1.??? Undated (circa 1930s), France. POUR LA DEFENSE DE LA PROPRIETE BATIE. By Charles Virion. AE-gilt 50mm. Obv: Half-figure of a female wearing a cloak and with her arms out-stretched. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Extremely fine. $35
Louis Virion, French sculptor, medallist and ceramist, was born at Ajaccio (Corsica) in 1865. He studied under Aub? and Charles Gautier. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and won a third class medal in 1895. He won a bronze medal at the Universal Exposition in 1900. Virion died in 1946.