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1702, England. ACCESSION OF QUEEN ANNE. By John Croker. Copper 37mm. Obv: Crowned bust facing left. Rev: A heart within a chain of of hearts set against roses. MI II 227/3, pl CXV/3, Eimer 389. $125. Sorry, SOLD

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SKU: 15815-JG

 

France. Cat and dog. S.P.A. By Drago. Gilt-bronze 50mm. $45

Price: $45.00

SKU: 1875-18495-2B

 

France. VICTORY. By ?douard Fraisse (1880-1945). Uniface gilt-bronze 53mm x 53mm. Set into a cardboard case (Apparently glued in place). $35. Sorry, SOLD (June, 2023). ————- ?douard Fraisse was born on May 14 1880 at Beaune. He studied under Barrias, Coutan, Chaplain and Vernon. Fraisse collaborated with Henry Demey on numerous medals and plaquettes that typically depicted figures in action. He was admitted to the Soci?t? des Artistes Fran?ais and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, where he won a gold medal in 1937. He was made a chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur in 1929. Fraisse died in Paris on September 13 1945

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SKU: 3734-17567-4B

 

Belgium. SOCI?T? F?LINE DES FLANDRES, GAND. By Huguenin. Gilt-bronze 40mm. $90. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2023)

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SKU: 3328-18611-2B

 

France. WOMAN WITH POULTRY – LA CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL AGRICOLE DE LA VIENNE. By Robert Cochet. Bronze 50mm. $120.

Robert Eug?ne Joseph Cochet was born in Paris on May 6, 1903. He studied at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where specialized in designing medals coins and small bronzes under Auguste Carli and Lucien Bazor and. He began exhibiting at the Salon des artistes Fran?ais in 1929 and was made a member. In 1954 he won a diploma and medal at the international exposition in Madrid. Cochet died at Moulins on July 26, 1988.

Price: $120.00

SKU: 6880-18270-2B

 

1972 (Edge stamp), France. ST. JOAN OF ARC. By Fran?ois-Paul Niclausse. Bronze 77mm. Catalogue G?n?rale Illustr? vol. 4 1389/A. $60. Sorry, SOLD (September, 2023)————– Fran?ois-Paul (Paul) Niclausse was born on May 26 1879 at Metz (then annexed to the German Empire following the Franco-Prussian Wat). He studied at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts de Paris under Ponscarme and Gabriele-Jules Thomas and later joined the faculty as a professor. He was elected as a member of the Acad?mie des Beaux-Arts and became a Soci?taire of the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais, where he received an honorable mention in 1898 and a bronze medal in 1900. Niclausse was eventually made a chevalier de la L?gion d’honneur. He died at Paris on November 1 1958.

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SKU: 8859-17760-4B

 

France. THERMALISME. By Anie Moroux (1887-1978). Bronze 58mm. $175.

Anie Moroux was born in Paris in 1887. She was a student at ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. In 1919 she was the first female to compete for the Grand Prix de Rome in medal engraving. She became a professor at the ?cole des Beaux Arts at Casablanca and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur. Mouroux died in 1978.

Price: $175.00

SKU: Q5499-16061-1T

 

France. FÉLIX ROUX, Industrialist who installed the elevators in the Eiffel Tower. By Paul Paulin. Copper electrotype 101mm x 101mm. $200.

Paul Paulin was born at Chamali?res on July 13 1852. He initially studied dentistry and became a distinguished dentist in his own right. He had a passion for the arts and was accomplished in painting and in sculpture in particular. In 1883 he met Degas, who encouraged him to further pursue his passion. He also became a personal friend of Rodin. Paulin exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais from 1882 until 1889 and starting in 1901 at the Salon de la Soci?t? Nationale des Beaux-Arts. Paulin died at Neuilly in 1937. Many of his works are in the collection of the Mus?e d’Orsay.

Price: $200.00

SKU: A9079-15771-LS

 

1950, France. 2ND INTERNATIONAL WINE AND VINE FESTIVAL, MONTPELLIER. By Émile Monier (1883-1970). Silver-gilt 50mm. Cased. $150.

?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: $150.00

SKU: 5162-15496-12A

 

France and Colonies. SUPPORT OF FRENCH COLONIAL TROOPS IN WORLD WAR I. By Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931). Bronze 68mm. Ruedas 214. $150. Sorry, SOLD (January, 2023)——– Julien-Prosper Legastelois (1885-1931) was born in Paris. He studied under the sculptor, Carltier and medal engraving under Levasseur, Roty and Tonnelier. He won various distinctions during the course of his career and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d?Honneur.

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SKU: 1869-18249-11A

 

France. OFFICE NATIONAL DES RECHERCHES ET INVENTIONS. By Édouard-Pierre Blin (1877-1946). Silvered-bronze 57mm. Obv: A seated female. Rev: Inscription within a wreath. Cased. $120.

?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: $120.00

SKU: 784115514-12A

 

1895, France. THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS. By Jules-Cl?ment Chaplain (1839-1909). Silver (stamped 2ARGENT on its edge) 65mm. $375. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2022) ———— Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier, medalist, sculptor and craftsman was born in Paris in 1856. He initially trained as a jeweler, then worked under a medallist. This led him to entering L??cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts, where he studied medal engraving from 1871 ? 1876 in the studio of Hubert Ponscarme. Charpentier first exhibited at the Salon in 1877 with a portrait medallion of his mother and in 1879 exhibited ?Tireur d?Arc,? a bas-relief, which was purchased by Alexandre Dumas. He with Ponscarme, Louis-Oscar Roty and others was responsible for the resurgence of medallic art in France in the late 19th century. Charpentier died at Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1909.

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SKU: 18858-4B

 

1950, France. THE PARIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. By Pierre-Marie Poisson. Bronze 75mm. OBVERSE: Two females holding hands, one holds a bag of money, the other a cog. Behind them is a scale and a caduceus. REVERSE: An inscription on a cog set against rays. Classens 113. $90.

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: $90.00

SKU: 7685-16081-1T

 

1922, Belgium. CENTENARY OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES OF BRUSSELS. By Godefroid Devresse. Bronze 70mm. $75. Sorry, SOLD (April, 2022) —————— Godefroid Devreese was one of Belgium’s most prolific medallists. He was born at Courtrai in 1861. He studied sculpture under his father and later at the Academy of Brussels. In 1885 he won the second Grand Prix de Rome. In 1889 he won the first Grand Prix for sculpture at the Academy of Brussels and a gold medal at the International Exposition in Cologne. A brief biography and a complete catalogue of his medallic works is provided in GODEFROID DEVRESE 1861-1941 by Poels, Vandamme and Van Dreiessche.

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SKU: 18853-4B

 

France. VICTORY. By Léon-Claude Mascaux (1882-1965). Bronze with a silvered reverse 50mm. $100

Léon-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 Société 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.

Price: $100.00

SKU: 4837-16229-8T