French

 

France. DANCING WOMAN WITH GARLAND. By Maurice Th?not (1893-1963)
Gilt-bronze plaquette 55mm x 60mm. $225. Sorry, SOLd (October, 2021) ———- Maurice Th?not was born in 1893. He studied under Patey. He exhibited in the Salon des Artistes and won a bronze medal in 1927 and a silver medal in 1936. His medallic works include a fine series of plaquettes and medals depicting African animals. Th?not died in 1963.

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SKU: 16116-2T

 

France. BORDEAUX ? VILLE D?ART (Town of Art). By Raymond Tschudin (1916-1998). Bronze 106mm. First published in 1969. Edge stamped 1976. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 4 1830/A. $125 ——- Raymond Tschudin was born in Champigny-sur-Marne on November 2 1916. He was the son of a medalist and came early to his profession. He studied under Henry Dropsy at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. In 1945 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving and studied at the Villa Medicis from 1946 to 1949. He was the creator of a large number of medals, many of which have religious themes. Tschudin died at Provins on November 28 1998

Price: $135.00

SKU: 7837-16099-2T

 

1969, France. TH?ATRE. Presented as an award. By Maurice Delannoy (1885-1972), Bronze 68mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 137/J. $125. ——— Maurice Delannoy was born on March 11, 1885 in Paris. He studied at the ?cole Germain Pilon under Charles Valton and Jules ?douard Roin?. 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 L?gion d’Honneur in 1947. He died in Paris on April 26, 1972.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 3408-16471-12T

 

Austria. HARPIST. By Ludwig Hujer (1872-1968). Uniface bronze plaquette 67mm x 100mm. Please note that I had difficulty capturing the actual color of this plaquette. It has a much more golden color than suggested by the pictures. $125. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2021) ————- Ludwig Hujer was born on July 20 1872 in Wilhelmsh?he in Bohemia. He spent two years in apprenticeship in Austria then entered the studio of sculptor Prof. K?ne in 1891 and that of medallist Sten Chwartz in 1893. He distinguished himself as a medallist and sculptor of bas-reliefs, working in Austia France, England and Germany. Hujer died in 1968

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SKU: 2451-16276-8T

 

1967 (edge stamp). DIANE. By A. Pommier. Bronze 81mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 4 1475/B. $90. ——— Albert Pommier was born in Paris on 11 January 1880. He was an admirer of the work of Bernard Palissy. Pommier studied independently under the French painter Joseph Frank-Bail and the sculptor Louis-Ernest Barrias, rather than pursuing the more traditional route of attending l’?cole des Beaux-Arts. In 1905, he exhibited a series of statues at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais. In 1914 he won the Abd-el-Tif prize, which allowed him to be a resident at the Villa Abd-el-Tif, but had to postpone his attendance due to the outbreak of the First World War, during which he was mobilized as a stretcher bearer in the 3rd Battalion of the 11th Infantry. He wrote of his experiences as a soldier in the trenches. Pommier died in Paris in 1943

Price: $90.00

SKU: 6908-15573-10T

 

France. CHARLES BAUDELAIRE (1821-1867), Writer. By Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931). Uniface cast bronze 139mm. $250. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2022) ———– 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.

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SKU: 2650-16861

 

Group of three: France 1) WINDMILL. Signed with an hD monogram? (Possibly Henri Dubois?). Uniface bronze artist?s studio model 214mm. 2) (1918), France. CENTENARY OF CHARLES LORILLEUX ET CIE. Manufacturer of printing inks at the Windmill at Chante-Coq. Uniface bronze 63mm. 3) 1918, France. CENTENARY OF CHARLES LORILLEUX ET CIE. Manufacturer of printing inks at the Windmill at Chante-Coq. Bronze 50mm. $750.

Price: $750.00

SKU: 4755-12904-12T

 

1955, France. CENTENARY OF COMPAGNIE G?N?RALE TRANSATLANTIQUE. By Marcel Renard (1892-1974). Bronze 68mm. In its original circular cardboard box. $95. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2024) —————— 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

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SKU: 0896-16405-9T

 

France. VIRGIN MARY. By Georges Contaux (1891-1984). Uniface studio model cast bronze 173mm, central design: 157mm. EX DELANDE COMPANY ARCHIVE. $250. —– This is a “studio model,” from the Delande company archives, the main purpose of which would have been to serve as a model from which dies would have been made using a reducing machine. Only a very limited number of studio models would have been made with just a few being sold, disseminated or used for special purposes. In some cases, only one “master” studio model would have been created solely for use in the process of die-making. (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).———- Georges Contaux was born on September 22, 1891 in Paris. He entered the ?cole Boulle, where he studied sculpture and engraving. He joined the 26?me R?giment d?artillerie de campagne at Chartres in 1911. Contaux was wounded during World War I and had two fingers amputated. In 1921 he received an honorable mention at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais. From 1922 to 1923 he worked for the engraver Pierre Lasserre (1870-1943). He then established himself at Vigneux-sur-Seine, where he remained, for the rest of his life, working as a sculptor and medallist. We was a prolific medallist producing about twenty-five hundred medals over the span of fifty years from 1930 to 1980. About fifteen hundred of his medals were religious, another eight hundred related to sports and about 150 were portrait medals. Contaux died at Vigneux-sur-Seine on September 15, 1984.

Price: $250.00

SKU: 2190-13720-12T

 

1954, France. 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF CHERBOURG. By Pierre Turin Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 4 1835/E. $225. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2022) ————— 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.

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SKU: 17758-1B

 

France. LA PR?VENTION ROUTIERE. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 72mm. $50

Price: $50.00

SKU: 3835-16296-9T

 

1930, France. CHARLES LAUBRY. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Uniface cast bronze studio model 128mm. $500. ———– 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 L?gion d?Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939.

Price: $500.00

SKU: 5107-16069-12T

 

15694 France. PASTORALE. By Claude Mascaux (1882-1965). Bronze 81mm. Uniface mounted on a wooden frame. Top left-hand corner of the frame is slightly damaged. $300. ——— L?on-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 Soci?t? 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: $300.00

SKU: 7889-15694-12T

 

France. FED?RATION NATIONALE DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS. By Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947). Studio cast bronze 190mm x 175mm. Mounted in a wooden frame with its original descriptive label on the back. $600. ——- Ovide Yencesse (1860-1947) was born at Dijon. He studied under Ponscarme, Thomas and Levillain at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He was director of the ?cole des Beaux-Arts at Dijon. He won gold medals at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1900 and in 1920. Yencesse was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1900. Many of his medallic works have a distinctive, subtle effect using a soft, shallow relief.

Price: $600.00

SKU: 15779-12T

 

1916, World War I. THE RETAKING OF THE FORT DE DOUAUMENT. By Charles Pillet (1869-1960. Premier Grand Prix de Rome, 1890). Bronze 68mm. $100. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2020) —— Charles Philippe Germain Aristide Pillet, sculptor and medallist was born on 20 July 1869 in Paris . He studied under Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu and Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain. He won the premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1890. He became a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1898. In 1900 he won a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. Pillet was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur in 1911. He won the Salon?s medal of honor in 1923. Pillet died in 1960.

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SKU: Q1631-15293-5S