By Artist

 

1977, France. ALFRED FABRE-LUCE, Journalist and Writer. By Raymond Joly (1911-2006). Plated copper 90mm. Published by le Club Français la Médaille. Number 15 of an edition of 100. Catalogue GGénéral Illustré volume 4 1018/B. $90.

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: $90.00

SKU: 1013-20472-3C

 

1931, France. LAUNCHING OF THE FRENCH NAVAL VESSEL AVISO D’ENTRECASTEAUX. By Anie Mouroux. Bronze 50mm. $85.

Anie Mouroux, sculptor and medalist was born at Paris in 1887. She studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. She was the first female contender for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. She won the Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1919. Mouroux won a gold medal at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts and a silver medal at the Salon de Artistes Fran?ais. She died in 1978.

Price: $85.00

SKU: 4733-30429-8C

 

France. FRANZ SCHADER, Geographer, Alpinist and Painter. By J.V. Leroux. Uniface bronze plaquette 49mm x 63mm.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 40068-9D

 

France. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, TOURCOING. By Hippolyte Lefebvre. Silver 47mm x 43mm. $200.

Hippolyte Lefèbvre, sculptor and medallist was born in Lille. He studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Lille, where he won first prizes in drawing and sculpture. He later entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he won numerous prizes. He exhibited at the Salon and won the Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1892. Lefèbvre won gold medals for medals that he exhibited at the 1900 Universal Exposition.

Price: $200.00

SKU: 40035-9D

 

France. FAUN AND TWO DEER. By Maurice Thénot (1893-1963). Silvered-bronze 50mm. Note: This medal was originally mounted on a base and has two holes drilled into its edge at its bottom. $60.

Fran?ois Maurice Th?not was born in 1893. He studied under Patey. He exhibited in the Salon des Artistes and won a bronze medal in 1927 and a silver medal in 1936. His medallic works include a fine series of plaquettes and medals depicting African animals.

Price: $60.00

SKU: 40053-9D

 

France. SOCIÉTÉ CANINE, BERRY NIVERNAIS. By Richard Fath (1900-1952). Uniface silvered-bronze 40mm. $45.

Richard Fath was born in 1900. He was a French sculptor who worked in various media such as bronze, terracotta, plaster, carved wood and marble. He was a student of Jean Boucher and exhibited at the Salon beginning in 1925. He is noted in particular for his sculptures of animals, especially dogs. He also created some medallic works including a few with a strong art deco style. Fath died in 1952

Price: $45.00

SKU: 40051-9D

 

France. GYMNASTIQUE. By Claude Mascaux (1882-1965). Bronze 50mm. $150.

Léon-Claude Mascaux was born in Saint-Germain-en-Lay (Yvelines) on June 13 1882,  He studied under the sculptors Landowski and Bouchard. He first exhibited at the Salon of the Société des Beaux Arts in 1921. In 1924 he won a medal in the artistic comptetion of the Olympic Games. In the following year he won a Grand Prix at the Exposition des Arts Déoratifs et Industriels Moderns for a series seven sports-themed medals. Unlike his contemporaries, he eschewed the reducing machine and cut his models directly into the plaster in the actual size of his intended medals. His medals typically reflect a strong Art Deco style. Mascaux died at Fontainebleau on March 8 1965.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 40072-9D

 

1907, France. PROFESSOR PAUL BAR. By Georges-Henri Prud’homme (1873-1947). Bronze 56mm x 69mm. $120.

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: $120.00

SKU: 46092-9D

 

TURKEY – COUNTRY OF HISTORY AND ART. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 67mm. $125.

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: $125.00

SKU: 40044-9D

 

1934, France. NUDE CHILD. By Bouchardon. Bronze plaquette 26mm x 55mm. Mounted to a rectangular base (as issued). REV: Inscribed: J. GUÉRIN / 27 SEPTEMBRE / 1934. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 9501-18207-10A

 

Austria. SNEEWITTCHEN (Snow White). By Karl Perl. Uniface bronze plaquette 46mm x 67mm. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: 40055-9D

 

France. CLUB DU CANICHE DE FRANCE. By Richard Fath (1900?1952). Silvered-bronze 40mm. $50.

Richard Fath was born in 1900. He was a French sculptor who worked in various media suchas bronze, terracotta, plaster, carved wood and marble. He was a student of Jean Boucher and exhibited at the Salon beginning in 1925. He is noted in particular for his sculptures of animals, especially dogs. He also created some medallic works including a few with a strong art deco style. Fath died in 1952.

Price: $50.00

SKU: 1164-16411-2A

 

France. Energy. SME – ELBEUF. By Georges Simon. Bronze 68mm. $80.

Georges Simon was born in Paris in 1906. He studied at the École Nationale Supérieur des Beaux Arts de Paris under Henri Dropsy. He worked with Lavriellier, Gregroire and Bazor. He exhibited at the Salon des Artists Français  where he received a mention in 1936 and a bronze medal in 1939.He was an engraver and later master-engraver at the Paris Mint from 1931-1971. Simon died in 1982.

Price: $80.00

SKU: 40060-9D

 

France. VILLE DE LOMME. By René Baudichon. Bronze plaquette 44mm x 60mm. $40.

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: $40.00

SKU: 8923-20435-2C

 

1973, Russia. IVAN LE TERRIBLE. By Jacques Chapiro. Published by le Club Français la Médaille. Bronze 103mm x 140mm. Number 4 of a limited edition of 125. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 362/A. $175

Price: $175.00

SKU: 9406-20277-3c