France. DAHOMEY. By ?mile Monier. Bronze 59mm. Obv: The head of a native female. Rev: A native artifact and a map. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 259/F. Some spots and other marks. $135. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2021) ———– From Monier?s series of portraits of native Africans: Cote-D?Ivoire, Dahomey, Guin?e, Haute-Volta, Mauritanie, Niger, S?n?gal, Soudan. ———–
?mile Monier, a sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970.