Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

France, Alliance Française, 1898, a silver award medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, seated female figure of France instructs a group of four young children emblematic of the colonies, ship at sea in background, rev. tablet on a book, decorated with a spray of laurel, named (Soeur Micaela, Directrice de l’École de Haidar Pacha), 68mm (PBE 308; CGMP p.172; BDM I, 665; cf. DNW 66, 1376); 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; cf. Swan 284; cf. DNW 54, 842); Laineuse, c. 1910, a plated bronze award plaque by R.-E. Lamourdedieu for the Société de Secours aux Sapeurs Pompiers de Gennevilliers, seated semi-naked female with balls of wool, rev. clasped hands, un-named (PBE –; BDM –); Femme avec Palme, c. 1935, a plated bronze plaque by R. Baudichon, seated female holding palm, rev. wreath of oak, named (A Monsieur Emile Waxin, Directeur de l’École Rollin, L’Amicale Reconnaissante), 75 x 49mm [4]. Very fine and better but second polished; third in original maroon card box of issue (£80-100)