1932, France.THE LAUNCHING OF?THE CHAMPLAIN.? By Raymond Delamarre. Bronze 68mm. Obv: A galleon sailing alongside the ?Champlain,? Rev: A statue of Champlain. Extremely fine. $100 ———–

Raymond Delamarre was born in 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and later under Rodin. He won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He is noted for large scale sculptures, but also a body of medals and plaquettes.?