France. FRÉRES DE MALHEUR (Brothers in Misery). By Maurice Thénot. Bronze (METAL D), 50mm. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 3/374/B. $125.

François Maurice Thénot was born in 1893. He studied under Patey. He exhibited in the Salon des Artistes and won a bronze medal in 1927 and a silver medal in 1936. His medallic works include a fine series of plaquettes and medals depicting African animals. Thénot died in 1963.