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France. World War II. M?DAILLES DES FUSILL?S (Tribute to those shot by firing squad). By Andr? Galtie. Bronze 70mm. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 4 774/B. $150. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2022) ——————- Andr? L?on Galti? was born in Toulouse on February 26, 1908. He won a silver medal in 1944 at the Salon des artistes Fran?ais. Galti? died at Brian?on on August 4, 1983.

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SKU: 7786-18409-12A

 

France. LE PAIN. By Louis Desvignes. Uniface. Bronze 59mm. Obv: A woman holding a large loaf of bread and a knife. $60. Sorry, SOLD. ——— Louis Desvignes, sculptor and medallist,was born on November 14 1877 at Creusot (Sa?ne-et-Loire), He was a student of Raoul. Verlet, Paul Auban and Henri Dubois at l’?cole des Beaux-Arts de Paris . He was a soci?taire du Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and won a gold medal in 1932. Desvignes died in Paris on June 22, 1934.

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SKU: Q1215-5S

 

1975, France. PIER LEONE GHEZZI, first professional caricaturist. By Ronald Searle. Plated-copper 95mm. No. 12 of an edition of 100 published by Club Fran?ais de la M?daille. Somewhat uneven color apparently due to some of the underlying metal showing through, which seems to be typical for this finish. $125 ———— Ronald William Fordham Searle was born in Cambridge on March 3 1920. He is best known as a satirical cartoonist and illustrator, and for being the creator of St. Trinian?s School. He started creating medals long after he had established his reputation. Searle started drawing at the age of five and left school at the age of 15. He trained at Cambridge College of Arts and Technology (now Anglia Ruskin University). In 1939 he enlisted in the army. In 1942 he was stationed in Singapore. He fought in Malaya and was taken prisoner. Searle was moved to the Kwai Jungle, where he worked on the ?Death Railway.? He suffered considerably during his imprisonment, contracting beri-beri and malaria, and was subjected to beatings. His weight dropped to under 90 pounds. During his captivity he made drawings that documented the atrocities he observed. He kept them hidden. About 300 survived the war. They are documented in a book published in 1986. The originals are in the collection of the Imperial War Museum. After the War, Searle served as a courtroom artist at the Nuremberg trials. During the 1950s he produced an extraordinary amount of work, which was published in many leading publications, including Punch and the New Yorker. In 1961 he moved to Paris. He died on December 30, 2011 in Provence.

Price: $125.00

SKU: 9368-19717-11B

 

1900, France. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION – PARIS MINT SOUVENIR. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis. Bronze 50mm. $75. ———– Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis (1848-1899), French painter, sculptor and medallist entered l??cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts at the age of seventeen. In 1868 he won the second Prix de Rome for medal engraving and the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1872. He exhibited regularly at the Salon. In 1898 he was made an officer of the L?gion d?Honneur. Daniel-Dupuis died tragically in 1899, when he was shot in his sleep by his wife, who had a history of mental illness. His wife then turned the gun on herself and committed suicide. Daniel-Dupuis created an extensive oeuvre of medallic works.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 19582-11B

 

France. PARIS. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 81mm. OBVERSE: A female personification of Paris with various objects symbolic of the arts and science. REVERSE: Inscription Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 4 1837/F. $90. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)———– 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 on July 25 1968 in Sucy-en-Brie, where he had been born.

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SKU: 9709-16407-9T

 

1907, Great Britain. WIRRAL AND BIRKENHEAD AGRICULTURAL SHOW ? PRIZE AWARDED FOR A MOTOR CAR UNDER ?500. Bronze 52mm. Awarded to Messrs J.A. Lawton & Co. $75. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

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SKU: 19702-11B

 

1961 hallmark. Great Britain. Horticulture. ALPINE GARDEN SOCIETY ? MERIT MEDAL. Silver 45mm. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: 1612-19703-11B

 

1803, Great Britain. NATIONAL EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE?S WORKS PUBLISHED. By C. H. K?chler. Silver 47mm. BHM 553. $300. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2023)

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SKU: 0217-19712-11B

 

Undated. Great Britain. ATHENA/MINERVA ? ACADEMIC AWARD. By Pinches. Bronze 38mm. $45. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

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SKU: 19709-11B

 

Great Britain. WILLIAM GLADSTONE ? NATIONAL LIBERAL FEDERATION. By Joseph Carter. White metal 39mm. Unrecorded in BHM. $50. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

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SKU: 19714-11B

 

1974, Great Britain. CENTENARY OF THE ST. ANNE?S ON THE SEA LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED. Published by Spink & Son. Silver 58mm. $100. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2022)

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SKU: 19732-11B

 

France. CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D?AVESNES. By Alph?e Dubois (1831-1905). Silver (edge stamped 2ARGENT) plaquette 36mm x 51mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023) ———— Alph?e Dubois (1831-1905), French sculptor and medallist was a student at the ?cole Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He studied under Barre and Duret as well as his father Eug?ne Dubois. In 1855 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. He exhibited at the salon in 1868 and 1869. He was a jury member at the Universal Exposition of 1900. Dubois was made a chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

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SKU: 3969-15587-11A

 

World War I. France. GALLIA. By Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951). Bronze 64mm. $95. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2022) ———— Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951) was born at M?con. He initially worked under his father, a marble worker, but later moved to Paris, where he studied under the sculptors Alexandre Falgui?re and Merci?. He became a regular exhibitor at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais. He produced several war memorials following World War I and is noted, among medal collectors, for his medals related to World War I. Morlon designed an effigy of Marianne in a Phrygian cap, which was used on the fifty centime, one franc and two franc coins from 1931 until 1959. He also designed coins for Uruguay. He was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur in 1927. He died at Houdan on February 24 1951.

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SKU: 4611-15769-10T

 

1913, Tunisia. DIRECTION D?AGRICULTURE ET DU COMMERCE. By Alph?e Dubois (1831-1905. Grand Prix de Rome, 1855). Bronze 50mm. $70. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2024).

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SKU: 0986-15678-11a

 

France. AMIENS CATHEDRAL. By Louis Desvignes (1877-1934). Bronze 50mm. 490 ———– Louis Desvignes, sculptor and medallist,was born on November 14 1877 at Creusot (Sa?ne-et-Loire), He was a student of Raoul. Verlet, Paul Auban and Henri Dubois at l’?cole des Beaux-Arts de Paris . He was a soci?taire du Salon des Artistes Fran?ais and won a gold medal in 1932. Desvignes died in Paris on June 22, 1934.

Price: $90.00

SKU: 5740-16208-11A