France and Colonies. HOMMAGES AUX MISSIONS. By Albert De Jaeger (1908-1992. Grand Prix de Rome in 1935). Bronze 68mm. $150.

Albert De Jaeger was born in 1908. He won first prizes at l’École des Beaux Arts de Roubaix et Tourcoing and at l’École des Arts Decoratifs at Paris. He studied under Niclausse, Bouchard, Despiau and Dropsy. In 1935 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in medal engraving. He worked as a sculptor, metal smith and medallist. De Jaeger won many distinctions. He died in 1992.