French

 

1937, France. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, PARIS. By Paul-Marcel Dammann. Gilt-bronze 77mm. OBVERSE: A standing female with her hands raised; four additional females in the background. REVERSE: A sailing ship, palette and brushes set against a branch, and an antique lamp set against a branch. $175. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2021) ———– 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: $0.00

SKU: Q7521-16009-1A

 

France. LA TOILETTE. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 77mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 383/G. S250. ——————-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: $250.00

SKU: 4461-18230-11A

 

France. COMMUNION. By ?douard-Pierre Blin (1877-1946). Octagonal bronze 62mm. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 45/E. $125. ?douard-Pierre Blin was born on August 30 1877 at Chartres. He studied under Chaplain, Peter, Bott?e and Hector Lemarie. He won several distinctions as a medallist and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur. Blin died in Paris in 1946.

Price: $125.00

SKU: J5645-15519-2S

 

(Circa 1924), France. FEMALE RUNNER. By Andr? Pierre Schwab (1883-1969). Uniface cast studio bronze 118mm. $400. ———– Andr? Pierre Schwab was born at Nancy on August 6, 1883. He was a student of Merci?, Chaplain, and Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais beginning in 1905 and won a gold medal in 1926.Schwab died in 1969. – This design was displayed in the exhibition of medallic art held in conjunction with the Olympic Games held in Paris in 1924.

Price: $400.00

SKU: Q8975-7S

 

France. BASKET BALL. By Andr? Pierre Schwab (1883-1969). Uniface cast studio bronze 119mm. Created for an exhibit of medallic art held in conjunction with the Olympic Games held in Paris in 1924. $450. ———– Andr? Pierre Schwab was born at Nancy on August 6, 1883. He was a student of Merci?, Chaplain, and Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais beginning in 1905 and won a gold medal in 1926.Schwab died in 1969.

Price: $450.00

SKU: Q9551-7S

 

1934, France. ALBERT BESNARD, 1849-1934, Painter and Printmaker. By Albert Herbemont. Bronze 103mm. Published by the Soci?t? Fran?ais des Amis de la M?daille. OBV: Bust of Albert Besnard facing left. REV: A square compartment depicting Pallas Athena. Numbered 48 on its edge. $525. ———- Albert Herbemont was born in 1874 and was a pupil of Ponscarme. He won a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1923. Herbemont was a founding member of the Soci?t? Fran?ais des Amis de la M?daille. Herbemont died in 1953.

Price: $525.00

SKU: 8648-7589-10A

 

1648, France. THE TAKING OF THIRTY-FOUR TOWNS. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, as a child, facing right. Rev: France seated, holding a figure of Victory. Divo 19, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 19. Flat, “sharp” edge. Extremely fine. $125

Price: $125.00

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1892, France. CHARLES HERMITE. By Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain (1839-1909). Cast bronze 100mm. Cased. $425

Price: $425.00

SKU: 14305-8G

 

France. OFFICE NATIONAL DES RECHERCHES ET INVENTIONS. By ?douard-Pierre Blin (1877-1946). Silvered-bronze 57mm. Obv: A seated female. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. $100. ———— ?douard-Pierre Blin was born on August 30 1877 at Chartres. He studied under Chaplain, Peter, Bott?e and Hector Lemarie. He won several distinctions as a medallist and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur. Blin died in Paris in 1946.

Price: $100.00

SKU: 3092-19018-3B

 

France. TRIPLE PORTRAITS. By ?mile Monier (1883-1970) and
Guillaumot. Large Galvano. Approximately 9? inches in diameter. $450. ——- ?mile Monier, sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970.

Price: $450.00

SKU: J6090-15074-9R

 

France. LA PATRIE ENCOURAGE LA JEUNESSE A LA PRATIQUE DE EXERCISES VIRIIS. (Encouragement of virile exercises). By Adolphe Rivet (1855-1908).Uniface cast bronze studio model 127mm. $275. —————— 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: $275.00

SKU: 14368-9R

 

France. PAX. By Guillaumot and ?mile Monier (1883-1970).
Large Galvano. Approximately 14 inches in diameter. $600

Price: $600.00

SKU: 15075-9R

 

(Mid 20th century), France. GROUP OF PEOPLE. By Ren? Vautier. Cast gilt-bronze 155mm. $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: J2235-12929-9R

 

France. FUMEUSE (Woman smoking). By Pierre-Charles Lenoir (1879-1953). Bronze plaquette 74mm x 50mm. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 243/G. Light bump on the top left corner, some slight spots. $300. ———— 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: $300.00

SKU: 6359-20685-3C

 

France. PASTORALE. By Claude Mascaux (1882-1965). Bronze 50mm. Classens 100. $175. ——— L?on-Claude Mascaux (1882-1965) was born in Saine-Germain-en-Lay (Yvelines). He studied under the sculptors Landowski and Bouchard. He first exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Beaux Arts in 1921 and won a bronze medal in 1924. In the following year he won a Grand Prix at the Exposition des Arts D?oratifs et Industriels Moderns. 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.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 3640-30408-6C