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France, Ministère de l’Intérieur, c. 1890, a bronze award medal by L.-O. Roty, helmeted head of Marianne left, rev. inscription within wreath, named (A. Simon, 1892), 51mm; Ministère de l’Instruction Publique, 1896, a bronze award medal by L.-O. Roty, named (Bertrand Grasseau, Instituteur Gironde), 50mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.91; CGMP p.360 for rev.) [2]. Very fine or better, first polished £30-40
£30–£40
France, Centenary of the École Polytechnique, Paris, 1894, a bronze medal by L.M. Bourgeois, semi-naked female seated, studying papers, airship, lighthouse, locomotive, aqueduct and other instruments of industry around, rev. scholar, legend in front, tablet below, 68mm (CGMP p.65; PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 431; BDM –; cf. DNW 58, 1531). Extremely fine; in maroon fitted case of issue £30-40
Hammer Price: £30
France, Ville de Nantes, c. 1895, a silver award medal by H. Dubois, seated female figure in galley, rev. view of the town, cartouche below, un-named, 50mm. About extremely fine, toned £30-50
France, Election of Félix Faure as President, 1895, a bronze medal by H. Ponscarme, robed female figure with fasces and urn on plinth, rev. Constitution with fasces and oak branch, tablet below, named (Cornil, Sénateur), 72mm. Some friction on high points, otherwise good very fine, scarce £30-50
£30–£50
France, Aéronautique-Club de France, 1897, a uniface octagonal bronze award plaque, unsigned, winged anchor, date at centre, unnamed, 65 x 45mm. Light scratch on reverse, otherwise good very fine £25-35
Hammer Price: £20
France, Centenary of the Conservatoire Nationale des Arts et Métiers, 1898, a plated bronze award plaque by H.A.J. Patey, female figure representing Technique showing the implements of industry to pupils and teachers, rev. tablet above view of the Conservatoire, named (Cours Publiques 1930-1931, M. Chaussin), 68 x 48mm (PBE 664; CGMP p.299 for obv.; BDM IV, 427; cf. DNW 38, 731 for obv.). Extremely fine, scarce £50-70
Hammer Price: £80
France, Orphée, 1899, a silver award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, head of Orpheus with lyre, rev. naked winged figure seated on tablet, holding quill and trumpet, violin and bow below, named (Les Artistes de la Musique de la Garde Republicaine à leur collègue et ami Lepers, Nov. 1919), 68mm (PBE 261; CGMP p.100; Classens 40; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.18, 28; Coll. R. Marx 463; The Medal 44, p.41; cf. DNW 66, 1487). Brightly polished and with rim nicks, otherwise very fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £50
France, Orphée, 1899, a bronze award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, similar, named (Robert Aichelé), 68mm (PBE 261; CGMP p.100; Classens 40; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.18, 28; Coll. R. Marx 463; The Medal 44, p.41; cf. DNW 66, 1487). Good very fine £30-40
France, Jeanne d'Arc, Libératrice du Territoire, 1899, a bronze plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, angel appearing with Joan, rev. legend, 67 x 41mm (PBE 313; CGMP p.174; BDM I, 666; cf. DNW 66, 1489); La Reconnaissance, 1916, a bronze award plaque by Françoise Montagny, un-named, 63 x 47mm (CGMP p.263; cf. DNW 46, 803); France Touristique, 1953, a bronze medal by P. Turin, 81mm (CGMP p.1837); together with miscellaneous British coins, etc (5, three in silver) [8]. Third extremely fine and in...
Hammer Price: £65
France, Silver Wedding of Alfred Engel and Émilie Köchlin, Mulhouse, 1899, a silver plaque by L.-O. Roty, draped female figure in a garden, landscape behind, rev. four children of the Engel marriage, 80 x 57mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.90); La Ferme, c. 1910, a gilt-bronze award medal by L.-J. Cariat, farmyard scene, rev. wreath, tablet engraved (Basse-Cour Familiale de Flandres), 49mm [2]. Good very fine or better £40-60
Hammer Price: £95
France, Ministère du Commerce et de l’Industrie, c. 1900, award medals (2), by A. Borrel, in silver and bronze, laureate head left, revs. France crowning artisan with laurel wreath, both named, 68 and 50mm [2]. About extremely fine £40-60
£40–£60
France, Au Mérite, c. 1900, a plated bronze award medal by H. Dubois, Athena standing holding aloft laurel wreath, palm in other hand, view of Paris behind, rev. wreath, inscribed (Union Syndicale de Charcutiers, 1910). Very fine; with suspension loop £20-30
£20–£30
France, Conseil Général des Bouches du Rhône, Commission des Sports, c. 1900, a bronze award plaque by G. Martin, tripod and oak-tree, rev. wreath and flag over tablet, un-named, 68 x 44mm; together with a sporting prize plaque for the St. Raphaël Quinquina, 52 x 44mm [2]. Extremely fine; in cases of issue £40-60
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze award medal by J.-C. Chaplain, head of La France right under the bough of a tree, rev. male figure holding torch above a winged female figure of Victory, Expo pavilion below, tablet named (Brunon et Valette), 64mm (PBE 82; Baxter 95; BDM I, 404; cf. DNW 68, 1257). Extremely fine and attractively patinated; in contemporary case of issue £30-40
Hammer Price: £45
France, Chambre de Commerce de Lille, Philippe de Girard Medal, 1900, a silver medal by H. Lefebvre, old man seated left, holding walking-stick, factories in background, rev. frontal elevation of the Chambre, implements of industry below, 45mm (BDM III, 369; cf. DNW 66, 1390). Good very fine, rare £50-70
£50–£70
France, Photo-Club de Paris, 1900, a uniface plated bronze plaque by H.R.P. Roussel, standing robed figures representing Art and Science, naked female representing Light behind, LA LUMIÈRE UNIT L’ART ET LA SCIENCE, named (E. Lecroq), 87 x 57mm (BDM V, 253; cf. Simmons FPL 13, 1; cf. DNW 47, 884). Extremely fine, rare as a named award £120-150
Hammer Price: £140
France, Rédemption, 1901, a bronze medal by G. Dupré, semi-naked man kneels at feet of the Virgin to kiss the feet of the baby Jesus, sheep in fields behind, rev. naked man at altar, 73mm (CGMP p.167; BDM I, 653; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.41, 69; cf. DNW 47, 671). Good very fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £35
France, Rédemption, 1901, a bronze medal by G. Dupré, similar, 73mm (CGMP p.167; BDM I, 653; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.41, 69; cf. DNW 47, 671). A few edge bruises, very fine £20-30
Hammer Price: £15
France, Assemblée Générale des Actionnaires du Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée, 1901, a silver plaque by L.-O. Roty, naked winged Genius holding the hand of a female with flowers, two other females standing at right, rev. exterior of the new Gare de Lyon, Paris, 60 x 45mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.93; PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 77; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.267, 4; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 180; BDM V, 239; Moyaux 181; Swan 284; cf. DNW 70, 2672). About extremely fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £40
France, Prince Victor Napoleon Bonaparte, 1901, a bronze award medal by W. Trojanowski, bust right, rev. wreath and crown, un-named, 68mm (Strzalkowski 20). Extremely fine, rare £60-80
Hammer Price: £60
France, République Française, 1902, a silver award plaque by S.-E. Vernier, half-length portrait of Marianne right, rev. branch, stamped (Conseil Général des Alpes-Maritimes, Avril 1909, Voyage de M. Armand Fallières, Président de la République, à Nice et dans le Département), 74 x 49mm (PBE 941; CGMP p.386; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.49, 186; BDM VI, 227; cf. DNW 64, 1345). About extremely fine £60-80
France, Le Matin, 1904, award medals (2), by R. Riberon, in silver and bronze, female about to engrave plinth, revs. wreath between telegraph wires, both 51mm (cf. DNW 42, 1456) [2]. Very fine £40-60
France, Navigation Aérienne, 1909, a bronze award plaque by P.-A. Morlon, winged figure of Genius in central panel, biplane to left, airship to right, rev. three panels, man studying birds in flight to left, engineer adjusting an aero engine to right, named (10eme Exposition Intern.le de l’Aéronautique, 1926, M Chaussin), 99 x 72mm (PBE 610; CGMP p.272; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.44, 296; BDM VIII, 78; cf. DNW 60, 1596; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 110). Good very fine £50-70
France, Société Canine du Sud-Est, c. 1910, a gilt-bronze award plaque by E.-P. Blin, female figure with hounds seated between men with dogs, rev. hunting accoutrements, tablet named (Exposition de Lyon, 1932), 50mm; Société Canine du Midi, c. 1930, a bronze plaque by G. Contaux, named (Exposition Canine, 2me Prix), 60 x 36mm; together with other base metal medals (4), all relating to dogs [6]. Very fine and better £70-90
France, Femme Drape, c. 1910, a uniface bronze medal by R. Grégoire, draped head of a young woman in Renaissance style, turned half left, with pouting lips, her neck and one shoulder exposed, foliage behind, 109mm. Extremely fine, softly and sensitively modelled £100-150
France, La Fileuse, c. 1910, a uniface cast bronze plaque by F.P. Niclausse, elderly woman seated on wooden chair right, spinning yarn, 128 x 85mm. Small stain and some ink lettering on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £150-200
£150–£200
France, Henri Germain, Founder of the Crédit Lyonnais, 1910, a light bronze award medal by C.P. Pillet, bust left, rev. arms against tree-trunk, TRENTE ANNÉES DE SERVICES on scroll, named (Mlle Suzanne Baumé), 81mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.45, 124; BDM –; cf. DNW 36, 700); Centenary of the Banque du Crédit Industriel et Commercial, 1959, a cast bronze medal by H. Dropsy, 59mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; cf. DNW 39, 542) [2]. Extremely fine £30-40
France, La Lutte, 1912, a bronze award medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, Hercules and the lion, rev. two wrestlers, named (A.S.B.F. Bouche, 31-3-50), 50mm (CGMP p.105). Very fine or better £30-40
France, François Meurice, 1915, a silver plaque by C Pillet, half-length bust left, rev. classical building, inscription below, 71 x 52mm. About extremely fine £30-50
Hammer Price: £75
France, Orphélinat des Restaurateurs Limonadiers et de l’Industrie Hotelière, 1915, a silver medal by H. Varenne, female figure welcoming child carrying baby, rev. inscription in wreath, 65mm. Some friction on high points, otherwise about extremely fine £30-50
France, Honneur Patrie, c. 1918, a plated bronze award medal, figure of Marianne seated left honouring soldiers, rev. sprig of mistletoe, un-named, 68mm. Extremely fine; cased £30-40
France, Maréchal Foch, 1918, a bronze medal by G.-H. Prud’homme, bust left, rev. the railway carriage in which the Armistice was signed, 68mm (CGMP p.324). Extremely fine £30-40
France, La France Victorieuse, 1919, a bronze award plaque by R. Lamourdedieu, partly clothed figure of France holding winged Victory, ploughman and oxen in background, rev. two sleeping children (representing Alsace and Lorraine) enfolded in a French banner, un-named, 70 x 52mm (CGMP p.220). About extremely fine £40-60
France, Exposition Canine, c. 1920, a silver award medal by A. Erdmann for A. Rivet, ten dogs in setting by lake, rev. wreath, un-named, 44mm; Club Français du St. Bernard, c. 1925, a bronze award medal by M. Lordonnois, 50mm; together with other base metal medals (4), all relating to dogs [6]. Mostly very fine £30-40
France, Basilique du Sacré Coeur, c. 1920, a uniface bronze plaque by J. Picaud, view of the church within raised border, 55 x 44mm (CGMP –). A few surface marks, otherwise very fine or better £30-40
France, Artémis, 1924, a bronze medal by L.-C. Mascaux for Arthus-Bertrand, Artemis with hound on lead, rev. wreath, un-named, 50mm (BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.56, 272; cf. DNW 47, 1133); Minerve Pensive, 1934, a uniface Art Déco bronze plaque by L. Muller, 76 x 42mm (Muller Exh. Cat. 1958, no.5; CGMP p.287; cf. DNW 66, 1550) [2]. Better than very fine £30-50
France, Pierre-François Percy, c. 1925, a uniface portrait plaque by L. Dumoulin, bust three-quarters left with high collar and cravat, medal of the Légion d’Honneur suspended at neck, 120mm. Extremely fine, rare £120-150
£120–£150
France, Exposition des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925, a plated bronze plaque by R. Martin, artisans in front of building, rev. legend in 9 lines, 74 x 50mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.60, 95; cf. DNW 51, 1166). Very fine, toned £30-50
Hammer Price: £70
France, 700th Anniversary of the Death of Saint Francis of Assisi, 1926, a bronze medal by P. Turin for the SFAM, head of St Francis right, his hands raised to receive the stigmata, rev. full-length figure of the Saint right blessing a flock of birds, dates in field, 87mm, edge stamped 120 (Classens 154). Extremely fine, very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £160
France, Le Ski, c. 1928, an Art Deco repoussé bronze plaque by G. Guiraud for La Gerbe d’Or, male skier left, 95 x 75mm (cf. DNW 60, 1607). Lightly cleaned, very fine; with integrated holes for mounting at top and bottom £30-40
Hammer Price: £25
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