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France, Chambre de Commerce, Cherbourg, c. 1910, a silver award medal by M.A. Servant for Aubert, seated figure of Commerce, ship in port and ocean liner in background, rev. aerial view of the port and harbour breakwaters, ocean liner in background, named (Pierre Appell), 50mm (BDM –); Commerce, 1910, a silver award medal by R. Lamourdedieu adapted for the Union des Commerçants du Havre, draped female seated, surveying a port, her feet on the prow of a boat, rev. sun’s rays shining from...
Hammer Price: £35
France, Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de l’Est, c. 1910, a silver medal by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, female allegorical figure riding on buffers of a steam locomotive, rev. train emerging from a tunnel into a landscape, 40mm (Moyaux 277 bis; PBE 984; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.26, 159; cf. Swan 290-1; cf. DNW 51, 1157). Very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £50
France, Circuit de l’Est, 1910, a uniface bronze medal by V.S. Canale, aviator in Bleriot monoplane left, six buildings in background, 100mm. Extremely fine and very rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £190
France, Le Bain, 1910, a plated bronze plaque by F. David for the SAMF, three naked females bathing, rev. rev. two women with infant, 70 x 57mm, edge stamped 42 (Coll. R. Marx –; Weill/Coullaré, The Medal 29, p.60; BDM –). Very fine and extremely rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £120
France, Compagnie des Chemins de Fer du Midi, 1910, a silver plaque by L.-J. Deschamps, female bust right representing Industry, rev. steam locomotive, 42 x 42mm (Moyaux 272b; cf. PBE 367; BDM VII, 217; cf. Swan 290-1; cf. DNW 33, 364). Minor edge nicks, otherwise very fine and attractively toned (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £65
France, Hippolyte Bernheim, 1910, a uniface bronze plaque by E.-V. Prouvé, bust left in foreground, Bernheim and colleagues at the bed of a hospital patient in background, 90 x 68mm (Storer –; BDM –). Extremely fine and very rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £90
France, Pierre Delbet, 1910, a bronze plaque by Dr P. Richer, bust left, rev. naked figures of Truth and Beauty holding hands, column behind, 68 x 49mm (Storer 811; BDM –; cf. DNW 66, 1517). Extremely fine (£40-50)
France, Pro Patria, 1911, a silver-gilt plaque by J.-P. Legastelois, Marianne left, holding flag, rev. trophy of arms on base, two aeroplanes and early dirigible above, named (à Melle. Beart), 47 x 47mm (CGMP p.232; Frankenhuis 203; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.43, 93; BDM VII, 544). Very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £25
France, Jean Garel, 1911, bronze plaques by H. Nocq (2), bust left, revs. crane investigating the throat of a dog which has its left forepaw raised, both 68 x 48mm (Storer 1185; BDM –); Paul Spillman, 1913, a bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, bust left, rev. legend, 70 x 54mm (Storer –; BDM VIII, 147; cf. DNW 57, 1357); Abbé Wetterlé, 1916, a bronze plaque by H. Nocq, bust left, rev. elevation of the Chambre d’Alsace-Lorraine, 60 x 46mm (BM Acq. 1983-7, p.22, 102; BDM –); Henry...
Hammer Price: £85
France, Camille Flammarion and the 25th Anniversary of the Société Astronomique de France, 1911, a uniface Art Nouveau bronze plaque by A. Zeitlin, half-length figure of Flammarion attended by two winged figures, spherical object to left, castle to right, 84 x 80mm (PBE 1032; BDM VI, 725; cf. DNW 46, 800). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £130
France, Automobile-Club du Nord de la France, 1912, a bronze award medal by R. Bénard, winged figure of Victory seated on racing car being driven at speed, rev. wreath, named (J. Masse, 1934), 50mm (cf. BDW 13, 243); L’Automobile, c. 1920, a bronze award medal by E.-A. Monier, racing car to left, piloted by driver and riding mechanic, rev. wreath, un-named, 40mm; 40th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry, 1928, a bronze plaque by R. Baudichon, rubber workers in...
Hammer Price: £75
France, La Médecine, 1912, a bronze award plaque by E.-V. Exbrayat, female figure representing Medicine watching over an old man lying on a bed, rev. serpent of Æsculapius coiled round a trophy, Greek temple in background, un-named, 69 x 49mm (CGMP p.177; BDM VII, 284; cf. DW 19, 274). Good very fine, patinated (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £20
France, Aviation, 1912, a bronze award medal by Françoise Montagny, eagle and figure of Genius above early monoplane, rev. eagle’s wings above tablet and globe, un-named, 68mm (PBE 605; CGMP p.264; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.22, 98; cf. DNW 45, 931). About extremely fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £55
France, Death of Henri Poincaré, 1912, a silver plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, half-length seated portrait left, reading book, rev. legend in nine lines, 43 x 43mm (PBE 783; BDM VIII, 147). About extremely fine, rare; in original green fitted case of issue (£40-50)
France, Amour Maternel, 1912, a bronze medal by O. Yencesse for Canale, mother kissing her baby who sleeps in her arms, rev. flowering violet, 50mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 157; Classens 82; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.50, 205; BDM VI, 698; cf. DNW 49, 931). Softly executed in this artist’s familiar style, extremely fine and a charming image, rare (£80-100)
France, Alexandre Lacassagne, 1913, bronze medals by J.-A. Injalbert (2), bust right, rev. girl on bier, other figures to left and right, both 68mm (Storer 1956a; BDM –) [2]. About extremely fine and better (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £40
France, Chambre de Commerce de Rouen, 1913, a plated bronze plaque by L. Patriarche, conjoined arms and winged caduceus, rev. reclining female nude pouring water from a vase above aerial view of Rouen, 70 x 51mm (cf. DNW 54, 846). Good very fine (£30-40)
France, Chambre de Commerce, Nancy, 1913, a silver award medal by E.-V. Prouvé, female figure poring over a book, globe in foreground, industrial scene behind, rev. front of the Chambre, named (J. Matray, 1920), 68mm (cf. DNW 40, 769). Extremely fine and very rare (£90-120)
France, L’Oeuvre de Protection des Orphelins de la Guerre du Personnel des P[ostes, des] T[élégraphes et des] T[éléphones], 1916, a plated bronze plaque by D.P. Puech, two widows comforting children, rev. legend in nine lines, 65 x 51mm. Softly executed, very fine and very rare (£40-60)
France, Weltlauschen, Wilsons Ankunft in Europa [The World is Listening, Arrival of President Wilson in Europe], 1919, a cast bronze medal by K. Goetz, clouds around globe, rev. naked female on kneeling bullock welcoming the USS George Washington at quay-side, 58mm (K 226). Very fine (£50-70)
France, Centenary of the Compagnie d’Assurances Générales contre l’Incendie, 1919, a bronze plaque for F. Magdelaine, robed female offering protecting to girl, figures fleeing burning building in background, rev. wreath and legend, 75 x 64mm (cf. DNW 66, 1409). Very fine (£30-40)
France, Aéro-Club de France, c. 1920, a bronze award medal by E.-P. Blin, winged male leaning against a rock, watching biplane, sun’s rays behind, rev. three figures and globe, named (Au Capitaine Langlois, services rendus), 50mm (cf. DW 24, 171); Club des Vieilles Tiges, 1922, a silver award plaque by E. Fraisse, robed figure saluting four biplanes flying overhead, rev. arms, un-named, 61 x 44mm (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 116; cf. BDW 13, 214); L’Association Aéronautique du Nord, c....
Hammer Price: £100
France, Course du Cyclisme, c. 1920, a bronze plaque by R. Brangier adapted for Pneu Soly, racing cyclists on tree-lined road, rampant lion in wreath at left, rev. oak wreath, tablet in foreground, 57 x 54mm; Moto Club de Nice, Paris-Nice, 1922, a bronze award plaque by F. Rasumny, motorcyclist to left, rev. wreath of oak and palm, un-named, 59 x 45mm [2]. Extremely fine; both in maroon fitted cases of issue (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £30
France, L’Expansion Française, c. 1920, a bronze medal by Falize Frès for the Comité des Conseillers du Commerce Exterieur de la France, La France oversees artisans working in foreground, ships, aeroplanes and airships at right, rev. legend, named (25 Ans de Services Rendus…Mr Alfred Dinin…1930), 65mm. Good very fine; in maroon gilt-blocked fitted case of issue by Falize, Orfevre, Paris (£30-40)
France, La Bienfaisante Israelite, c. 1920, a bronze plaque by E. Hannaux, figure of France under a tree, rev. named (À La Mémoire de Jacques Lehmann, Soldat au 46e Regt. d’Inf. 1e, Mort au Champ d’Honneur), 70 x 48mm (cf. DNW 35, 513). Tiny nick on top edge of reverse, otherwise extremely fine, rare; in maroon fitted case of issue (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £150
France, Syndicat Général de la Construction Électrique, c. 1920, a bronze award medal by C.P. Pillet, robed female figure of Electricity creating a flash of lightning and a spark, rev. view of a village in mountainous countryside, waterfall and hydro-electric lines in left foreground, named (Mlle. Andrée Boinet), 68mm (cf. DNW 68, 1693). Light spotting on reverse, otherwise very fine (£40-60)
France, Victor Hutinel, c. 1920, a bronze medal by Dr P. Richer, bust right, rev. Hutinel seated, examining a small girl, mother with baby and another girl at right, DILEXIT PARVULOS, 68mm (Storer 1728; BDM VIII, 159; cf. DNW 47, 915). Good very fine, very rare (£40-50)
France, Le Soldat Inconnu, 1920, a bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, three veiled females standing left, rev. coffin of the unknown soldier carried by eight men towards the Arc de Triomphe, 68mm (CGMP p.114-15). Extremely fine, attractive light patina (£40-60)
France, Xavier Arnozan, 1923, a cast bronze plaque by P. Landowski, bust left, rev. nursing nun with young female patient who holds flowers, 70 x 68mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.59, 88; cf. DNW 57, 1321). Extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
France, Armand Lederlin and Paul Lederlin, 1923, a bronze plaque by A. Lavrillier for Arthus-Bertrand, conjoined busts left, rev. exterior and interior views of the Blanchisserie et Teinturerie de Thaon, 102 x 80mm, edge stamped 1. A couple of minor edge nicks, otherwise very fine and very rare (£60-80)
France, L’Auto, c. 1925, plated bronze award medals by H. Demey (2), Delage car speeding left, legend below (A.C.F.F. Rallye Automobile Féminin, Paris-Bruxelles, 29 Avril 1929), revs. tablet on wreath, both un-named, both 50mm (cf. DNW 54, 889) [2]. Very fine and better (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £70
France, Pastorale, c. 1925, an Art Deco bronze award medal by L. Mascaux for Arthus-Bertrand, farm-workers with pigs and a dog at top, female playing a piano below, rev. wreath, un-named, 50mm (Classens 100); Municipality of Paris, c. 1930, an Art Deco silver award medal by P.-M. Dammann, symbolic figure of Paris standing in ship, rev. central tablet on fasces, engraved (À la Société de Comptabilité de France, 1932), 50mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.54, 43; cf. DNW 58, 1562); Ceres, c. 1930, an...
France, Femme à l’Ara, 1926, a uniface octagonal Art Deco plaque by M. Delannoy for Canale, naked female feeding bird, 47 x 47mm (Classens 120; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 136; cf. BDW 13, 256). Very fine (£50-70)
France, 50th Anniversary of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grands Express Européens, 1926, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Dropsy, railway carriage against a map of Europe and Asia, 91 x 46mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; Baudey/Bricher 1992, 138; cf. DNW 44, 918). Very fine, rare (£60-80)
France, Comité des Fêtes de Cannes, 1927, an Art Deco bronze Concours d’Élégance award plaque by A. Augis, standing female figure, arms outstretched, holding wreaths over a backdrop of the town, space for club badge to left, period landaulette to right, rev. legend, 74 x 50mm (cf. DNW 30, 768). Very fine and rare (£50-70)
France, L’Hiver, 1927, a uniface square bronze plaque by H. Dropsy for Canale, seated nude female with long hair sheltering from inclement weather by a tree-stump, 84 x 84mm, back engraved 1/5 and signed by the artist (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; cf. BDW 48, 739). Extremely fine and very rare in the large size, especially as a limited issue; set on a bronze base (£150-200)
France, First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic, 1927, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, conjoined busts of Le Brix and Costes left, rev. Breguet biplane above a map of the globe showing the route from Paris to Tokyo, 68mm (CGMP p.284; cf. DNW 35, 570). Extremely fine, nicely patinated (£60-80)
France, 50th Anniversary of the Association Amicale des Postes, des Télégraphes et des Téléphones, 1928, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon, robed female seated on plinth, regarding a coastal landscape, rev. Eiffel Tower and symbols of communication, 50mm. Extremely fine and patinated, very rare (£50-70)
France, Sirène Riant, 1929, a uniface hexagonal bronze plaque by H. Dropsy for Canale, mermaid with head turned to viewer, 60 x 52mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 79; Classens 115). Extremely fine, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £170
France, Automne, 1929, a uniface bronze plaque by P.-C. Lenoir, naked female kneeling to left, holding a platter of fruit, 73 x 54mm (CGMP p.243; cf. BDW 13, 291). About extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £110
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