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1867, France. MINIST?RE DE L?AGRICULTURE DU COMMERCE ET TES TRAVAUX PUBLICS. AWARD COLMAR. By Albert D?sir? Barre (1818-1878). Copper 50mm. In a contemporary circular case. $90. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2021)

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SKU: Q3974-15343-5S

 

France. PRI?RE AU D?SERT (The Prayer in the Desert). By Pierre-Charles Lenoir (1879-1953). Bronze plaquette 114mm x 60mm. Maier 279. $700. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2019)

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.

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SKU: 15387-2S

 

1951, Ivory Coast. THE PORT OF ABIDJAN. By ?mile Monier. Silver 59mm. Obv: The head of a female native of the Ivory Coast. Rev: A musical instrument and a plan of the port. $325. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: J7283-15248-5S

 

1954, France. CENTENARY OF LA FOIRE, PARIS. By P. Lacoste and Raoul B?nard (1881-1961. Grand Prix de Rome in 1922). Gilt-bronze 60mm. Some writing in ink on the inside flap of the case. $60. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2020). ————- 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.

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: J7170-15342-5S

 

France, mermaid, sailing. ROYAL CLIPPERS. By Georges Guiraud (1901-1989). Bronze 66mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2020) —————-

Georges Guiraud (1901-1989) studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He worked in the workshop of Jean Boucher. He won the First Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1926.

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SKU: K9641-15378-5S

 

1918, France. MARSHALL PETAIN. By S?raphin-?mile Vernier (1852-1927). Bronze 68mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2019)

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SKU: Q3717-12987-7R

 

France. POMONA. By Robert Cochet (1903-??). Silvered-bronze 68mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2019)————-

Robert Cochet was born in 1903. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was a student collaborator with Carli and Lucien Bazor. He was a soci?taire of the Salon des artistes Fran?ais. In 1954 he won a diploma and medal at the international exposition in Madrid.

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SKU: 15377-5S

 

France. RUGBY. By ?mile Monier (1883-1970). Bronze 52mm x 54mm. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 262/6. $60. – – – – – –

?mile Monier, sculptor and medallist was born in 1883. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, and in the studios of Ponscarme and Peter. In the course of his career he received numerous honors and became a Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur. Monier died in 1970.

Price: $60.00

SKU: A4957-15300-4S

 

1949, France. TRAVAIL ?TUDE ? COMIT? CENTRAL DE COORDINATION DE L?APPRENTISSAGE DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS. By Raymond Pelletier (1907-1958). Silver 60mm. Cased. $225. —— Raymond Pelletier was born in 1908. He studied at l??cole Boulle. As a medallist, he worked primarily for a private company. In 1951 he was appointed as engraver at the mint in Lima, Peru. Pelletier died in 1958.

Price: $225.00

SKU: Q1849-15264-5S

 

France. DR JOAQUIM ALBARRAN. Pioneer in urologic surgery. Born in Cuba, moved to Spain, then to France. By Victor S?goff. Uniface cast bronze 89mm. $120

Price: $120.00

SKU: Q9998-9T

 

1913, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BENEDICTINE. By Charles Pillet (1869-1960. Premier Grand Prix de Rome, 1890). Bronze plaquette 81mm x 65mm. Maier 206. $225. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2023) ———-
Charles Philippe Germain Aristide, 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: 8975-17191-5A

 

France. AGRICULTURE. By Charles Pillet (1869-1960. Premier Grand Prix de Rome, 1890). Uniface trial striking of the reverse. Bronze 64mm x 47mm. Cf. Catalogue G?n?ral Illustr? vol. 3 315/G. $90. ————-1913, France. 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BENEDICTINE. By Charles Pillet (1869-1960. Premier Grand Prix de Rome, 1890). Bronze plaquette 81mm x 65mm. Artist?s proof (edge stamped EPREUVE D?AUTEUR). Maier 206. $90. Sorry, SOLD (July, 2020). —————
Charles Philippe Germain Aristide, 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: J1563-15142-4S

 

France. PAUL RIVET, Physician, Enthnologist and Founder of the Mus?e d?Homme. By Pierre-Marie Poisson (1876-1953). Bronze 80mm. $160. ———–Pierre-Marie Poisson was born on 19 November 1876 in Niort (Deux-S?vres). He studied at the ?cole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and later moved to Paris to study sculpture. He received a scholarship for the Villa Abd-el-Tif in Algeria in 1908. He worked primarily as a sculptor and only turned to creating medals later in his career.

Price: $160.00

SKU: J5451-15144-4S

 

1891, France. CENTENARY OF THE LIFTING OF THE SIEGE OF LILLE. By Adolphe Rivet (1855-1925). Silver 50mm.Very slight edge bump at “10’clock on the obverse. It has steel grey toning, which is more even and attractive to the naked eye than suggested by the pictures. $175. Sorry, SOLD (December, 2021) ———— Adolphe Rivet, sculptor and medallist, was born at Varetz (Corr?ze) on July 30 1855. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts, where he studied under Jules Cavelier, Hubert Ponscarme and Oscar Roty. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, where he received an honorable mention in 1888 and a second class medal in 1908. He died at Gentilly (Seine) on November 8 1925

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SKU: Q3083-15112-4S

 

France. IN LABORE QUIES. By Louis Oscar Roty (1846-1911. Grand Prix de Rome, 1875). Bronze plaquette presented in 1927. 105mm x 98mm. $275. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2020) ——– Louis Oscar Roty (1846-1911) was born at Paris in 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 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.

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SKU: Q2234-15385-2S