France, Le Gaulois, 1902, a bronze Concours plaque by C.R. de Saint-Marceaux, in the shape of a folded and bound newspaper, two naked females, one painting, the other deep in thought, rev. name of the proprietor and address of the publication, 85 x 41mm (BDM –; cf. DNW 49, 914). Softly executed, extremely fine and rare (£80-100)

Charles René de Saint-Marceaux (1845-1915) was a sculptor from Reims personally acquainted with Forrer and who collected Ancient Greek coins. Le Gaulois was a newspaper published by Arthur Meyer from 9 rue Drouot, Paris