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Undated (1942), France. LE LABOUREUR ET SES ENFANTS. By Jean Vernon. Uniface AE 59mm. Obv: A group of workers in a field. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 392/B. Nearly extremely fine. $95

Price: $95.00

SKU: E7536

 

1945, France, Romania. PROFESSOR CONSTANTIN LEVADITI, Romanian physician and microbiologist. By Andr? Lavrillier. Bronze 80mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Professor Levaditi facing left. REV: Athena. $225 ———– Andr? 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 ?cole des Beaux Arts. 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. Lavrillier died in1958.

Price: $225.00

SKU: 4344-20248-1C

 

Undated (1940), France. LE LOUP ET L?AGNEAU (The Wolf and the Lamb). By Jean Vernon. Uniface bronze 59mm. Obv: A wolf and a lamb. From Vernon?s series of medals of Jean de la Fontaine?s fables. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 392/D. Extremely fine. $70

Price: $70.00

SKU: Q-0879-8R

 

Undated (circa 1930s), France. PHARMACY AWARD. By Jean De Vernon. AE 61mm. Obv: Head of Galen, right. Rev: A snake entwined around a bowl. Extremely fine. $100 Jean De Vernon was born in 1897. He studied at the ?cole? des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He died in 1975. He is noted, among collectors, in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.>

Price: $90.00

SKU: E-8730

 

1960, France. MARSEILLE TOURISME. By Vezien. AE 67mm. Obv: A veiw of Marseiile. Rev: A lobster and fishes.? Nearly extremely fine. $60

Jean Vezien was born in 1890. He studied at the ??cole des Beaux-Arts de Marseille and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. ?He won the first Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1921. He won gold medals in 1931 and at the International Exposition in 1937. He was director of Beaux- Arts de Marseille ?from 1942-1961.

Price: $60.00

SKU: E-1157

 

France. LE CHAPELET. By Andr? Pierre Schwab. Uniface bronze 68mm. OBV: A seated female holding a rosary. Nearly extremely fine. $70. ———– Andr? Pierre Schwab was born at Nancy on August 6, 1883. He was a student of Merci?, Chaplain, and Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de 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: $70.00

SKU: 14-11885

 

Undated (mid 20th century), France. LE BOULISTE. By L. Gibert (1904-?). AE 80mm. OBV: A bowler. REV: Bowling balls set against a map. Extremely fine. $45

Price: $45.00

SKU: S21-12452

 

(France ?). FEMALE CLUTCHING FLOWERS TO HER BREAST, WITHIN A BORDER OF GRAPES AND OTHER FRUIT. By S. Z?likson. Uniface cast bronze approximately 217mm. Suspension chain on the reverse. $175

Price: $175.00

SKU: 14376-P9

 

1887, France. THE ELECTION OF SADI CARNOT AS PRESIDENT. By Alph?e Dubois. Bronze 69mm. Obv: Bust of Sadi Carnot facing left. Rev: An inscribed cartouche set against branches. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 156/B. Extremely fine. $60
Alph?e Dubois (1831-1905), French sculptor and medallist was a student at the ?cole Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He studied under Barre and Duret as well as his father Eug?ne Dubois. In 1855 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. He exhibited at the salon in 1868 and 1869. He was a jury member at the Universal Exposition of 1900. Dubois was made a chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

Price: $60.00

SKU: Q-9225-8R

 

1947, France. DR. CL?MENT SIMON. By Henry Dropsy (1885-1969). AE 68mm. OBV: Bust of Dr. Simon facing right. REV: Medieval physicians attending a patient. Nearly extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: S21-12570

 

France. RETIREMENT OF DR. ANTOINE LEON FLORAND. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947). Bronze plaquette 58mm x 73mm. Obv: Bust of Dr. Florand facing right. Rev: Dr. Florand attending a patient. Freeman 175. $120. —– Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947),sculptor and medallist 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 he became a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

Price: $120.00

SKU: 6799-18859-3B

 

France, windmill. GEORGES CLEMENCEAU AND JEAN DE LATTRE – MOULLERON-EN-PAREDS. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968. Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Later striking with 1977 stamped on its edge. Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: Conjoined busts facing left. REVERSE: An armorial shield with a windmill and keys. $35.

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 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fréderic-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a second deuxiéme 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 Légion d’Honneur. Turin died on July 25 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

Price: $40.00

SKU: 64603-JF

 

1944, France. THE LIBERATION OF PARIS. By Lucien Bazor (1889-1974, Grand Prix de Rome, 1923). Bronze 67mm. OBVERSE: A civilian holding a gun. REVERSE: A double cross between two branches. $120. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023).———- 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. Bazor succeeded Patey in the post of Engraver General at the Paris Mint, a post he held until 1958. He died in 1974.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 3523-17342-5A

 

(Mid 20th century), France. LE GROUPEMENT INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES INDUSTRIES DE LA REGION EST DE PARIS.By Coutre after Pera. Bronze 48mm x 66mm. OBV: Two workmen and a woman seated at a desk. REV: Inscription within a rectangular wreath. Cased. Extremely fine. $60. $25

Price: $25.00

SKU: S14-11895

 

1933, France. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF L?H?TEL DE VILLE DE PARIS. By Pierre-Marie Poisson (1876-1953). AE 75mm. OBV: A female holding a caduceus and standing on the prow of a ship. REV: The Hotel de Ville of Paris. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: S23-12802