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1970, France. 150^TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE. By Raymond Tschudin. AE 68mm. Obv: A group of figures. Rev: A serpent looking at itself in a mirror, a pine cone and branch. Cat. Gen. vol. 4 1819/D. Extremely fine. $60. Raymond Tschudin (1916??) was the son of a medalist and came early to his profession. He studied under Henry Dropsy at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1945.

Price: $60.00

SKU: S2-10663-S6420

 

1910, France/Palestine. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL ISRAELITE ALLIANCE. By E. Hannaux. Bronze 59mm. Obv: Bust of Narcisse Leven facing left. Rev: An allegorical female inscribing a shield attached to a tree. Extremely fine. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: Q7055-1S

 

France. P?CHEUR (Angler). By Rene Baudichon. Silver plaquette 36mm x 57mm. OBV: An angler seated beside a river. REV: A naked child seated, with a fishing pole.In its original leather holder.A slight bump on one corner. $175. Sorry, SOLD. ————– Ren? Baudichon was born at Tours on March 24 1878. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Art at Tours and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He studied under Ernest Barries, Fran?ois Sicard, Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon, and Oscar Roty. He was admitted to the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1903, where he won a bronze medal in 1904 for a plaque commissioned by the Chamber of Commence of Blois. He later won a silver medal in1914 and a gold medal in 1921. He designed numerous medallic works, but also worked as a sculptor and caricaturist. Baudichon died in Paris in 1963.

Price: $0.00

SKU: Q0206-12G

 

Undated (circa 1920s), France. 23RD CHAMPIONSHIP OF STENO-DACTYLOGRAPHIE. Unsigned. AE-gilt 50mm. OBV: A seated female. REV: An inscription within a wreath. Extremely fine. $35

Price: $35.00

SKU: S19-12003

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. COUPLE AT A FIRESIDE. By Andre Pierre Schwab (1883-1969). AE uniface plaquette 48mm x 60mm with the mantle shelf of the fireplace extending slightly on either side of the plaquette. OBV: A couple sitting by a fire. Extremely fine. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: S19-12071

 

Undated (circa 1930s), France. WEIGHT LIFTING. By Raymond Pelletier. AE 50mm. OBV: A weight lifter. REV: A rectangular tablet set against a background of leaves. Nearly extremely fine. $30

Price: $30.00

SKU: S19.12018

 

1818, France. PUBLIC CREDIT RE-ESTABLISHED. By Jacques-Jean Barre and Dubois. AE 40mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of Louis XVIII facing left. Rev: A female trampling on a snake and presenting a cornucopia to Gallia. Collignon ?. A slight edge bump, nearly extremely fine. $75.

Price: $75.00

SKU: E-2378

 

France. LE CHAT, LA BELETTE ET LE PETIT LAPIN (Cat with a Weasel and Rabbit). >By Charles-Louis Virion. Uniface bronze 59mm. Obv: A cat with a weasel and rabbit. Cat. Gen. 3 401/D. $90 ———-
Louis Virion, French sculptor, medallist and ceramist, was born at Ajaccio (Corsica) in 1865. He studied under Aub? and Charles Gautier. He exhibited at the Salon and won a third class medal in 1895. He won a bronze medal at the Universal Exposition in 1900. Virion died in 1946.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 7679-19057-8B

 

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Price: $95.00

SKU: E-4277

 

1967, France. 50 YEARS OF SERVIC E TO FRANCE BY GENERAL MARTIAL VALIN. By Albert DeJaeger. Bronze 81mm. OBV: Uniformed bust of General Valin facing left. REV: A winged double cross within a wreath. In a cardboard box. Extremely fine. $65

Price: $65.00

SKU: S19-11945

 

Undated (circa 1950), France. ?LECTRICIT? DE FRANCE ET GAZ DE FRANCE. By Henri Dropsy. Bronze 55mm. Obv: Pan kneeling before a fire. Rev: Electric pylons and gas storage tanks. Some spots. $35 ——— 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: $35.00

SKU: Q0789-15962-KS

 

Undated (circa 1900), France. COMICE AGRICOLE DE ST. QUENTIN. By Adolphe Rivet. Silvered-bronze 50mm. Obv: A man and woman harvesting wheat. Rev: A woman leaning against a circular compartment. In a contemporary, circular cardboard box. Color slightly uneven, extremely fine. $60. —————

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: $60.00

SKU: E-1556

 

Italy, Naples. HYACIANTHE SERRONI, ARCHBISHOP OF ALBI. Bronze 60mm. OBV: Robed bust of Hyacianthe Serroni facing right. REV: Hyacianthe Serroni in ecclesiastical robes before a doorway. Die cracks, extremely fine. $275. sorry, SOLD (April, 2023)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 1544