French

 

Undated (mid 20th century), France, medicine. PROF. MARCEL GIGNOUX. By Lagriffol. AE 68mm. OBV: Bust of Prof. Gignoux facing left. REV: Inscription. Good very fine. $40

Price: $40.00

SKU: S19-12145

 

France. LA CIT?. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 68mm. Obv: A view, from the Seine, of the Ile de la Cit?. Rev: A map of the Ile de la Cit?. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 379/G. $75 —————- 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. (An obituary appears in the 1969 issue ?Medailles,? published by F.I.D.E.M.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 51032-TC

 

(1946), France. PAIX (Conference de Paris). By C. Raynaud. Uniface cast bronze studio model 132mm. OBVERSE: Peace and a dove flying above a globe. $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: S23-12664

 

800×600 1907, France. 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPAGNIE DES MINES D?ANZIN. By Corneille Theunissen. Silver 60mm, 94 grams. Obv: A miner with another worker and mine in the background.Rev:??A group of men signing a charter. M?seler 18/108. Nearly extremely fine. $225 /* 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: $225.00

SKU: S7-11066-E4168

 

Undated (originally circa 1930), France. AMOR FIDELIS. By Louis Desvignes. Uniface cast bronze 150mm mounted in a case. $250

Price: $250.00

SKU: Q9584-12589-8G

 

France. COUREUR (Runner). By Jean August Briquemont (1879-1951). Uniface cast bronze artist’s studio model 119mm. Created for 1924 exhibition in conjunction with the Olympic Games in Paris. $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: 1481-18234-1B

 

1959, France. F?D?RATION DES ASSOCIATIONS DE MARINS ET MARINS ANCIEN COMBATTANTS. By Albert David. Bronze 59mm. Obv: Three ships with three airplanes flying above. Rev: Inscription. Patina slightly uneven, extremely fine. $50. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2020).

Price: $0.00

SKU: S7-E1158

 

1925, Switzerland. LOCARNO. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968. Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 68mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD. ?????? 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: $0.00

SKU: 14654-5G

 

1932, France.THE LAUNCHING OF?THE CHAMPLAIN.? By Raymond Delamarre. Bronze 68mm. Obv: A galleon sailing alongside the ?Champlain,? Rev: A statue of Champlain. Extremely fine. $100 ———–

Raymond Delamarre was born in 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and later under Rodin. He won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He is noted for large scale sculptures, but also a body of medals and plaquettes.?

Price: $100.00

SKU: Q3892-12158

 

1938, France. PAUL BEGOVIN, PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL SURGERY AT THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN BORDEAUX. By Andr? Lavrillier. BRonze 81mm. OBV: Bust of Professor Begovin facing left. REV: The School of Medicine, Bordeaux. Extremely fine. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: S13-11110

 

1955, France. THE LAUNCHING OF THE “PIERRE LOTI,” BY COMPAGNIE MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. By Andre Lavrillier. BRonze 58mm. OBV: A facing, unifromed bust of Loti. REV: The head of a unicorn set against a crowned anchor. In its original box. Some slight dullness to the obverse, extremely fine. $70

Price: $70.00

SKU: S19-12052

 

1891, France. ALFRED ALPHANDERY. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis. Uniface cast AE 147mm. $500

Price: $500.00

SKU: 10856-P7

 

1978, France. RECOGNITION OF TEN YEARS OF SERVICE FOR MERCK SHARP & DOHMET-CHIBRET. By Roger Baron. AE 82mm. OBV: Hygiea. REV: A mortar, pestle and retort. Extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: S19-12068

 

France, Denmark. FRANCOIS I OF LORRAINE AND CHRISTINA OF DENMARK. By Ferdinand Saint Urbain. Bronze 45mm. Light collector’s number in the field on the obverse. $90. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 14474-LP

 

1952, France. ELECTRIFICATION OF THE PARIS-LYON LINE. By Marcel Renard (1892-1974), AE 58mm. OBV: A view of an on-coming electric train; various buildings in the background. REV: A Ship, inscription and a lion. In its original, circular cardboard case. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: S18-12195