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France. NYMPH PLAYING PIPES.
By Claude Mascaux. Bronze 50mm. OBV: A nude female seated and playing a flute, REV: A wreath of roses. $175. Sorry, SOLD (October, 2019). ———– L?on-Claude Mascaux was born in Saine-Germain-en-Lay (Yvelines) on June 13 1882, He studied under the sculptors Landowski and Bouchard. He first exhibited at the Salon of the Soci?t? des Beaux Arts in 1921. In 1924 he won a medal in the artistic comptetion of the Olumpic Games. In the following year he won a Grand Prix at the Exposition des Arts D?oratifs et Industriels Moderns for a series seven sports-themed medals. 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. Mascaux died at Fontainebleau on March 8 1965.

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SKU: Q2269-11941-11R

 

1873, Great Britain. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. By George T. Morgan (designer of the Morgan Dollar) after J. Gamble. Gilt-WM 70mm. Obv: High-relief bust of the Prince of Wales. Rev: View of the Royal Albert Hall. Edge: F.H. BACON FOR SERVICES. BHM 2964, Eimer 1622, Taylor 180a.? In its original case. Two very small bumps in the obverse field, a scratch (about 45mm long) on the reverse. In its original case. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: E-6055

 

France. EXALTATION DE LA FLEUR. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Uniface bronze 87mm x 77mm. Cat. Gen. vol 3 383/J. Lightly cleaned and bumped on its top left corner. It has more of a golden color than suggested by pictures $500. ——– 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.

Price: $500.00

SKU: 7838-16123-2T

 

France. ATHENA ? CHAMBRE DE METIERS DE LA SEINE. By Samuel Gr?n (1869-19??). Silvered-bronze 68mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2023). ——————– Samuel Gr?n, painter, sculptor, engraver and medalist was born on February 19 1869 in Tallin, Estonia, the son of Maurice Gr?n, a painter. He worked in London and Paris. Gr?n exhibited at the Soci?t? des artistes Fran?ais and at the Salon of the Royal Academy in London. The exact date of his death is unknown, probably some time after the 1930s.

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SKU: 1104-18080-1B

 

Undated (circa 1930), France. GASTRONOMY. By Samuel Gr?n. Artist?s studio cast bronze plaquette 133mm x 162mm. OBVERSE: A chef preparing a pheasant; an assistant turning a spit in the background. $250 (This plaque is truly rectangular, the image has some distortion). Sorry, SOLD (November, 2018)

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SKU: S-14341-P7

 

1913, France. AUTOMOBILE CLUB DE FRANCE ? CIRCUIT DE PICARDIE. By ?mile Monier (1883-1970). Silver 50mm. $175 Sorry, SOLD (April, 2021) ———- ?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.

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SKU: 15155-9R

 

1953, France. THE LAUNCHING OF THE PIERRE LOTI (Named after Pierre Loti, 1830-1923, Novelist and Naval Officer. COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. By Andr? Henri Lavrillier (1885-1958). Bronze 59mm. In its original cardboard box. $60. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2018

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SKU: 2P-12926

 

1902, France. LA PHOTOGRAPHIE. Photographic Award, Vichy. By F?lix Rasumny. Silvered-bronze 50mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD. ——– F?lix Rasumny sculptor and medallist was born at Sebastapol in 1869 and was naturalized in France. He was a student of Millet, Gauthier and Tasset. He began exhibiting at the Salon in 1889 and becase a Soci?taire des Artistes Fran?ais in 1907. He became a Chevalier of the L?gion d?Honneur in 1933. Rasumny died in 1940.

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SKU: Q2376-11800-2R

 

(1931), France and colonies, French Indo-China. EXPOSITION COLONIAL ? HEAD OF A SOUTH ASIAN NATIVE. By Rocchi. Uniface cast bronze 143mm. Extremely rare. Edge bump (not visible when looking head-on at the medal. $750. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2020).

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SKU: 13267-Q

 

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Undated (circa 1990), Austria. GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911), Composer, 1860-1911. By Humberto J. Mendes, published in Portugal. Bronze 80mm. Obv: Bust of Gustav Mahler facing right. Rev: An inscribed scroll.? Extremely fine. $20. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: S8-11017

 

1950, France, Medicine. LOUIS-PORTES, PRESIDENT OF L?ORDRE NATIONAL DES MEDECINS. AE 69mm. OBV: Head of Louis-Portes facing right. REV: Inscription. Extremely fine. $40

Price: $40.00

SKU: S19-12136

 

France. WALKING RACERS. By Samuel Grun (1869-19??). Uniface opper galvano 119mm. $150. Sorry, SOLD (November, 2021) —————————-

A “studio model,” from the Delande company archives, the main purpose of which would have been to serve as a model from which dies would have been made using a reducing machine. Only a very limited number of studio models would have been made with just a few being sold, disseminated or used for special purposes. In some cases, only one “master” studio model would have been created solely for use in the process of die-making. . (Delande et Cie. of Paris was a company that manufactured and distributed medals, decorations, flags, and trophies. In was founded in the late 19th century and closed its doors in the 1980s. It had customers throughout the world and produced military decorations and uniform ornamentations for several governments.). —————- Samuel Gr?n, painter, sculptor, engraver and medalist was born on February 19 1869 in Tallin, Estonia, the son of Maurice Gr?n, a painter. He worked in London and Paris. Gr?n exhibited at the Soci?t? des artistes Fran?ais and at the Salon of the Royal Academy in London. The exact date of his death is unknown, probably some time after the 1930s.

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SKU: 3982-14012-8T

 

1949, France. CARITAS ? PRESENTATION MEDAL. By Louis Desvignes. Bronze 59mm. OBV: A female embracing a mother and child. REV: Inscription. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 145/G. Cased. A couple of slight edge bumps, nearly extremely fine. Cased. $60

Price: $60.00

SKU: S9-11378

 

France. ROWING. By Ren? Baudichon (1878-1963). Uniface Galvano 167mm x 183mm. $225. ————
This is an artist’s “studio model,” from the Delande company archives, the main purpose of which would have been to serve as a model from which dies would have been made using a reducing machine. Only a very limited number of studio models would have been made with just a few being sold, disseminated or used for special purposes. In some cases, only one “master” studio model would have been created solely for use in the process of die-making. (Delande et Cie. of Paris was a company that manufactured and distributed medals, decorations, flags, and trophies. In was founded in the late 19th century and closed its doors in the 1980s. It had customers throughout the world and produced military decorations and uniform ornamentations for several governments). —– Ren? Baudichon was born at Tours on March 24 1878. He was a student at the ?cole des Beaux-Art at Tours and later at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux Arts. He studied under Ernest Barries, Fran?ois Sicard, Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon, and Oscar Roty. He was admitted to the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1903, where he won a bronze medal in 1904 for a plaque commissioned by the Chamber of Commence of Blois. He later won a silver medal in1914 and a gold medal in 1921. He designed numerous medallic works, but also worked as a sculptor and caricaturist. Baudichon died in Paris in 1963

Price: $225.00

SKU: 2336-14453-8T