French

 

1978, France. JAMES GILRAY, Caricaturist. By Ronald Searle. Plated-copper 95mm. No. 27 of an edition of 100 published by Club Français de la Médaille. $125. Sorry, SOLD

Ronald William Fordham Searle was born in Cambridge on March 3, 1920. He is best known as a satirical cartoonist and illustrator, and for being the creator of St. Trinian’s School. He started creating medals long after he had established his reputation. Searle started drawing at the age of five and left school at the age of 15. He trained at Cambridge College of Arts and Technology (now Anglia Ruskin University). In 1939 he enlisted in the army. In 1942 he was stationed in Singapore. He fought in Malaya and was taken prisoner. Searle was moved to the Kwai Jungle, where he worked on the “Death Railway.” He suffered considerably during his imprisonment, contracting beri-beri and malaria, and was subjected to beatings. His weight dropped to under 90 pounds. During his captivity he made drawings that documented the atrocities he observed. He kept them hidden. About 300 survived the war. They are documented in a book published in 1986. The originals are in the collection of the Imperial War Museum. After the War, Searle served as a courtroom artist at the Nuremberg trials. During the 1950s he produced an extraordinary amount of work, which was published in many leading publications, including Punch and the New Yorker. In 1961 he moved to Paris. He died on December 30, 2011 in Provence.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 7434-19731-12B

 

(1897) Thailand. VISIT OF H.M. CHULALONGKORN (RAMA V) TO EUROPE. By Auguste Patey. Bronze 50mm. BDM vol. 4/ p.25. Shows signs of having been struck from rusty dies. $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: 20422-2C

 

1965, France. Bridge. MONTAUBAN. By Madeleine-Pierre Quérolle. Bronze 58mm. $45.

Madeleine-Pierre Qu?rolle, painter sculptor and medallist was born in 1914. He studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs de Nice and later at the ?cole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was a student of Jandon and Lafaye. His output of medals is quite extensive.

Price: $45.00

SKU: 30006-5C

 

1968, France. FRANÇOIS RENÉ CHEVALIER DE CHATEAUBRIAND, writer and statesman. By Magdeleine Mocquot. Bronze 77mm. Général Illustré volume 4 1319/B. $45

Price: $45.00

SKU: 30050-5C

 

1968, France. JEAN-BAPTISTE-THÉODORE-MARIE BOTREL, singer-songwriter, poet and playwright. By René Quillivic. Bronze 81mm. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 4 1535/D. $45

Price: $45.00

SKU: 30051-5C

 

France. GENERAL ÉDOUARD DE CURIÈRES DE CASTELNAU. By Marcel Dammann. Bronze 68mm. A couple of small edge nicks. $225.

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: $225.00

SKU: 5396-18083-10A

 

France. JOHN OF LORRAINE AND SOPHIA OF WURTTEMBURG. By Ferdinand de Saint Urbain. Bronze 45mm. $125.

Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain was born at Nancy on June 30, 1658 (or possibly 1654, according to one source), the son of Claude Augustin de Saint-Urbain, a goldsmith and engraver. In 1673 he was appointed Mint-engraver at Bologna. In 1683 he moved to Rome, where he was appointed Chief engraver by Innocent XI. He returned to Nancy in 1704 and was appointed as Engraver at the mint there in 1797. He created over 120 medals, most of which have a distinctive border, such as that on this medal. Saint-Urbain died in Nancy on January 10, 1738.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 8570-20804-7C

 

France. RUDOLPH AND MARIA OF LORRAINE. By Ferdinand de Saint Urbain. Bronze 45mm. $125.

Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain was born at Nancy on June 30, 1658 (or possibly 1654, according to one source), the son of Claude Augustin de Saint-Urbain, a goldsmith and engraver. In 1673 he was appointed Mint-engraver at Bologna. In 1683 he moved to Rome, where he was appointed Chief engraver by Innocent XI. He returned to Nancy in 1704 and was appointed as Engraver at the mint there in 1797. He created over 120 medals, most of which have a distinctive border, such as that on this medal. Saint-Urbain died in Nancy on January 10, 1738.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 2021-20806-7C

 

France. POLE VAULTING. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 50mm. $40.

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: $40.00

SKU: 9958-20430-7C

 

France. REBAIS. By P. Brun. Uniface cast bronze 126mm. Stamped with the number 5 on the reverse. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: 0176-20648-3C

 

France. DIALOGUE. By Nicolas Carréga. Published by le Club Français la Médaille. Plated copper 76mm. Number 99 of an edition of 100. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 344/B. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 7437-20405-4C

 

1813, France. OPENING OF THE MONS CANAL. By Andrieu and Brenet. Copper 41mm. Bramsen 1293, Julius 2738, Schwering 1330. $195. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2025)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 5636-20812-7C

 

Great Britain. LORD BYRON, Poet. By Madeleine-Pierre Quérolle. Published by the Paris Mint. Bronze 67mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD

Madeleine-Pierre Quérolle, painter sculptor and medallist was born in 1914. He studied at the École des Arts Décoratifs de Nice and later at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was a student of Jandon and Lafaye. His output of medals is quite extensive.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 20867-7C

 

France. LES AMOURS DE JUPITER VI – GANYMÉDE. By Robert Couturier. Cast bronze 148mm x 120mm. Number 34 of a limited edition of 250 published by le Club Français la Médaille. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 521/D. $175

Price: $175.00

SKU: 4101-20272-3C

 

Egypt. MONUMENT TO THE DEFENSE OF THE SUEZ CANAL DURING WORLD WAR I. By Raymond Delamarre. Bronze 81mm. $850.

Raymond Delamarre was born in Paris on June 8, 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and under Jules Coutan at l’École des beaux-arts de Paris. He was also a student of Rodin. He was mobilized in World War I and was wounded and captured in 1914. He returned to Paris following the war and won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He exhibited at the international expositions of 1925, 1931 and 1937. Delamarre is noted for large scale sculptures, and a bas-relief, Les Arts et Monuments Régionau on the liner ‘Normandie.”   He created a large body of medals and plaquettes. Delamarre died on February 28, 1986. Delamarre’s works, including his medals are discussed and illustrated in RAYMOND DELAMARRE, Sculpteur et Médailleur By Claire Maingon. Rennes, 1924

Price: $850.00

SKU: 8308-19118-6B