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Undated (circa 1925), France, U.S.A.. AMERICAN MONUMENT AT CHATEAU-THIERRY. By A. de Possesse. Bronze 50mm. OBV: Two female statues between two tall blocks. REV: A view of the monument. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 7098-17565-11A

 

800×600 1930, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LES PARISIENS DE PARIS. By Charles Perron. AE 55mm. Obv: Madonna and Child with Notre Dame Cathedral in the background. Rev: A sailing ship. Nearly extremely fine. $120 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,”serif”;}

Price: $120.00

SKU: S5-10845-E4434

 

France. ALLIANCE FRAN?AISE. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 68mm. OBV: Two seated scholars in classical dress. REV: A fountain. Patina slightly uneven, extremely fine. Cased. $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 ?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: $90.00

SKU: 18821-1C

 

1934, France. PRESIDENT RAYMOND POINCAR?, MEMORIAL. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme. AE 59mm. Obv: Bust of President Poincar? facing left. Rev: Inscription. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 321. Nearly extremely fine. $60

Georges-Henri Prud?homme, sculptor and medallist was born in 1873. He was a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts, where he studied engraving under Alph?e Dubois and sculpture under Falgui?re. He exhibited at the salon beginning in 1894. He won an honorable mention in 1901 and a third class medal in 1904. In 1905 be became a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Prud?homme died in 1947

Price: $60.00

SKU: E-7277

 

Undated (mid 20th century), France. ASSOCIATION AGRICOLES. By H.M. Petit. AE 50mm. OBV: Ceres seated with grape vines in the background. REV: Objects and animals symbolic of the science and practice of farming. Nearly extremely fine. $30

Price: $30.00

SKU: S19-12067

 

Undated (early 20th century), France. BRETON. Unsigned. Uniface cast AE plaquette 77mm x 120mm. OBV: A man in local costume. $160

Price: $160.00

SKU: S21-12232

 

1968 (edge stamp), France. L?HOSPITALIT?. By Georges Lay. AE 81mm. Obv: A woman standing with a small tray in one hand and flowers in the other. Rev: A window with open shutters. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 1182/C. Extremely fine. $45
Georges Lay, sculptor and medallist was born at Bordeaux in 1907.? He studied there in the school of Beaux-Arts and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts and the ?cole Nationale des Arts D?coratifs.

Price: $45.00

SKU: E6405

 

Undated (early 20th century), France. AGRICULTURE. By Louis Octave Matt?i. BRonze-gilt 50mm. OBV: A farmer pushing a plow behind two oxen. REV: A circular compartment, wheat sheaf, sickle, grapes and a female. Extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: S19-12111

 

France. LA CIT?. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 68mm. Obv: A view, from the Seine, of the Ile de la Cit?. Rev: A map of the Ile de la Cit?. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 379/G. $75 —————- 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 on July 25, 1968, in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born. (An obituary appears in the 1969 issue ?Medailles,? published by F.I.D.E.M.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 51032-TC

 

(1946), France. PAIX (Conference de Paris). By C. Raynaud. Uniface cast bronze studio model 132mm. OBVERSE: Peace and a dove flying above a globe. $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: S23-12664

 

Czech Republic. DRUNKEN PUTTO. By E. Hlavica. Uniface cast bronze 92mm x 146mm. OBVERSE: Three putti supporting a fourth, who appears to be drunk. $325

Price: $325.00

SKU: 14264-P9

 

Undated (originally circa 1930), France. AMOR FIDELIS. By Louis Desvignes. Uniface cast bronze 150mm mounted in a case. $250

Price: $250.00

SKU: Q9584-12589-8G

 

France. COUREUR (Runner). By Jean August Briquemont (1879-1951). Uniface cast bronze artist’s studio model 119mm. Created for 1924 exhibition in conjunction with the Olympic Games in Paris. $450. ————- Jean August Briquemont was born in Paris in 1879. He took evening courses in drawing and sculpture in Paris. He exhibited for the first time in 1927 at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and won a silver medal in 1937. Briquemont died in 1951.

Price: $450.00

SKU: 1481-18234-1B

 

1925, Switzerland. LOCARNO. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968. Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 68mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD. ?????? 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 on July 25 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 14654-5G

 

1932, France.THE LAUNCHING OF?THE CHAMPLAIN.? By Raymond Delamarre. Bronze 68mm. Obv: A galleon sailing alongside the ?Champlain,? Rev: A statue of Champlain. Extremely fine. $100 ———–

Raymond Delamarre was born in 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and later under Rodin. He won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He is noted for large scale sculptures, but also a body of medals and plaquettes.?

Price: $100.00

SKU: Q3892-12158