France. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, TOURCOING. By Hippolyte Lefebvre. Silver 47mm x 43mm. $200.

Hippolyte Lefèbvre, sculptor and medallist was born in Lille. He studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Lille, where he won first prizes in drawing and sculpture. He later entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he won numerous prizes. He exhibited at the Salon and won the Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture in 1892. Lefèbvre won gold medals for medals that he exhibited at the 1900 Universal Exposition.