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France, Camille Legrand, c.1905, a cast bronze electrotype plaque by I. Rouchomowsky, bust right, rev. frontal elevation of a building on a street corner, 91 x 57mm. Very fine and extremely rare (£120-150)
£120–£150
France, Dulcis Melancolia, 1906, a uniface bronze plaque by E. Fraisse, three figures, including Gallia, by porticos, 56 x 45mm (BDM II, 317). Very fine, rare (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £45
France, Agriculture, 1906, a bronze plaque by C.P. Pillet, Ceres accompanying two bullocks ploughing, led by a peasant, rev. seated figure under a tree contemplating a field of wheat, tablet at right engraved (Exposition Prades, 1929), 65 x 48mm (CGMP p.315; BDM IV, 537; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.44, 110; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.236, 1; cf. DW 19, 266). Good very fine; in red fitted case of issue (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £75
France, Aux Armes, 1907, a bronze award medal by P.-A. Morlon, female figure in armour personifying France left, in Gallic helmet, rev. branches of oak, tablet in centre named (Theuriet, B.C.Q.L. 1908), 63mm (CGMP p.269; BDM VIII, 78; Frankenhuis 238; V & A Exh. Cat. 1998, 33; cf. DW 24, 108). Very fine (£35-45)
£35–£45
France, Gallia, 1907, a bronze medal by P.-A. Morlon, head of France wearing Gallic helmet half-right, rev. prix du ministre de la marine on tablet on floral spray, 63mm (PBE 618; CGMP p.269; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.44, 294; BDM IV, 152; cf. DNW 48, 843). About extremely fine; in red fitted case of issue (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £30
France, E. Quénu, 1908, a uniface bronze plaque by J.-B.-A. Dampt, bust left, branches below, 80 x 72mm (PBE –; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.68, 1; BDM VII, 202). An expressive piece, good very fine, nicely patinated, very rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £50
France, Sapho, 1908, a bronze plaque by Françoise Montagny, female figure seated on rock, playing lyre, rev. ruins of a Greek temple by the sea, 81 x 36mm (PBE –; CGMP p.264; BDM VIII, 73). Good very fine, nicely patinated, very rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £170
France, Retirement of Henry Vignaud as Secretary of the American Legation, Paris, 1909, a bronze plaque by H. Kautsch, bust right, rev. female seated right, inscribing a book, 72 x 53mm (BDM VII, 497; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.158, 18). Very fine and extremely rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £65
France, Mary-Anne Legendre, 1909, a uniface plated bronze portrait medal by C.-L. Picaud, bust left in revealing dress, 102mm (BDM VIII, 126). Fine to very fine, very rare (£50-70)
£50–£70
France, Les Amis des Artistes, c.1910, a bronze medal by P. Roche for Canale, helmeted head of Gallia left, serpents encircling her arms which are raised above her head, rev. amicitia liberalitas, naked boy carrying flowers on his back, 50mm (PBE 828; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.47, 143). Very fine, scarce (£30-40)
£30–£40
France, Commerce, 1910, a bronze award medal by R. Lamourdedieu, draped female seated, surveying a port, her feet on the prow of a boat, rev. sun’s rays shining from head of Mercury, tablet below, un-named, 50mm (PBE –; CGMP p.221; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.21, 73). Good very fine, scarce (£25-35)
£25–£35
France, Louis Pasteur, 1910, a silver plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, bust left, rev. robed female figure personifying Science sat at a table with a microscope and other instruments, 73 x 51mm (PBE 774; CGMP p.327; BDM VII, 147). Excellent portrait, good very fine, rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £120
France, S. Arloing, 1911, a silver plaque by Dr P. Richer, bust right, view of the École Nationale Vétérinaire at Lyon behind, rev. Arloing injecting a cow attended by farmworkers, other cows in background, 65 x 55mm (PBE 800; cf. DW 24, 128). Very fine and very rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £150
France, Concours International de Musique, Paris, 1912, a silver award plaque by J.-P. Legastelois, standing female in foreground, violinists, trumpet-players and singers in background, rev. view of a building, naked female with two naked boys below, un-named, 75 x 54mm (PBE 539; cf. DNW 38, 781). Surface marks on reverse, about very fine, obverse with mottled grey tone, rare in silver (£50-60)
£50–£60
France, Henry Alpy, 1915, a bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, bust left, rev. legend above wreath, 70 x 55mm (BDM –). Strong portrait, very fine, lightly patinated, rare (£25-35)
France, Honneur et Patrie, c.1918, a plated bronze memorial plaque by F. Rasumny for Duseaux & Co, on behalf of the town of St Etienne, robed female figure with wreath attends the body of a dead soldier, rev. tree with drooping branches, named (Antoine Tissot, 1914), 60 x 59mm (BDM VIII, 151; Frankenhuis –). Extremely fine and very rare; in original maroon fitted case of issue (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £40
France, Touring Club de France, Opening of the Gorges du Verdon, c.1920, a bronze plaque by L. Botinelly for Chobillon, view of a pass through the gorge, rev. reclining river-god, legend above, 91 x 66mm (cf. DNW 38, 797). Good very fine (£40-60)
£40–£60
France, Casino de la Forêt, Le Touquet, 1920, a uniface plated bronze plaque by P.-V. Dautel for Arthus-Bertrand, tablet above flowers, engraved (Bal Costume, 1920), 62 x 51mm. Very fine; in original green fitted case (£30-40)
France, La Victoire, 1920, a yellow-brass medal by A. Rivaud, bust left in helmet, rev. wreath, sun in splendour in background, 66mm (BDM VIII, 161). An imposing design, extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
France, Henri Rousselle, 1922, a bronze medal by C.P. Pillet, bust left, rev. view of the Parisian suburbs, 63mm. Very fine, rare (£30-40)
France, Charles Rolland, 1922, a uniface bronze plaque by C.R. Samuel for Fonson, bust left on plinth surmounted by a cock, two robed females and a naked youth at sides, 90 x 60mm. About very fine, rare (£40-60)
France, Ville du Havre, c.1925, a plated bronze Art Deco medal by P.-M. Poisson for Arthus-Bertrand, arms on shell-shaped scroll, rev. Naiad seated on triton, holding caduceus, 76mm (Classens 112; cf. DNW 30, 763). About extremely fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £55
France, Compagnie Pour la Diffusion d’ÉlEctricité, c.1927, a bronze Art Deco medal by P.-M. Dammann, facing female head with flame-like hair, rays behind, rev. female figure in cloak and long dress, rays from her outstretched hands pouring over the city of Paris, 64mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.54, 62; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 74; cf. DNW 49, 948). One of the classic Art Deco medallic images, very fine but obverse a trifle discoloured at 10 o’clock (£40-50)
France, Chambre de Commerce de Perpignan et des Pyrénées Orientales, 1927, a bronze medal by R. Bénard, naked female kneeling with grapes, offering a bunch to a naked boy holding up a plate, rev. naked man seated, wearing a winged helmet and holding a ship, building in background, 41mm. Good very fine, patinated, very rare (£60-80)
France, Anne Dike, 1927, a light bronze plaque by R. Marschall, bust left, rev. offerte par edward dean adams, membre du conseil d’administration du comité américain pour les régions dévastées de la france, 90 x 74mm. About very fine, rare (£30-40)
France, 50th Birthday of Paul Bloch, 1929, a large bronze electrotype maquette for the obverse of the medal by L. Bazor, bust left, 127mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.51, 6). Somewhat rubbed, otherwise very fine and very rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £60
France, Syndicat Général des Articles Métalliques, c.1930, an Art Deco gilt-bronze award medal by E.-P. Blin, female bust left wearing head-band, rev. pax labor, man and woman left, wreath around tablet below, named (M. Fernand Glatigny), 60mm. Extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
France, Municipality of Paris, c.1930, an Art Deco bronze award medal by P.-M. Dammann, symbolic figure of Paris standing in ship, rev. central tablet on fasces, named (À Mme. Mahieu, Institutrice, 1938), 50mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.54, 43; cf. BDW 9, 784 and DNW 42, 1527). Very fine (£30-40)
France, Minerve d’Égine, 1930, an Art Deco bronze medal by A. Galtié, helmeted head of Minerva right, rev. wreath, 51mm (CGMP p.190; cf. BDW 18, 536). Very fine, scarce (£30-40)
France, Centenary of the Association des Médecins de la Seine, 1933, a bronze medal by Villandre for Canale, busts of Mathéo Orfila, Barth and Bazy in hexagons, rev. quadrilobe containing pestle and mortar, vases, wheatsheaves and the arms of Paris, 90mm. Good very fine, very rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £80
France, 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Antoine Watteau, 1934, a bronze medal by G.-H. Prud’homme, bust three-quarters right, rev. woman seated with stringed musical instrument, 81mm (CGMP p.330; cf. DNW 48, 767). Obverse extremely fine, reverse very fine, rare (£40-60)
France, Syndicat Général des Fondeurs de France, c.1935, a plated bronze plaque by P. Bonnet, worker pouring metal, legend around, rev. clasped hands, named (Raoul Sterlin), 112 x 70mm (cf. BDW 13, 349). Very fine, rare; in half of original maroon fitted case (£40-60)
France, Albert Goris, 1935, a bronze medal by A. Lavrillier, bust left, rev. frontal elevation of a building, 81mm. Very fine and very rare (£40-60)
France, L. Calmels, 1937, a bronze medal by R. Cochet, bust three-quarters left, rev. facades of two buildings, 63mm. Good very fine, lightly patinated (£25-35)
France, Exposition International des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, a gilt-bronze award medal by P.-M. Dammann, Paris with four allegorical figures, rev. ship of Paris, named (R. Dorenlot), 77mm (CGMP p.115; cf. DNW 48, 778). Brilliant mint state; in official red fitted case (£60-80)
France, Georges Wildenstein, 1938, a cast bronze medal by R. Iché, bust left, rev. naked female seated with framed pictures, catalogues raisonné below and bookcase behind, 92mm. About extremely fine, patinated, extremely rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £360
France, Sainte-Thérèse de Lisieux, 1938, a bronze plaque by J. Vezien, St Theresa standing, holding a crown of roses on which is superimposed a crucifix, rev. rays of sun and falling rose petals, je veux passer mon ciel, etc., 92 x 41mm (CGMP pp.398-9; cf. DNW 49, 966). Extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
France, La Pensée, 1941, a uniface bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, robed female bust right, right arm stretched back towards shoulder, 96 x 71mm (CGMP p.331). Good very fine, rare (£50-70)
France, Stendhal, 1944, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon, bust left, rev. view of the Bay of Naples, Mt Vesuvius erupting at right, 50mm (CGMP p.22; cf. BDW 18, 653). Almost extremely fine, rare; in red fitted case of issue (£30-40)
France, Marcel Cachin, 1948, a bronze medal by L. Muller, bust right, rev. robed female personifying Elegance stood on a rock battered by waves, 68mm (CGMP p.1374). Good very fine, scarce (£30-40)
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