French

 

France. BABY IN A CRADLE. Unsigned (style of Henry Dropsy). Uniface bronze 50mm. $95

Price: $95.00

SKU: 1822-16850-3A

 

France. TONY SZIRMAÏ – SELF PORTRAIT. Unsigned. Uniface silvered electroform 56mm. Nicolas Maier notes that According to Huszár/Procopius (nr. 5229) there are only two copies in silver and 15 in bronze. $275

Tony Antoine Szirma? medallist and sculptor was born in Hungary in 1871. He entered the Budapest School of Decorative Arts, and later studied under Prof. Eberle at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. He moved to Italy, where he studied under Prof. Kopf for two years at the Palazzo Venezia in Rome. In 1892 he went to Paris and entered the studio of the Master Ernest Barrias. He worked in France for a number of years. Szirma? died in 1938.

Price: $275.00

SKU: 7610-16851-3A

 

France. ÉTRETAT, Normandy. (Childhood home of Guy de Maupassant, immortalized in paintings by Courbet, Monet and others). My Maurice Fleury. Bronze 68mm. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: 40095-2D

 

France. LE GROUPEMENT NATIONAL INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES FRUITS – CIDRES ET DÉRIVÉS. By Georges Simon (1906-1982). Silvered-bronze 59mm. Some small edge nick towards the top of the obverse. $90.

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: $90.00

SKU: 30847-2D

 

France. PIERRE DE NOLHAC, MEMBER OF THE ACADEMIE FRANÇAISE. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Bronze 80mm. $275.

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: $275.00

SKU: 0309-18831-3B

 

France. DRAEGER FRÈRES PRINTING HOUSE. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 100mm. Mounted on a wooden stand. $500.

Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors.  He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy. He later studied at l’École Supérieure 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: $500.00

SKU: 19093-6B

 

France. ORPHÉE. By Raymond Corbin (1907- 2002). Uniface bronze plaquette 92mm x 75mm. $1,200.

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: $1,200.00

SKU: 19115-6B

 

1971, France. ÉTIENNE MARTIN, sculptor. By Robert Couturier. Cast bronze 125mm. number 4 of a limited edition of 100 published by Le Club Français la Médaille. Général Illustré vol. 4 514/A. $175

Price: $175.00

SKU: 8912-18213-5B

 

1946, Algeria. 3ÉME RÉGIMENT DE TIRAILLEURS ALGÉIENS/ By Lucien Bazor. Bronze 68mm. Escande 72. $250.

Lucien Bazor was born in 1889. He studied under Auguste Patey at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1923. Bazor succeeded Patey in the post of Engraver General at the Paris Mint, a post he held until 1958. He died in 1974.

Price: $250.00

SKU: 5763-15337-2T

 

France, World War II. RADIO LONDON. By Guy-Charles Revol. Bronze 68mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 1579/F. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 30625-8C

 

1911, Great Britain. BEATRICE BLAKEMAN. By Theodore Spicer-Simpson. Uniface cast bronze 104mm. $450

Theodore Spicer-Simpson was of English background born at Le Havre in 1871. He studied in England, Germany and at l’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He worked as a sculptor, painter and medallist. Spicer-Simpson travelled extensively and lived for a time in America. He is noted in particular for his cast portrait medallions, taken from life. He died in 1960

Price: $450.00

SKU: 30695-8C

 

1904, U.S.A. FRENCH SECTION – UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION, ST. LOUIS. By Louis-Alexandre Bottée (1852-1941, Grand Prix de Rome in 1878). Bronze plaquette 63mm x 74mm. $295. ————- Louis-Alexandre Bottée (1852-1941) was born in Paris. At the age of 13 he was apprenticed to a button-making manufactory, where he was responsible for engraving dies. He later studied at the École des Art Décoratifs. In 1869 he joined the atelier of Paulin Tasset and in 1871 he joined the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the Premiere Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1878 and a gold medal at the Salon of 1900. In 1903 he was made an Officier de la Légion d’Honneur.

Price: $295.00

SKU: 4977-19108-6B

 

France. VENDAGES. By Maurice Savin. Cast bronze 134mm. Published by le Club Français la Médaille. Number 4 of an edition of 75. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 4 1657/. $300.

Price: $300.00

SKU: 20644-9C

 

1986, Germany. MARTIN LUTHER. By Daniel Ponce. Plated copper 95mm. Published by le Club Français de la Médaille. Number 34 of an edition of 100. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 4 1479/D. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: 20889-9C

 

France. THE GOOD SAMARITAN – THE GOOD SAMARITAN – SOCIÉTÉ CHARITABLE HOSPITALIERS VEILLEURS. By A. Poncet. Copper 69mm. Bee edge stamp (used 1860-1880). $120

Price: $120.00

SKU: 20891-9C