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France. BAUDOUIN BRAS DE FER, FLANDERS. By Raymond Delamarre. Uniface bronze plaquette 52mm x 90mm. $90. ——— Raymond Delamarre was born in Paris on June 8 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and under Jules Coutan at l’?cole des beaux-arts de Paris. He was also a student of Rodin. He was mobilized in World War I and was wounded and captured in 1914. He returned to Paris following the war and won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He exhibited at the international expositions of 1925, 1931 and 1937. Delamarre is noted for large scale sculptures, and a bas-relief, Les Arts et Monuments R?gionau on the liner ?Normandie.? He created a large body of medals and plaquettes. Delamarre died on February 28, 1986.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 2135-18411-1B

 

1911, Great Britain. CORONATION OF GEORGE V. By Vaughton. Silvered-bronze 51mm. W&E 5243/1 R, Cf. BHM 4056.(lists only 44mm. 38mm and 32mm). $95

Price: $95.00

SKU: 5242-15677-8T

 

1746, Great Britain. THE BATTLE OF CULLODEN. By J. and A. Kirk. Bronze 35mm. MI 611/279 Rare Woolfe 55:3a. $250. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2023)

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SKU: 19786-12B

 

1944, France. PATRIA FIDELITER COLVIT (She faithfully honors her homeland)- STRASSBOURG. By Raymond Delamarre (1890-1986). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 125/E. The scratch in the field of the obverse is not as apparent as suggested by the picture. The lighting angle seems to have highlighted it. $90. ————– Raymond Delamarre was born in Paris on June 8 1890. He studied under his father, an engraver, and under Jules Coutan at l’?cole des beaux-arts de Paris. He was also a student of Rodin. He was mobilized in World War I and was wounded and captured in 1914. He returned to Paris following the war and won the first Grand Prize de Rome for Sculpture in 1919. He exhibited at the international expositions of 1925, 1931 and 1937. Delamarre is noted for large scale sculptures, and a bas-relief, Les Arts et Monuments R?gionau on the liner ?Normandie.? He created a large body of medals and plaquettes. Delamarre died on February 28 1986.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 7972-15958-10T

 

1934, France. PORTEUSE DE FLEURS ? GARES FLEURIES ? CHEMINS DE FER DE L??TAT. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze 72mm x 72mm. Cf. Maier 323, Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 3 383/K, Classens 130. $250. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2021) —————- 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 ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied medal engraving under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He participated several times in the competition for the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving, receiving a deuxi?me 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 L?gion d?Honneur. Turin died in 1968.

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SKU: 0647-16138-6T

 

France. ENFANT P?CHEUR (Child Fishing). By Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947). Bronze plaquette 40mm x 69mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol 3. 333/E. $195 ——–Georges-Henri Prud?homme (1873-1947),sculptor and medallist a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts, where he studied engraving under Alph?e Dubois and sculpture under Falgui?re. He exhibited at the salon beginning in 1894. He won an honorable mention in 1901 and a third class medal in 1904. In 1905 he became a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais and a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

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SKU: 51096-8D

 

1761, Great Britain. CORONATION OF GEORGE III. By Thomas Pingo. Silver 40mm. BHM 30 R. $975

Price: $975.00

SKU: 4634-19914-12B

 

France. MARCELIN BERTHELOT, Chemist and Stateman. By Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain (1839-1909). Bronze plaquette 58mm x 72mm. Cased. Maier 80. $150. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2021) ——— 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.

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SKU: 2302-16200-6T

 

1928, France. DANSEUSE ET FAUNE. By Claude Mascaux (1882-1965). Bronze 50mm. Edge nick on the obverse at “9 o’ clock” $225. ——— L?on-Claude Mascaux (1882-1965) was born in Saine-Germain-en-Lay (Yvelines). He studied under the sculptors Landowski and Bouchard. He first exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Beaux Arts in 1921 and won a bronze medal in 1924. In the following year he won a Grand Prix at the Exposition des Arts D?oratifs et Industriels Moderns. Unlike his contemporaries, he eschewed the reducing machine and cut his models directly into the plaster in the actual size of his intended medals. His medals typically reflect a strong Art Deco style.

Price: $225.00

SKU: 4127-16158-5T

 

1931, France. FRENCH SYNDICATE OF DIRECTORS OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC THEATERS. Unsigned. Bronze 50mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2021)

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SKU: 15632-6T

 

France. STA-VIATOR. By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Bronze 80mm. $200. 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 L?gion d?Honneur in the following year. He designed a number of coins for foreign governments. Dammann died in 1939.

Price: $200.00

SKU: 3028-16038-6T

 

France. TENNIS. By Henry Dropsy (1885-1969). Bronze 50mm. $50.———- Henry Dropsy was born in Paris on January 21, 1885, into a family of sculptors. He learned his craft under his father Jean-Baptiste ?mile Dropsy. He later studied at l??cole Sup?rieure 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.

Price: $50.00

SKU: 6362-15602-6T

 

France. PORTRAIT OF A COUPLE. By Lucien Bazor. Uniface cast bronze plaquette 77mm x 72mm. $295. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023) ————— Lucien Georges Bazor was born in 1889. He studied under Auguste Patey at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1923. Bazor succeeded Patey in the post of Engraver General at the Paris Mint, a post he held until 1958. He died in 1974.

Price: $0.00

SKU: 0417-18855-4B

 

1934, France. VICTOR GRIGNARD. By Louis Bertola. Bronze plaquette 69mm x 80mm. $120. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2023)

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SKU: 9906-18823-4B

 

1839, Great Britain. CENTENARY OF WELEYAN METHODISM. By C.F. Carter. White metal 49mm. BHM 1897. $80. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2024).

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SKU: 8155-19960-12B