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France, gardening. HORTICULTURE – UNIFACE, THIN TRIAL STRIKING. By Adolphe Rivet (1855-19258). From the Delande archive. Bronze 68mm. $60.

Delande et Cie. of Paris was a company that manufactured and distributed medals, decorations, flags, and trophies. In was founded in the late 19th century and closed its doors in the 1980s. It had customers throughout the world and produced military decorations and uniform ornamentations for several governments. The Delande family broke up the business?s archives around 2010.————- 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: $60.00

SKU: Q16013-16013-LS

 

France. MAN FENDING OFF A SERPENT WITH AN AXE. By Julien Lorieux. Bronze 71mm. $125.

Julien Auguste Philiberet Lorieux, sculptor, was born in Paris on December 31, 1876. He studied under Falgi?re, Merci?, and Prinet. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais where he received honorable mentions in 1897 and 1900 and medals in 1901 and 1902. He became a member in 1899. Lorieux died at Toul on April 30, 1915.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 0364-20630-3C

 

France. VICTOIRE. By Lucien-Jean Cariat. Bronze 29mm x 75mm. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 3 72/A. $100.

Lucien-Jean Cariat was born in 1874. He studied under Ponscarme and Tomas. He won an honorable mention at the Salon of 1898. Cariat died in 1925.

Price: $100.00

SKU: 4386-30040-4C

 

France. LA FAMILLE, 2ND VERSION. By R. Bétannier. Uniface bronze 69mm. $90.

Roger Alphonse B?tannier, was born in Paris in 1920, He exhibited in the sculpture section at the Salon in 1947 and apparently died in the same year. He created several medals in his short career. B?tannier died in 1999.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 6596-19387-12B

 

France. ANCIENT MARKET SCENE. Unsigned (Roger Alphonse Bétannier (1920-1999)). Uniface bronze 63mm. $90.

Roger Alphonse B?tannier, was born in Paris in 1920, He exhibited in the sculpture section at the Salon in 1947 and apparently died in the same year. He created several medals in his short career. B?tannier died in 1999.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 1248-19390-12B

 

France. L’INFINI. By Pierre-Charles Lenoir (1879-1953). Bronze 50mm x 60mm. $60

Pierre-Charles Lenoir (1879-1953) studied under his father, Charles Lenoir, a sculptor, and under Peter, Roty and Mercier. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1903. Lenoir created numerous monuments and an extensive body of medals.

Price: $60.00

SKU: 5896-16439-10T

 

France. DIEU EST MON APPUI. (God is my support). By Jean Vernon (1897-1975). Bronze 59mm. $100.

Jean ?mile Louis de Vernon (known as Jean Vernon) was the son of medallist and sculptor Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He was born in Paris on April 1 1897. Vernon studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, under Jules Coutan and Hippolyte Jules Lef?bvre. He first exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1922 and won a silver medal in 1924 and a gold medal in 1936. Vernon worked primarily as a sculptor, but created medals, including his famous series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables. He died in Paris on September 9 1975.

Price: $100.00

SKU: 2273-16103-2T

 

France. ARGYROKOPOS, LE MONNAYEUR. By Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947). Published by LSociété Français des Amis de la Médaille. Bronze 100mm x 88mm. $600

Price: $600.00

SKU: Q4089-15688-KS

 

1933, France. OPENING OF THE CAISSE D’ÉPARGNE, METZ. By Legendre. Bronze plaquette 56mm x 80mm. $200.

Henri-Nicolas Legendre, sculptor, was born at Tritteling (Moselle) on October 22 1898. His artistic ambitions were interrupted by World War I. He was a student of Jean-Antoine Injalbert and Auguste Carli at l?E?cole des Beaux-Arts de Paris from 1923 to 1929. He won various awards including a gold medal for La Jeune Fille a` la Colombe (Girl with a Dove) at the Salon in 1934. Legendre traveled to Greece Italy and Antilles, where he created a number of works, which he displayed on his return. He designed several medals and plaquettes. Legendre died in 1978

Price: $200.00

SKU: Q1030-15692-KS

 

France. INSTRUCTION PRIMAIRE – EDUCATION NATIONALE. By Oscar Roty. Bronze 50mm. In a contemporary circular case. $90.

Louis Oscar Roty was born at Paris on June 11, 1846. He initially studied painting at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts under Lecoq and Boisbaudran. It is reported that he lost the money for a paint box and subsequently enrolled in a life-drawing class and thence into sculpting. This trajectory would eventually lead to his career as the most celebrated medallist of his time. Along the way, he studied in the atelier of the statuary Augustin Dumont and under Ponscarme, Chapu and Chaplain. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1875. Roty spent three years in Rome, where he modeled a number of waxes. In 1888 he was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts. He took the grand prize at the International Exposition in 1889. Roty was a commander of the L?gion d?Honneur. He was responsible for reintroducing the plaquette, an art form that had been neglected since the Renaissance. His ?Semeuse? (sower) was widely used on French coins and stamps. He died in Paris on March 23, 1911.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 9540-17566-1B

 

France GENERAL HENRI GIRAUD. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 4 pt. 3 1836/C. $120.

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 ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a Duexi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a Premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the completion 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 L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died in 1968.

Price: $120.00

SKU: Q9197-15996-LS

 

1944, France. LE COMPLIMENT. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 3 382/D. $150.

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 ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxi?me 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 L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died on July 25 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 48026-2D

 

1971 (date of award) France. SOCIÉTÉ DE COMPTABILITÉ DE FRANCE. By Coutre. Silver 50mm (edge stamped 1ARGENT). Cased. $95. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

Robert Coutre, sculptor and medallist, was born in 1915. He studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was a student of Dropsy, Bouchard and Wlérick. He won the second Grand Prix de Rome in medal engraving. He exhibited frequently and won several prizes.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 3548-17149-8A

 

1965, France. 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POPULATING OF REUNION. By Georges Guiraud. Copper 82mm. Set in a velvet display frame. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 7009-17193-8A

 

France. ALFRED DE MUSSET (1810-1857), Romantic Writer. By Louis-Eugène Mouchon (1843-1914). Uniface cast bronze plaquette 77mm x 108mm. $225.

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: $225.00

SKU: 8657-17538-7B