French

 

1929, France. GEORGES CLEMENCEAU, 1841-1929, Statesman. By Henri Dropsy. Cast bronze 96mm. Obv: High relief head of Georges Clemenceau facing right. Rev: A female, brandishing a sword, grabbing a nude warrior by the hair and subduing him. Numbered 48 on its edge. Maier 305. Extremely fine. $575. ———- 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: $575.00

SKU: 2540-17596-10A

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. TENNIS. By Belza. Uniface silvered-bronze galvano 100mm. OBV: A tennis player making a service. $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: S25-12271

 

Undated (circa 1930s), France. AWARD MEDAL ? C.I.P.A.F. By Jean Vernon. AE-Gilt 50mm. OBV: A seated female. REV: Initials

Price: $125.00

SKU: S25-11135

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. CHAMBRE DE METIERS INTERDEPARTMENTALE DE PARIS. By Georges Contaux. Bronze-gilt 55mm. OBV: A seated female weaving. REV: Arms of Paris. Extremely fine. $75. ———— Georges Contaux was born in Paris. He entered the ?cole Boulle, where he studied sculpture and engraving. He joined the 26?me R?giment d?artillerie de campagne at Chartres in 1911. Contaux was wounded during World War I and had two fingers amputated. In 1921 he received an honorable mention at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais. From 1922 to 1923 he worked for the engraver Pierre Lasserre (1870-1943). He then established himself at Vigneux-sur-Seine, where he remained, for the rest of his life, working as a sculptor and medallist. We was a prolific medallist producing about twenty-five hundred medals over the span of fifty years from 1930 to 1980. About fifteen hundred of his medals were religious and another eight hundred related to sports.

Price: $75.00

SKU: J8061-12267

 

Undated (circa 1980), France. PROFESSOR GEORGES HEUYER, CHILD PSYCHIATRIST. By Paul Belmondo (1808-1982). Bronze 68mm. OBV: Bust of Professor Heuyer facing left. REV: Professor Heuyer with a child. Some slight spots, nearly extremely fine. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: S18-12357

 

1677, France. THE LIFTING OF THE SECOND SIEGE OF CHARLEROI. By Jean Mauger. Bronze 41mm. Obv: Bust of Louis XIV, facing right. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Divo 165 variety. “Sharp,” flat edge. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD

Price: $0.00

SKU: 10398942

 

France. AVIATION. By Claude Mascaux. Bronze 50mm. OBVERSE: An eagle. REVERSE: Inscription within a wreath. Nearly extremely fine. $125. ——— L?on-Claude Mascaux (1882-1965) was born in Saine-Germain-en-Lay (Yvelines). He studied under the sculptors Landowski and Bouchard. He first exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Beaux Arts in 1921 and won a bronze medal in 1924. In the following year he won a Grand Prix at the Exposition des Arts D?oratifs et Industriels Moderns. 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.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 2332-16189-5T

 

(1913), France. HORTICULTURE. By L?on-Alexandre Blanchot (1868-1947). Silver 51.5mm. OBV: A female holding a backet of flowers and accompanied by a nude child. REV: A garden scene. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 p. 43. Attractively toned. $275

Price: $275.00

SKU: J5084-12873-LS

 

France. NAISSANCE. By Raoul B?nard. Bronze plaquette 52mm x 57mm. Obv: A mother holding an infant. Rev: Two birds on a nest with fledglings. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 41/F. Some slight nicks. $80. ———— Raoul B?nard was born in 1881. He studied under Chaplain. In 1911 he won the Prix de Rome and. in 1922, a silver medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, followed by a gold medal two years later. He was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Benard died in 1961.

Price: $80.00

SKU: 4508-18251-11A

 

France. LA SOURCE. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis. Bronze plaquette 40mm x 69mm. Obv: A nude female standing before a spring. Rev: A nude child with a fishing pole. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 175/E, Maier 120. $150. ———–
Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis, French painter, sculptor and medallist, was born in 1849. At the age of seventeen he entered l??cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts. In 1868 he won second Prix de Rome for medal engraving and the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1872. He exhibited regularly at the Salon. He was made an officer of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1898. Daniel-Dupuis died tragically in 1899. He was shot in his sleep by his wife, who had a history of mental illness. His wife then turned the gun on herself and committed suicide.? Daniel-Dupuis created an extensive body of medallic works.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 50020-2D

 

Undated (1938), France. LE CORBEAU ET LE RENARD By Jean Vernon. Uniface AE 59mm. Obv: A crow looking down at a fox with its paw on a wheel of cheese. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 391/F. A later striking circa 1960. Extremely fine. $60. Sorry, SOLD
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: $0.00

SKU: S23-11123

 

(Mid 20th century), France. SAINT JOAN OF ARC. Unsigned. Bronze 59mm. OBV: Saint Joan of Arc on horseback. REV: A shield and inscription. Nearly extremely fine. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: S19-12131

 

France. RHINOCÉROS. By Maurice Thénot (1893-1963). Uniface bronze plaquette 73mm x 50mm. Stamped METAL F on its edge (indicating it was struck during World War II) Catalogue Genéral Illustré. vol. 3 374/A. $175.

From Thénot’s series of plaquettes of African animals: Antilopes Impala, Antelopes Koudou, Buffle de Cafrerie, Combat d’Antilopes, Éléphant Solitaire, Girafes, Léopard, Lion et Lionne, Python, Rhinocéros.

François Maurice Thénot was born in 1893. He studied under Patey. He exhibited in the Salon des Artistes and won a bronze medal in 1927 and a silver medal in 1936. His medallic works include a fine series of plaquettes and medals depicting African animals. Thénot died in 1963.

 

Price: $175.00

SKU: 8757-19344-2C

 

France. World War. 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMISTICE. Unsigned. Bronze 27mm x 81mm. $50. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2021)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 15840-10T

 

1814, France. CAPITULATION OF PARIS. By Andrieu and Brenet. Copper 41mm. Bramsen 1365, Julius 2854, Schwering 1555. $350

Price: $350.00

SKU: 7973-30604-7C