France. LE RAT DE VILLE ET LE RAT DES CHAMPS (The Town Rat and the Country Rat). By Jean Vernon. Uniface Bronze 59mm. Obv: Two rats and a bowl of fruit. $90.——————
Jean Vernon was born in 1897. He studied at the ?cole? des Arts d?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He died in 1975. He is noted in particular for his series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables.?