French

 

1902-1903, French Indo-China. HANOI EXPOSITION. By Louis Oscar Roty. Bronze 50mm. Obv: Bust of Marianne in a cuirass and winged helmet. Rev: Exposition building. In a contemporary circular case (probably not its original case, since this medal typically comes in a case stamped in gilt letters on its lid. $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: 20885-9C

 

1604, France. HENRI IV. Unsigned. AE after cast 56mm. OBVERSE: Laureate bust of Henri IV facing right. REVERSE: Henri IV taking the hand of a female holding a cornucopia. Fairly worn with some casting flaws and chasing. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 13460-P5-E

 

Undated (mid 20th century), France. LE BOULISTE. By L. Gibert (1904-?). AE 80mm. OBV: A bowler. REV: Bowling balls set against a map. Extremely fine. $45

Price: $45.00

SKU: S21-12452

 

(France ?). FEMALE CLUTCHING FLOWERS TO HER BREAST, WITHIN A BORDER OF GRAPES AND OTHER FRUIT. By S. Z?likson. Uniface cast bronze approximately 217mm. Suspension chain on the reverse. $175

Price: $175.00

SKU: 14376-P9

 

1887, France. THE ELECTION OF SADI CARNOT AS PRESIDENT. By Alph?e Dubois. Bronze 69mm. Obv: Bust of Sadi Carnot facing left. Rev: An inscribed cartouche set against branches. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 156/B. Extremely fine. $60
Alph?e Dubois (1831-1905), French sculptor and medallist was a student at the ?cole Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He studied under Barre and Duret as well as his father Eug?ne Dubois. In 1855 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. He exhibited at the salon in 1868 and 1869. He was a jury member at the Universal Exposition of 1900. Dubois was made a chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

Price: $60.00

SKU: Q-9225-8R

 

France. MARECHAL MONCEY. By Vergnault. Bronze 63mm. OBVERSE: Bust of Marshall Moncey facing right. (probably produced in the mid 20th century). $40

Price: $40.00

SKU: P5-13775-L14

 

1947, France. DR. CL?MENT SIMON. By Henry Dropsy (1885-1969). AE 68mm. OBV: Bust of Dr. Simon facing right. REV: Medieval physicians attending a patient. Nearly extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: S21-12570

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. AUTOMOBILE WITH A CHAUFFEUR AND FOOTMAN. By Henry Demey (1888-1966). AE 50mm. OBV: A large car with a chauffeur and footman in livery. REV: A cartouche and branches. Some spots on the reverse, nearly extremely fine. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: S21-12394

 

France. RETIREMENT OF DR. ANTOINE LEON FLORAND. By Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947). Bronze plaquette 58mm x 73mm. Obv: Bust of Dr. Florand facing right. Rev: Dr. Florand attending a patient. Freeman 175. $120. —– Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947),sculptor and medallist a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts, where he studied engraving under Alph?e Dubois and sculpture under Falgui?re. He exhibited at the salon beginning in 1894. He won an honorable mention in 1901 and a third class medal in 1904. In 1905 he became a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

Price: $120.00

SKU: 6799-18859-3B

 

France, windmill. GEORGES CLEMENCEAU AND JEAN DE LATTRE – MOULLERON-EN-PAREDS. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968. Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Later striking with 1977 stamped on its edge. Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: Conjoined busts facing left. REVERSE: An armorial shield with a windmill and keys. $35.

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 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fréderic-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a second deuxiéme 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 Légion d’Honneur. Turin died on July 25 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

Price: $40.00

SKU: 64603-JF

 

1944, France. THE LIBERATION OF PARIS. By Lucien Bazor (1889-1974, Grand Prix de Rome, 1923). Bronze 67mm. OBVERSE: A civilian holding a gun. REVERSE: A double cross between two branches. $120. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023).———- 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. Bazor succeeded Patey in the post of Engraver General at the Paris Mint, a post he held until 1958. He died in 1974.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 3523-17342-5A

 

1911, France. TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR GRASSET, 1849-1918, Phyisiologist and Philosopher. By Antoine Injalbert. AE 68mm. Obv: Seated half figure of professor Grasset. Rev: A large building. Storer 1374, Freeman 213. Extremely fine. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: S7-E5212

 

(Mid 20th century), France. LE GROUPEMENT INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES INDUSTRIES DE LA REGION EST DE PARIS.By Coutre after Pera. Bronze 48mm x 66mm. OBV: Two workmen and a woman seated at a desk. REV: Inscription within a rectangular wreath. Cased. Extremely fine. $60. $25

Price: $25.00

SKU: S14-11895

 

1968, France. POODLE. By Santucci. AE 50mm. OBV: A poodle in high relief. REV: A wreath. Unpatinated with an uneven luster. $30

Price: $30.00

SKU: Q2659-7R

 

1933, France. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF L?H?TEL DE VILLE DE PARIS. By Pierre-Marie Poisson (1876-1953). AE 75mm. OBV: A female holding a caduceus and standing on the prow of a ship. REV: The Hotel de Ville of Paris. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: S23-12802