1973, France. THE NAVY CRUISER JEAN BART. By Georges Guiraud (1901-1989). Bronze 66mm. (Reverse engraved to recipient). $50. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2023) ————- Georges Guiraud was born at Toulouse on August 5 1901. He was the son of Albert Guiraud, who was a painter and illuminator of documents. Guiraud studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked in the workshop of Jean Boucher. Guiraud won the First Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1926. He died at Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple (Marne) on May 12 1989.