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1948, France, insurance. COMPAGNIE D?ASSURANCE L?EUROPE. By Albert David. Bronze 60mm. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: Q6358-14813-4R

 

Undated (1934), France. ANTOINE WATTEAU, 1684-1721, Painter. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme. Bronze 81mm. Ct. Gen. vol. 3 330/A. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: 11144-2R

 

France. EXALTATION DE LA FLEUR. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Uniface bronze 87mm x 77mm. Cat. Gen. vol 3 383/J. Lightly cleaned and bumped on its top left corner. It has more of a golden color than suggested by pictures $500. ——– 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 deuxi?me 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 L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died in 1968.

Price: $500.00

SKU: 7838-16123-2T

 

1949, France. CARITAS ? PRESENTATION MEDAL. By Louis Desvignes. Bronze 59mm. OBV: A female embracing a mother and child. REV: Inscription. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 145/G. Cased. A couple of slight edge bumps, nearly extremely fine. Cased. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: S9-11378

 

France. ROWING. By Ren? Baudichon (1878-1963). Uniface Galvano 167mm x 183mm. $225. ————
This is an artist’s “studio model,” from the Delande company archives, the main purpose of which would have been to serve as a model from which dies would have been made using a reducing machine. Only a very limited number of studio models would have been made with just a few being sold, disseminated or used for special purposes. In some cases, only one “master” studio model would have been created solely for use in the process of die-making. (Delande et Cie. of Paris was a company that manufactured and distributed medals, decorations, flags, and trophies. In was founded in the late 19th century and closed its doors in the 1980s. It had customers throughout the world and produced military decorations and uniform ornamentations for several governments). —– Ren? Baudichon was born at Tours on March 24 1878. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Art at Tours and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He studied under Ernest Barries, Fran?ois Sicard, Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon, and Oscar Roty. He was admitted to the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1903, where he won a bronze medal in 1904 for a plaque commissioned by the Chamber of Commence of Blois. He later won a silver medal in1914 and a gold medal in 1921. He designed numerous medallic works, but also worked as a sculptor and caricaturist. Baudichon died in Paris in 1963

Price: $225.00

SKU: 2336-14453-8T

 

France.ZEUS. By Andr? Pierre Schwab (1883-1969). Galvano 192mm. From the archives of the Delande Company in France. $300. This is a “studio model,” from the Delande company archives, the main purpose of which would have been to serve as a model from which dies would have been made using a reducing machine. Only a very limited number of studio models would have been made with just a few being sold, disseminated or used for special purposes. In some cases, only one “master” studio model would have been created solely for use in the process of die-making. (Delande et Cie. of Paris was a company that manufactured and distributed medals, decorations, flags, and trophies. In was founded in the late 19th century and closed its doors in the 1980s. It had customers throughout the world and produced military decorations and uniform ornamentations for several governments). ————– Andr? Pierre Schwab was born at Nancy on August 6, 1883. He was a student of Merci?, Chaplain, Vernon. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais beginning in 1905 and won a gold medal in 1926.Schwab died in 1969.

Price: $300.00

SKU: 5287-13847-8T

 

France. AUX ARMES CITOYENS FORMEZ VOS BATAILLONS. By Jules ?douard Roin? (1857-1916). Uniface cast bronze studio model 104mm. Ex Delande archive. $225. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021) ————— Jules ?douard Roin? was born in Nantes on October 24, 1857. He studied under the reknown sculptor L?opold Morice. He travelled to America in 1881, where he remained until he returned to France in 1898. While in France he may have studied under the medallists Oscar Roty and Fr?d?ric de Vernon. Roin? returned to America. As a result of receiving more commissions than he could manage on his own, he formed a partnership with Felix Weil in 1908. They earned a reputation for creating bas-reliefs, galvano designs and medals.. In 1915 he developed kidney disease and which interfered with his ability to work. He decided to return to France, where he died on April 11 1916. Roin??s gained a repuation and many accolades on both sides of the Altanic. His medallic portrait of Abraham Lincoln is regarded by many as the finest medallic portrait of Lincoln

After Roin??s final departure back to France, Weil attempted to keep the business going on his own,. The workload however was greater than he could manage, so his brother, Henri, joined him in establishing the Medalic Art Company, which would become the leading producer of medallic art in America. —————— Delande et Cie. of Paris was a company that manufactured and distributed medals, decorations, flags, and trophies. In was founded in the late 19th century and closed its doors in the 1980s. It had customers throughout the world and produced military decorations and uniform ornamentations for several governments.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 14456-8T

 

1918, France. BRIMONT NOGENT REIMS. By Henry Dropsy (1885-1969). Pair of uniface studio casts 155mm. $625. ———– Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste ?mile Dropsy. He later studied at l??cole Sup?rieure 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: $625.00

SKU: 4966-13245-8R

 

1955, France, Switzerland. CONF?RENCE DE GEN?VE. By Andr? Galti?. Bronze 67mm. OBV: Hands reaching towards a dove. REV: Hands holding olive branches. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 774/D. Extremely fine. $50

Price: $50.00

SKU: S9-11192

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. ICE SKATING. By ?douard Blin. Bronze 50mm. OBV: A pair of ice-skaters. REV: A lighted torch. Extremely fine. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: S9-11348

 

1933, France. CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL DE ROSES NOUVELLES. By Georges Crouzat. Bronze 90mm. OBV: A female attending a rose bush. REV: Roses either side of a rectangular compartment, inscription. Cased. Extremely fine. $275

Price: $275.00

SKU: S9-11508

 

France. AUTOMOBILE CLUB DE L?OUEST. By Maurice Delannoy. Bronze 80mm. Obv: A female holding a triangular shield and alighted torch; a map of France in the background. Rev: Shields arranged around a wheel. Extremely fine. $125. ———— 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: $125.00

SKU: 9565-19052-7B

 

1890, France. AID TO THE ARMY?S SICK AND WOUNDED IN TIMES OF WAR. By Henri Dubois. Uniface cast iron 6 7/8 inches. $275. ———- 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: $275.00

SKU: 12010-8T

 

France. WOMAN IN WINTER CLOTHES. By ?douard Fraisse (1880-1945). Uniface cast bronze artist?s model 115mm. Created for the 1924 exhibition in conjunction with the Olympic Games in Paris. $450. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2024). ———– ?douard Fraisse was born on May 14 1880 at Beaune. He studied under Barrias, Coutan, Chaplain and Vernon. Fraisse collaborated with Henry Demey on numerous medals and plaquettes that typically depicted figures in action. He was admitted to the Soci?t? des artistes fran?ais and exhibited at the Salon des artistes fran?ais, where he won a gold medal in 1937. He was made a chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur in 1929. Fraisse died in Paris on September 13 1945

Price: $0.00

SKU: 3426-13504-8T

 

France. TOURING CLUB OF FRANCE. By L. Botinelli for A. Chobillay. Bronze 66mm x 91mm. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: Q4550-13887-2R