French

 

France. PARIS. Signed D.C. (Edge stamped with the Monnaie de Paris’s cornucopia). Uniface bronze trial striking 71mm x 57mm. This medal is not included in the Monnaie’s catalogue. I have not been able to identify the artist. $95

Price: $95.00

SKU: 4606-17572-2B

 

France. FARMYARD SCENE. By Louis-Eugène Mouchon (1843-1914). Uniface cast bronze plaquette 109mm x 79mm. $300

Louis-Eug?ne Mouchon was born in Paris on 30 August 1843. He studied under his father and first exhibited at the Salon in 1876. In 1888 he became a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?cais and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honner in 1895. He won a silver medal at the Universal Expostion in 1900. Mouchon designed several postage stamps and banknotes. He died at Montrouge on 3 March 1914.

Price: $300.00

SKU: 1439-17592-10A

 

1907, France. Medicine. PROFESSOR PAUL BERGER. By Jules-Clément Chaplain (1839-1909). Bronze 68mm. $125.

Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier, medalist, sculptor and craftsman was born in Paris in 1856. He initially trained as a jeweler, then worked under a medallist. This led him to entering L??cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts, where he studied medal engraving from 1871 ? 1876 in the studio of Hubert Ponscarme. Charpentier first exhibited at the Salon in 1877 with a portrait medallion of his mother and in 1879 exhibited ?Tireur d?Arc,? a bas-relief, which was purchased by Alexandre Dumas. He with Ponscarme, Louis-Oscar Roty and others was responsible for the resurgence of medallic art in France in the late 19th century. Charpentier died at Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1909.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 18092-1B

 

1915, Morocco. FRANCO-MOROCCAN EXPOSITION, CASABLANCA. By Gabriel Rousseau. Silvered-bronze 60mm. $200

Price: $200.00

SKU: 18469-1B

 

French Colonies. AFRICAN SOLDIER. By Huguenin. Bronze 50mm. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: 2484-16275-8T

 

France. 1949. BIANCHINI-FERIER – LONG SERVICE AWARD. By Louis Prost. Bronze 70mm. $120

Bianchini-F?rier is a textile manufacturer, founded around 1880, noted in particular for its luxurious silks. —— Louis Prost, sculptor, was born at Lyon on April 7 1876. He first exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais and won a silver prize in 1935. He was a professor at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Lyon.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 15324-5S

 

France and Colonies. HOMMAGES AUX MISSIONS. By Albert De Jaeger (1908-1992. Grand Prix de Rome in 1935). Bronze 68mm. $150.

Albert De Jaeger was born in 1908. He won first prizes at l’École des Beaux Arts de Roubaix et Tourcoing and at l’École des Arts Decoratifs at Paris. He studied under Niclausse, Bouchard, Despiau and Dropsy. In 1935 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in medal engraving. He worked as a sculptor, metal smith and medallist. De Jaeger won many distinctions. He died in 1992.

 

 

Price: $150.00

SKU: 0405-16477-1B

 

France. ADOLPHE RIVET- SELF PORTRAIT. Uniface cast bronze 138mm. $375.

Adolphe Rivet, sculptor and medallist, was born at Varetz (Corr?ze) on July 30 1855. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under Jules Cavelier, Hubert Ponscarme and Oscar Roty. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, where he received an honorable mention in 1888 and a second class medal in 1908. He died at Gentilly (Seine) on November 8 1925

Price: $375.00

SKU: 5500-17527-6A

 

France. LÉON GINAIN, Architect. By Gabriel Jules Thomas. Uniface cast bronze 143mm. Unrecorded by Eidlitz. $350.

Gabriel Jules Thomas, painter and sculptor, was born in Paris on September 10 1824. He studied under Ramey and Dumont and began exhibiting at the Salon in 1851. He won two first class medals at the International Exhibitions of 1867 and 1878. Thomas died in Paris on March 8 1905.

Price: $350.00

SKU: 6757-17537-6A

 

France. MÉCHANOGRAPHIE. By Aleth Guzman-Nagotte (1904-1978). Bronze 59mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol 4 896/C. $95.

Aleth Guzman-Nagotte, sculptor and medallist was born in 1904. She studied at the conservatory in Dijon, then moved to the town’s École des Beaux Arts, where she studied under Ovide Yencesse. She was accepted into the l’École Nationale Supérieur des Beaux-Arts at Paris, where she studied engraving under Patey and Dammann and sculpture under Sicard and Bouchard. She won the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1929. Guzman-Nagotte died in 1978.

Price: $95.00

SKU: 16617-8A

 

France. OEUVRES POST-SCOLAIRES. By Mérot. Bronze 48mm x 76mm. . Catalogue Général Illustreé vol. 3 254/B. A couple of spots and light flecking on the obverse. Uneven patina on the reverse. $80.

Julien-Louis M?rot (1876-1956). M?rot won the Grand Prix de Rome in medal engraving in 1905.

Price: $80.00

SKU: Q8243-15365-5S

 

France. CYPRIS. By Léon Mascaux for la Société Français des Amis de la Médaille. Cast bronze 110mm. Maier 312. $1,500.

Léon-Claude Mascaux was born in Saine-Germain-en-Lay (Yvelines) on June 13 1882, He studied under the sculptors Landowski and Bouchard. He first exhibited at the Salon of the Société des Beaux Arts in 1921. In 1924 he won a medal in the artistic comptetion of the Olumpic Games. In the following year he won a Grand Prix at the Exposition des Arts D?oratifs et Industriels Moderns for a series seven sports-themed medals. Unlike his contemporaries, he eschewed the reducing machine and cut his models directly into the plaster in the actual size of his intended medals. His medals typically reflect a strong Art Deco style. Mascaux died at Fontainebleau on March 8 1965.

Price: $1,500.00

SKU: 9381-18227-10A

 

Eygpt. KARNAK. By Maurice Delannoy (1885-1972). Uniface bronze plaquette 71mm x 76mm. $300.

Maurice Delannoy was born on March 11, 1885, in Paris.  He studied at the École Germain Pilon under Charles Valton and Jules Édouard Roiné. He became a professor of drawing and worked as a medallisst and sculptor. He designed coins for Morocco, Monaco and Lebanon, and a considerable number of medals. Delannoy was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1947. He died in Paris on April 26, 1972.

Price: $300.00

SKU: 7562-17327-8A

 

1815, France. DEPARTURE OF LOUIS XVII FROM PARIS. By Jeuffroy and Andrieu. AE 50mm. Bramsen 1603, Julius 3296, Schwering 1471. $175

Price: $175.00

SKU: 2545-19352-12B

 

France, fishing. FÉDÉRATION DE PÊCHE DU CHER. By Maurice Delannoy (1885-1972). Silvered-bronze 50mm. $60.

Maurice Delannoy was born on March 11, 1885, in Paris.  He studied at the École Germain Pilon under Charles Valton and Jules Édouard Roiné. He became a professor of drawing and worked as a medallisst and sculptor. He designed coins for Morocco, Monaco and Lebanon, and a considerable number of medals. Delannoy was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1947. He died in Paris on April 26, 1972.

Price: $60.00

SKU: 17571-8A