Undated (circa 1930), France. LA VILLE DE NICE. By Edouard Fraisse. Silvered-AE plaquette with partial enameling. 73mm x 51mm. Obv: A compartment showing a seagull with a view of Nice in the background. Below: A crowned shield (enameled) and a background of oranges and roses. Rev: Inscription. Cased. Nearly extremely fine. $150. Sorry, SOLD
Edouard Fraisse was born at Beaune in 1880. He studied under Barrias, Coutan, Chaplain and Vernon. He collaborated with Henry Demey on numerous medals and plaquettes that typically depicted figures in action. He was made a chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur. He died in 1945.