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1948, France. CENTENARY OF THE SOCIETY OF FRENCH CIVIL ENGINEERS. By Jean Vernon. AE 68mm. Obv: A female standing and holding up a lighted lamp; birds, a fish and a snake in the background (Art Deco style). Rev: A female bust above an inscription. Extremely fine. $150. ——- Jean Vernon (1897-1975) studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He is noted in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 15518-2S

 

1913, Belgium. UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, GHENT. By G. Devreese. Plaquette (rectangular with a curved top) Silvered-AE 71mm x 68mm. Obv: ?A medallist at work in his studio. Rev: An allegorical female greeting three females, a girl and a workman look on. Nearly extremely fine. $300 ? 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. ?

Price: $300.00

SKU: E-7695

 

1946, France. CONFERENCE DE PARIS. By Andr? Galti?. Bronze 68mm. Obv: A female standing before a giant dove perched on a globe. Rev: Various Parisian landmarks. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 p. 773. Extremely fine. $120. ————— Andr? L?on Galti? was born in Toulouse on February 26 1908. He won a silver medal in 1944 at the Salon des artistes Fran?ais. Galti? died at Brian?on on August 4 1983.

Price: $120.00

SKU: 3360-18822-4B

 

1929, France. GEORGES CLEMENCEAU. By Fran?ois-L?on Sicard. Bronze 90mm. Obv: Head of Clemenceau facing left. Rev: The Athenian Owl. Slight edge bump on the obverse. $225. ———- Fran?ois-L?on Sicard, sculptor, was born in 1862. He studied under Barrias and de Laurent. In 1891 he won the Grand Prix de Rome. He won a first class medal in 1897 and gold medal at the Universal Exposition in 1900, the same year that he became a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais. He was made an officier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Sicard died in 1934.

Price: $225.00

SKU: 0941-16807-2A

 

1950, France. 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE PREFECTURE OF POLICE. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 69mm. Obv: Minerva with a rooster at her feet. Rev: The arms of Paris above an aerial view of the Ile de la Cite.
$60

Price: $60.00

SKU: K7215-15747-KS

 

1929, France. CENTENARY OF THE REVUE DES DEUX MONDES. By Lucien Bazor. Bronze 99mm. Obv: Bust of Lucien Buloz facing right. Rev: A standing female hodling a lighted torch in each hand; globes showing the eastern and western hemispheres on either side. Maier 329. In a slightly damaged case. $275 ———- Lucien 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. He succeeded Patey in the post of Engraver General at the Paris Mint, a post he held until 1958. Bazor died in 1974.

Price: $275.00

SKU: A5044-15984-LS

 

(1948), France. CENTENARY OF THE SOUS COMPTOIR DES ENTREPRENEURS. Presented to General Dassault. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 72mm. Obv: A female holding a plan; workmen in the background. Rev: A building under construction; inscription. $300. ——– 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: $300.00

SKU: 1444-16826-2A

 

1943, Monaco.THE PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO. By Pierre Turin. AE 68mm. Obv:? ?View of Monaco. Rev: The sun behind an armorial shield and map of the principality. Cat. Gen. vol. 3379/H. Cased $100 ———- Pierre Turin was born in 1891. He was a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. In 1920 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. Turin died in 1968.

Price: $100.00

SKU: 3000-20445-2C

 

1.??? 1933, France. ACADEMIE ANSALDI, PARIS. By Ren? Gr?goire. Uniface hexagonal 61mm x 54mm. Obv: A bust of Ansaldi facing right; symbols of the Arts in the angles of the hexagon. Nearly extremely fine. $75

Price: $60.00

SKU: E-5090

 

France. TRACTEUR. By Albert Herbemont. Bronze plaquette 75mm x 52mm. Obv?:A tractor pulling a plow. Rev?: A rectangular tablet set against ears of corn. Cat. Gen. vol 3 209/H. $100. ——- Albert Herbemont studied under Ponscarme. He exhibited at the Salon and won a gold medal 1923 and the Albert Maignan prize in 1927. He was a founding member of the Soci?t? des Amis de la M?daille. He died in 1953.

Price: $100.00

SKU: 5784-18452-12A

 

1918, France. CLEMENCEAU: THE ARRIVAL OF VICTORY. By Julien-Prosper Legastelois. Bronze 68mm. Obv: Bust of Georges Clemenceau facing right. Rev: Troops in a trench saluting Clemenceau. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 233C $125. ———-

? Julien-Prosper Legastelois was born in Paris in 1885. He studied under the sculptor, Carltier and medal engraving under Levasseur, Roty and Tonnelier. He won various distinctions during the course of his career and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Legastelois died in 1931.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 3817-18403-6b

 

EUGENE DELACROIX, Artist. By Pierre-Marie Poisson. Published by the Soci?t? Fran?aise des Amis de la M?daille. Bronze 107mm. Obv: Bust, left. Rev: A rearing centaur. Number 112 on its edge. Maier 331. $600. ———– Pierre-Marie Poisson was born in 1876 in Niort (Deux Sevres). He studied at the Ecole de Beaix Arts in Toulouse and later studied in Paris. He was a noted sculptor of monuments as well as a skilled medallist. He died in 1953.

Price: $600.00

SKU: 3559-19124-4C

 

1962, France. SEMAINE DE L’AGRICULTURE CONCOURS GENERAL AGRICOLE, PARIS. By Robert Baron. AE 59mm. Obv: The heads of various farm animals around produce. Rev: A sword piercing a hydra. Extremely fine. $50

Price: $50.00

SKU: S7-E2116

 

France. LES ANIMAUX MALADES DE LA PESTE. By Charles-Louis Virion. Uniface Bronze 59mm. Obv: A donkey and other animlas before a lion. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 400/C. Extremely fine. $90 Louis Virion, French sculptor, medallist and ceramist, was born at Ajaccio (Corsica) in 1865. He studied under Aub? and Charles Gautier. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and won a third class medal in 1895. He won a bronze medal at the Universal Exposition in 1900. Virion died in 1946.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 5880-19334-12B

 

Undated (circa 1950), France. CHAMBRE SYNDICALE DES CONSTRUCTEURS FRAN?AIS DE MACHINES AGRICOLES. By Georges Guiraud. Bronze 81mm. Obv: The head of a female holding a sheaf of wheat, factories in the background; set against a cog wheel.? Rev: ?Part of a cog and an ear of wheat; seedlings sprouting in the background. Extremely fine. $90. ——– Georges Guiraud was born in 1901. He 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. He won the First Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 5998-17735-3B