Great Britain. FIELD MARSHAL BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY, 1ST VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN. Created in France by Albert de Jaeger. Uniface cast bronze 119mm. $175.

Albert de Jaeger was born at Roubaix on October 28 1908. He studied at l’École des Beaux-Arts de Roubaix et de Tourcoing and at l’École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. He was a student of Paul Niclausse, Henri Bouchard, Charles Despiau and Henri Dropsy . In 1935 he won the premier grand prix de Rome in medal engraving for his work “La Légende et l’Histoire”. He worked as a sculptor, medallist, founder and goldsmith. De Jaeger died in Paris on May 19 1992.