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France. THE FOUR SEASONS. By Henry Dropsy. Set of four. Bronze 50mm x 50mm. $675.

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.

 

 

Price: $675.00

SKU: 2037-20649-4C

 

France. TÉLÉGRAPH SANS FILS (Wireless telegraph). By Paul-Marcel Dammann (1885-1939, Grand Prix de Rome 1908). Bronze 68mm. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 3 116/A. $250.

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: $250.00

SKU: 30419-6C

 

1908, France. EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE ET CONGRÈS INTERNATIONALE DES APPLICATIONS DE DE L’ÉLECTRICITÉ, MARSEILLE. By Dejean. Silver (edge stamped 1ARGENT) 54mm. $350.

Louis Dejean was born in Paris on June 9, 1872. He studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs. He was a member of the Soci?t? Nationale des Beaux-Arts and of the Salon d?Automne. He worked as a sculptor and engraver in the studio of Gaston Schnegg. Dejean died in Paris on January 6, 1953.

Price: $350.00

SKU: 20423-2C

 

1825, France. RE-ERECTION OF THE STATUE OF LOUIS XIV IN LYON. By Galle. Copper 50mm. Collignon 481. $95

Price: $95.00

SKU: 5366-20420-2C

 

1932, France. E. ALBERT GLANDAZ, Sportsman and Sports Sponsor. Indistinct signature. Uniface bronze plaquette 76mm x 75mm. Cased. $50

Price: $50.00

SKU: 20849-8C

 

France. CONFÉDÉRATION DE L’ARTISANAT ET DES PETITES ENTREPRISES DU BÂTIMENT By Georges Guiraud. Bronze 50mm. $35

Price: $35.00

SKU: 5995-19119-9B

 

France. SYNDICAT GÉNÉRAL DES FONDEURS DE FRANCE By Édouard-Pierre Blin (1877-1946). Gilt-bronze 70mm x 58mm. Cased. $75.

?douard-Pierre Blin was born on August 30 1877 at Chartres. He studied under Chaplain, Peter, Bott?e and Hector Lemarie. He won several distinctions as a medallist and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur. Blin died in Paris in 1946.

Price: $75.00

SKU: 0285-16695-7A

 

1957, France. 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FONDATION DANOISE DE LA CITÉ. By Pierre Turin. Bronze 68mm. $125.

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: 4438-19720-12B

 

1936, Great Britain. THE YEAR OF THREE KINGS. Set of three medals. By Turner and Simpson. Silver 32mm. Set of three medals in their original case with descriptive card. Giordano CM 358c. $150. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2021)

Price: $0.00

SKU: 15064-3A

 

1931, France. L?ATLANTIQUE. By Lucien Bazor. Bronze 68mm. OBVERSE: A sea nymph in a marine car drawn by three seahorses. RREVERSE: ?L?Atlantique,? under steam. In its original circular case. $250. Sorry, SOLD (February, 2021) ——— 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: 16808-2A

 

1983, Poland, Austria. JAN III SOBIESKI – 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF VIENNA AGAINST THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. Unsigned. Uniface cast bronze 143mm. $175

Price: $175.00

SKU: 20674-4C

 

France. LOUIS XVI.Signed with a TLP (?) monogram. Cast bronze 128mm. $150

Price: $150.00

SKU: 5894-20680-4C

 

France. BRIARD Large galvano studio model possibly by Contaux. copper 135mm. $225

Price: $225.00

SKU: 7113-20645-4C

 

France. COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE TRANSATLANTIQUE – LIBERTÉ. By Jean Vernon. Bronze 50mm. $50.

Jean ?mile Louis de Vernon (known as Jean Vernon) was the son of medallist and sculptor Fr?d?ric-Charles Victor de Vernon. He was born in Paris on April 1, 1897. Vernon studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs and at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, under Jules Coutan and Hippolyte Jules Lef?bvre. He first exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais in 1922 and won a silver medal in 1924 and a gold medal in 1936. Vernon worked primarily as a sculptor, but created medals, including his famous series of medals depicting scenes from Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables. He died in Paris on September 9, 1975.

Price: $50.00

SKU: 4524-19183-9B

 

France. DIANE. By Maurice Delannoy. Uniface cast bronze 100mm. $400

Maurice Delannoy was born on March 11, 1885, in Paris.  He studied at the École Germain Pilon under Charles Valton and Jules Édouard Roiné. He became a professor of drawing and worked as a medallisst and sculptor. He designed coins for Morocco, Monaco and Lebanon, and a considerable number of medals. Delannoy was made a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1947. He died in Paris on April 26, 1972.

 

Price: $400.00

SKU: 5231-30047-4C