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France. HERCULES AND CHIRON. By Drago. Bronze 50mm. $100

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France, World War I. ICI LES BARBARES ONT PASSÉS (This Where the Barbarians Came). By Raoul Eugène Lamourdedieu (1877-1953). Bronze plaquette 70mm x 56mm. $135 Raoul Eugène Lamourdedieu (1877-1953) was born at Faugerolles (Lot-et-Garonne). He studied at the École 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 École des Beaux Arts. Be became a professor at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, a member of La Société 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: 57395-JD

 

1918, Germany. SHORTAGE OF SHIPPING TONNAGE. By Karl Goetz. Cast bronze 58mm. Stamped GOETZ on its edge. Kienast 210. $325

Price: $325.00

SKU: 59749-JD

 

Italy. LEONELLO D’ESTE, MARQUESS OF FERRARA. By Pisanelo. Later cast. Bronze 67mm. Nat. Gallery of Art 9, Hill 9. $200

Price: $200.00

SKU: 58757-JG

 

France. France. SALUT AU SOLEIL (Greetings to the Sun). By Georges Dupré. Plaquette silver (stamped ARGENT on its edge) 51mm x 62mm. Maier 188, Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 3 169/E. $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: 59560-JD

 

France. LES ARTS APPLIQUÉ – COMITÉ RÉGIONAL DE MARSEILLE. By H. Darrigan. Bronze 49mm x 52mm. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 62723-KE

 

1945, France. World War II. GERMANY’S SURRENDER AT REIMS. By André Galtié. Bronze 69mm. $100 André Léon Galtié was born in Toulouse on February 26, 1908. He won a silver medal in 1944 at the Salon des artists Français. Galtié died at Briançon on August 4, 1983.

 

Price: $100.00

SKU: 62004-KE

 

Vatican. POPE JOHN PAUL II. By Philip Nathan. Bronze 55mm. Numbered 0151 on its edge. $100 Philip Nathan (1941) is a sculptor, medallist, and coin designer. He trained at Guildford School of Art, 1957-62, where he specialized in carving and terracotta modelling, then at the Royal Academy Schools, where he won the silver medal for sculpture. He joined the Royal Society of Sculptors in 1966. Between 1965 and 1968 he worked as an engraver at the Royal Mint.  as engraver and designer, then for the Franklin Mint until 1973. He currently lives in Dorset, England.

Price: $100.00

SKU: 62005

 

France. CHRIST ON THE CROSS. By Albert de Jaeger. Cruciform bronze 52mm x 62mm. $80 Albert De Jaeger was born on October 28, 1908 in Roubaix. He won a first prize at l’École des Beaux-Arts de Roubaix et de Tourcoing. He later studies at l’École National des Arts Décoratifs de Paris. He was a student of Bouchard, Dropsy and Despiau. In 1935 he won the Grand Prix de Rome in medal engraving. He won accolades during his distinguished career. De Jaeger died on May 19, 1992.

Price: $80.00

SKU: 63216-11E

 

France. JOSEPH PERES, Mathematician. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 68mm. $75 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: $75.00

SKU: 63091-11E

 

France. VEAU (Calf). By Robert Delandre. Bronze plaquette 60mm x 44mm. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: 63090

 

France. LA CORVETTE LA BAYONNOISE. By Georges Guiraud (1901-1989. Grand Prix de Rome, 1926). Bronze 110mm. $125. ———- Georges Guiraud was born at Toulouse on August 5 1901. He was the son of Albert Guiraud, who was a painter and illuminator of documents. Guiraud studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked in the workshop of Jean Boucher. Guiraud won the First Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1926. He died at Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple (Marne) on May 12 1989.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 0371-16493-12A

 

France. L?AIEULE (The Grandmother). By Michel Jampolsky (1874-after 1958). Cast bronze uniface plaquette 123mm x 113mm with two screws mounted on its reverse. $125. ———- Michel Jampolsky was born in Kiev on December 13, 1874. He moved to France and became a naturalized citizen. He studied medal engraving under Daniel-Dupuis, Rasumny and Ponscarme. He won honorable mentions in 1897 and 1900 at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais. Jampolski died sometime after 1958.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 9592-16486-12A

 

France. MUSIC AWARD. By Claude Mascaux. Bronze 50mm. Cased. $175. ———— L?on-Claude Mascaux was born in Saine-Germain-en-Lay (Yvelines) on June 13, 1882, He studied under the sculptors Landowski and Bouchard. He first exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Beaux Arts in 1921. In 1924 he won a medal in the artistic competion of the Olumpic Games. In the following year he won a Grand Prix at the Exposition des Arts D?oratifs et Industriels Moderns for a series seven sports-themed medals. Unlike his contemporaries, he eschewed the reducing machine and cut his models directly into the plaster in the actual size of his intended medals. His medals typically reflect a strong Art Deco style. Mascaux died at Fontainebleau on March 8, 1965.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 0699-19094-6B

 

1951, France. SYNDICAT G?N?RAL DES MAISONS D?ALIMENTATION ? SUCCURALES DE FRANCE. By L?on-Georges Baudry. Bronze 70mm. $75. —— L?on Ren? Georges Baudry (who went by L?on-Georges), was born at Neuville-les-Dieppe on March 13 1898. His father, L?on-Auguste was a sculptor of ivory. L?on-Georges studied at l’?cole des Arts D?coratifs, where he was a student under Raoul Verlet and Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey. In 1920 he entered l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts. In 1923 he won a Second grand prix de Rome with ?Une muse remettant ? Apollon le couteau pour ?gorger Marsyas.? He created many works in the art deco style, including monuments and architectural decorations. He served as the director of manufacturing at the Sevres factory form 1948 to 1963 and is credited with reviving the fortunes of the company. Baudry died in Paris on November 24 1978.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 48052-2D