French

 

France. ÉCOLE NATIONALE SUPERIÉURE DES BEAUX ARTS. By P Pradeilhes and Roger Bétannier (1920-1999). Bronze 51mm. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 6022-19396-12B

 

1968, France. 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMMISSION DU VIEUX, PARIS. By Henry Dropsy. 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 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: $90.00

SKU: 1883-19375-12B

 

France. MADONNA AND CHILD WITH A DOVE. By Henry Dropsy. Uniface bronze 50mm. $75.

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: $75.00

SKU: 2272-19382-12B

 

1928, France. FERDINAND BRUNOT. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Uniface bronze 68mm. $100.

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: $100.00

SKU: 0587-18240-11A

 

France. LES PARFUMS DE FRANCE (France’s perfumes). By André Brunet (1902-?). Bronze 59mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 325/B. $90.

Brunet was born in 1902. He studied under Rombaux. He began exhibiting sculptures in 1937.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 3873-18405-1B

 

1978, France. GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, Caricaturist.By Ronald Searle. Plated-copper 95mm. No. 22 of an edition of 100 published by Club Français de la Médaille. $125. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2024)

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: 5842-19726-12B

 

1981 (edge stamp), France. FACULTE DES SCIENCES PHARMACEUTIQUES ET BIOLOGIQUES DE PARIS. By A. Bourroux. Bronze 72mm. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: 6313-16629-11A

 

France. Railroad. GARE DE PARIS – MONTPARNASSE. By C. Gondard. Bronze 72mm. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 1138-19571-12B

 

1938, France. AÉROMARITIME. By Édouard Fraisse (1880-1945). Bronze 50mm. $75.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 17736-8A

 

1945, France. DÉPARTMENT DE SEINE-ET-LOIRE. By Henry Dropsy. Silver (1ARGENT on edge) 67mm. Cased. Golden toning. $275

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: $275.00

SKU: 9814-20673-4C

 

France. ALBERT DE JAEGER, Sculptor and Medalist. By Paul Belmondo. Silvered-copper 81mm. Published by le Club Français de la Médaille. Number EE (exemplaire d’editeur) of an edition of 150. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 4 139/H. $200

Paul Belmondo (1898-1982) sculptor and medallist was born in Algeria. He studied at the ?cole des Beaux Art in Algiers and then at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he later became a professor. He created an extensive body of medals. The Monnaie exhibited his work in 1976.

Price: $200.00

SKU: 5807-20676-4C

 

France. BULL FIGHTING. By Henry Dropsy. Uniface cast bronze 62mm. $100

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: $100.00

SKU: 7052-19383-12b

 

France. Temperance. FRENCH ASSOCIATION AGAINST THE ABUSE OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS. By Eugène-André Oudiné. Bronze 60mm. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: 3323-20667-5C

 

1957, Romania. CENTENARY OF THE MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCHOOL IN BUCHAREST. By André Lavrillier. Bronze 60mm. Cased. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 0573-20281-2C

 

France. LIBERATION OF PARIS. By Lucien Gibert (1904-1988). Bronze 68mm. Struck in 1985 (edge stamp). $50

Price: $50.00

SKU: 7230-20694-5C