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U.S.A. THE JOY OF EFFORT. R. Tait McKenzie. Uniface bronze 79mm. $135 ——- Robert Tait McKenzie was born in Ramsay Township in Ontario, Canada on May 26, 1867. He was a physician, educator, athlete, soldier and sculptor, He attended McGill University in Montreal as an undergraduate and medical student, and was an instructor in its medical school beginning in 1894. He became physician to the Governor General of Canada. McKenzie used art as an escape from his medal practice and other responsibilities. His knowledge of anatomy led him to develop a keen interest in depicting athletes in action. In 1904, he moved to the United States to teach at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He pioneered physical fitness programs in Canada. During World War I, he worked at rehabilitating wounded soldiers and his methods are seen as laying a foundation for modern physiotherapy practices. McKenzie exhibited in the fine arts completion at the Olympic Games. The American Olympic Committee commissioned him to create a sports medallion for the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. The resulting work the Joy of Effort, one of his most famous works He won a medal for sculpture at the 1932 games. McKenzie died on April 28 1938.

Price: $135.00

SKU: 6581-20255-1C

 

1946, Greece, France. CENTENARY OF THE FRENCH SCHOOL IN ATHENS. By Raymond Delamarre (1890-1986). Bronze 68mm. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 580/A. Cased. $250

Price: $250.00

SKU: Q3093-7S

 

Tuscany. EUFRASIA PLACIDA. Unsigned. (Later) cast bronze 36mm. Attwood 895. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: Q1491-06249-10R

 

Brazil. MUSEU MARIANO PROCOPIO. By A.G. Girardet. Pair of uniface galvanos. 243mm x 170mm. From the archives of the Delande Company in France. $350. ———— Delande et Cie. of Paris was a company that manufactured and distributed art and award medals, decorations, flags, and trophies. It was founded in the late 19th century and closed its doors in the 1980s. It had customers throughout the world and produced military decorations and uniform ornamentations for several governments.

Price: $350.00

SKU: 3090-14209-8T

 

1939, France, saving bank. CENTENARY OF CAISSE D??PARGNE DE LA CROIX ROUSSE. By Marcel Renard (1892-1974). Bronze 67mm. $100. ——— Marcel Renard sculptor and medallist was born at Lyon in 1892. He studied at the ?cole des Beaux-Art de Lyon and then at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He spent time in the ateliers of Boucher and Patey. In 1923 he won the Premier Second Prix de Rome and a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes D?corateurs. Renard died in 1974

Price: $100.00

SKU: 4378-16479-12T

 

France. COMIT? NATIONALE DE D?FENSE CONTRA LA TUBERCULOSE. By R. Michel after R. Vincent. Bronze plaquette 51mm x 69mm. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 2116-18284-7B

 

1935, French Guiana. TRICENTENARY OF FRENCH GUIANA. By ?mile Monier (1883-1970). Bronze 68mm. $175.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 30814-8C

 

1900, Great Britain. VISIT OF QUEEN VICTORIA TO IRELAND. By Bowcher for Spink. Bronze 39mm. BHM 3662. (The patina on this medal is a bit darker than suggested by the picture) $150. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 06233-7G

 

1951, Ivory Coast. THE OPENING OF THE PORT OF ABIDJAN. By ?mile Monier (1883-1970). Bronze 59mm. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: Q6918-7S

 

1905, Great Britain, Scotland. THE EDINBURGH SIR WALTER SCOTT CLUB. By G.E. Oliver. Bronze 54mm. Cased. $80

Price: $80.00

SKU: Q1448-5S

 

1925, Belgian Congo. FLIGHT BY EDMOND THIEFFRY. By Charles Samuel. Published by la Société Royale Les Amis de La Médaille d’Art (AMA). Struck by Fisch & Cie. Bronze 70mm. OBVERSE: An airplane flying above two females. REVERSE: Native huts and Belgian buildings. Buchet & Toussaint 66, Vancraenbroeck 130. $150.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 62487-9F

 

1804. Austria/France. AUSTRIAN PREPARATIONS AGAINST FRANCE. Unsigned. Silver 20.5mm Obv: Laureate head of Francis II facing right. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. D?Essling 1054. Good very fine. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: E0502

 

1974, Martinique. LA MARTINIQUE. Uniface bronze 59mm. (Stamped with a cornucopia and 1974 on its edge). $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: Q3850-5S

 

France. MAURITANIE. By Emile Monier. AE 59mm. Obv: The head of a native from Mauritania. Rev: A map of Mauritania; a building in the background. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 260/A. Some spots. $150. ——— From Monier?s series of portraits of native Africans: Cote-D?Ivoire, Dahomey, Guin?e, Haute-Volta, Mauritanie, Niger, S?n?gal, Soudan produced for the French Colonial Exposition of 1930. ———–

?mile Monier, sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 3693-16855-5A

 

Undated (circa 1890), Spain. THE DUKE OF RIVAS, Poet and Politician. By Fernandez. AE 40mm. Obv: Head, right. Rev: A lyre. Extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: S?-04220