French

 

1960, Senegal. COMPAGNIE DES EAUX ET EL?CTICIT? DEL?OUEST AFRICAIN. By Raymond Delamarre (1890-1986). Bronze 68mm. Cased. $125. ———– 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: $125.00

SKU: 8152-15507-8B

 

1936, France. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF LYC?E DE TOUVNON. By Paul-Marcel Dammann. Bronze 81mm. $150. ————— 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: $150.00

SKU: 1533-19045-7B

 

France. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PARIS. By Pierre-Marie Poisson. Bronze 75mm. Obv: Two females holding hands, one holds a bag of money, the other a cog. Behind them is a scale and a caduceus. Rev: An inscription on a cog set against rays. Classens 113. $80. ———- Pierre-Marie Poisson was born on 19 November 1876 in Niort (Deux-S?vres). He studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later moved to Paris to study sculpture. He received a scholarship for the Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algeria in 1908. He worked primarily as a sculptor and only turned to creating medals later in his career.

Price: $80.00

SKU: 18488-8B

 

France. COMIT? NATIONALE DE D?FENSE CONTRA LA TUBERCULOSE. By R. Michel after R. Vincent. Bronze plaquette 51mm x 69mm. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 2116-18284-7B

 

France. IN MEMORY OF TO THE VICTIMS OF THE GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN WORLD WAR II. By Andr? L?on Galti? (1908-1983). Bronze 50mm. $150. —————- Andr? L?on Galti? was born in Toulouse on February 26, 1908. He won a silver medal in 1944 at the Salon des artistes Fran?ais. Galti? died at Brian?on on August 4, 1983.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 3751-19721-11B

 

France. FRANCISQVE REGAUD ? CLUB ALPIN FRAN?AIS. By Susse Freres. Uniface bronze plaquette 39mm x 60mm. $50. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2021)

Price: $0.00

SKU: J6796-15405-5S

 

1976, France. 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF VERDUN. By Raymond Delamarre. Bronze 68mm. $60. —————- 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: $60.00

SKU: 7886-18079-1B

 

1970, France. F?D?RATION PARISIENNE DU BATIMENT. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 61mm. $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 ?mile Dropsy. He later studied at l??cole Sup?rieure 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: 0119-18283-1B

 

1892, France. SOCI?T? DE PHARMACIE DE BORDEAUX. By A. Desaide. (1851-19??) Silver 70mm. Cased. A couple of slight edge bumps. $350

Price: $350.00

SKU: 3070-15703-1B

 

1912, France. HENRY DE LA MEURTHE ? LA NAVIGATION A?RIENNE DEVOL?E PAR L?HUMANIT?. By L?on-Julien Deschamps (1860-1928). Bronze plaquette 57mm x 83mm. $275. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2024) ———— L?on-Julien Deschamps was born in 1860. He studied under Dumont, Delhomme, Thomas and Moreau. Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1856. He won a silver medal at the Universal Exposition of 1900. Deschamps died in 1928

Price: $0.00

SKU: 0821-18086-1B

 

1929, France. DR. LEOPOLD LEVI. By Antoine Bourdelle and Andr? Lavrillier. Bronze 82mm. $225. ————– ?mile-Antoine Bourdelle was born at Montauban in 1861. He was a painter, architect, and medallist, but is known primarily as a sculptor. He studied initially at the ?cole des Beaux Arts de Toulouse and was later accepted at the ?cole National des Beaux Arts de Paris and into the atlier of Falgi?re. He was widely regarded as one of the leading sculptors of his time and won many distinctions over the course of his career. Bourdelle died at Vesinet on October 1, 1929. ——— 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.

Price: $225.00

SKU: 19940-1C

 

1945, France, Romania. PROFESSOR CONSTANTIN LEVADITI, Romanian physician and microbiologist. By Andr? Lavrillier. Silvered-bronze 80mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Professor Levaditi facing left. REV: Athena. $225. ———– 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: $225.00

SKU: 1420-20257-1C

 

France. ELISA LE MONNIER, Founder of Women?s Vocational Training in France. By Annette Landry. Uniface cast bronze 111mm. $150. ———- Annette Landry. Benezit?s Dictionaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs notes only that Raoul Annette Landry was a 20th century medal engraver, and attributes a medal of Colette to her.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 1501-19923-1C

 

France. ELISA LE MONNIER, Founder of Women?s Vocational Training in France. By Annette Landry. Uniface cast bronze 111mm. $150. ———- Annette Landry. Benezit?s Dictionaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs notes only that Raoul Annette Landry was a 20th century medal engraver, and attributes a medal of Colette to her.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 5573-19924-1C

 

1915, World War I. Austria. ARCHDUKE KARL FRANZ JOSEF ? THE BATTLESHIP TEGETTHOFF. By A. Hartig. Bronze 60mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2019)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 15133-4S