1943, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF CHARLES GOUNOD, Composer. By Andr? Henri Lavrillier (1885-1958, Grand Prix de Rome, 1914). Bronze 68mm. Cased. $100.

Andr? Henri was born on 7 May 1885 in Paris. He studied under his father, Charles, an engraver, and later under Chaplain and Bourdelle at the ?cole des Beaux Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1914. He was later made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Besides medals, he designed a number of coins, including the 1933 5 franc coin and coins for Romania.