Undated (1940). LE RENARD ET LA CIGOGNE (The Fox and the Stork). By Jean Vernon. Uniface Silver 41mm. Obv: A fox and a stork with a long-necked vessel. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 393/I. Nearly extremely fine. $125. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2018)
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