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Undated (circa 1930), Belgium. THE HARBOR AT GHENT. By Carl de Cock. Bronze 55mm. OBV: A youthful Neptune riding behind seahorses. REV: An anchor, ship’s wheel and dolphins. Extremely fine. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: Q5064 – 1S

 

France. LE CHAT, LA BELETTE ET LE PETIT LAPIN (Cat with a Weasel and Rabbit). >By Charles-Louis Virion. Uniface bronze 59mm. Obv: A cat with a weasel and rabbit. Cat. Gen. 3 401/D. $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 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: 7679-19057-8B

 

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Price: $95.00

SKU: E-4277

 

1967, France. 50 YEARS OF SERVIC E TO FRANCE BY GENERAL MARTIAL VALIN. By Albert DeJaeger. Bronze 81mm. OBV: Uniformed bust of General Valin facing left. REV: A winged double cross within a wreath. In a cardboard box. Extremely fine. $65

Price: $65.00

SKU: S19-11945

 

Undated (circa 1950), France. ?LECTRICIT? DE FRANCE ET GAZ DE FRANCE. By Henri Dropsy. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Pan kneeling before a fire. Rev: Electric pylons and gas storage tanks. Some spots. $35 ——— 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: $35.00

SKU: Q0789-15962-KS

 

Undated (circa 1900), France. COMICE AGRICOLE DE ST. QUENTIN. By Adolphe Rivet. Silvered-bronze 50mm. Obv: A man and woman harvesting wheat. Rev: A woman leaning against a circular compartment. In a contemporary, circular cardboard box. Color slightly uneven, extremely fine. $60. —————

Adolphe Rivet, sculptor and medallist, was born at Varetz (Corr?ze) on July 30 1855. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under Jules Cavelier, Hubert Ponscarme and Oscar Roty. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, where he received an honorable mention in 1888 and a second class medal in 1908. He died at Gentilly (Seine) on November 8 1925

Price: $60.00

SKU: E-1556

 

France. THE VIRGIN MARY. By Georges Contaux (1891-1984) after A. Mengual. Uniface cast bronze studio cast 178mm (central design: 159mm). $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: 13826-P9

 

1928, France, beer, windmill. AUGUSTE MARTEROY. By Cormier. Bronze plaquette 50mm x 73mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Auguste Marteroy facing right. REVERSE: A Windmill, beer stein and rattle. $70

Price: $70.00

SKU: 13561-8P

 

France. LE CHARMEUR. By Marie-Alexandre Coudray (1864-1932. Grand Prix de Rome, 1893). Bronze plaquette 47mm x 70mm. OBVERSE: A couple peering our of threes ata fairy playing a pipe. REVERSE: Two putti. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? 164/A. $275 ———- Marie-Alexandre Lucien Coudray was born in Paris on February 21. 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). Another portrait of Orpheus is Coudray?s most celebrated medallic work, 4,500 examples of which were struck by the Monnaie de Paris and sold at the Universal Exhibiion of 1900. In 1898 he won a first prize at the Salon and a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. Coudray died in 1932.

Price: $275.00

SKU: Q7194-15995-11T

 

France. R?DEMPTION. By Georges Dupr?. Bronze 74mm. OBVERSE: A man kneeling before the Virgin Mary, who holds up the infant Jesus. REVERSE: A nude youth standing before an open book and a crucifix on an outdoor altar. Cat. Gen. vol 3 167/C. Some slight edge nicks and other signs of handling. $120. —————-
George Dupr?, French sculptor and medalist was born at Saint-?tienne in 1869. He was descended from Augustin Dupr?, a medallist at the time of the French Revolution. He studied under Thomas and Roty. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1896. Dupr? suffered from a lifetime of poor health and died in 1909.

Price: $120.00

SKU: 30002-5C

 

1.??? Undated (circa 1930s), France. POUR LA DEFENSE DE LA PROPRIETE BATIE. By Charles Virion. AE-gilt 50mm. Obv: Half-figure of a female wearing a cloak and with her arms out-stretched. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Extremely fine. $35
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: $35.00

SKU: E0833

 

Undated (1942), France. LA FRANCE ETERNELLE. By Andr? Lavrillier. Bronze 82mm. Obv: A nude female. Rev: An anvil, open book, branch and a serpent. Published by La Soci?t? Fran?ais des Amis de la M?daille. #172 stamped on the edge. Extremely fine. $375. RESERVED —————
Andr? Henri Lavrillier (1885-1958) was born in Paris. He studied under his father, Charles, an engraver, and under Chaplain and Bourdelle. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1914. He was later made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Besides medals, he designed a number of coins, including the 1933 5 franc coin and coins for Romania. ?

Price: $0.00

SKU: Q0722-11922

 

1961, France. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PARIS. By Pierre-Marie Poisson. Silver 75mm, 183 grams. Obv: Two females holding hands, one holds a bag of money, the other a cog. Behind them is a scale and a caduceus. Rev: An inscription on a cog set against rays. Classens 113. Nearly extremely fine. $175. ———– Pierre-Marie Poisson was born on 19 November 1876 in Niort (Deux-S?vres). He studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later moved to Paris to study sculpture. He received a scholarship for the Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algeria in 1908. He worked primarily as a sculptor and only turned to creating medals later in his career.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 8759-30042-4C

 

Undated (1933), France. HONOR? BALZAC, 1799-1850, Writer. By Louis Patriarche. AE 67mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Balzac facing left. REVERSE: Scenes from Balzac’s works. Cat. Gen. Vol. 3 304/A. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: P5-11278

 

1948, France. GENERAL DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 69mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of General De Lattre De Tassigny facing left. Rev: Boats landing under bombardment. Cat. Gen. vol. Extremely fine. $90 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: $90.00

SKU: E-0701-8R