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France, Death of General Gallieni, 1916, a large uniface cast bronze medal by G.-H. Prud’homme, uniformed bust left, AU DEFENSEUR DE PARIS around, 194mm (cf. BDM VIII, 147). A sharp, pleasing cast, extremely fine and patinated, rare (£80-100)
£80–£100
La Somme Dévastée, 1918, a bronze medal by P. Ansart and A.A. Roze, 49mm (BDM VIII, 181); Réconstruction, c.1919, a bronze award medal by A. Rivet, 68mm (BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.47, 130); Le Roi Chevalier, 1930, a bronze plaque by V. Demanet, 74 x 54mm [3]. Last extremely fine, others very fine or better (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
Mont-Saint-Michel, 1918, a bronze plaque by C.-L. Picaud, view from the shore, reverse view fom the sea, 74 x 52mm (CGMP p.312; Frankenhuis 233; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.23, 108). About extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Association des Ecrivains Combattants, 1919, a large and heavy cast bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann for Arthus-Bertrand, helmeted classical bust right, reverse clasped hands, À HENRY MALHERBE, etc., 117mm. A most imposing, bold piece, extremely fine and practically as struck, very rare; in original green fitted case of issue (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £130
France, Pupilles de la Nation, 1919, a uniface plated bronze plaque by Seraphin, kneeling figure of France showing a boy and girl the way to the future, dead soldier above, reverse named (M. Roche, Vice Président de la Section d’Asnières), 91 x 59mm. Good very fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £40
Eve Rieuse, 1919, a uniface silver medal by H. Dropsy for Canale, bust of Eve three-quarters right, serpent around, 36mm (Cat. Canale p.7, 94; Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; cf. DW 24, 170). Good very fine (£30-40
Hammer Price: £50
Marshal Philippe Pétain, 1922, a large uniface cast bronze portrait plaque for a medal by S.-E. Vernier, bust right, 257mm (cf. BDW 5, 111). Extremely fine, virtually as made (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £100
Paul-Jean Toulet, 1922, a silver medal by G.C. de Swiecinski, bust left in high relief, reverse titles of his famous works in six lines, 75mm. Good very fine, very rare (£50-70)
£50–£70
La Parure, 1925, an octagonal bronze repoussé plaque by P. Turin for La Gerbe d’Or, three female figures, one standing naked at front, 81mm (Classens 131; cf. BDW 2, 309, and 5, 124). A charming example of Art Deco, extremely fine and attractively patinated, with a maroon cord for suspension (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £150
First Aerial Crossing of the South Atlantic, 1927, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, busts of Le Brix and Costes, reverse Breguet biplane above a map of the globe showing the route from Paris to Tokyo, 68mm (CGMP p.284; cf. BDW 18, 506 and DW 24, 218). Extremely fine; in maroon fitted case of issue (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £60
Télégraphie sans Fil, 1927, a bronze Art Deco medal by P.-M. Dammann, standing figure of Iris with signs of the Zodiac behind, reverse globe encircled by an antenna emitting radio waves, TSF around tablet below, 68mm (CGMP p.116; Jones, Art of the Medal, 423; cf. BDW 5, 128 and 9, 743). One of the classic Art Deco medallic images, extremely fine and lightly patinated (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £110
France, Union Syndicale de l’Industrie du Gaz en France, 1928, a silver members’ medal by H. Dropsy, male Faune starts a fire under a tree, reverse gasometer, named (M. P. Roche), 54mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 75). Extremely fine; in original green fitted case of issue dated 1933 (£30-40)
First French Aerial Crossing of the North Atlantic from West to East, 1929, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, conjoined busts of Assollant, Lefevre and Lotti to right, reverse Bernard aircraft above a map of the globe showing the route from the USA to Spain, 68mm (CGMP p.283). Extremely fine, as struck; in green fitted case of issue (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £65
France, Death of Georges Clémenceau, 1929, a cast bronze medal by H. Dropsy for the SFAM, bust right, reverse allegory of France trampling male nude representing Germany, 96mm, edge stamped 174 (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 92; cf. BDW 5, 136). A powerful design, about extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £75
L’Automne, 1929, a uniface octagonal bronze plaque by P.-C. Lenoir, naked kneeling female holding a bowl of apples, pears and grapes, 74 x 54mm (CGMP p.243; cf. BDW 13, 291). Very fine, scarce (£70-90)
Marshal Fayolle, a bronze medal by A.A. Herbemont, bust left, reverse soldier carrying a cannon-shell, cannon behind, 68mm (CGMP p. 207). Very fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £15
École de Médécine de Clermont-Ferrand, 1930, a bronze plaque by J.-M. Camus, kneeling naked female drinking from a fountain, reverse legend, Vemes JOURNÉES THERMALES DU CENTRE, etc., 63 x 46mm. Good very fine, rare (£40-60)
First Congrès International de la Sécurité Aerienne, 1930, a bronze participant’s medal by M. Delannoy for the Comité Français de Propagande Aeronautique, issued by Arthus-Bertrand, bird with outstretched wings over two globes representing the Western and Eastern hemispheres, reverse legend in 8 lines, un-named, 50mm. Minor rim knocks, otherwise about extremely fine and rare; in original maroon case of issue (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £90
First Exposition Internationale de Poste Aerienne, Paris, 1930, a silver-gilt participant’s plaque, unsigned, issued by Arthus-Bertrand, pilot with mailbags walking to a sea-plane on a jetty being prepared for flight, reverse winged helmet above parcels, letters and newspapers, named (M. Bouix), 45 x 34mm. Good very fine and very rare; in original maroon fitted case of issue (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £140
Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, a bronze medal by L. Bazor, busts of four females, reverse plan of the Expo site in the Bois de Vincennes, 68mm (CGMP p.30). About extremely fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £70
Societe Hippique Francaise, 1931, silver medal, obverse head of horse left, reverse Examens D’Equitation abound wreath, the centre engraved J. Desplats, 41mm. Edge nick at 5 o’clock, otherwise very fine (£30-50)
Fumeuse, 1931, a uniface bronze Art Deco plaque by P.-C. Lenoir, semi-naked female reclining on sofa, cigarette between fingers, exhaling smoke, 74 x 51mm (CGMP p.243). Very fine and very rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £120
AGRICULTURE, 1932, a bronze award medal by R. Cochet, naked female sat on her left foot, holding a sheaf of wheat, reverse wreath, un-named, 50mm (CGMP p.94); Faune a l’Écureuil, 1935, a uniface bronze plaque by G. Crouzat, faun pursuing a squirrel, 76 x 32mm (CGMP p.112; cf. DW 24, 273). [2]. Very fine, but first with obverse rim bruise at 12 o’clock (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £45
Jeune Fille aux Roses, 1933, a uniface bronze plaque by G. Guiraud, naked female holding a bunch of roses, 104 x 55mm (CGMP p.202). Very fine, scarce (£70-90)
Bacchante, 1933, a uniface bronze medal by M. Delannoy, half-length figure of a naked female with long hair eating grapes, 60mm (CGMP p.136; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 175). Very slight rim bruise at 3 o’clock, otherwise very fine (£60-80)
The 70th Anniversary of the Death of Eugene Delacroix, 1933, a large cast bronze medal by P.-M. Poisson for the SFAM, bust left, reverse centaur rearing to left, tree in background, 108mm, edge stamped 200 (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 172; cf. BDW 18, 567). About extremely fine, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £80
Netherlands, Construction, or Tailleurs de Pierre, a uniface bronze plaque by L. Burger, two workers transporting a block of stone on a wheeled barrow, 72 x 53mm (CGMP p.69; cf. DNW 30, 793). Extremely fine (£40-50)
Syrie, 1934, a cast bronze medal by Aleth Guzman [-Nageotte] for the SFAM, crusading knight on horseback, reverse reclining female and goat, 84mm, edge stamped 125 (cf. BDW 5, 166 and 18, 572). Lively style, extremely fine, rare; in original blue card box of issue (£90-120)
50th Anniversary of the Death of Admiral Courbet, 1935, a bronze medal by L. Patriarche, uniformed bust left, reverse 3-masted warship in port, FORMOSE FOU-TCHEOU, etc., 68mm (CGMP p.302; cf. BDW 5, 174). About extremely fine and patinated, scarce (£50-70)
France, Conférénce Économique de la France Metropolitaine et d’Outre-Mer, Paris, 1935, a bronze medal by E.-A. Monier, head of France with African, Arabian and Asian standing figures, reverse French flag curled round a globe, 68mm (CGMP p.258). Very fine, scarce (£50-70)
The Launch of the Battleship Dunkerque, 1935, a bronze medal by P. Turin, allegorical female figure holding trident, riding on a dolphin, arms below, reverse battleship, 68mm (CGMP p.379; cf. BDW 2, 312 and 18, 599). Good very fine; in original maroon card box (£40-60)
Tercentenary of the Founding of the Academie Française, 1935, a large cast bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, bust of Cardinal Richelieu left, reverse standing female with arms raised, À L’IMMORTALITÉ, 116mm (cf. Simmons FPL 9, 169 and 12, 52). Extremely fine, rare in the large size (£90-120)
Docteur F. Jayle, 1936, a bronze medal by F. de Hérain for Arthus-Bertrand, bust left, reverse female torso, 81mm. Good very fine, scarce (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £55
Chasseurs à Pied, 1937, a bronze medal by M. Renard, soldier with rifle running to right, names of First War battles in field, reverse flag, bugle, military uniform, medals and decorations, 59mm (CGMP p.340). Extremely fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £10
L’Aurore, 1942, a bronze medal by E.-P. Blin, winged figure of Aurora seated on a rock with sea all around, reverse standing figure flanked by four horses from Aurora’s quadriga, 77mm (CGMP p.47). About extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£70-90)
France, Les Allemands et les Italiens Chassés d’Afrique, 1943, a bronze medal by E.-A. Monier, young girl personifying Africa being delivered to the Germans and Italians by a warrior who spears a dragon with his lance, reverse arms of France, Britain and the USA, names of battles around, 68mm (CGMP p.1335). About extremely fine (£20-30)
Jean Moulin, 1943, a bronze medal by M. Courbier, bust right, reverse hand holding the lower half of a broken sword, ORGANISATEUR DE LA RESISTANCE, 68mm (CGMP p.463). A perfect specimen, brilliant mint state (£30-40)
France, Alliance Franco-Soviétique, 1944, a bronze medal by M. Renard, Russian and French women standing with rifles, tanks at feet, reverse symbols of France and Russia, MOSCOV 10-XII-1944 in central cartouche, 68mm (CGMP p.1556). Extremely fine (£30-40)
Général de Larminat, 1945, a bronze medal by R. Delamarre, bust left, reverse wolf on a cross of Lorraine, 68mm (CGMP p.576). Extremely fine (£25-35)
France, Déporté Politique, 1945, a bronze medal by L. Bazor, kneeling prisoner with hands tied behind back, looking up at a cross of Lorraine, other prisoners being beaten by German guards in background, reverse liberation of the prison camp, France greets a prisoner in foreground, named (André Lecourt, Mle. 25523, Mauthausen, 18.11.41 - 5.5.45), 68mm (CGMP p.113). Minor rim knocks, otherwise very fine and rare (£50-70)
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