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France. EMILE ZOLA. By Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier (1856-1909). Bronze 59mm. $120.

Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier, medalist, sculptor and craftsman was born in Paris in 1856. He initially trained as a jeweler, then worked under a medallist. This led him to entering L??cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts, where he studied medal engraving from 1871 ? 1876 in the studio of Hubert Ponscarme. Charpentier first exhibited at the Salon in 1877 with a portrait medallion of his mother and in 1879 exhibited ?Tireur d?Arc,? a bas-relief, which was purchased by Alexandre Dumas. He with Ponscarme, Louis-Oscar Roty and others was responsible for the resurgence of medallic art in France in the late 19th century. Charpentier died at Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1909.

Price: $120.00

SKU: 7829-18447-5B

 

France. Cinema. LE TRAVAIL GUIDE PAR LA SCIENCE. AWARD FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO LA SOCIÉTÉ DES ÉTABLISSEMENTS GAUMONT. By Raymond Rivoire. Bronze 81mm. $275

Price: $275.00

SKU: 6594-18825-5B

 

France. GEORGES SEURAT (1859-1891), Painter. By Pierre Bouret. Bronze 81mm. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 4 284/C. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 4137-18440-5B

 

1937, France. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF RENÉ DESCARTES. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: Facing bust of Rene Descartes. REVERSE: A tree with three main branches and roots extending into the ground. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 3 381/F.$125 (November, 2021)

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.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 51029-TC

 

France. PARIS 1ST ARRONDISSEMENT. By Maurice Delannoy. Bronze 67mm. $60.

Maurice Delannoy was born on March 11, 1885, in Paris. He studied at the ?cole Germain Pilon under Charles Valton and Jules ?douard Roin?. He became a professor of drawing and worked as a medallisst and sculptor. He designed coins for Morocco, Monaco and Lebanon, and a considerable number of medals. Delannoy was made a
Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur in 1947. He died in Paris on April 26, 1972.

Price: $60.00

SKU: 3831-20851-7C

 

1932, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF COMPAGNIE CONTINENTALE EDISON. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze plaquette 73mm x 53mm. Maier 327. $375.

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.

Price: $375.00

SKU: 53017

 

1928, France. ELECTION OF OCTAVE HOMBRE. By Georges Prud’homme. Bronze 81mm. $90.

Georges-Henri Prud’homme (1873-1947),sculptor and medallist a student at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts, where he studied engraving under Alphée Dubois and sculpture under Falguière. 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 Sociétaire des Artistes Français and a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 42036-10C

 

1931, France. SAINT CLOUD COUNTRY CLUB. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 68mm. Cased. $225.

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: $225.00

SKU: 20890-9C

 

France, medicine. OCTAVE PASTEAU, Urologist. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Bronze 75mm. $150.

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: $150.00

SKU: 20882-9C

 

1970, Great Britain. WILLIAM HOGARTH, Painter and Engraver. By Henri Lagriffoul. Plated copper 72mm. Published by le Club Français de la Médaille. Number 9 of an edition of 100. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 4 1114/A. $120

Price: $120.00

SKU: 20446-2C

 

1983, France. LES SANTONNIERS DE PROVENCE. By Frédéric Maillart. Copper 89mm. Published by le Club Française de la Médaille. Number 40 of an edition of 100. $100

Price: $100.00

SKU: 2786-20455-2C

 

1987, Great Britain. SIR ISAAC NEWTON. By René Mérelle. Plated copper 78mm. Published by le Club Français de la Médaille. Number 38 of an edition of 100. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 4 1296/B. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: 9367-20454-2C

 

France. LOUIS PASTEUR. By Oscar Roty. Silver (stamped 1ARGENT on its edge) 36mm. Cased. $125.

Louis Oscar Roty was born at Paris on June 11, 1846. He initially studied painting at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts under Lecoq and Boisbaudran. It is reported that he lost the money for a paint box and subsequently enrolled in a life-drawing class and thence into sculpting. This trajectory would eventually lead to his career as the most celebrated medallist of his time. Along the way, he studied in the atelier of the statuary Augustin Dumont and under Ponscarme, Chapu and Chaplain. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1875. Roty spent three years in Rome, where he modeled a number of waxes. In 1888 he was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts. He took the grand prize at the International Exposition in 1889. Roty was a commander of the L?gion d?Honneur. He was responsible for reintroducing the plaquette, an art form that had been neglected since the Renaissance. His ?Semeuse? (sower) was widely used on French coins and stamps. He died in Paris on March 23, 1911.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 0947-18603-8B

 

France. LISEUSES (Girls reading). By Raoul Bénard (1881-1961. Grand Prix de Rome in 1922). Bronze letter opener 30mm x 210mm. Général Illustré vol. 3 42/D. $120. Sorry, SOLD

Raoul B?nard was born on 30 September 1881. He studied under the sculptor Coutan and the medallists Chaplain and Vernon. In 1911 he won the Prix de Rome for medal engraving and, in 1922, a silver medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, followed by a gold medal two years later. He was later made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. B?nard died in 1961.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 16663-2A

 

France. DEUX CHEVREAUX (Two Kids). By Henry Dropsy. Uniface bronze 50mm. (probably a smaller, struck version of number 78 in the 1964, Paris Mint Exhibition of Dropsy’s medals). $80.

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: $80.00

SKU: 4806-20426-2C