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Drivier: THE DEATH OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS. SFAM.

France. THE DEATH OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS. By Leon-Ernst Drivier for Société. Française de la Médaille. Bronze 105mm. Obv: Christ on the cross surrounded by various figures. Rev: Inscription. $450.

Léon-Ernst Drivier was born in Grenoble on October 22, 1878. He studied at l’École des Beaux-Arts de Paris after which he collaborated for a time with Rodin. He worked as both a painter and sculptor and created a number of medals. He sculpted several public works and he is well represented in museums in France and in some overseas. Drivier died in Paris in 1951

Price: $450.00

SKU: 53051-8D

Dropsy: 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL.

1963, France. 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 68mm. $80. ———— Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis (1848-1899), French painter, sculptor and medallist entered l’École Nationale Supérieur des Beaux-Arts at the age of seventeen. In 1868 he won the second Prix de Rome for medal engraving and the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1872. He exhibited regularly at the Salon. In 1898 he was made an officer of the Légion d’Honneur. Daniel-Dupuis died tragically in 1899, when 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: $80.00

SKU: 40042-9D

Dropsy: CHAMBERE SYNDICALE DE L’AMEUBLEMENT DE PARIS.

France. CHAMBERE SYNDICALE DE L’AMEUBLEMENT DE PARIS. By Henry Dropsy. Silvered-bronze 52mm x 74mm. $90. ———– Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy. He later studied at l’École Supérieure 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: $90.00

SKU: 40045-9D

Dropsy: CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE ET D’INDUSTRIE DE MARSEILLE, MARSEILLE AIRPORT. Silver

1961, France. CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE ET D’INDUSTRIE DE MARSEILLE – MARSEILLE AIRPORT. By Henrry Dropsy. Silver (1ARGENT) 59mm. $150. ———- Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy. He later studied at l’École Supérieure 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: $150.00

SKU: 40063-9D

Dropsy: ECHO DE PARIS

France. ECHO DE PARIS. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 50mm. $45. ———- Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy. He later studied at l’École Supérieure 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: $45.00

SKU: 40056-9D

Dropsy: LE TRIOMPHE D’AMPHITRITE

France. LE TRIOMPHE D’AMPHITRITE. Unsigned (By Henry Dropsy). Uniface cast bronze 100mm. $150. ————- Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy. He later studied at l’École Supérieure 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: $150.00

SKU: 53006-8D

Dropsy: Medicine ÉDOUARD JEANSELME – HOSPITAL DE SANCT LOUIS.

1928, France. Medicine. ÉDOUARD JEANSELME – HOSPITAL DE SANCT LOUIS. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 68mm. $90. ———- Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy. He later studied at l’École Supérieure 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: $90.00

SKU: 40036-9D

Dropsy: Medicine. PROFESSOR ALBERT SÉZARY, Dermatologist.

1945, France, medicine. PROFEsSOR ALBERT SÉZARY, Dermatologist. By Henri Dropsy. Bronze 68mm. $75. ————— Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy. He later studied at l’École Supérieure 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: $75.00

SKU: 48019-8D

Dropsy: SAINT CLOUD COUNTRY CLUB. 109mm

France. SAINT CLOUD COUNTRY CLUB. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 109mm. Reverse lightly cleaned. $225. ————- Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy. He later studied at l’École Supérieure 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: $225.00

SKU: 53049-8D

Dropsy: Sports. SHOT PUTT.

France. Sports. SHOT PUTT. By Henry Dropsy. Bronze 49mm. $40

Price: $40.00

SKU: 40031-9D

Engineering: 1994, France, Great Britain. OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE EUROTUNNEL.

1994, France, Great Britain. OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE EUROTUNNEL. Bronze 73mm. $40

Price: $40.00

SKU: 51056-4T

Egyptology: THE BOOK OF THE DEAD

Egypt. THE BOOK OF THE DEAD. By Primmer. Struck in France. Bronze 80mm. $80

Price: $80.00

SKU: 40047-9D

Poitevin: LE CORBEAU

1968, France. LE CORBEAU (The Crow). By Pierre Poitevin. Silvered-copper 71mm. Published by the Club Français de la Médaille. Number 25 of a limited edition of 100. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 1471/A. $90

Price: $90.00

SKU: 40029-9D

Guzman-Nagotte: SYRIE Société Français des Amis de la Médaille.

Syria. SYRIE. By Aleth Guzman-Nagotte (1904-1978). Cast bronze 85mm. Cast in France for the Société Français des Amis de la Médaille. Edge stamped with the SFAM stamp and numbered 96. $750.

Paul-Marcel Dammann, sculptor and medallist was born on June 13, 1885, at Montgerm. He studied under Chaplain. In 1908 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. In 1928 he won a medal of honor at the Salon and was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939.

Price: $750.00

SKU: 55029-9D

Turin: Steelmaking PAUL FABER – 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ACIÉRIES DE CHAMPAGNIOLE.

1966, France. PAUL FABER – 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ACIÉRIES DE CHAMPAGNIOLE. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 59mm. $90.

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 Supèrieure 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 deuxième second 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. (An obituary appears in the 1969 issue “Medailles,” published by F.I.D.E.M.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 40027-9D