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France, Émile Loubet, 1892, a large and heavy bronze medal by E.A. Soldi-Colbert, half-length portrait right, wearing cravat, reverse À Mr J. REYNAUD, SOUVENIR DE 1892, L’UNION FRATERNELLE DE LA DROME, PARIS on scrolled tablet, 126mm. Extremely fine and nicely patinated, very rare (£70-90)
£70–£90
France, Vierge à l’Enfant, or La Madone, 1893, a uniface trial plaque in plaster by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, Virgin Mary standing, holding the baby Jesus, trees in background, 135 x 62mm (BDM I, 664-5; Gaz. Num. 1898, p.188, 289; cf. CGMP p.174; cf. PBE 322). Very fine and very rare; mounted in a satin-lined frame, with hook at top for suspension (£60-80)
£60–£80
France, President Carnot Assassinated, 1894, a cast gilt-bronze medal, unsigned, Carnot seated in his carriage with fellow travellers, in the act of being stabbed by Caserio, bust of Carnot with wreath above, reverse legend in 9 lines, 73mm. Of somewhat crude but amusing style, fine and rare; with large loop for suspension (£30-40)
£30–£40
StÉphane DervillÉ, 1894, a pair of laudatory silver plaques by L.-O. Roty, view of a domed building and bridge over the River Seine, reverse seated female figure greets Derville and a male colleague who shake hands, 60 x 43mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx –; BDM V, 235). [2]. Extremely fine; both contained in original black fitted case of issue, an attractive and unusual pair (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £70
Pieta, 1895, a uniface cast bronze plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, widow with body of her husband, 180 x 82mm (BDM I, 665 [dated to 1896]; Gaz. Num. 1898, p.192, 3b). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £120
France, Foundation Stone of the Pont Alexandre III, Paris, Laid, 1896, a plated bronze medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, three standing female figures, head of Alexander III of Russia above, backdrop of Paris behind, reverse semi-naked female holding pot from which water flows, cherub with scroll at side, legend below, 70mm (PBE 310; BDM I, 662). Extremely fine, attractive (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £45
France, Opening of the Musée Social, 1896, a bronze medal by L.-O. Roty, two male figures walking up the steps into the Museum, reverse seated female figure with racks of newspapers and shelves of books, contemplating a factory scene through a window, 60mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx –; BDM V, 236; Roty Cat. 1971, p.92). Minor surface marks on reverse, otherwise very fine and very rare (£30-40)
Exposition Nationale et Coloniale, Rouen, 1896, a plated bronze medal by L.-O. Roty, agricultural scene with woman seated under tree in foreground, NORMANNIA NVTRIX, reverse aerial view of Rouen, 68mm (PBE 865; Coll. R. Marx 50; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 170; BDM V, 236; cf. BDW 13, 130 and 771). Very fine, obverse toned; in maroon fitted case of issue (£40-50)
France, Visit of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra to France, 1896, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, conjoined busts right, reverse legend within wreath, 70mm (PBE 69; CGMP p.77; cf. BDW 18, 404). Very fine (£35-45)
Hammer Price: £35
Centenary of the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers, 1898, a plated bronze plaque by H.A.J. Patey, female figure representing Technique showing the implements of industry to pupils and teachers, reverse view of the Conservatoire, legend in 14 lines below, 68 x 48mm (PBE 664; CGMP p.299; BDM IV, 427). Good very fine, scarce (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £30
Saintes Femmes Allant au Calvaire, c.1898, a uniface cast bronze plaque by J.-B.-E. Dropsy for Susse Frès, three robed females, hands clasped, making their way to a cross Calvary on a hill, 205 x 120mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 2; cf. DW 24, 56). Extremely fine and patinated, scarce; mounted in a wooden frame with an easel-type stand (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £75
Inauguration of the Prisons de Fresnes-lès-Rungis, 1898, a bronze plaque by L.-O. Roty, triptych of views inside the prison, reverse rehabilitated prisoner with his wife and baby walking away from the prison, 80 x 59mm (PBE 871; Coll. R. Marx 76; Classens 39; BDM V, 238-9; Jones, Art of the Medal, 324;cf. BDW 13, 774). Very fine, rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Compagnie des Agents de Change de Paris, 1898, a silver medal by L.-O. Roty, seated female holding box of money, naked winged girl pouring more coins into the box, reverse coiled serpent and branch over a view of Paris, 50mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx –; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 176; Gaz. Num. 1898, p.402, 155; BDM V, 237; cf. BDW 18, 406). Extremely fine (£35-45)
Mines de Lens, 1899, a plated bronze plaque by L.-O. Roty, miner with pick-axe at coal-face, reverse the Lens mine, 67 x 47mm (PBE 877; Coll. R. Marx –; Maz. 177; Baxter 36; Hamlet –; BDM V, 238; cf. BDW 5, 20). Some surface marks, otherwise about very fine, toned, scarce (£40-60)
France, Le Genie Couronne le XIXe. Siècle, 1899, a uniface bronze galvano plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, seated female figure of France, holding torch, being crowned by a naked infant Genie, accoutrements of the arts and sciences below, 267 x 159mm (PBE –; Coll. R, Marx –; BDM –). A decorative piece; a few light marks above Genie, otherwise about extremely fine and with attractive light patina, very rare; with integral loop for suspension (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £85
France, Centenary of the Banque de France, 1900, a bronze medal by L.-O. Roty, head of La République left, reverse seated and standing figures surveying a landscape, 68mm (Coll. R. Marx –; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 178; BDM V, 239; Gaz. Num. 1905, p.234, no.190; cf. DW 24, 75). Very fine (£25-35)
Paris, 1900, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Lefèbvre for Arthus-Bertrand, symbolic figure of Paris being carried on a throne, supported by figures representing art, industry and commerce, 87 x 60mm (PBE 521). Extremely fine (£40-60)
France, The City of Paris Awarded the Legion d’Honneur, 1900, a uniface plated bronze electrotype plaque by A.-E. Moncel, female bust of Paris left, her eyes focused on the insignia of the Legion d’Honneur, 120 x 106mm. Very fine, rare (£40-60)
£40–£60
Jeune Femme Tenant une Fleur, c.1900, a plated bronze plaque by H. Dubois, side view of lady walking, holding flower and branch, reverse a diptych, naked girl seated under tree with branch above, naked girl drinking from a stream below, 95 x 71mm (BDM I, 636). About very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £50
France, Art et Industrie, c.1900, a plated bronze award plaque by F. Rasumny for the Association des Inventeurs et Petits Fabricants Français, female figure of La France seated with a blacksmith and a female painter, reverse wreath and tablet, named (Mr de Monzie, Ministre de l’Education Nationale, 61 x 52mm. Extremely fine; in maroon fitted case (£30-40)
France, L’Union Vélocipédique de France, c.1900, a plated bronze award medal by F. Rasumny and J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, seated female holding olive branch and leaning on shield, reverse naked boy holding a spoked wheel aloft, tablet below, named (Services Rendus, 1931, M. René Cadres), 50mm. Extremely fine, attractive; in red fitted case of issue (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £55
Société Française de Photographie, c.1900, a silver award medal by E.A. Soldi-Colbert, conjoined busts of Niepce and Daguerre right, reverse legend in and around wreath, named (Médaille Ferrier, M. Eugène Trutat, 1906), 50mm (CGMP p.365; Simmons FPL 13, –; cf. BDW 3, 190). Very fine (£40-50)
France, Centenary of the Banque de France, 1900, a bronze award medal by L.-O. Roty, helmeted bust of La France left, reverse seated and standing figures looking over a rural industrialised scene, named (Felix Moinet), 68mm (PBE –; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 178; Gaz. Num. 1905, p.234, 190; BDM VI, 239; cf. DW 24, 75). Very fine, patinated (£20-30)
Cupid, c.1900, a uniface plated bronze medal, signed BD in monogram, Cupid in thought, 60mm. Very fine; with large clip and ring for suspension (£20-30)
Course à Pied, c.1900, a uniface bronze plaque by Brennus, male runner in crouched position preparing to start a race, 55 x 45mm. Extremely fine and very rare (£35-45)
Hammer Price: £40
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, head of La France right under the bough of a tree, reverse male figure holding torch above a winged female figure of Victory, Expo pavilion below, tablet with inscription COMPAGNIE DES CHEMINS DE FER DE PARIS A LYON ET A LA MÉDITERANÉE, 64mm (PBE 81; Baxter 95; BDM I, 404; cf. DW 19, 257). Good very fine, scarce railway issue (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £65
Le Bienfaisante Israelite, silver plaque by Emanuel Hannaux, female figure standing r., reverse La bienfaisante israelite fondée in 1843, stamped below on tablet Mme. Léopold Caen né Henriette Worms, stamped below membre perpétuel, matt finish, 70mm x 48mm. Extremely fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £110
France, Assemblée Générale des Actionnaires du Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée, 1901, a silver plaque by O. Roty, naked winged Genius holding the hand of a female with flowers, two other females standing at right, reverse exterior of the new Gare de Lyon, Paris, 60 x 45mm (PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 77; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 180; BDM V, 239; Moyaux 181; Swan 284; cf. DNW 37, 1231). Very fine, rare (£50-70)
£50–£70
France, Souvenir, 1901, a bronze award plaque by L.-E. Mouchon, naked female Genius leaning on column, inscribing a tablet (dated 1911), reverse branch, named (École Régionale des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, Composition Décorative, Cours Supérieur, 2e. Prix, Marthe Roguet), 53 x 29mm (PBE 624; CGMP p.278; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.22, 100; BDM IV, 177; cf. BDW 18, 403 and DNW 27, 932). Very fine (£20-30)
£20–£30
Noces d’Argent, 1902, a silver plaque by R. Baudichon, couple seated under tree, reverse naked boy plucking fruit from a tree, 73 x 67mm (CGMP p.23; Classens 61; BDM VII, 55; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.37, 6-7; cf. BDW 5, 30). About extremely fine (£60-80)
France, Maternité, or Fileuse Allaitant, 1902, a bronze plaque by J.-P. Legastelois, Breton woman suckling a new-born child, spinning-wheel at left, reverse flowers and book, 64 x 53mm (PBE 535; CGMP p.236; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.43, 96; BDM III, 372). About extremely fine (£35-45)
£35–£45
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, reverse name of the proprietor and address of the publication, 85 x 41mm (BDM –; cf. DNW 37, 1233). Softly executed, extremely fine and rare (£50-60)
France, Concours Musical, Montélimar, 1902, a bronze award medal by G.H. Lemaire, robed female figure holding a lyre over a view of the town, reverse tablet on an array of musical instruments, un-named, 54mm (BDM –). Extremely fine, rare; in maroon fitted case of issue (£40-50)
£40–£50
Memorial to Marcel Renault Erected, 1903, a silver plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, bust right, reverse Renault arriving at the finish of the Paris-Vienna race, 1902, in one of his cars, 58 x 42mm (PBE 976; BDM VI, 240). Light scuffing in fields, otherwise very fine and very rare; in original red fitted case (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £150
France, Alfred Picard, 1903, a laudatory plated electrotype plaque by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, reverse legend in 14 lines above a branch, 100 x 82mm (PBE –). Good very fine, rare; in original black fitted case of issue (£70-90)
Centenary of the Code Civil, 1904, a bronze medal by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, facing head of La Republique, reverse seated man with book being shown the way by standing female figure of La Republique, 68mm (PBE 977; BDM VI, 243). Very fine, scarce (£25-35)
Hammer Price: £20
Alma Parens, c.1905, a uniface cast bronze triptych plaque by G. Dupré, woman with two children and breastfeeding another, figures representing Industry and Agriculture at sides, 134 x 91mm (cf. PBE 428; BDM I, 653; cf. BDW 18, 436). A cast of excellent quality, extremely fine and lightly patinated, rare (£80-100)
France, François Seynoha, c.1905, a large uniface bronze plaque by M.-P. Lordonnois, bust right above views of the Seynoha business premises in Rouen and Paris, 242 x 163mm (BDM III, 471). Some light scratching by bust, otherwise very fine, rare (£30-50)
£30–£50
Société Française de Timbrologie, c.1905, a bronze award plaque by C.P. Pillet, seated semi-nude female holding horn and branch, reverse branch, un-named, 68 x 49mm. Very fine, scarce (£30-40)
Contemplation, c.1905, a uniface bronze plaque by A. Maillard, seated female with open book and standing boy contemplate a coastal view from a balcony, 70 x 56mm (PBE 574; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.43, 106; cf. BDW 13, 152). Very fine (£30-40)
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