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France, La Grappe, 1907, a silver medal by O. Yencesse, bust of girl right, smiling, bunches of grapes in her hair, reverse bunch of grapes on a vine, la grappe above, société de la côte d’or below, named (J.B. Ganaye), 36mm (PBE –; cf. Coll. R. Marx 156; cf. ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.368, 1; BDM VI, 695, 697). About very fine, rare (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £25
France, Fil de la Vierge, 1908, a bronze plaque by P.-C. Lenoir, Virgin Mary asleep near her spinning wheel, angels unwinding thread from her distaff and spreading it over the fields, reverse flowers linked by threads of dew, legend in four lines at left, 68 x 50mm (PBE 563; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.191, 12; BDM VII, 547). Extremely fine and very rare (£40-60)
£40–£60
France, Frère et Sœur, or Baiser d’Enfant, 1909, a bronze plaque by Blanche-Adèle Moria, boy embracing his sister, reverse nest in tree, 66 x 45mm (PBE 609; CGMP p.266; BDM VIII, 77); Les Parisiens de Paris, 1930, a bronze medal by C.-T. Perron, ship of Paris, reverse seated Madonna by the River Seine, a naked boy stood on her knee, 55mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.45, 119) [2]. First about very fine, second good very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £35
France, La Céramique, 1909, a bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, seated female examining a vase that she is about to decorate, reverse ceramic-ware on a tablet, inscribed (Confédération des Industries Céramiques de France), 64 x 51mm (PBE 790; CGMP p.333; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.46, 132; BDM VIII, 147; cf. DNW 45, 775). Extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £60
France, Erection of the Monument at Wissembourg to the Memory of its Defenders in the Franco-Prussian War, 1909, a bronze plaque, unsigned, patriot standing with rifle by a tree, geisberg 1870 in exergue, reverse frontal elevation of monument, 39 x 25mm. Very detailed work, extremely fine and patinated (£30-40)
£30–£40
France, Société d’Enseignement Moderne, c.1910, a bronze medal by A.A. Herbemont, female with palm stood over a boy pupil reading at a desk, reverse radiant sun shining from behind an oak tree, 50mm (cf. DNW 38, 772); Association Léopold-Bellan, c.1910, a bronze medal by A.A. Herbemont, standing female holding oil-lamp, seated female reading book at right, reverse similar, 50mm; together with other medals (4), by Rasumny, Chabaud, Bénard and A. Dubois [6]. Generally very fine...
£25–£35
France, O Altitudo, c.1910, a bronze award plaque by P.-C. Lenoir, robed female left, holding book and contemplating a mountain range, reverse torch divides sprigs of oak, engraved (Grande Semaine du Limousin, Exposition Nationale, Limoges 1924), 85 x 59mm (PBE 547; BDM –). Very fine and very rare (£50-70)
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, reverse train emerging from a tunnel into a landscape, 40mm (Moyaux 277bis; PBE 984; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.26, 159; cf. Swan 290-1; cf. DNW 33, 363). Extremely fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £50
France, Normandy Millennium, 1911, a plated bronze plaque by A.-E. Guilloux for A. Bazor, standing figure of Rollon holding sword, prows of longboats behind, reverse aerial view of Rouen, 70 x 48mm (PBE 477; cf. DNW 47, 902). Extremely fine, rare; in original maroon fitted case (£40-50)
France, Alsace, 1912, a bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, head of an Alsace woman left, reverse houses in Strasbourg, bird’s nest in foreground, 68 x 51mm (CGMP p.332; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.45, 118; BDM VIII, 147; cf. DNW 38, 784); together with Saint-Odile, 1935, an Art Deco bronze medal by P.-A. Morlon, half-length bust of St Odile facing, hands in prayer, reverse St Odile giving benediction to the town of Obernai, monastery of Hohenburg in distance, 59mm (CGMP p.273) [2]. First very...
£30–£50
France, Amour Maternel, 1912, a bronze medal by O. Yencesse for Canale, mother kissing her baby who sleeps in her arms, reverse flowering violet, 50mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 157; Classens 82; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.50, 205; BDM VI, 698). Softly executed in this artist’s familiar style, very fine and a charming image, rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £90
France, La Fileuse, 1913, a uniface cast bronze plaque by L. Patriarche, elderly woman seated spinning yarn, 98 x 90mm (PBE –; BDM VIII, 116). Extremely fine with most attractive chocolate-brown patina, very rare (£50-70)
France, Raymond Poincare, Président de la République, c.1915, a uniface bronze medal by C.R. Samuel, bust right, 165mm. Good fine (£30-40)
France, Honneur Patrie, 1916, a bronze medal by A. Dujardin, facing bust of La République, reverse cockerel garlanded with laurel wreath, 50mm (CGMP p.164; BDM VII, 238; cf. DNW 29, 748). Good very fine (£20-30)
£20–£30
France, Société des Gens de Lettres, 1916, a bronze award medal by H.-E. Nocq for Canale, Louis Philippe seated with letter, Balzac and other artists standing behind, reverse seated robed female writing in a book, named (Albert Willemetz), 57mm (PBE 638; BDM –; cf. BDW 7, 837). Very fine (£30-40)
France, La Lorraine aux États-Unis, 1918, a uniface bronze plaque by A. Finot, French and American soldier saluting the sky, civic buildings in background, 80 x 76mm. About extremely fine, rare (£30-40)
France, Angevine, 1919, a bronze plaque by Ernesta Robert-Mérignac, bust of an Angevine woman right, reverse view of the Château d’Angers, 64 x 42mm (CGMP p.351). Rubbed on cheek, about extremely fine, rare (£40-50
£40–£50
France, Le Couple, c.1920, a uniface bronze plaque by L. Bazor, conjoined half-length portraits of a robed man with tousled hair and a middle-aged woman left, 76 x 72mm. About very fine, presumably very rare (£30-40)
France, Mère Allaitant, c.1920, a bronze plaque by I.L. Blanchot, mother seated, baby suckling her breast, Moses basket in background, reverse oak wreath and tablet, 50 x 42mm. About extremely fine and very rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £70
France, Jeune Fille Alsacienne avec Fleurs, c.1920, a bronze plaque by H. Dropsy, standing girl in Alsace head-dress holding a bunch of flowers, reverse stork over church, sun rays in background, 55 x 32mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –). About extremely fine and rare, nicely patinated, an attractive image (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £30
France, Centenary of the Fondation des Papeteries d’Odet, 1922, a silver medal by P.-V. Dautel, seated figure holding tablet, engraved (A.H. Groves), press behind, reverse busts of the Bolloré family heads of the company above a view of the factory buildings, 68mm. Very fine, rare; in green fitted case (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £80
France, Refounding of L’Artisanat Français, 1922, a bronze award medal by Lougarre for Diets, half-length figure of female left, holding torch and branch, hands holding differing instruments around, reverse wreath, un-named, 50mm. Very fine, rare (£30-40)
France, Maréchal Pétain, 1922, a bronze medal by S.-E. Vernier, bust right, reverse poilu presenting the Maréchal’s baton, 68mm (cf. DNW 35, 567). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare (£50-70)
£50–£70
France, Danseuse au Faune, 1924, a bronze medal by L.-C. Mascaux for Arthus-Bertrand, faun playing flutes at left, female dancer at right, reverse wreath encircling legend, fédération féminine française de gymnastique, 8e fête fédérale, montpellier, 14-15 mai 1927, 50mm (Classens 106; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 122; cf. DNW 48, 722). About extremely fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £40
France, Syndicat d’Initiative de Nantes et de la Région, 1925, an Art Deco bronze award medal by P.-V. Dautel for Arthus-Bertrand, standing robed female holding symbolic ship of Nantes, cathedral in background, reverse coastal landscape, sailing boat and steam train in foreground, named (À M.A. Baumie), ropework border, 66mm (Classens 48). Good very fine and patinated, rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £55
France, Inauguration of the Monument Georges-Pallain, Gondreville, 1925, a bronze medal by A. Lafleur, helmeted bust of Gallia right, gallia victrix, reverse monument and trees, tablet in foreground, named (L. Calmon), 77mm. Small reverse edge knock at 4 o’clock, otherwise good very fine and patinated, scarce (£30-40)
France, Denys Puech, 1926, a cast uniface gilt-bronze portrait medal by L. Bazor, bust right, 116mm; together with a plaster model of the same medal, also 116mm (cf. CGMP p.31) [2]. About very fine, former with remants of glue on the back, latter with small loop mount in edge for suspension (£80-100)
£80–£100
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, reverse 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. BDW 1, 686 and 13, 266; cf. DNW 38, 810). One of the classic Art Deco medallic images, very fine (£60-80)
France, Chambre Syndicale des Horlogers-Bijoutiers, Paris et Region Parisienne, c.1930, a silver-gilt award medal by R. Baudichon, bust of St Eloi three-quarters left, tablet below, named (Philippe Bouchez), reverse scales and precious metal implements, 50mm. Small test mark on obverse rim, otherwise extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
France, L’Office National Météorologique, c.1930, a uniface bronze-gilt award plaque by E.-H. Becker, female wearing headphones, sat at table, looking at cloud formations out of a window, named (J. Meglio, 1931), 81 x 59mm (cf. DNW 40, 795); together with L’Offrande, c.1935, a uniface bronze Art Deco medal by P.-C. Lenoir, two nude females offering up a basket of fruit, back engraved (Exposition Philatélique, Mamers, 1937), 49mm (cf. BDW 18, 522) [2]. First about extremely fine,...
France, Le Poudrier, c.1930, a cast bronze plaque by M. Burger for the Association Amicale des Officiers de Reserve du Service des Poudres, worker compacting gunpowder with a trowel, reverse still, 70 x 50mm. Obverse very fine, reverse nearly so, very rare (£50-70)
France, Sydicat Professionelle des Producteurs et Distributeurs d’Energie Electrique, c.1930, an Art Deco bronze award medal by S. Grun, bust of female right, preparing to open padlock, generator and sparks of electricity behind, reverse water cascading over a dam, named (Eugène Alexandre Michel, 1937), 50mm (cf. DNW 42, 1521); together with Femme avec Blé, c.1930, an Art Deco bronze award medal by R. Cochet, female with sheaves of wheat, reverse wreath of oak and palm, jeune académie...
France, Bébé dans son Lit, c.1930, a uniface bronze medal, unsigned, issued by Canale, baby in rocking cot, having just ejected a toy dummy out of it, 50mm. Very fine, patinated, rare; set onto a brass stand for display (£40-60)
France, Raymond Poincare, c.1930, a large cast bronze portrait plaque, unsigned, bust left, 315 x 252mm. Very fine; with two large screws on the back for hanging (£40-60)
France, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, a bronze medal by L. Bazor, Marianne greets figures representing North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa and Indo-China, reverse plan of the Expo, 68mm (CGMP p.30; cf. DNW 44, 850). Extremely fine and scarce (£60-80)
France, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, bronze medals (2), by L. Desvignes, bust of Bedouin, reverse Expo building (CGMP p.146; cf. DNW 47, 941); and by Anie Mouroux, bust of Océanie, reverse Polynesian Expo pavilion (CGMP p.282; cf. DNW 47, 941); Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques, Paris, 1937, a bronze medal by E.-A. Monier, glass-workers, reverse Expo pavilion (CGMP p.261; cf. DNW 35, 695), all 32mm [3]. Extremely fine or better, attractive (£60-80)
France, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, Indochine, a bronze medal by E.E. Lindauer, seated female in meditation, reverse two dragons around tablet, 59mm (CGMP p.246); Empire d’Annam, a bronze medal, unsigned, standing oriental dignitary in national costume, reverse dragon, 59mm (CGMP p.404) [2]. First very fine, second about extremely fine, both rare (£50-70)
France, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, Cochinchine, a bronze medal, unsigned, young female in local costume carrying two panniers of produce on her shoulders, reverse head of snarling tiger left, 59mm (CGMP p.405). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£40-60)
France, Aphrodite, 1932, a uniface bronze Art Deco medal by M. Delannoy, naked figure of Aphrodite crouching between two cherubs on dolphins, 68mm (CGMP p.136; cf. DNW 33, 379). Extremely fine, attractive light patina, rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £170
France, La Ferme, 1933, a uniface bronze artist’s trial for the plaque by H. Dubois, farm girls with pails and poultry, farmers with animals in background, back stamped 1 twice, 96 x 74mm (CGMP p.162). Edge nick at top right, otherwise good very fine, patinated, rare (£40-50)
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