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France. SOCIÉTÉ CANINE DU SUD-EST. By Richard Fath (1900-1952). Bronze 49mm x 49mm. $60.

Richard Fath was born in 1900. He was a French sculptor who worked in various media suchas bronze, terracotta, plaster, carved wood and marble. He was a student of Jean Boucher and exhibited at the Salon beginning in 1925. He is noted in particular for his sculptures of animals, especially dogs. He also created some medallic works including a few with a strong art deco style. Fath died in 1952.

Price: $60.00

SKU: A0615-16026-1T

 

1936, France. EXPOSITION DU TRAVAIL, PAU. By Édouard Fraisse. Gilt-bronze 50mm. $100.

?douard Fraisse (1880-1945) was born at Beaune. He studied under Barrias, Coutan, Chaplain and Vernon. He collaborated with Henry Demey on numerous medals and plaquettes that typically depicted figures in action. He was made a chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur.

Price: $100.00

SKU: A7694-15631-LS

 

1905, Belgium. EXPOSITION DE LIEGE ? ARTIST?S PROOF (see inset die on the reverse).. By Godefroid Devreese (1861-1941). Bronze 76mm. Poels, Vandamme & Van Driessche 63. $175. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2021). ————– Godefroid Devreese was one of Belgium’s most prolific medallists. He was born at Courtrai in 1861. He studied sculpture under his father and later at the Academy of Brussels. In 1885 he won the second Grand Prix de Rome. In 1889 he won the first Grand Prix for sculpture at the Academy of Brussels and a gold medal at the International Exposition in Cologne. A brief biography and a complete catalogue of his medallic works is provided in GODEFROID DEVRESE 1861-1941 by Poels, Vandamme and Van Dreiessche.

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SKU: 16036-1T

 

France. PAUL VALERY, Poet. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Bronze 68mm. $135.

Paul-Marcel Dammann, sculptor and medallist was born on June 13, 1885, at Montgerm. He studied under Chaplain. In 1908 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. In 1928 he won a medal of honor at the Salon and was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939.

Price: $135.00

SKU: 7516-17319-8a

 

France. SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE DES HABITATIONS – BON MARCHÉ (French Society of Affordable Housing). By Jules-Clément Chaplain (1839-1909). Uniface studio cast 256mm. Maier 72. $775.

Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain (1839-1909) was born at Mortagne. He entered the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 1857. He studied under the sculptor, Jouffroy, and Eugene-Andr? Oudin?, the medallist. He won the first prize at the Concours de Rome in 1862. He studied in Italy from 1864 to 1868. Cahplain was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts in 1881 and became an officer of the L?gion d’Honneur in 1888.

Price: $775.00

SKU: 0857-14049-3A

 

1934, Great Britain. SMETHWICK PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY. Silver 45mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2020)

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SKU: K1963-15352-KS

 

1928, Germany. CENTENARY OF THE DEATH OF FRANZ SCHUBERT. By Karl Goetz. Silver 36mm. Kienast 417, Niggl 1793c. $125. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

Karl Goetz was born at Augsburg in 1875. He attended the Art School in Augsburg, and later the art schools in Dresden, Leipzig , Berlin and Dusseldorf. He spent five years in Paris and later moved to Munich, where he settled in 1904. Goetz was a prolific medallist, most noted for his satirical works, especially those of World War I. Goetz died in 1950.

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SKU: 2425-18091-10A

 

1958, France, Medicine. DR. A.P. RICHARD, SOMATOLOGIST – HÔPITAL SAINT LOUIS. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968), Published by Arthus Bertrand. Bronze 70mm. $90.

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.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 30883-9C

 

France. MAXIMILIEN GAUTHIER, Journalist and Art Historian. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue Général Illustré volume 4 1839/D. Small edge nick at the top, on the reverse. $90.

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.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 4878-16194-5T

 

1898, France. Printing. BICENTENARY OF L’IMPRIMERIE L. DANEL. By Oscar Roty (1846-1911. Grand Prix de Rome, 1875). Silvered-bronze 50mm. $150

Louis Oscar Roty was born at Paris on June 11, 1846. He initially studied painting at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts under Lecoq and Boisbaudran. It is reported that he lost the money for a paint box and subsequently enrolled in a life-drawing class and thence into sculpting. This trajectory would eventually lead to his career as the most celebrated medallist of his time. Along the way, he studied in the atelier of the statuary Augustin Dumont and under Ponscarme, Chapu and Chaplain. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1875. Roty spent three years in Rome, where he modeled a number of waxes. In 1888 he was elected to the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts. He took the grand prize at the International Exposition in 1889. Roty was a commander of the L?gion d?Honneur. He was responsible for reintroducing the plaquette, an art form that had been neglected since the Renaissance. His ?Semeuse? (sower) was widely used on French coins and stamps. He died in Paris on March 23, 1911.

Price: $150.00

SKU: 2542-18088-10A

 

1937, France. COMPAGNIE HOUILL?RE DE BESS?GES. By Paul Graf. Bronze 81mm. M?seler 18/114C. $175. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023).———– Paul-Henri Graf was born at Boulogne-sur-Mer on December 1872. He was a student of Thomas and Ponscarme. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1892, where he won a medal in 1920.

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SKU: 5633-16082-1T

 

1935, Belgium. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNION INTERNATIONAL DE TRAMWAYS DE CHEMINS DE FER D?INT?R?T LOCAL AT DES TRANSPORTS PUBLICS AUTOMOBILES. By Franz Huygelen (1878-1940). Bronze 81mm. $325. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2022). ——— Franz Huygelen was born on19 August 1878, in Antwerp. He studied at the Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp and, under Thomas Vin?otte, at the Hoger Instituut. He won the Belgian Prix de Rome. Huygelen died at Ukkel in 1940. He created a number of medals, which were struck in a large format without a border. They have a distinctive, free-flowing style.

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SKU: A4189-16065-1T

 

1831, Great Britain. OFFICIAL CORONATION MEDAL OF WILLIAM IV. By W. Wyon after F. Chantrey. Bronze 33mm. OBVERSE: Head of William IV facing right. REVERSE: Head of Adelaide facing right. BHM 1475, Eimer 1251, Wollaston xxv. $150. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 4609-18003-10A

 

France. DANSEUSE. By Henry Dropsy. Uniface bronze 50mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023)

Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors.  He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste Émile Dropsy. He later studied at l’École Supérieure des Beaux Arts. He was a professor of medal engraving at the school for many years. Dropsy became a member of the Institut in 1942 and a member of the Commission Administrative and of the Commission du Dictionaire. He created many medals. A large collection of his work is held at the Monnaie de Paris, which put on a special exhibition of his medals in 1964, the catalogue for which remains a standard reference. His earliest works are in the art nouveau style. His style evolved considerably over his long career. Dropsy died at Veneux-Les-Sablon on November 2, 1969.

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SKU: 3044-18206-10A

 

France. TÊTE D’ENFANT. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Uniface bronze 55mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol 3 383/H. $175.

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.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 8930-17739-10A