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France, Exposition Internationale d’Horticulture, Le Mans, 1905, a plated bronze plaque by C. Marey for A. Duseaux, seated female holding branch over the city of Le Mans, reverse three winged cherubs with basket of flowers, riband below, 61 x 46mm. Very fine and toned, rare (£30-40)
£30–£40
Diane, or RÉpression du Braconnage, 1905, a silver plaque by O. Yencesse for the Ministère de l’Agriculture, female head left, reverse fishing rod and line and hunting rifle against the bough of a tree, 52 x 40mm (PBE 1031; Coll. R. Marx 177; BDM VI, 693). Good very fine, very rare; in original green fitted case (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £80
Contemplation, a bronze plaquette by August Maillard, c. 1905, 70mm x 56mm (cf. Jones, Acquisitions of Medals, 1978-1982, 106); Festival of the 15th August, 1853, small bronze medal by Caque; Belgium, 15th Floral Exhibition, Gand, 1903, small silver Jurors’ medal by Fisch [3]. About extremely fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Augustin Gilbert, 1906, a bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, half-length portrait left, reverse Gilbert sat at a table, medical students and friends from the Hôpital Broussais behind, 70 x 51mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.45, 130; BDM IV, 706). Extremely fine, attractive light patina (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £40
France, 50th Anniversary of the Commission Européenne du Danube, 1906, a silver medal by H.A.J. Patey, Neptune reclining with trident and urn above a view of a boat on the Danube, reverse legend above tablet, 60mm (PBE –; BDM –). Obverse spotted, very fine, rare; in brown fitted case of issue (£60-80)
£60–£80
Pan, 1907, a uniface cast bronze medal by L. Desvignes for Canale, seated figure of Pan playing musical instrument in a forest, animals watching from behind trees, 100mm (Classens 66; Cat. Canale 59; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.37, 52; cf. DNW 33, 366 and 35, 672). About very fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £35
Amitie, 1909, a bronze plaque by R. Baudichon, two young females and a greyhound stood under a tree, reverse terrace and garden, water lilies in foreground, 68 x 57mm (CGMP p.23; BDM VII, 55). Very fine, but reverse partly discoloured (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £15
Musées Nationaux, 1910, a bronze award medal by O. Yencesse, female figure of La Republique standing in front of the Louvre, Greek and Egyptian vases on ground, reverse four crossed branches around central tablet, un-named, 72mm (CGMP p.403; BDM VI, 698). Softly worked in this artist’s familiar style, very fine, scarce (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
Jesus Christ, c.1910, a uniface bronze medal by J.-B.-E. Dropsy, bust right, Cross behind, 55mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –); together with St Luc, c.1930, a uniface octagonal bronze plaque, signed JD, disciple holding hand of a boy, bull behind, 81 x 55mm. [2]. Very fine; first a restrike and mounted on a plinth (£25-35)
Hammer Price: £20
La Musique, c.1910, a plated bronze award medal by A. Rivet, half-length female figure right, playing lyre, reverse winged female Victory above tablet, named (Ville de Vitteaux, Fêtes des 14 et 15 Sepbre. 1924), 57mm; together with Municipality of Paris, c.1935, an Art Deco bronze award medal by P.-M. Dammann, figure of Paris standing in ancient ship, reverse fasces, axe and lis, named (Mme. Cormier, Institutrice, 1937), 50mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.54, 43) [2]. Very fine and better; first...
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; together with Notre Dame de France, 1938, an oval bronze plaque by G. Guiraud, standing figure of Mary holding the baby Jesus, reverse frontal elevations of churches linked by wreath, 62 x 47mm. [2]. Very fine, first better (£25-35)
Automobile-Club du Rhône, c.1910, a bronze award plaque by G. de Serezin, car speeding round a bend, the driver being watched by a standing female figure of Hope at the road-side, another car with driver and riding mechanic in background, reverse cockerel standing over a branch, multi-arched bridge over a river in the background, un-named, 64 x 55mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.49, 185). Detailed workmanship, very fine and very rare; in green fitted case of issue (£60-80)
La Vigne, c.1910, a bronze award medal by P.-C. Lenoir, head of girl three-quarters left, wearing head-dress of vine-leaves and grapes, reverse wreath, OFFERT PAR Mr. GEORGES FAUGÈRE, SÉNATEUR, un-named, 50mm (PBE 544; BDM –). About extremely fine; in non-original black fitted case, lid gilt-blocked ‘Czernowitz 1886’ (£30-40)
France, Arts et Industries du Mobilier, Paris, 1911, a bronze award medal by J.-P. Legastelois, standing female revealing earthenware pots and other furnishings behind a curtain, reverse three nymphs in branch of an oak, QUATRIÈME SALON, GRAND PALAIS above, un-named, 64mm; together with Faïengerie de Choisy-le-Roy, c.1895, a pair of award medals, unsigned, in silver and bronze, vase, reverse legend, both named (P. Duclos…10 années de bons et loyaux services, 1899 [bronze]; 20...
£25–£35
Les Frères Coquelin, Boulogne, 1911, a uniface plated bronze plaque by A. Maillard, conjoined busts right, 69 x 53mm (Classens 3; Svarstad –; PBE –; BDM –). Very fine and very rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £55
J.H. Fabre, 1911, a bronze plaque by L. Patriarche, seated figure of Fabre examining insects on the leaf of a plant on a table with a magnifying glass, reverse Fabre’s house and garden, scorpion, cricket and other insects in foreground, 70 x 50mm (PBE 685; CGMP p.304; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.43, 115). Tiny knock to one corner, otherwise extremely fine and nicely patinated, an attractive study (£40-60)
Railway Company of the Midi, silver, 43 x 43 mm, by Leon Deschamps, bust of a female figure, representing the Midi, right, reverse locomotive advancing left, mountain landscape beyond. Extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £70
Monument to Jean-Jacques Rousseau Erected in the Pantheon, 1912, a plated bronze medal by P.A. Bartholomé, bust of Rousseau right, wreath around, reverse legend in 12 lines, 60mm. About very fine, scarce (£30-40)
Sainte-Genevieve Ravitaillant Paris, c.1912, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Dropsy, St Genevieve in boat, bringing supplies to the citizens of Paris, 73 x 56mm. About extremely fine, nicely patinated; fitted to plinth base (£30-40)
Concours International de Musique, Paris, 1912, a bronze award medal by J.-P. Legastelois, standing female in foreground, violinists, trumpet-players and singers in background, reverse view of a building, naked female with two naked boys below, named (Laurent Luigini, Membre du Jury), 75 x 54mm (PBE 539). Obverse very fine, reverse better (£25-35)
50th Anniversary of the Association Amicale des Élèves de l’École Nationale Supérieure des Mines, 1914, a silver plaque by C.H. Theunissen, two miners holding a panel against an industrial backdrop including two freight trains, reverse figures celebrating, DOMVS OMNIBVS VNA, 70 x 50mm (Müseler 18/116; BDM VIII, 234 [attributed to P.L. Theunissen in error]; Hamlet 644; cf. DNW 31, 762). Very fine, rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £95
France, La France, c.1915, a uniface cast bronze medal by E.-P. Blin, helmeted bust of France left, holding flag, 95mm (BDM VII, 85). Extremely fine, attractively patinated (£50-70)
Alsace, 1915, 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. BDW 18, 479). Almost extremely fine (£25-35)
Hammer Price: £45
France, Union Nationale des Officiers de Reserve, c.1915, a uniface bronze plaque by E. Cournault for Arthus-Bertrand, soldier in the act of throwing a grenade towards a fort barricaded by barbed wire, 86 x 63mm. Very fine (£20-30)
£20–£30
World War One, “Verdun”, a fine uniface bronze plaque by E. Blin, male head right, fire ushering from his mouth and with wounds on cheek, undated, 154mm. Extremely fine and a powerful study (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £120
World war one,“Pour nos Blesses’, a fine uniface oval bronze plaquette by Ovide Yencesse, French nurse bandaging the head of a wounded soldier, 190mm x 175mm. Extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £50
Allied Forces Welcoming the American Troops, 1917, a uniface bronze medal by H.-E. Nocq, allegorical scene of warriors being led into battle, 72mm. Good very fine, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £85
Les Chars d’Assaut, 1918, a bronze award medal by P.-A. Morlon, tank advancing through a landscape of barbed wire, being urged on by semi-naked female figure, reverse floral border, un-named, 68mm (CGMP p.270; Jones, Art of the Medal, 416; cf. DW 24, 161). About extremely fine (£30-40)
World War One, “Lille”, a fine uniface bronze plaque by E. Blin, male head r., flowing hair and wounds on neck, undated, 158mm. Extremely fine and a powerful study (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £110
World War One, “Reims”, a fine uniface bronze plaque by E. Blin, female head half l., with melancholy expression, 1914-1918 in field, 154mm. Extremely fine and a powerful study (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £150
France, “les Dames Françaises”, 1914-1919, a large unsigned uniface bronze plaque, nurse holding cup to wounded soldier, 143mm. Extremely fine, a fine plaquette, vigourously modelled (£50-60)
American Expeditionary Forces, 1919, a bronze medal by R.I. Aitken, soldier saluting, reverse Statue of Liberty, 50mm; together with Inter-Allied Games, Pershing Stadium, Paris, 1919, a uniface bronze badge by L.-J.-H. Cariat, winged eagle above tablet, 53 x 50mm. [2]. Very fine; latter in green case of issue, inside of lid stamped L. Cariat, rue Boissonade 20, Paris (£20-30)
Victory, c.1919, a bronze award medal by P.-A. Morlon for Téterger, helmeted American soldier holding a branch, stars in background, reverse wreath around circular central tablet, un-named, 69mm; together with Canadian War Memorial on Vimy Ridge Erected, 1936, bronze medals by A. de Possesse (2), weeping widow with olive branch, reverse the memorial, 50mm. [3]. Very fine, first better (£30-40)
Jules Siegfried, c.1919, a bronze medal by O. Yencesse, bust right, reverse VIVRE C’EST AGIR, crowned dragon, 60mm (BDM VIII, 304). Softly struck, extremely fine and patinated, scarce; in maroon fitted case of issue (£30-40)
Nancy, a fine large cast uniface bronze medallion by E-P. Blin, undated, perhaps c. 1920, head of Christ wearing crown of thorns turned half right, nancy in field to right, artist’s signature below, 155mm. Extremely fine and a very powerful medallic image (£120-150)
France, Touring Club de France, Opening of the Gorges du Verdon, c.1920, a bronze plaque by L. Bottinelly for A. Chobillon, view of a pass through the gorge, reverse reclining river-god, legend above, 91 x 66mm (cf. DW 24, 181). Good very fine (£50-60)
£50–£60
Les Amis des Soldats Aveugles, c.1920, a bronze award plaque by F. Tourte, blind soldiers engaged in basket-making and other tasks, reverse HOMMAGE DE RECONNAISSANCE, named (Madame R. Levy), 84 x 66mm. Very fine (£25-35)
France, Association Générale des Mutilés de la Guerre, c.1920, a bronze award plaque by E.-P. Blin, headless winged figure of Victory, reverse female seated on plinth under tree, temple in background, named (M. Michel Bailly), 70 x 42mm (cf. BDW 18, 489, and DNW 37, 1268). Very fine (£25-35)
France, Ville de Bois-Colombes, c.1920, a uniface bronze plaque by M. Jacquin, standing robed female figure, bird and nest to left, church to right, 75 x 49mm. Very fine, rare (£20-30)
Syndicat Général de la Construction Électrique, c. 1920, a silver award medal by C.P. Pillet, robed female figure of Electricity creating a flash of lightning and a spark, reverse view of a village in mountainous countryside, waterfall and hydro-electric lines in left foreground, named (Mme Marie Poulet), 68mm (cf. DW 24, 179). Good very fine, an attractive and detailed medal; in original blue fitted card case (£50-60)
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