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France. RABBIT AWARD. By Jean August Briquemont (1879-1951). Bronze 50mm. $35

Price: $35.00

SKU: 16022-1T

 

France. ALLEGORY OF INDUSTRY WITH MERCURY. By Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy (1848-1923). Uniface cast iron studio model approximately 9 inches in diameter. The patina is darker in color than suggested by the pictures. $500.

Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy was born in 1848 into a family of marble sculptors. He abandoned his family’s profession to pursue a career in metal engraving with Lemoine in Paris. He specialized in producing religious medals, but also produced other works, some of which he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, where he won a second and third prize. He was succeeded in his profession by his better known son, Henry. Émile died in 1923.

Price: $500.00

SKU: 4423-15625-6A

 

1918, France. ANATOLE FRANCE (1844-1924), Writer. By Henri Nocq. Bronze 51mm. OBV: Bust of Anatole France facing right. REV: A chicken on a spit, a dress form and a fleur-de-lis. Extremely fine. $90

Henry (Henri-Eug?ne) Nocq was born in Saint-Mand? (Val-de-Marne) in 1869. He studied under the sculptor, Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu. Starting in 1887 he exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais. He won a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition in 1900. In 1907 he was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. He was interested in and wrote about art theory. Nocq created medals, plaquettes, sculpture and many artistically designed everyday objects. He died in 1944.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 15910-KS

 

1933, France. GABRIEL HANOTAUX, Minister of Foreign Affairs. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 68mm. Issued by the Monnaie de Paris, but apparently missing from the Catalogue Général Illustré. $100.

Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August, 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the École Nationale Supèrieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fréderic-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxième second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins.  He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. Turin died on July 25, 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

Price: $100.00

SKU: Q6094-16076-1T

 

France. PIGEON AWARD. By Jean August Briquemont (1879-1951). Bronze 50mm. $35

Price: $35.00

SKU: 3275-16023-1T

 

France. ÉCOLE THÉOPHILE ROUSSEL. By Alphonse-Eugène Lechevrel (1848 or 1850-1924). Bronze plaquette 81mm x 61mm. Cased. $240.

Alphone-Eug?ne Lechevrel was born in Paris in either 1848 or 1850. He studied under H. Fran?ois. He worked as a sculptor in various media, but also designed some stamps. Lechevrel first exhibited at the Salon in 1873 and won a medal in 1884. In 1877 he traveled to England to revive the art of engraving on layered glass. Lechevrel died in Paris in 1924.

Price: $225.00

SKU: Q0649-16119-1A

 

France. FRANÇOIS MICHEL. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 68mm. Published by the Monnaie de Paris, but not included in their Catalogue Général Illustré. $90.

Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August, 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the École Nationale Supèrieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fréderic-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxième second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins.  He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. Turin died on July 25, 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 4532-16170-5T

 

1951, France. FOOTBALL – A.T.C.A.F. NATIONAL CUP INTER FINANCES. By Frédéric-Charles Focht (1879-1962). Bronze 51mm x 53mm. $45.

Fr?d?ric-Charles Focht was born in Paris in 1879. He studied under Falgui?re. He won a medal of honor at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1900. Focht worked as a sculptor but also sang as a tenor in the Op?ra de Paris. He died in 1962.

Price: $45.00

SKU: 2820-18609-2B

 

France. GEORGES LAURENS. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Bronze 80mm. $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: 0226-18829-5B

 

1930, Algier. INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CONTEST, ALGIERS – ON THE CENTENARY OF ALGERIA. Unsigned. Uniface bronze plaquette 68mm 51mm. Escande 281. Lightly cleaned with traces of lacquer on the reverse. $125.

Price: $125.00

SKU: Q2492-15731-11T

 

1984 (edge stamp) Great Britain. 900TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS. By Josette Hébert-Coëffin (1908-1973). Bronze 68mm. $50. Sorry, SOLD

Josette Hébert-Coëffin (1908-1973), sculptor and medallist, was a student at the École des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, where she won a first prize for sculpture and architecture. She was a student of Wlérick, Despiau and Gensoli. She won a gold medal at the International Exposition of 1937. She was a sociétaie of the Salon d’Automne, a member of the Academy of Rouen, Officier de la Légion d’Honneur, Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres. She created many medals and is also noted for her religious statues.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 4407-17710-2B

 

France. AUGUSTE RODIN. By André Lavrillier. Uniface cast bronze 80mm. $125.

Andr? Henri Lavrillier was born on 7 May 1885 in Paris. He studied under his father, Charles, an engraver, and later under Chaplain and Bourdelle at the ?cole des Beaux Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1914. He was later made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Besides medals, he designed a number of coins, including the 1933 5-franc coin and coins for Romania.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 0183-17479-2B

 

France. PATRIA. By Hoppolyte Lefebvre. Plaquette Bronze 50mm x 44mm. Obv: A female, her arm resting on a shield. Rev: An inscribed tablet, a flag and the sun rising in the distance. $60.

Hippolyte Lef?bvre, sculptor and medallist was born in Lille in 1863. He studied at the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts in Lille, where he won first prizes in drawing and sculpture. He later entered the ?cole 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. At the 1900 Universal Exposition, he won gold medals for medals that he exhibited. Lef?bvre died in 1935.

Price: $60.00

SKU: 9328-17367-2B

 

France. SOCIÉTÉ D’AGRICULTURE ET DE VITICULTURE DE L’ARRONDISSEMENT DE TIERS. By Heinrich Kautsch (1859-1943). Bronze plaquette 56mm x 39mm. Cased. $75.

Heinrich Kautsch was born in Prague in 1859. He studied at the Schools for Decorative Art in Prague and Vienna. He was active in France from 1889 to 1914. Kautsch created objects of art for the Pope and several royal families. He won many awards including several foreign orders. He died in Vienna in 1914. (See Au Creux de la Main p.93 for a more detailed biography).

Price: $75.00

SKU: 4189-18658-5B

 

France. CHAMBRE DE METIERS DE FRANCE. By Georges Guiraud. Bronze 58mm. $45.

Georges Guiraud was born at Toulouse on August 5 1901. He was the son of Albert Guiraud, who was a painter and illuminator of documents. Guiraud studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked in the workshop of Jean Boucher. Guiraud won the First Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1926. He died at Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple (Marne) on May 12 1989.

Price: $45.00

SKU: 4010-18655-5B