French

 

France. THE VIRGIN MARY. By Georges Contaux (1891-1984) after A. Mengual. Uniface cast bronze studio cast 178mm (central design: 159mm). $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: 13826-P9

 

1928, France, beer, windmill. AUGUSTE MARTEROY. By Cormier. Bronze plaquette 50mm x 73mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Auguste Marteroy facing right. REVERSE: A Windmill, beer stein and rattle. $70

Price: $70.00

SKU: 13561-8P

 

France. LE CHARMEUR. By Marie-Alexandre Coudray (1864-1932. Grand Prix de Rome, 1893). Bronze plaquette 47mm x 70mm. OBVERSE: A couple peering our of threes ata fairy playing a pipe. REVERSE: Two putti. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? 164/A. $275 ———- Marie-Alexandre Lucien Coudray was born in Paris on February 21. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts and was a student of Dumont, Thomas, Allouard and Ponscarme. In 1893 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving for Orph?e endort Cerb?re aux sons de sa lyre (Orpheus putting Cerebus to sleep by the sound of his lyre). Another portrait of Orpheus is Coudray?s most celebrated medallic work, 4,500 examples of which were struck by the Monnaie de Paris and sold at the Universal Exhibiion of 1900. In 1898 he won a first prize at the Salon and a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. Coudray died in 1932.

Price: $275.00

SKU: Q7194-15995-11T

 

France. R?DEMPTION. By Georges Dupr?. Bronze 74mm. OBVERSE: A man kneeling before the Virgin Mary, who holds up the infant Jesus. REVERSE: A nude youth standing before an open book and a crucifix on an outdoor altar. Cat. Gen. vol 3 167/C. Some slight edge nicks and other signs of handling. $120. —————-
George Dupr?, French sculptor and medalist was born at Saint-?tienne in 1869. He was descended from Augustin Dupr?, a medallist at the time of the French Revolution. He studied under Thomas and Roty. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1896. Dupr? suffered from a lifetime of poor health and died in 1909.

Price: $120.00

SKU: 30002-5C

 

France, Italy. ARRIVAL OF JOSEPH NAPOLEON AND MARIE JULIA IN NAPLES. White metal 41mm. OBVERSE: Conjoined busts facing right. REVERSE: A leaping horse. Some slight cuts, but generally quite pleasing. Stamped “COPIE” on its edge, indicating that it was issued circa 1820 by the Brasseux Freres. $200

Price: $200.00

SKU: N1416-P8

 

1.??? Undated (circa 1930s), France. POUR LA DEFENSE DE LA PROPRIETE BATIE. By Charles Virion. AE-gilt 50mm. Obv: Half-figure of a female wearing a cloak and with her arms out-stretched. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Extremely fine. $35
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 des Artistes Fran?ais and won a third class medal in 1895. He won a bronze medal at the Universal Exposition in 1900. Virion died in 1946.

Price: $35.00

SKU: E0833

 

Undated (1942), France. LA FRANCE ETERNELLE. By Andr? Lavrillier. Bronze 82mm. Obv: A nude female. Rev: An anvil, open book, branch and a serpent. Published by La Soci?t? Fran?ais des Amis de la M?daille. #172 stamped on the edge. Extremely fine. $375. RESERVED —————
Andr? Henri Lavrillier (1885-1958) was born in Paris. He studied under his father, Charles, an engraver, and under Chaplain and Bourdelle. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1914. He was later made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Besides medals, he designed a number of coins, including the 1933 5 franc coin and coins for Romania. ?

Price: $0.00

SKU: Q0722-11922

 

1961, France. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PARIS. By Pierre-Marie Poisson. Silver 75mm, 183 grams. Obv: Two females holding hands, one holds a bag of money, the other a cog. Behind them is a scale and a caduceus. Rev: An inscription on a cog set against rays. Classens 113. Nearly extremely fine. $175. ———– Pierre-Marie Poisson was born on 19 November 1876 in Niort (Deux-S?vres). He studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later moved to Paris to study sculpture. He received a scholarship for the Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algeria in 1908. He worked primarily as a sculptor and only turned to creating medals later in his career.

Price: $175.00

SKU: 8759-30042-4C

 

Undated (1933), France. HONOR? BALZAC, 1799-1850, Writer. By Louis Patriarche. AE 67mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Balzac facing left. REVERSE: Scenes from Balzac’s works. Cat. Gen. Vol. 3 304/A. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: P5-11278

 

1948, France. GENERAL DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 69mm. Obv: Uniformed bust of General De Lattre De Tassigny facing left. Rev: Boats landing under bombardment. Cat. Gen. vol. Extremely fine. $90 Pierre Turin was born in 1891. He was a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. In 1920 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. Turin died in 1968.

Price: $90.00

SKU: E-0701-8R

 

Undated (1942), France. LE LABOUREUR ET SES ENFANTS. By Jean Vernon. Uniface AE 59mm. Obv: A group of workers in a field. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 392/B. Nearly extremely fine. $95

Price: $95.00

SKU: E7536

 

800×600 1967, France. CENTENARY OF THE YACHT CLUB OF FRANCE. After Hamel. AE 50mm. Obv: A female in a small boat. Rev: A cartouche set against various nautical symbols. Extremely fine. $40

Price: $40.00

SKU: S7-11061-E1430

 

1945, France, Romania. PROFESSOR CONSTANTIN LEVADITI, Romanian physician and microbiologist. By Andr? Lavrillier. Bronze 80mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Professor Levaditi facing left. REV: Athena. $225 ———– Andr? 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 ?cole des Beaux Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1914. He was later made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Besides medals, he designed a number of coins, including the 1933 5 franc coin and coins for Romania. Lavrillier died in1958.

Price: $225.00

SKU: 4344-20248-1C

 

1.??? Undated (late 19th century), France. UNION DES SOCIETES DE GYMNASTIQUE DE FRANCE. By Alph?e Dubois after Henri Chapu. AE 59mm. Obv: A female stretching to place a laurel branch on a monument. Rev: A wreath. Cased. Case a little rubbed, insignificant spot on the reverse, extremely fine. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: E-8153

 

1949, France. WATER SKIING. By Fran?ois-Andr? Cl?mencin. Plaquette AE 51mm x 53mm. Obv: A water skier. Rev: An engraved circular compartment between two branches. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 90/D. Insignificant spot, extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: E-1638