söhnen, deren ältester nach Schulpforte bestimmt ist".
Stargardt Autographenhandlung
Feb. 04, 2012
Bovy, Antoine.
Est: - €300
Bovy, Antoine. (1795-1877), Bronze Portraitmedaille, sign. u. datiert A. Bovy 1824. Schön dunkel Patinierte Bronzemed. D: 4 cm.
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Dec. 10, 2011
J.F. Antoine Bovy (French, 1795-1877). Portrait relief medallion of Napoleon Bonaparte as Caesar, gilt-bronze
Est: $300 - $500
J.F. Antoine Bovy (French, 1795-1877). Portrait relief medallion of Napoleon Bonaparte as Caesar, gilt-bronze mounted on marble backing with gilt-metal frame, signed in cast "BOVY," 8 3/4 in. Diam.
Alex Cooper
Dec. 10, 2011
J.F. Antoine Bovy (French, 1795-1877). Profile relief portrait bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, bronze, marble, and gilt-metal
Est: $300 - $500
J.F. Antoine Bovy (French, 1795-1877). Profile relief portrait bust of Napoleon Bonaparte, bronze, marble, and gilt-metal brown patina, brown portrait profile on circular marble backing set in gilt-metal frame, signed in cast "Bovy," 8 3/4 in. Diam.
Alex Cooper
Sep. 30, 2011
Bovy, Antoine.
Est: - €450
(1795-1877), Bronze Portraitmedaille, sign. u. datiert A. Bovy 1824. Schön dunkel Patinierte Bronzemed. D: 4 cm.
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Apr. 28, 2009
Antoine Bovy (1795-1877), Portrait de jeune femme (George Sand ?) en marbre de profil à droite France, vers 1830 , A French marble portrait of a young woman (George Sand ?) signed by Antoine Bovy (1797-1877), circa 1830, on a red velvet frame marbre
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
signé A. BOVY en bas au centre marbre dans un cadre de velours rouge
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