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Undated (circa 1960), France. PRESENTATION MEDAL OF THE TOWN OF CRAU. By F. Calvin. AE 69mm. OBV: Head of Marianne facing right. REV: An armorial shield above an inscription. Nearly extremely fine. $35

Price: $35.00

SKU: S13-11071

 

Undated (circa 1950), France. 65TH SPRING SALON OF PHILATELY AND CARTOPHILLY ? VILLE DE CLICHY. By A. Bartelletty. AE plaquette 61mm x 54mm. OBV: A female with out-stretched hands; a youth holding a caduceus and a lyre and another working at an anvil. Extremely fine. $65

Price: $65.00

SKU: S9-11527

 

France. INTERNATIONAL ROSE FESTIVAL. By Georges Crouzat. Bronze 50mm. OBV: A female tending a rose bush. REV: A rectangular compartment, roses and inscription. $125 ———— Georges Crouzat (1904-1976) was a student of Landowski and Jean-Baptiste ?mile Dropsy at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He was a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and received an honorable mention in 1928.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 50007-2D

 

Undated (Early 20th century), Austria. AGRICULTURAL MEDAL. By Emile Torff. AE 60mm. A couple of insignificant spots on the obverse, slight rubbing on high points. Slightly uneven patina on the reverse. $50

Price: $50.00

SKU: 10398839

 

1944, Great Britain. F.J. COOPER. By Professor Arthur Immanuel Lowenthal. Uniface Cast AE 134mm. Obv: Bust of F.J. Copper facing left. Two holes on the reverse suggest that this medallion may have been intended to be mounted. Extremely fine. $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: 10400417

 

1937, France. EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS ET TECHNIQUES. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 69mm. OBVERSE: A workman, and a female holding a palette and brushes, before the head of Marianne. REVERSE: A hammer and olive branch before a caduceus and two lighted torches. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? volume 3 382/B. $195. —————– 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 Duexi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a Premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the completion 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 in 1968.

Price: $195.00

SKU: 51019-TC-1

 

1983, France. LE RATON LAVEUR (Raccoon). By Monique Riffault. Bronze 68mm. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: 62747-2F

 

1983, France. LA PETANQUE. By Pierre Pelter. Bronze 68mm. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 63223-2F

 

France. PAUL BUQUET – ASSOCIATION AMICALE DES ANCIENS  ÉLÉVES DE L’ ÉCOLE CENTRALE DES ARTS ET MANUFACTURES. By R. Rozet and Frédéric-Charles Victor de Vernon (1858-1912). Bronze 61mm. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 63089-2F

 

France. EDOUARD RIST (1871-1956), Physician. By Paul-Marcel Dammann. Bronze 80mm. $250

Paul-Marcel Dammann, sculptor and medallist was born on June 13, 1885, at Montgerm. He studied under Chaplain. In 1908 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. In 1928 he won a medal of honor at the Salon and was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939.

Price: $250.00

SKU: 62791-2F

 

1912, Belgium. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, BRUSSELS. By Godefroid Devreese. Artist’s proof. Bronze plaquette 48mm x 82mm. $150 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. A brief biography and a complete catalogue of his medallic works is provided in GODEFROID DEVRESE 1861-1941 by Poels, Vandamme and Van Dreiessche.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 63039-2F

 

France. LA PÊCHE (Fishing). By Hélène Guastalla. Bronze 81mm.  Catalogue Générale Illustré vol. 4 872/C. Some insignificant edge nicks. $150 Hélène Guastalla, sculptor and medallist, was born in 1903. She studied under Gimond and was a regular participant in the biennial expositions in Antwerp and in the Salons. Guastalla died in 1983.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 63295-2F

 

1898, France. AGENTS DE CHANGE, PARIS. By Oscar Roty. Bronze 38mm.

Price: $45.00

SKU: 63291-5F

 

1968, France. TRICENTENARY OF THE RETURN OF THE THREE BISHOPS TO FRANCE. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 68mm. $95

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 Supèrieure 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 deuxième 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 Légion 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: $95.00

SKU: 62730-5F

 

1930, France. MEETING DES ROUTES PAVÉES – CONCOURS D’ÉLÉGANCE.  By Édouard Fraise. Silvered-bronze plaquette 95mm x 44mm. Cased. $325 Édouard Fraisse was born on May 14, 1880, at Beaune. He studied under Barrias, Coutan, Chaplain and Vernon. Fraisse collaborated with Henry Demey on numerous medals and plaquettes that typically depicted figures in action. He was admitted to the Société des Artistes Français and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, where he won a gold medal in 1937. He was made a chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur in 1929. Fraisse died in Paris on September 13, 1945

Price: $325.00

SKU: 62667-6F