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1935, France. AWARD PLAQUETTE. By Félix Rasumny (1869-1940). Bronze 61mm x 53mm. Cased. $90

F?lix Rasumny sculptor and medallist was born at Sebastapol in 1869 and was naturalized in France. He was a student of Millet, Gauthier and Tasset. He began exhibiting at the Salon in 1889 and becase a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1907. He became a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1933. Rasumny died in 1940.

Price: $90.00

SKU: Q9473-15732-KS

 

1952, France. THE LAUNCHING OF THE “ANTILLES.” By Raymond Delamarre (1890-1986). Bronze 54mm. Obv: A native female and European female watching a departing sailing ship. Rev: The ship on a background of various animals and plants. $50.

Raymond Delamarre was born in Paris on June 8, 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and under Jules Coutan at l’École des beaux-arts de Paris. He was also a student of Rodin. He was mobilized in World War I and was wounded and captured in 1914. He returned to Paris following the war and won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He exhibited at the international expositions of 1925, 1931 and 1937. Delamarre is noted for large scale sculptures, and a bas-relief, Les Arts et Monuments Régionau on the liner ‘Normandie.”   He created a large body of medals and plaquettes. Delamarre died on February 28, 1986. Delamarre’s works, including his medals are discussed and illustrated in RAYMOND DELAMARRE, Sculpteur et Médailleur By Claire Maingon. Rennes, 1924

Price: $50.00

SKU: 0331-16441-12T

 

France. COMICE AGRICOLE DE L?ARRONDISSEMENT DE DREUX. By Oscar Roty, published by Auguste Bescher. Bronze 51mm. $90.

Louis Oscar Roty was born at Paris on June 11, 1846. He initially studied painting at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts under Lecoq and Boisbaudran. It is reported that he lost the money for a paint box and subsequently enrolled in a life-drawing class and thence into sculpting. This trajectory would eventually lead to his career as the most celebrated medallist of his time. Along the way, he studied in the atelier of the statuary Augustin Dumont and under Ponscarme, Chapu and Chaplain. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1875. Roty spent three years in Rome, where he modeled a number of waxes. In 1888 he was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts. He took the grand prize at the International Exposition in 1889. Roty was a commander of the L?gion d?Honneur. He was responsible for reintroducing the plaquette, an art form that had been neglected since the Renaissance. His ?Semeuse? (sower) was widely used on French coins and stamps. He died in Paris on March 23, 1911.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 4779-30062-5C

 

Undated (circa 1700). BAPTISMAL MEDAL. By Philip Heinrich Muller. Silver 49mm. $295

Price: $295.00

SKU: 20254-2C

 

France. L’OFFRANDE. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Uniface bronze 80mm. $450

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: $450.00

SKU: 4570-19308-9B

 

France. SHOOTING PRIZE. By Henri Dubois. Silvered-bronze plaquette 44mm x 50mm. $45.

Henri Alfred Auguste Dubois, was the son of noted sculptor and medallist, Alph?e Dubois and grandson of Eug?ne Dubois. He was born in Rome on August 21 1859 while his father was studying at the French Academy in Rome as a winner of the Prix de Rome. He studied under his father, Chapu and Falgui?re. He won the second Grand Prix de Rome in 1878 and in 1883 became a Soci?taire des Artiste Fran?ais. In 1900 he won a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. In 1903 he was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Dubois died in December of 1943.

Price: $45.00

SKU: 44042-11C

 

1948, Netherlands. 50TH EXPOSITION OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY. By Peter d’Hont. Bronze 80mm. In its original leather case. $100

Price: $100.00

SKU: Q7656-15736-11K

 

France. LE CHAPELET. By Georges-Henri Prud’homme. Uniface Bronze plaquette 67mm x 97mm. Cased. $125

Georges-Henri Prud’homme (1873-1947),sculptor and medallist a student at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, where he studied engraving under Alphée Dubois and sculpture under Falguière. He exhibited at the salon beginning in 1894. He won an honorable mention in 1901 and a third class medal in 1904. In 1905 he became a Sociétaire des Artistes Français and a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 2621-11043-2C

 

1951. France. MARIANNE – ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE. By Lucien Bazor. Silver (1ARGENT on its edge) 50mm. $150.

Lucien Georges 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: $150.00

SKU: 30839-8C

 

1927, France. LUCIEN GALLOIS, Geographer. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Uniface bronze 68mm. $90.

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: $90.00

SKU: 30823-8C

 

France. LA DOCUMENTATION FRANÇAISE. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 68mm. $90.

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: $90.00

SKU: 30821-8C

 

Belgium. CIGARETTES ST. MICHEL. By Wittewulghe. Bronze 70mm. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: 30871-8C

 

France, MATADOR. By Roger Bétannier (1920-1999). Uniface cast bronze 64mm. $95.

Roger Alphonse Bétannier, was born in Paris in 1920, He exhibited in the sculpture section at the Salon in 1947. He created many medals in during his career. B?tannier died in 1999.

Price: $95.00

SKU: 30820-8C

 

1912, Belgium. 50TH ANNIVERARY OF THE MINING SCHOOL OF MONS. By Godefroid Devreese (1861-1941). Bronze 60mm. $60.

Godefroid Devreese was one of Belgium’s most prolific medallists. He was born at Courtrai in 1861. He studied sculpture under his father and later at the Academy of Brussels. In 1885 he won the second Grand Prix de Rome. In 1889 he won the first Grand Prix for sculpture at the Academy of Brussels and a gold medal at the International Exposition in Cologne. A brief biography and a complete catalogue of his medallic works is provided in GODEFROID DEVRESE 1861-1941 by Poels, Vandamme and Van Dreiessche.

Price: $60.00

SKU: 16182-5T

 

France. World War II. REGIONAL REGIMENT 213. By F. Gallard. Uniface bronze 40mm x 64mm. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 3373-17343-5A