Archive (Sold Medals and Books)

 

France. COMIT? DE PATRONAGE DES APPRENTIS. By Jacquot. Bronze 50mm. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: J6686-15469-4S

 

1954, France. 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF LE PARISIEN LIB?R?. By Lucien Bazor (1889-1974, Grand Prix de Rome, 1923). Bronze 72mm. $100. —– Lucien Bazor was born in 1889. He studied under Auguste Patey at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1923. Bazor succeeded Patey in the post of Engraver General at the Paris Mint, a post he held until 1958. He died in 1974.

Price: $100.00

SKU: K0743-15239-5S

 

France, U.S.A. LORRAINE?S APPRECIATION FOR AMERICAN SUPPORT IN WORLD WAR I. By A. Finot. Bronze plaquette 99mm x 77mm. Cased. Inside lining of the lid of the case a little faded and slightly frayed. Clasp broken. $150. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: J2047-15383-5S

 

1801, France, Europe. THE PEACE OF LUNEVILLE. By Andrieu. AE 41mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of Bonaparte facing right. Rev: Standing figure of Peace. Bramsen 107, d?Essling 880, Julius 905, Schwering 866. Light handling. $195. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2023)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 7387-19012-3B

 

1932, France. CENTENARY OF THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES MORALES ET POLITIQUES. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 81mm. Cased. $275. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2020)
——– Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a Duexi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a Premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the completion in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins. He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died in 1968.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 15624-5S

 

Presented in 1945. France. SYNDICAT G?N?RAL DE GARANTIE DES CHAMBRES SYDICALES DU BAT?MENT ET TRAVAUX PUBLICS. By Ovid Yencesse. Bronze 78mm. $175. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2023) ———- Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947) was born at Dijon. He studied under Ponscarme, Thomas and Levillain at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was director of the ?cole des Beaux-Arts at Dijon. He won gold medals at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1900 and in 1920. Yencesse was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1900. Many of his medallic works have a distinctive, subtle effect using a soft, shallow relief.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 2232-18843-3B

 

1935, Belgium. FRENCH SECTION, EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze plaquette 64mm x 64mm. $300. ———–

Pierre Turin (1891-1968) was a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. In 1920 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins. He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris.

Price: $300.00

SKU: Q9292-16037-6T

 

France. CHARLES TELLIER – ?LE FRIGORIFIQUE,? LE HAVRE TO BUENOS AIRES. By L?opold Bernstamm. Bronze 66mm x 50mm. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: J7150-15116-4S

 

France, farming. RAM AND SHEEP. By Adolphe Rivet (1855-1908). Bronze 85mm. $100. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2021) ———-

Adolphe Rivet, sculptor and medallist, was born at P?rigueux in 1855. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts and studied under Cavelier, Ponscarme and Roty. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, where he received an honorable mention in 1888 and a second class medal in 1908.

Price: $0.00

SKU: Q5211-15475-4S

 

1948, France. ASSOCIATION FRAN?AISE DE CAUTIONNEMENT MUTUEL. By Jean Vernon. Bronze 68mm. Cased. $150. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2022). ———— Jean ?mile Louis de Vernon (known as Jean Vernon) was the son of medallist and sculptor Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He was born in Paris on April 1, 1897. Vernon studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, under Jules Coutan and Hippolyte Jules Lef?bvre. He first exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1922 and won a silver medal in 1924 and a gold medal in 1936. Vernon worked primarily as a sculptor, but created medals, including his famous series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables. He died in Paris on September 9, 1975.

Price: $0.00

SKU: Q3420-14820-4R

 

France. VICTOR HUGO. By Raoul Eug?ne Lamourdedieu (1877-1953). Bronze 69mm. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustre? vol. 3 221/D. $135 – – – – –

Raoul Eug?ne Lamourdedieu (1877-1953) was born at Faugerolles (Lot-et-Garonne). He studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts at Bordeaux. He won the Prix de la Ville de Bordeaux at the age of twenty. He moved to Paris and studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts. Be became a professor at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts, a member of La Soci?t? Nationale des Beaux-Arts and of the Salon d?Automne. He created numerous medals and sculpture in carved wood and other materials.

Price: $135.00

SKU: Y7369-15476-4S

 

France. MOUTONS (Sheep). By Louis Virion (1865-1946). Bronze 50mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 400/A. $50. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2023) ————— Louis Virion, French sculptor, medallist and ceramist, was born at Ajaccio (Corsica) in 1865. He studied under Aub? and Charles Gautier. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and won a third class medal in 1895. He won a bronze medal at the Universal Exposition in 1900. Virion died in 1946.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 6276-16686-4A

 

France. SAINT JEAN. By ?douard-Pierre Blin (1877-1946). Bronze 45mm x 60mm
Cat. Gen. vol. 3 46/A. $75. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2023). ————–?douard-Pierre Blin was born on August 30 1877 at Chartres. He studied under Chaplain, Peter, Bott?e and Hector Lemarie. He won several distinctions as a medallist and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur. Blin died in Paris in 1946

Price: $0.00

SKU: 3659-17188-4A

 

France. MINES DE POTASSE D?ALSACE. MULHOUSE. By Raymond Pelletier (1907-1958). Bronze 59mm. Cased. $150. – – – – – Raymond Pelletier was born in 1908. He studied at l??cole Boulle. As a medallist, he worked primarily for a private company. In 1951 he was appointed as engraver at the mint in Lima, Peru. Pelletier died in 1958.

Price: $150.00

SKU: J6038-15401-5S

 

1840, France. THE RETURN OF NAPOLEON?S REMAINS TO PARIS. By Emil Rogat. Copper 51mm. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2018)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 14147-9G