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Undated (1937), France. LE RENARD ET LES RAISINS (The Fox and the Grapes). By Jean Vernon. Uniface AE 59mm. Obv: A fox reaching for grapes on a vine, another turning away its head. Quotes from La Fontaine?s fable. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 393/J.Nearly extremely fine. $125. Jean Vernon was born in 1897. He studied at the ?cole? des Arts d?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He died in 1975. He is noted in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.?

Price: $125.00

SKU: E-3153

 

1948, France. ASSOCIATION FRAN?AISE DE CAUTIONNEMENT MUTUEL. By Jean Vernon. Bronze 68mm. OBV: A female holding a flower in her extended hand. REV: Fountains in front of a large building. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: 1457-17766-2B

 

1930, U.S.A. HAIL TO DIONYSUS. By Paul Manship. Bronze 73mm. Obv: Almost facing head of Dionysus. Rev: Satyrs treading on grapes. 2nd issue of the Society of Medalists. Saddle brown patina, edge A. .Alexander 2.1. Reported production of 1,850 in Bronze. No box, or leaflet. $250

Price: $250.00

SKU: 5707-19086-6B

 

1928, France. SOCCER AWARD. By ?douard Fraisse. Silvered-bronze 50mm. OBV: A soccer player kicking a ball. REV: A cartouche and branch. Nearly extremely fine. $30

Price: $30.00

SKU: S12-11189

 

(1853) Portugal. MONASTERY OF BATALHA. By Jacques Wiener. Bronze 60mm. Hoydonck 103, Reinecke 55, Ross M119. $250. Reserved. ———— Jacques Wiener, whose given name was Jacob, was born on March 2, 1815, at Hoerstgen (Rhine Province) to Hungarian parents. He seems to have started using Jacques as his name when he moved to Belgium. At the age of 13 he went to live with his uncle Baruth, an artist, and studied drawing, modelling and engraving. In 1835 he moved to Paris to perfect his skills and in 1839 moved to Brussels, where he established himself as an engraver. He became a naturalized Belgian in 1845. He created an extensive body of medals and is best known for his finely detailed architectural medals, especially his series of Most Remarkable Edifices. He is also widely known for engraving the first Belgian postage stamp. Wiener died in Brussels in 1899.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 57005-9D

 

France. RETOUR ? LA TERRE. By Pierre-Victor Dautel (1873-1954). Bronze 59mm. Catalog G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 121/G. $125. ——————— Pierre-Victor Dautel, French sculptor and medallist was born at Valenciennes in 1873. He studied sculpture and architecture at the ?cole Acad?miques at Valenciennes and later studied sculpture at the ?cole Nationale et Sp?ciale des Beaux Arts at Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Dubois. He won various awards during his distinguished career and was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1929. Dautel died in 1954.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 8765-18480-8B

 

France. LÉDA. By André Lavrillier. Uniface bronze plaquette. OBV: Leda and the Swan. Classens 107, Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 3 228/C, Maier 313. Slight knock to the top left corner of the obverse. $375.

André Henri Lavrillier was born on 7 May 1885 in Paris. He studied under his father, Charles, an engraver, and later under Chaplain and Bourdelle at the École des Beaux Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1914. He was later made a Chevalier de la Légion d‘Honneur. Besides medals, he designed a number of coins, including the 1933 French 5-franc coin and coins for Romania.

Price: $375.00

SKU: 62625-9F

 

1964, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MEDAL MAKING BY HENRI DROPSY. By R. Joly. Bronze 81mm. Obv: Head of Henri Dropsy facing right. Rev: Three figures within a square compartment. Number 133 of a limited edition of 300. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 4 1025/E. $175. ———— Raymond Joly (1911-2006, Grand Prix de Rome 1942) began to study sculpture in 1937 and entered the atelier of Henry Dropsy in 1939 at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1942.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 18489-8B

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. WOMAN MILKING A COW. By Samuel Gr?n (1869-some time after 1930). Bronze 50mm. OBV: A woman seated on a stool and milking a cow. REV: Various dairy products. Unpatinated, nearly extremely fine. $50

Price: $50.00

SKU: S21-12435

 

France. FOOTBALL. By F?d?ric Focht and Pierre-Alexandre Morlon. Bronze plaquette 50mm x 53mm. OBV: A soccer player kicking a ball. REV: A circular compartment between branches. Cat. Gen. Vol. 3 181/F. $50. ———— Fr?d?ric-Charles Focht was born in Paris in 1879. He studied under Falgui?re. He won a medal of honor at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1900. Focht worked as a sculptor but also sang as a tenor in the Op?ra de Paris. He died in 1962.

Price: $50.00

SKU: A7443-15952-LS

 

1946, France. JUBILEE OF THE PRIESTHOOD OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF LYON. By L. Caizier. AE 80mm. Obv: Bust of the Archbishop of Lyon facing left. Rev: Two large churches. Some insignificant spots, extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: E-6337

 

France. NAVIGATION A?RIENNE. By Pierre-Alexandre Morlon. Plaquette Bronze 99mm x 73mm. Obv: Three panels: an airplane in the first, the Spirit of Aviation in the second, and a dirigible in the third. Rev: Three panels: a seated man looking at birds flying in the first, plain panel in the center, a man working on an airplane engineer in the third. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 272/A. $250. ——————–
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon was born in 1878. He studied under Falgui?re and Merci?. He is noted in particular for his medals related to World War I. He was a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Morlon died in 1951.

Price: $250.00

SKU: 0131-16149-2T

 

1970, France. 150^TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE. By Raymond Tschudin. AE 68mm. Obv: A group of figures. Rev: A serpent looking at itself in a mirror, a pine cone and branch. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 1819/D. Extremely fine. $60. Raymond Tschudin (1916??) was the son of a medalist and came early to his profession. He studied under Henry Dropsy at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1945.

Price: $60.00

SKU: S2-10663-S6420

 

France. P?CHEUR (Angler). By Rene Baudichon. Silver plaquette 36mm x 57mm. OBV: An angler seated beside a river. REV: A naked child seated, with a fishing pole.In its original leather holder.A slight bump on one corner. $175. Sorry, SOLD. ————– 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: $0.00

SKU: Q0206-12G

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. COUPLE AT A FIRESIDE. By Andre Pierre Schwab (1883-1969). AE uniface plaquette 48mm x 60mm with the mantle shelf of the fireplace extending slightly on either side of the plaquette. OBV: A couple sitting by a fire. Extremely fine. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: S19-12071