France. OPENING OF THE NEW SORBONNE. By Charles Pillet (1869-1960. Premier Grand Prix de Rome, 1890). Bronzed galvano cast artist?s model 100mm. Screw and nut attached to the reverse for mounting. From Pillet?s personal collection. $425. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2021) ———– Charles Philippe Germain Aristide Pillet, sculptor and medallist was born on 20 July 1869 in Paris . 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. Pillet was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur in 1911. He won the Salon?s medal of honor in 1923. Pillet died in 1960.