French

 

France. LOUIS JOUET, Actor. By Raymond Delamarre. Bronze 68mm. $75. ————- Raymond Delamarre was born in Paris on June 8, 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and under Jules Coutan at l’?cole des beaux-arts de Paris. He was also a student of Rodin. He was mobilized in World War I and was wounded and captured in 1914. He returned to Paris following the war and won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He exhibited at the international expositions of 1925, 1931 and 1937. Delamarre is noted for large scale sculptures, and a bas-relief, Les Arts et Monuments R?gionau on the liner ?Normandie.? He created a large body of medals and plaquettes. Delamarre died on February 28, 1986.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 0357-18418-7B

 

France. AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917), Sculptor. By Ren? Gr?goire (1871-1945. Grand Prix de Rome in 1899). Bronze 68mm. $100 ————– Ren? Gr?goire, a French medallist and sculptor, was born at Saumur in 1871. He was a student of Dubois and Thomas. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1899. He received numerous distinctions and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur in 1924. Gr?goire died in 1945.

Price: $100.00

SKU: 0963-18417-7B

 

1951, France. CENTENARY OF LA COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. By Andr? Lavrillier. Bronze 59mm. $95. ———— 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. Lavrillier died in1958.

Price: $95.00

SKU: 1539-18837-4B

 

France. Literature. CHARLES PERRAULT. By Georges Guiraud. Bronze 58mm. $75. ———– 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: $75.00

SKU: 6011-18424-7B

 

France. Literature. THEOPHILE GAUTIER. Writer. By Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931). Uniface cast bronze 137mm. $275. ———— Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931) was born in Paris. He studied under the sculptor, Carltier and medal engraving under Levasseur, Roty and Tonnelier. He won various distinctions during the course of his career and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

Price: $275.00

SKU: 8265-19029-4B

 

France. HONOR? DAUMIER (1808-1879), Artist. By Ren? Duchemin. Bronze 68mm. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 4 672/A. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 2830-18425-7B

 

France. PAUL VERLAINE (1844-1896, Writer. Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931). Uniface cast bronze 135mm. $275. ———— Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931) was born in Paris. He studied under the sculptor, Carltier and medal engraving under Levasseur, Roty and Tonnelier. He won various distinctions during the course of his career and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

Price: $275.00

SKU: 1287-16860-4B

 

France. Toad. JEAN ROSTAND, Biologist. By Robert Baron. Bronze 68mm. $90. ———– Roger Baron, sculptor and medallist, was born in 1907. He was a student of Paupion and Wl?rick and he worked in the atelier of Maxime Real del Sarte.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 48045-2D

 

Russia, Literature. LEON TOLSTOY. By Michel Jampolsky. Bronze 68mm. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 4 p. 981. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 2309-18423-7B

 

1939, France. DR. JEAN HALL?, pediatrician. By Roch?. Bronze 68mm. $120

Price: $120.00

SKU: 18832-4B

 

France. KELLERMANN, DUC DE VALMY. By Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951). Bronze 60mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2023) ———— Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951) was born at M?con. He initially worked under his father, a marble worker, but later moved to Paris, where he studied under the sculptors Alexandre Falgui?re and Claude Antoine Merci?. He became a regular exhibitor at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais. He produced several war memorials following World War I and is noted, among medal collectors, for his medals related to World War I. Morlon designed an effigy of Marianne in a Phrygian cap, which was used on the fifty centime, one franc and two-franc coins from 1931 until 1959. He also designed coins for Uruguay. He was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur in 1927. He died at Houdan on February 24, 1951.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 4509-18420-7B

 

1959, France. F?D?RATION R?GIONALE DU NORD-EST ? BATIMENTS ET TRAVAUX PUBLICS. By Berton. Bronze 60mm. $45

Price: $45.00

SKU: 3379-18410-7B

 

1960, France, gastronomy. LE CLUB DES CENT. By Edmond Henri Becker (1871-1971). Bronze plaquette 65mm x 90mm. $135. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2020) ———– Edmond Henri Becker was born in Paris on July 20 1871. He studied under Valton. He worked as a medallist, sculptor and goldsmith, exhibiting at the Salons des Artistes Fran?ais and des Arts D?coratifs from 1892 until 1951. Becker died, aged 100, at Nogent-sur-Marne on November 2 1971. He initially created works in the art nouveau style and later in the art deco style.

Price: $0.00

SKU: K15754-15754-11T

 

1927, France, medicine. CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF JEAN-ANTOINE VILLEMIN. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze plaquette 47mm x 59mm. $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 ?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: $90.00

SKU: 8668-20286-2C

 

1939, France, saving bank. CENTENARY OF CAISSE D??PARGNE DE LA CROIX ROUSSE. By Marcel Renard (1892-1974). Bronze 67mm. $100. ——— Marcel Renard sculptor and medallist was born at Lyon in 1892. He studied at the ?cole des Beaux-Art de Lyon and then at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He spent time in the ateliers of Boucher and Patey. In 1923 he won the Premier Second Prix de Rome and a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes D?corateurs. Renard died in 1974

Price: $100.00

SKU: 4378-16479-12T