French

 

Undated (1937), France. LE RENARD ET LES RAISINS (The Fox and the Grapes). By Jean Vernon. Uniface AE 59mm. Obv: A fox reaching for grapes on a vine, another turning away its head. Quotes from La Fontaine?s fable. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 393/J.Nearly extremely fine. $125. Jean Vernon was born in 1897. He studied at the ?cole? des Arts d?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He died in 1975. He is noted in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.?

Price: $125.00

SKU: E-3153

 

1948, France. ASSOCIATION FRAN?AISE DE CAUTIONNEMENT MUTUEL. By Jean Vernon. Bronze 68mm. OBV: A female holding a flower in her extended hand. REV: Fountains in front of a large building. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: 1457-17766-2B

 

1861, France. ARCISSE DE CAUMONT (1801-1873), Archeologist. By Vauthier Galle. Bronze 64mm.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 12716-2G

 

1807, France, Russia. THE BATTLE OF FRIEDLAND. By Bertrand Andrieu and Andr? Galle. Copper 41mm. Obv: Laureate head of Napoleon facing right. Rev: A warrior placing his sword in its sheath; bodies lie behind him; an inverted torch and an olive tree on either side. Bramsen 632, D?Essling 1165, Julius 1741, Schwering 1074, Todd p.134, Zeitz 84. $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: 30630-8C

 

1928, France. SOCCER AWARD. By ?douard Fraisse. Silvered-bronze 50mm. OBV: A soccer player kicking a ball. REV: A cartouche and branch. Nearly extremely fine. $30

Price: $30.00

SKU: S12-11189

 

1603, France. HENRI IV, MARIE DE MEDICI AND THE DAUPHIN. By Guillaume Dupr?. Cast AE 62.8mm. Obv: Conjoined busts of Henri and Marie de Medici facing right. Rev: Henri IV as Mars and Marie as Minerva, the Dauphin stands between them. An eagle holds a crown above the Dauphin. Cf. Jones 15. An after cast with an integral loop. Some softness of detail; dark, slightly uneven patina. Very fine. $200
Guillaume Dupr?, sculptor, medallist and coin engraver, is recognized as one of the foremost medallists of his age. He was born at Sissonne in 1574. In 1597 Henri IV was so pleased with a medal presented to him by Dupr? that he gave him the title of Sculptor in Ordinary to His Majesty. In 1603 he was granted the extraordinary privilege of being able to cast medals himself in the Gallery of the Louvre. Forrer notes that Dupr? is distinguished among French medallists for being the first to apply the art of sculpture to medal-making. He died in 1647. ?

Price: $200.00

SKU: E-3535

 

France. RETOUR ? LA TERRE. By Pierre-Victor Dautel (1873-1954). Bronze 59mm. Catalog G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 121/G. $125. ——————— Pierre-Victor Dautel, French sculptor and medallist was born at Valenciennes in 1873. He studied sculpture and architecture at the ?cole Acad?miques at Valenciennes and later studied sculpture at the ?cole Nationale et Sp?ciale des Beaux Arts at Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Dubois. He won various awards during his distinguished career and was made a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1929. Dautel died in 1954.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 8765-18480-8B

 

France. LÉDA. By André Lavrillier. Uniface bronze plaquette. OBV: Leda and the Swan. Classens 107, Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 3 228/C, Maier 313. Slight knock to the top left corner of the obverse. $375.

André 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 École des Beaux Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1914. He was later made a Chevalier de la Légion d‘Honneur. Besides medals, he designed a number of coins, including the 1933 French 5-franc coin and coins for Romania.

Price: $375.00

SKU: 62625-9F

 

1964, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF MEDAL MAKING BY HENRI DROPSY. By R. Joly. Bronze 81mm. Obv: Head of Henri Dropsy facing right. Rev: Three figures within a square compartment. Number 133 of a limited edition of 300. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 4 1025/E. $175. ———— Raymond Joly (1911-2006, Grand Prix de Rome 1942) began to study sculpture in 1937 and entered the atelier of Henry Dropsy in 1939 at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1942.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 18489-8B

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. WOMAN MILKING A COW. By Samuel Gr?n (1869-some time after 1930). Bronze 50mm. OBV: A woman seated on a stool and milking a cow. REV: Various dairy products. Unpatinated, nearly extremely fine. $50

Price: $50.00

SKU: S21-12435

 

1970, France. CONFEDERATION NATIONALE DU COMMERCE GROS DES VINS, CIDRES, SPIRITUEUX, ET LIQUEURS DE FRANCE. By Georges Contaux (1891-1984). Bronze 50mm. OBV: A woman with bunches of grapes in her hands. REV: An inscription set against a caduceus, a still and other symbols of the alcohol industry. Extremely fine. $45.

Price: $45.00

SKU: 8076-18471-1B

 

1939, France. DEFENSE OF PARIS. By F. Galard. Uniface bronze 40mm x 65mm. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: 13912-KP

 

France. FOOTBALL. By F?d?ric Focht and Pierre-Alexandre Morlon. Bronze plaquette 50mm x 53mm. OBV: A soccer player kicking a ball. REV: A circular compartment between branches. Cat. Gen. Vol. 3 181/F. $50. ———— Fr?d?ric-Charles Focht was born in Paris in 1879. He studied under Falgui?re. He won a medal of honor at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1900. Focht worked as a sculptor but also sang as a tenor in the Op?ra de Paris. He died in 1962.

Price: $50.00

SKU: A7443-15952-LS

 

1946, France. JUBILEE OF THE PRIESTHOOD OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF LYON. By L. Caizier. AE 80mm. Obv: Bust of the Archbishop of Lyon facing left. Rev: Two large churches. Some insignificant spots, extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: E-6337

 

France. NAVIGATION A?RIENNE. By Pierre-Alexandre Morlon. Plaquette Bronze 99mm x 73mm. Obv: Three panels: an airplane in the first, the Spirit of Aviation in the second, and a dirigible in the third. Rev: Three panels: a seated man looking at birds flying in the first, plain panel in the center, a man working on an airplane engineer in the third. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 272/A. $250. ——————–
Pierre-Alexandre Morlon was born in 1878. He studied under Falgui?re and Merci?. He is noted in particular for his medals related to World War I. He was a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Morlon died in 1951.

Price: $250.00

SKU: 0131-16149-2T