French

 

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

 

1964, Italy. Astronomy. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF GALILEO GALILEI. By Raymond Corbin. Copper 68mm. Published by le Club Français de la Médaille. EE of an edition of 250. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 450/A. $120

Raymond Corbin was born at Rochefort on April 23, 1907. He studied under Henry Dropsy at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and succeeded him as professor of medal engraving in 1955. Corbin had a distinguished career, which included creating many medals and designing two commemorative coins for the French Mint. He won various honors. He died at Boulogne-Billancourt on March 1, 2002.

 

Price: $120.00

SKU: 6884-20444-2C

 

France. Aviation. JEAN MERMOZ – COMPAGNIE NAVIGATION FRAISSINET ET CYPRIEN FABRE. By F. Lapandery, Bronze 46mm. $70

Price: $70.00

SKU: 4850-20670-4C

 

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

 

1977, France. MICHEL RAGON, WRITER and Art Historian. By James Guitet. Plated copper 75mm. Published by le Club Français de la Médaille. Number 12 of an edition of 100. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 4/886. $100

Price: $100.00

SKU: 1547-20457-2C

 

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

 

France. WINE MAKING. By Henry Dropsy. Uniface bronze 50mm. $90.

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: $90.00

SKU: 3164-19354-9C

 

France. SOLDIER IN A TRENCH. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 50mm. $60.

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: $60.00

SKU: 6108-20433-2C

 

1965, Germany, Africa. ALBERT SCHWEITZER. By Guy-Charles Revol. Bronze 68mm. $75.

Guy-Charles Revol, sculptor and medallist, was born in Paris on October 3, 1912. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rior des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He won the premier Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1937 and won many distinctions during his career. Revol died at Ch?tenay-Malabry on December 8, 1991.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 20875-7C

 

France. LONG JUMP. Henry Dropsy. Bronze 50mm. $50.

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: $50.00

SKU: 2901-20434-2C

 

1837, France. OPENING OF HISTORICAL GALLERIES AT THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES BY LOUIS PHILIPPE. By Caqué. Copper 57mm. $80

Price: $80.00

SKU: 42041-10C

 

France. CHARIOT RACE. By Roger Bétannier (1920-1999). Uniface bronze 61mm. $90.

Roger Alphonse B?tannier, was born in Paris in 1920, He exhibited in the sculpture section at the Salon in 1947 and apparently died in the same year. He created several medals in his short career. B?tannier died in 1999.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 19394-12B