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1830, Great Britain. ACCESSION OF WILLIAM IV. Unsigned. Silver 46mm. Unrecorded. $900. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2021)

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SKU: 17113-4A

 

France. VOYAGES D??TUDES MEDICALES AUX STATIONS HYDROMINERALES ET CLIMATIQUES. By Raoul B?nard (1881-1961. Grand Prix de Rome in 1922). Bronze plaquette 44mm x 67mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2022) ———— Raoul B?nard was born on 30 September 1881. He studied under the sculptor Coutan and the medallists Chaplain and Vernon. In 1911 he won the Prix de Rome for medal engraving and, in 1922, a silver medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, followed by a gold medal two years later. He was later made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. B?nard died in 1961.

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SKU: 17574-1B

 

1925, France. EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS DECORATIFS ET INDUSTRIELS MODERNS, PARIS. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920) Octagonal bronze 60mm (The smaller version of this medal). Maier 322. In its original case. $375. Sorry, SOLD

Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August, 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the École Nationale Supèrieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fréderic-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxième second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins.  He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. Turin died on July 25, 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

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SKU: 17715-8A

 

Great Britain. TERRITORIAL FORCE ASSOCIATION OF THE COUNTY OF LONDON. Silver 32mm. $50. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2020)

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SKU: 15986-KS

 

France. LA FAMILLE, 2ND VERSION. By R. Bétannier. Uniface bronze 69mm. $90.

Roger Alphonse B?tannier, was born in Paris in 1920, He exhibited in the sculpture section at the Salon in 1947 and apparently died in the same year. He created several medals in his short career. B?tannier died in 1999.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 6596-19387-12B

 

France. WINSTON CHURCHILL. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 4 1826/B. $125. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2024)

Pierre Turin was born in Sucy-en-Brie (Val-de-Marne) on 3 August, 1891. He trained as a steel engraver and became a student at the École Nationale Supèrieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fréderic-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxième second Grand Prix in 1914, a premier second Grand Prix in 1919 and finally winning the competition in 1920. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins.  He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris. In 1938 he was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. Turin died on July 25, 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

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SKU: 1200-17322-5A

 

France. ANCIENT MARKET SCENE. Unsigned (Roger Alphonse Bétannier (1920-1999)). Uniface bronze 63mm. $90.

Roger Alphonse B?tannier, was born in Paris in 1920, He exhibited in the sculpture section at the Salon in 1947 and apparently died in the same year. He created several medals in his short career. B?tannier died in 1999.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 1248-19390-12B

 

1917, Belgium. AID FOR THE ORPHANS OF WAR. By Paul Dubois. Bronze 60mm. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: 9409-19358-12b

 

France. L’INFINI. By Pierre-Charles Lenoir (1879-1953). Bronze 50mm x 60mm. $60

Pierre-Charles Lenoir (1879-1953) studied under his father, Charles Lenoir, a sculptor, and under Peter, Roty and Mercier. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1903. Lenoir created numerous monuments and an extensive body of medals.

Price: $60.00

SKU: 5896-16439-10T

 

VANDAMME, Luc. Armand Bonnetain 1883-1975. De Pisanello can der 20ste eeuw. Netherlands, 2018. Limited edition of 110 copies. 664 pages 8 1/2 x 12 inches. Hard cover. Introduction in French and Dutch. Main text in Dutch. Illustrated throughout mostly in black and white. A few pictures in color. $135. Sorry, SOLD ———— TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK. Bonnetain is one of the most prominent Belgian medalists of the 20th century. This scholarly work catalogues his medals and provides much background information with an extensive bibliography.

Price: $135.00

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1904, France. MARIANNE ? MINIST?RE DU COMMERCE ET DE L?INDUSTRIE. By Alfred Borrel. Bronze 50mm. $30. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2022) ———— Alfred Borrel was born in Paris in 1836. He studied under his father Valentin- Maurice Borrel and under Jouffroy and Merley. As a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts. He won the second grand prix de Rome for medal engraving. We was a soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais. He won a second class medal at the salon in 1880, a second class medal in 1890, and a first class medal in 1893. He was made a chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur in 1906. Borrel died in 1927.

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SKU: 5080-15945-10T

 

1925, Rhodesia. VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO RHODESIA ? OPENING OF MULUNGUSHI POWER STATION. By W. J. Dingley. Silver 32mm. Giordano CM105 RRR. $250. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 19538-10b

 

France. LE DEVOT CHRIST DE PERPIGNON. By Albert Herbemont (1874-1953). Bronze 69mm. $100. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2024). ————– Albert Herbemont was born in 1874 and was a pupil of Ponscarme. He won a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1923. Herbemont was a founding member of the Soci?t? Fran?ais des Amis de la M?daille. Herbemont died in 1953.

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SKU: 4524-15690-10T

 

1916, France. AUX H?ROS DE VERDUN. By Charles Pillet (1869-1960. Premier Grand Prix de Rome, 1890). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? volume 3 313/B. $100. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2024) ———- 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.

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SKU: 3094-20620-3C

 

France. DIEU EST MON APPUI. (God is my support). By Jean Vernon (1897-1975). Bronze 59mm. $100.

Jean ?mile Louis de Vernon (known as Jean Vernon) was the son of medallist and sculptor Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He was born in Paris on April 1 1897. Vernon studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, under Jules Coutan and Hippolyte Jules Lef?bvre. He first exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1922 and won a silver medal in 1924 and a gold medal in 1936. Vernon worked primarily as a sculptor, but created medals, including his famous series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables. He died in Paris on September 9 1975.

Price: $100.00

SKU: 2273-16103-2T