Undated (circa 1900). CONSEIL GENERAL DU DEPARTMENT DE LA SEINE ADMINISTRATION GENERALE DE L?ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE A PARIS, ENFANTS ASSISTES. By Charles Pillet. Plaquette 62mm x 42mm. Obv: A mother breast feedin an infant; a shepherd tends sheep in the background. Rev: A nude river nymph supporting a rudder and shield. In a contemporary cardboard box. Extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD
Charles Pillet, sculptor and medallist was born in Paris in 1869. He studied under , Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu and Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain. He won the premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1890. He became a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1898. In 1900 he won a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. He won a medal of honor in 1923. He was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur. Pillet died in 1960