1939, France. EXPOSITION DU PROGRES SOCIAL, LILLE ROUBAIX. By Raoul Benard. Silvered-bronze 68mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD

Raoul Bénard 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 Français, followed by a gold medal two years later. He was later made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur. Bénard died in 1961.