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(1933), France. ALPINISME. By Marcel Renard (1892-1974). AE 68mm. OBV: A mountaineer standing on the top of a mountain. REV: Crossed skis and a sled. Cat. Gen. vol 3 343/H. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: L11-13425

 

1929, France. VIVE BOURGOGNE. By Louis Bouchard. Cast bronze 110mm. Obv: Bust of a man sampling wine. Rev: workers harvesting grapes. Published by the Soci?t? Fran?ais des Amis de la M?daille. Stamped 151 on its edge. $475. ———- Henri-Louis Bouchard, sculptor and medallist, was born in Dijon on December 13 1875. He studied at the Acad?mie Julian and in the studio of Louis-Ernest Barrias before entering the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Bouchard became a professor at the Acad?mie Julian in 1910. He won the first Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1901 and a medal of honor for sculpture at the Exposition des Art D?coratifs in 1925. He participated in the sculpture event (one of five categories in the Art Competition) at the Olympic Games held in Paris in 1924. In 1941 he was a member of a group of French artists who were invited by Joseph Goebbels to take a grand tour of Nazi Germany. Upon his return he spoke favorably of the status afforded artists in Germany. Following the Liberation of Paris in 1944, he was suspended from his professorship and branded as a collaborator and widely ostracized. He nevertheless achieved great acclaim. Bouchard died in Paris on November 1960. Two years later his studio was opened as museum containing over a thousand items. It was closed in 2007 and its contents transferred Mus?e de La Piscine in Roubaix.

Price: $475.00

SKU: 4850-17192-5A

 

(Circa 1924), France. LANCER DU JAVELOT. (Javelin Thrower). By Jean August Briquemont (1879-1951). Uniface cast studio bronze 119mm. $450. ——— Jean August Briquemont was born in Paris in 1879. He took evening courses in drawing and sculpture in Paris. He exhibited for the first time in 1927 at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and won a silver medal in 1937. Briquemont died in 1951,

Price: $450.00

SKU: 5994-12668-8T

 

1900, France. EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE ? HARBURGER GUMMI-KAMM CO. (Makers of hardened rubber products). Hardened rubber 72mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 14502-10P

 

Undated (circa 1940s), France. ?COOPERATION?. By Raymond Pelletier. AE 68mm. Obv: Three females holding a lighted torch . Rev: An engraved band above a compartment depicting ears of wheat and other produce. Cased. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD
Raymond Pelletier, engraver, was born in 1907. He was a student at l??cole Boulle. As a medallist, he worked primarily for a private company. In 1951 he was appointed as engraver at the mint in Lima, Peru. Pelletier died in 1958.

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Undated (circa 1925), France, U.S.A.. AMERICAN MONUMENT AT CHATEAU-THIERRY. By A. de Possesse. Bronze 50mm. OBV: Two female statues between two tall blocks. REV: A view of the monument. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 7098-17565-11A

 

800×600 1930, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LES PARISIENS DE PARIS. By Charles Perron. AE 55mm. Obv: Madonna and Child with Notre Dame Cathedral in the background. Rev: A sailing ship. Nearly extremely fine. $120 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,”serif”;}

Price: $120.00

SKU: S5-10845-E4434

 

France. ALLIANCE FRAN?AISE. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 68mm. OBV: Two seated scholars in classical dress. REV: A fountain. Patina slightly uneven, extremely fine. Cased. $90. ——— 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: $90.00

SKU: 18821-1C

 

Undated (early 20th century), France. PROFESSOR FERNAND LEMAITRE. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme. AE plaquette 54mm x 74mm. OBV: Bust of Prof. Lemaitre facing left. REV: The professor examining a child. Some slight spots, nearly extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: S14-11634

 

1934, France. PRESIDENT RAYMOND POINCAR?, MEMORIAL. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme. AE 59mm. Obv: Bust of President Poincar? facing left. Rev: Inscription. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 321. Nearly extremely fine. $60

Georges-Henri Prud?homme, sculptor and medallist was born in 1873. He was a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts, where he studied engraving under Alph?e Dubois and sculpture under Falgui?re. He exhibited at the salon beginning in 1894. He won an honorable mention in 1901 and a third class medal in 1904. In 1905 be became a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Prud?homme died in 1947

Price: $60.00

SKU: E-7277

 

Undated (early 20th century), France. BRETON. Unsigned. Uniface cast AE plaquette 77mm x 120mm. OBV: A man in local costume. $160

Price: $160.00

SKU: S21-12232

 

1968 (edge stamp), France. L?HOSPITALIT?. By Georges Lay. AE 81mm. Obv: A woman standing with a small tray in one hand and flowers in the other. Rev: A window with open shutters. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 1182/C. Extremely fine. $45
Georges Lay, sculptor and medallist was born at Bordeaux in 1907.? He studied there in the school of Beaux-Arts and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts and the ?cole Nationale des Arts D?coratifs.

Price: $45.00

SKU: E6405

 

Undated (early 20th century), France. AGRICULTURE. By Louis Octave Matt?i. BRonze-gilt 50mm. OBV: A farmer pushing a plow behind two oxen. REV: A circular compartment, wheat sheaf, sickle, grapes and a female. Extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: S19-12111

 

1974, France. 17TH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF TUBERCULOSIS. AE 59mm. OBV: Bust of Pascal with countryside in the background. REV: Inscription. Nearly extremely fine. $40

Price: $40.00

SKU: S19-12146

 

1973, France. PIERRE GRANGE, Pioneer in blood donation. AE 50mm. OBV: Bust of Pierre Grange with his head turned three-quarters right. REV: Inscription within a wreath. Nearly extremely fine. $25

Price: $25.00

SKU: S14-11852