1938. France. Insurance. CENTENARY OF LA COMPAGNIE D?ASSURANCES LA PROVIDENCE INCENDIE. By Raoul Benard. Bronze 68mm. $120. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2023) ———– 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.