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France. PRO PATRIA. By Paul Victor Grandhomme (1851-1944). Silver-gilt (edge stamped 2ARGENT) 50mm. $125.

Paul Victor Grandhomme was born at Paris in 1851. He was a student of Chaplain and exhibited some medals at the Salon of 1906. He also worked at an enameller and goldsmith. Grandhomme died at Saint-Briac-sur-Mer (Ille-et-Vilaine), in 1944.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 0124-19018-3B

 

Belgian Congo. THE EVENTS OF 1914-1918. By Frans Huygelen. Bronze 90mm. Vancraenbroek 88. $275

Price: $275.00

SKU: 6503-19125-6B

 

France. SWIMMING AWARD. By ?mile Monier. Bronze 68mm. $135.

?mile Monier, sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970.

Price: $135.00

SKU: 30440-6C

 

1935, France. Cardinal Richelieu – 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Cast bronze 117mm. $600.

Paul-Marcel Dammann, sculptor and medallist was born on June 13, 1885, at Montgerm. He studied under Chaplain. In 1908 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. In 1928 he won a medal of honor at the Salon and was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939.

Price: $600.00

SKU: 7197-30048-4C

 

France. World War I. TO THE FACTORY WORKERS OF THE GREAT WAR. By Louis Desvignes. Bronze 50mm. Cased. $50.

Louis Desvignes, sculptor and medallist,was born on November 14 1877 at Creusot (Sa?ne-et-Loire), He was a student of Raoul. Verlet, Paul Auban and Henri Dubois at l’?cole des Beaux-Arts de Paris . He was a soci?taire du Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and won a gold medal in 1932. Desvignes died in Paris on June 22, 1934.

Price: $50.00

SKU: 20656-4C

 

1953, France. ESCRIMEUSE (Swordswoman). By Ernesta Robert-Mérignac. Bronze plaquette 74mm x 50mm. $70.

Ernesta Robert-M?rignac, sculptor and medallist was born at Saint-Omer on August 25 1849. She studied under Mlle Genevi?ve Granger, Mlle Darbefeille and Georges R?cipon. She exhibited four plaquettes in 1905 at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and several medals in 1906 and at the 1924 Olympics. She was the daughter of fencing master Charles Gustave Robert and wife of another, ?mile M?rignac. Her nephew Lucien M?rignac won the gold medal in the 1900 Olympic Foil Masters event. Robert-M?rignac, died at Paris on February 28, 1933.

Price: $70.00

SKU: 5790-20631-3C

 

France. THE FOUR SEASONS. By Henry Dropsy. Set of four. Bronze 50mm x 50mm. $675.

Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors.  He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy. He later studied at l’École Supérieure des Beaux Arts. He was a professor of medal engraving at the school for many years. Dropsy became a member of the Institut in 1942 and a member of the Commission Administrative and of the Commission du Dictionaire. He created many medals. A large collection of his work is held at the Monnaie de Paris, which put on a special exhibition of his medals in 1964, the catalogue for which remains a standard reference. His earliest works are in the art nouveau style. His style evolved considerably over his long career. Dropsy died at Veneux-Les-Sablon on November 2, 1969.

 

 

Price: $675.00

SKU: 2037-20649-4C

 

France. TÉLÉGRAPH SANS FILS (Wireless telegraph). By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 3 116/A. $250.

Paul-Marcel Dammann, sculptor and medallist was born on June 13, 1885, at Montgerm. He studied under Chaplain. In 1908 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. In 1928 he won a medal of honor at the Salon and was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939.

Price: $250.00

SKU: 30419-6C

 

1908, France. EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE ET CONGRÈS INTERNATIONALE DES APPLICATIONS DE DE L’ÉLECTRICITÉ, MARSEILLE. By Dejean. Silver (edge stamped 1ARGENT) 54mm. $350.

Louis Dejean was born in Paris on June 9, 1872. He studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs. He was a member of the Soci?t? Nationale des Beaux-Arts and of the Salon d?Automne. He worked as a sculptor and engraver in the studio of Gaston Schnegg. Dejean died in Paris on January 6, 1953.

Price: $350.00

SKU: 20423-2C

 

France. CONFÉDÉRATION DE L’ARTISANAT ET DES PETITES ENTREPRISES DU BÂTIMENT By Georges Guiraud. Bronze 50mm. $35

Price: $35.00

SKU: 5995-19119-9B

 

France. SYNDICAT GÉNÉRAL DES FONDEURS DE FRANCE By Édouard-Pierre Blin (1877-1946). Gilt-bronze 70mm x 58mm. Cased. $75.

?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: $75.00

SKU: 0285-16695-7A

 

1957, France. 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FONDATION DANOISE DE LA CITÉ. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 68mm. $125.

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 École Nationale Supèrieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fréderic-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxième second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition 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 Légion d’Honneur. Turin died on July 25, 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 4438-19720-12B

 

France. COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE TRANSATLANTIQUE – LIBERTÉ. By Jean Vernon. Bronze 50mm. $50.

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: $50.00

SKU: 4524-19183-9B

 

France. DIANE. By Maurice Delannoy. Uniface cast bronze 100mm. $400

Maurice Delannoy was born on March 11, 1885, in Paris.  He studied at the École Germain Pilon under Charles Valton and Jules Édouard Roiné. He became a professor of drawing and worked as a medallisst and sculptor. He designed coins for Morocco, Monaco and Lebanon, and a considerable number of medals. Delannoy was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1947. He died in Paris on April 26, 1972.

 

Price: $400.00

SKU: 5231-30047-4C

 

1903, France. NEW HOSPITAL IN ROUBAIX. By Hippolyte Lefébvre. Bronze 60mm. $90

Hippolyte Lef?bvre, sculptor and medallist, was born in Lille. He studied at the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts in Lille, where he won first prizes in drawing and sculpture. He later entered the ?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he won numerous prizes. He exhibited at the Salon and won the Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1892. Lef?bvre won gold medals for medals that he exhibited at the 1900 Universal Exposition.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 3038-20220-2C