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1682, France. THE BIRTH OF THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY. By Jean Mauger. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Hope holding the newborn Duke of Burgundy. Divo 193, Acad?mie Royale (1702) 193. Rounded edge. Slight mottling to the patina, otherwise extremely fine. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: N0861

 

1962, France. 20^TH ANNIVERSARY OF PIERRE DEPOID AS SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE SOCI?T? DE STATISTQUE DE PARIS. By Jean Vernon. AE 68mm. Obv: Head of Pierre Depoid facing right. Rev: Inscription. Extremely fine. $65
Jean Vernon (1897-1975) studied at the ?cole? des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He is noted, among collectors, in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.

Price: $50.00

SKU: S8-E3975

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. MOTHER AND CHILD. By Henri Dropsy. Uniface diamond-shaped plaquette 112mm from point to point; central design 52mm from side to side. Obv: A mother holding up and kissing her child. (Originally attached to a calendar). Extremely fine. $135 Henri Dropsy was born into a family of sculptors in 1885. 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 enraving at the school for many years. He became a member of the Institut in 1942 and a member of the Commission Administrative and of the Commission du Dictionaire. Dropsy died in 1969.

Price: $135.00

SKU: E-6197

 

1948, France. CENTENARY OF THE SOCIETY OF FRENCH CIVIL ENGINEERS. By Jean Vernon. AE 68mm. Obv: A female standing and holding up a lighted lamp; birds, a fish and a snake in the background (Art Deco style). Rev: A female bust above an inscription. Extremely fine. $150. ——- Jean Vernon (1897-1975) studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He is noted in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 15518-2S

 

1806, France/Prussia. ENTRY INTO BERLIN. By Bertrand Andrieu and Louis Jaley. Copper 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: The Brandenburg Gate. Bramsen 546, D?Essling 1148, Julius 1608, Schwering 1038, Todd p.130, Zeitz 76. $300

Price: $300.00

SKU: 2740-17507-7A

 

1946, France. CONFERENCE DE PARIS. By Andr? Galti?. Bronze 68mm. Obv: A female standing before a giant dove perched on a globe. Rev: Various Parisian landmarks. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 p. 773. Extremely fine. $120. ————— 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: $120.00

SKU: 3360-18822-4B

 

1929, France. GEORGES CLEMENCEAU. By Fran?ois-L?on Sicard. Bronze 90mm. Obv: Head of Clemenceau facing left. Rev: The Athenian Owl. Slight edge bump on the obverse. $225. ———- Fran?ois-L?on Sicard, sculptor, was born in 1862. He studied under Barrias and de Laurent. In 1891 he won the Grand Prix de Rome. He won a first class medal in 1897 and gold medal at the Universal Exposition in 1900, the same year that he became a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais. He was made an officier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Sicard died in 1934.

Price: $225.00

SKU: 0941-16807-2A

 

1950, France. 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE PREFECTURE OF POLICE. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 69mm. Obv: Minerva with a rooster at her feet. Rev: The arms of Paris above an aerial view of the Ile de la Cite.
$60

Price: $60.00

SKU: K7215-15747-KS

 

Undated (circa 1835), France. LOUIS XVII. By Armand Auguste Caqu?. AE 52mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XVII facing left. Rev: Inscription. Collignon 1576. An insignificant spot in the field in front of the nose on the obverse, extremely fine. $125

Price: $125.00

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1929, France. CENTENARY OF THE REVUE DES DEUX MONDES. By Lucien Bazor. Bronze 99mm. Obv: Bust of Lucien Buloz facing right. Rev: A standing female hodling a lighted torch in each hand; globes showing the eastern and western hemispheres on either side. Maier 329. In a slightly damaged case. $275 ———- Lucien Bazor was born in 1889. He studied under Auguste Patey at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1923. He succeeded Patey in the post of Engraver General at the Paris Mint, a post he held until 1958. Bazor died in 1974.

Price: $275.00

SKU: A5044-15984-LS

 

1789, France. THE ARRIVAL OF LOUIS XVI IN PARIS. By Benjamin Duvivier. Copper 53mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XVI facing right. Rev: A female personification of Paris greeting the King, Queen and Dauphin. Hennin 63, Nocq 242, Julius 55, Schwering 633. Small die flaw on the reverse (which seems to be typical). $150. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2024)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 7607-20263-1C

 

1715, Lorraine. ELIZABETH CHARLOTTE, DUCHESS OF LORRAINE. By Ferdinand Saint Urbain. AE 35mm. Obv: Head of Elizabeth Charlotte facing right. Rev: A group of children around a standing female.Extremely fine. $75

Price: $75.00

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Vietnam. COCHIN CHINA.Unsigned. Bronze 59mm. Issued for the 1931 Colonial Exposition in Paris. Obv: The head of a roaring tiger. Rev: A native female carrying produce on a pole on her shoulder. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 405/C. The patina on this medal is not as green as suggested by the pictures and the contrast of darker brown areas is less marked. $295.

Price: $295.00

SKU: 42081-10C

 

1822, France. FRANCOIS DE SALIGNAC DE LA MOTHE FENELON, Archbishop, Theologian and Writer, 1651-1715.?By Armand Auguste Caqu?. AE 41mm. Obv: Bust of Fenelon facing left. Rev: Biographical inscription. From the Series? Numismatica Universalis Virorum Illustrium. Color a little uneven. Extremely fine. $45. Sorry, SOLD

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(1948), France. CENTENARY OF THE SOUS COMPTOIR DES ENTREPRENEURS. Presented to General Dassault. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 72mm. Obv: A female holding a plan; workmen in the background. Rev: A building under construction; inscription. $300. ——– 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: $300.00

SKU: 1444-16826-2A