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1919, France, World War I. GLOIRE AU LIBERATEUR EXPOSITION NATIONALE, STRASBOURG. By Henry Nocq (1869-1944). Bronze plaquette 66mm x 97mm. $175. ———- Henry (Henri-Eug?ne) Nocq was born in Saint-Mand? (Val-de-Marne) in 1869. He studied under the sculptor, Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu. Starting in 1887 he exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais. He won a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition in 1900. In 1907 he was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. He was interested in and wrote about art theory. Nocq created medals, plaquettes, sculpture and many artistically designed everyday objects. He died in 1944.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 0806-15708-7T

 

1915, U.S.A. PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION – SAN FRANCISCO?S RECOVERY FROM THE EARTHQUAKE AND THE OPENING OF THE PANAMA CANAL. Louis-Alexandre Bott?e (1852-1941, Grand Prix de Rome in 1878). Bronze 57mm x 78mm. Maier 140. $375. ——— Louis-Alexandre Bott?e (1852-1941) was born in Paris. At the age of 13 he was apprenticed to a button-making manufactory, where he was responsible for engraving dies. He later studied at the ?cole des Art D?coratifs. In 1869 he joined the atelier of Paulin Tasset and in 1871 he joined the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Premiere Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1878 and a gold medal at the Salon of 1900. In 1903 he was made an Officier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

Price: $375.00

SKU: 42008-2D

 

France. SAINTE JEANNE DE FRANCE. By Louis Muller. Bronze 63mm. $80. ——— Louis Muller was born on February 22 1902 at V?nissieux into a family of modest means. He started to work with metals at the age of 13. He was apprenticed to various jewelers and silversmiths in Lyon. After completing his national service in 1923 he entered the atelier of sculptor Jean-Baptiste Larriv? at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts de Lyon. He later moved to Paris where he studied under Sculpture under Henri Bouchard and medal engraving under Henry Dropsy and Aguste Patey. Muller also studied at the private academy established by Andr? Lavrillier. In 1929 he won the second prix de Rome in medal engraving and in 1932 won the premier prix de Rome. Muller worked for the Monnaie de Paris and for various private makers of medals. He died at Antony in 1957.

Price: $80.00

SKU: 4780-18073-3B

 

France. PROVEN?ALE. By Ernesta Robert-M?rignac. Uniface bronze plaquette 49mm x 61mm. OBV: Bust of a woman in regional costume. Cf. Cat Gen. vol. 354/C. This plaquette lacks “PROVEN?ALE” under the portrait. It is possibly a trial striking or modified for some special purpose. $75 ———– From Robert- M?rignac?s series of plaquettes depicting women in regional costumes of France: Alsacienne, Angevine, Auvergnate, Boulonnaise, Bourbonnaise, Bressane, Bretone, Catalane, Charentaise, Limousine, Lorraine, Normanide, Olonnaise, Poitevine, Proven?ale, Saintongeaise, Vend?enne. ———-Ernesta Robert-M?rignac, sculptor and medallist was born at Saint-Omer in 1858. She studied under Mlle Genevi?ve Granger, Mlle Darbefeille and R?cipon. She died in 1933.

Price: $75.00

SKU: K8612-15978-KS

 

France, aviation. MOTHER AND CHILD WITH A DOVE ? ?UVRES SOCIALES DE L?AIR. By Georges Guiraud (1901-1989. Grand Prix de Rome, 1926). Bronze 50mm. $120. ——— 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: $120.00

SKU: 6494-16474-12T

 

France. AGRICULTURE. By F?lix Rasumny (1869-1940). Gilt-bronze 45mm x 60mm. $75. ———— 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: $75.00

SKU: 5158-15605-7T

 

France. LA VIGNE – COMIT? NATIONAL DE PROPAGANDE EN FAVEUR DU VIN. By Pierre-Charles Lenoir (1879-1953). Bronze 50mm. $95. ————- Pierre-Charles Lenoir (1879-1953) studied under his father, Charles Lenoir, a sculptor, and under Peter, Roty and Mercier. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1903. Lenoir created numerous monuments and an extensive body of medals.

Price: $95.00

SKU: 5855-18472-1B

 

France. ORPHEUS. By Marie-Alexandre Coudray. Bronze 68mm. Obv: Bust of Orpheus clutching a lyre. Rev: Fame seated on a rectangular tablet, violin and branches. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 100/C, Maier 223, Classens 40. $50. ——— Marie-Alexandre Lucien Coudray was born in Paris on February 21 1864. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts and was a student of Dumont, Thomas, Allouard and Ponscarme. In 1893 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving for Orph?e endort Cerb?re aux sons de sa lyre (Orpheus putting Cerebus to sleep by the sound of his lyre), In 1898 he won a first prize at the Salon and a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. Coudray?s best known work is his portrait of Orpheus, which was offered for sale by the Monnaie de Paris, at the Universal Exposition in 1900. 4,500 examples which struck to meet the demand. Coudray died in 1932.

Price: $50.00

SKU: 9810-16643-5A

 

France. SEA HORSE ? MOTOR BOAT. By Claude Mascaux (1882-1965). Bronze 50mm. Slight edge bump and some insignificant nicks. One of Masscaux’s scarcer medals depicting a sports activity in animal form. $250 ————— 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 comptetion 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: $250.00

SKU: 1454-16880-5A

 

1896, France. EXPOSITION NATIONALE ET COLONIALE, ROUEN. By Oscar Roty (1846-1911. Grand Prix de Rome, 1875). Silvered-bronze 68mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2022) ——— ?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: $0.00

SKU: 3398-16184-5T

 

France. BLACKSMITH. By Jean Vernon. Unifance bronze 50mm. $75. ——— 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: $75.00

SKU: 3165-16885-5A

 

France. SYNDICAT CENTRAL DES AGRICULTEURS DE FRANCE. By Albert Herbemont (1873-1953). Bronze 69mm x 53mm. $120 – – – – – Albert Herbemont was born in 1874 and was a pupil of Ponscarme. He won a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1923. Herbemont was a founding member of the Soci?t? Fran?ais des Amis de la M?daille. Herbemont died in 1953.

Price: $120.00

SKU: K8065-15403-5S

 

1957, France. 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF LA CHAMBRE SYDICALE DES ENTREPRENEURS DE CHARPENTE DE PARIS ET DA LA REGION PARISIENNE. By Maurice Delannoy (1885-1972). Bronze 80mm. Cased. $120

Price: $120.00

SKU: Q6557-15983-KS

 

1957, France. 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF LA CHAMBRE SYDICALE DES ENTREPRENEURS DE CHARPENTE DE PARIS ET DA LA REGION PARISIENNE. By Maurice Delannoy (1885-1972). Bronze 80mm. $90. ————– Maurice Delannoy was born on March 11, 1885 in Paris. He studied at the ?cole Germain Pilon under Charles Valton and Jules ?douard Roin?. 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 L?gion d’Honneur in 1947. He died in Paris on April 26, 1972.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 7351-17575-1B

 

U.S.A. PENNSYLVANIA STATE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS. By John Cook. Hinged bronze diptych. Bronze approximately 136mm x 123mm (unopened), approximately 272mm x 123mm (opened). $350

Price: $350.00

SKU: 8924-18017-1B