French

 

Undated (circa 1930s), France. FEDERATION NATIONALE OVINE. Unsigned. AE-gilt 46mm.OBV: A shepherd, wearing a long cloak, with sheep. REV: Inscription within a wreath. Nearly extremely fine. $40

Price: $40.00

SKU: S18-12191

 

France. PROVEN?ALE. By Ernesta Robert-M?rignac. Bronze plaquette 49mm x 61mm. OBV: Bust of a woman in regional costume. REV: Notre Dame-de-la-Garde, Marseille. Cat Gen. vol. 354/C. Slight bump on the top right corner of the obverse. $90 ——————– From Robert- M?rignac?s series of plaquettes depicting women in regional costumes of France: Alsacienne, Angevine, Auvergnate, Boulonnaise, Bourbonnaise, Bressane, Bretone, Catalane, Charentaise, Limousine, Lorraine, Normanide, Olonnaise, Poitevine, Proven?ale, Saintongeaise, Vend?enne. ——– Ernesta Robert-M?rignac, sculptor and medallist was born at Saint-Omer in 1858. She studied under Mlle Genevi?ve Granger, Mlle Darbefeille and R?cipon. She died in 1933.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 2932-16086-2T

 

1965, Reunion. 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF POPULATING REUNION. By Georges Guiraud (1901-1989). Bronze 82mm. OBV: A worker harvesting sugar cane. REV: An airplane above the island. Extremely fine. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: Q0000-5S

 

1976, France. 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VILLAGES D?ENFANTS DE FRANCE. By Madeleine-Pierre Qu?rolle. AE 67mm. Obv: The heads of three children. Rev: An inscription. Extremely fine. $40. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”,”serif”;}

Price: $40.00

SKU: S5-E2178

 

1962, France. ELECTRIFICATION OF THE PARIS TO MARSEILLE RAILROAD LINE. AE 68mm. OBV: A stylized design. REV: Two shields and a stylized design. In its original, circular cardboard box. $60. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: S21-11773

 

1969, France. THE ELECTRIFICATION OF THE PARIS-C?TE D?AZUR LINE. AE 68mm. OBVERSE: Outlines of faces receding into the distance. REV: A stylized design of railroad lines overhead cables. In its original cardboard box. $45. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: S21-12476

 

France. ARTEMIS. By Claude Mascaux. Bronze 50mm. OBV: Artemis with a hunting dog. REV: A floral wreath. A slight spot near the sleeve on the obverse. $150. ———- L?on-Claude Mascaux was born in Saine-Germain-en-Lay (Yvelines) on June 13 1882, He studied under the sculptors Landowski and Bouchard. He first exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Beaux Arts in 1921. In 1924 he won a medal in the artistic comptetion of the Olumpic Games. In the following year he won a Grand Prix at the Exposition des Arts D?oratifs et Industriels Moderns for a series seven sports-themed medals. Unlike his contemporaries, he eschewed the reducing machine and cut his models directly into the plaster in the actual size of his intended medals. His medals typically reflect a strong Art Deco style. Mascaux died at Fontainebleau on March 8 1965.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 46085-5D

 

Undated (circa 1925), France. WOMAN WITH A BRANCH. Silvered-bronze embossed striking 47mm x 51mm. OBV: A woman holding a branch. Two wires for attachment. Extremely fine. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: S19-12037

 

1932, France and Colonies. EXPOSITION NATIONALE COLONIALE, MARSEILLE. By Henri-Louis Bouchard (1875-1960, Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1901). Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: Five figures and buildings representing the French colonies. REVERSE: A view of part of the harbor of Marseille. $425 ——– Henri-Louis Bouchard (1875-1960, Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1901), French sculptor studied under Louis-Ernest Barrias. He won the first Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1901 and a medal of honor for sculpture at the Exposition des Art D?coratifs in 1925

Price: $425.00

SKU: Q3896-10725-KS

 

1906, France, Great Britain. VISIT OF LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL TO L??COLE BOULE ? LE M?TAL. By Lavigne. Bronze-gilt plaquette 33mm x 50mm. Obv: A craftsman holding a hammer in one hand and a flower in the other. Rev: Inscription. Cased. Nearly extremely fine. $45

Price: $45.00

SKU: E-7005

 

1947, France. DR. ?TIENNE SORREL, Surgeon. By Andr? Lavrillier. BRonze 68mm. OBV: Bust of Dr. Sorrel facin right. REV: A small tree supported by a stake. Extremely fine. $120

Price: $120.00

SKU: S18-12235

 

1774, France. ACADEMY SCHOOL OF SURGERY, PARIS. By Benjamin Duvivier and Nicolas Gatteaux. AE 60mm. OBV: Bust of Louis XVI facing right. REV: The colonade of the Academy School of Surgery. Storer 5980. Nearly extremely fine. $295

Price: $295.00

SKU: E1232

 

France. CHANTECLER. By ?douard Fraisse (1880-1945). Uniface bronze plaquette 55mm x 70mm. OBVERSE The bust of a man wearing a helmet in the shape of the head of a rooster; the sun rising in the background. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: J0010-14357-P8

 

France. LA SOCI?T? DES EAUX MIN?RALES D?EVIAN-CACHAT. By Raoul B?nard (1881-1961). Bronze plaquette 52mm x 69mm. OBV:A nude female standing in front of a fountain. REV: Inscription. $225. ———— Raoul B?nard was born on 30 September 1881. He studied under the sculptor Coutan and the medallists Chaplain and Vernon. In 1911 he won the Prix de Rome for medal engraving and, in 1922, a silver medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, followed by a gold medal two years later. He was later made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. B?nard died in 1961.

Price: $225.00

SKU: 0250-18211-10A

 

France. WOMAN WITH ROSES. By F?lix Rasumny (1869-1940). Uniface galvano 148mm x 148mm. $350. ———— F?lix Rasumny sculptor and medallist was born at Sebastapol in 1869 and was naturalized in France. He was a student of Millet, Gauthier and Tasset. He began exhibiting at the Salon in 1889 and becase a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1907. He became a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1933. Rasumny died in 1940.

Price: $350.00

SKU: 12765-8T