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1939, France. 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF LA SOCI?T? G?N?RALE. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968. Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 81mm. $225. ——– 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 ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a Duexi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a Premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the completion 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 L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died in 1968.

Price: $225.00

SKU: 46086-8D

 

1925, France. EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS DECORATIFS ET INDUSTRIELS MODERNS, PARIS. By Pierre Turin. Octagonal bronze 58mm (The smaller version of this medal). Obv: A semi-nude female, seated on a cloud, supporting a basket of flowers on her shoulder and dropping flowers with her other hand. Rev: A tablet set against flowers. Maier 322. $325. ——– 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 ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a Duexi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a Premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the completion 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 L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died in 1968.

Price: $325.00

SKU: 48006-5D

 

1930, France. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLLEGE DU FRANCE. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: The head of a female holding a lighted torch with rays issuing forth. REVERSE: A statue of Guillaume Budé. Catalogue Général Illustré. vol. 3 378/D. $225.

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: $225.00

SKU: 64085-6F

 

1930, U.S.A. HUNTER – RUFFLED GROUSE. By Laura Gardin Fraser. Bronze 73mm. Obv: A hunter holding a rifle. His dog is at his side. Rev: A ruffled grouse. First issue of the Society of Medalists. Light tan patina, edge A. Alexander 1.2 Reported production of 3,235 in bronze. No cardboard box or descriptive leaflet.  $150.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 62713-5F

 

(1853) Portugal. MONASTERY OF BATALHA. By Jacques Wiener. Bronze 60mm. Hoydonck 103, Reinecke 55, Ross M119. $250. Reserved. ———— Jacques Wiener, whose given name was Jacob, was born on March 2, 1815, at Hoerstgen (Rhine Province) to Hungarian parents. He seems to have started using Jacques as his name when he moved to Belgium. At the age of 13 he went to live with his uncle Baruth, an artist, and studied drawing, modelling and engraving. In 1835 he moved to Paris to perfect his skills and in 1839 moved to Brussels, where he established himself as an engraver. He became a naturalized Belgian in 1845. He created an extensive body of medals and is best known for his finely detailed architectural medals, especially his series of Most Remarkable Edifices. He is also widely known for engraving the first Belgian postage stamp. Wiener died in Brussels in 1899.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 57005-9D

 

France. LÉDA. By André Lavrillier. Uniface bronze plaquette. OBV: Leda and the Swan. Classens 107, Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 3 228/C, Maier 313. Slight knock to the top left corner of the obverse. $375.

André 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 École des Beaux Arts. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1914. He was later made a Chevalier de la Légion d‘Honneur. Besides medals, he designed a number of coins, including the 1933 French 5-franc coin and coins for Romania.

Price: $375.00

SKU: 62625-9F

 

1831, Great Britain. CORONATION OF WILLIAM IV. By William Wyon after Francis. Chantrey. Bronze 68mm. Obv: Bare head, right. Rev: Inscription above a crown. BHM 1476, Eimer 1248. $450

Price: $450.00

SKU: 64031-9F

 

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

 

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

 

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 1830), Great Britain. ABRAHAM OFFERING HIS SON ISAAC FOR A SACRIFICE. From Sir Edward Thomason?s Medallic Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures. WM 73mm. Obv: An angel descending as Abraham is about to sacrifice his son Fruit daughters. Rev: Scripture. BHM 1468/11. Obverse pitted with oxidization, surfaces, nearly extremely fine. $60

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SKU: 10400349

 

Undated (late 20th century), Portugal. MADONNA AND CHILD. By M. Norte. AE 50mm. Obv: The Madonna and Child. Rev: A child kneeling in prayer; a candle at his side. Extremely fine. $25

Price: $25.00

SKU: 10400807

 

1937, France. EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS ET TECHNIQUES. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 69mm. OBVERSE: A workman, and a female holding a palette and brushes, before the head of Marianne. REVERSE: A hammer and olive branch before a caduceus and two lighted torches. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? volume 3 382/B. $195. —————– 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 ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a Duexi?me second Grand Prix in 1914, a Premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the completion 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 L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died in 1968.

Price: $195.00

SKU: 51019-TC-1

 

1983, France. LE RATON LAVEUR (Raccoon). By Monique Riffault. Bronze 68mm. $125

Price: $125.00

SKU: 62747-2F

 

1983, France. LA PETANQUE. By Pierre Pelter. Bronze 68mm. $75

Price: $75.00

SKU: 63223-2F