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France, L’Automobile, c. 1900, a bronze award medal by C.P. Pillet for Desaide, robed figure of Victory in speeding car to right, rev. wreath of oak and palm, un-named, 46mm (PBE 723; BDM IV, 537). Extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £45
France, La Seine, c. 1900, a uniface silver plaque or box top by C.P. Pillet, reclining female nude on rock, bullrushes at sides, 50 x 40mm. Very fine, rare; with small loops for suspension at top (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £75
France, Jeune Femme, c. 1900, a plated bronze Art Nouveau appliqué by A. Pospish, head of young lady to right, encircled by serpent, branch of oak in background, 41mm. Very fine, attractive (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £65
France, Gloria, c. 1900, plated bronze award plaques by F. Rasumny for A. Duseaux (2), helmeted head of Marianne left, rev. wreath and tablet, un-named, 50 x 38mm, 38 x 30mm (BDM V, 35; cf. DNW 64, 1349) [2]. Very fine (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £55
France, L’Industrie, c. 1900, a bronze award plaque by E. Revillon, winged Genie above seated figures of Science and Industry, rev. wreath, un-named, 55 x 39mm (BDM V, 98); La Céramique, 1909, a bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, adapted for the Confédération des Industries Céramiques de France, seated female examining a vase that she is about to decorate, rev. ceramic-ware on a tablet, named (Mme. Lucie Loyez), 64 x 51mm (PBE 790; CGMP p.333; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.46, 132; BDM VIII,...
Hammer Price: £90
France, Mercure, c. 1900, a uniface bronze plaque by T.-L.-A. Rivière, Mercury advancing left over a marine landscape, boat in centre, 90 x 57mm (BDM –). Good very fine, very rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £160
France, Les Parisiens de Paris, 1900, a bronze membership plaque by L.A. Bottée, female figure representing Paris caressing the head of a nude boy, view of the city behind, rev. figures of Art and Industry shake hands, un-named, 70 x 48mm (PBE 22; Coll. R. Marx 378; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.18, 37; BDM I, 231; cf. DNW 39, 509); Fêtes Franco-Espagnoles, 1905, a bronze plaque by C.P. Pillet, semi-nude female holding horn and branch, rev. Gallic cock and wreath, 55 x 39mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.45,...
Hammer Price: £100
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, bronze award medals by J.-C. Chaplain (2), head of La France right under the bough of a tree, revs. male figure holding torch above a winged female figure of Victory, Expo pavilion below, tablet named (Ducos; E. Richter), both 64mm (PBE 82; Baxter 95; BDM I, 404; cf. DNW 38, 747); Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a silver souvenir medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, head of Ceres left, rev. legend in six lines, 32mm...
Hammer Price: £40
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, plated bronze plaques by L.-O. Roty (3), winged Genius placing a torch in the hand of a dying woman, rev. view of the Petit and Grand Palais, Paris, laureated wreath in clouds above, all 51 x 36mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.90; Coll. R. Marx 74-5; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.269, 30; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.48, 179; BDM VI, 239; cf. DNW 50, 1296) [3]. One fine, others good very fine and better, both toned (£60-80)
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, Austrian pavilion, bronze plaques by Prof. S. Schwartz (3), standing female presenting laurel branch to two kneeling artisans, rev. Expo pavilion, 77 x 53mm (cf. Coll. R. Marx 489; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.9, 84; BDM V, 429; cf. DNW 30, 720) [3]. One very fine, one about extremely fine, one virtually as struck and attractively patinated (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £60
France, Banquet des Maires, 1900, a bronze award plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, emblematic figures of Paris and the Republic raise their glasses to the crowd of civic figures below, rev. fasces and flag, un-named, 98 x 72mm (PBE 971; CGMP p.394; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.50, 192; BDM VI, 243; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 48; cf. DNW 50, 1214). Extremely fine and nicely patinated, rare in the large size (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £70
France, Marcelin Berthelot, 1901, bronze plaques by J.-C. Chaplain (2), bust left, revs. Berthelot seated in laboratory, figures of Truth and France in background; and another adapted for the centenary of his birth, 1927, bust left, rev. legend in six lines, both 70 x 56mm (PBE 83; Storer 323; BDM I, 404) [2]. First extremely fine and patinated, second good very fine (£60-80)
France, Odilon Lannelongue, 1901, a silver plaque by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, rev. mother and child and injured man with nurse, who holds a formidable hand drill, 70 x 55mm (PBE 84; Coll R. Marx 206; Storer 1999; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.52, 15; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.37, 39; BDM I, 404; cf. DNW 57, 1341). Good very fine, lightly toned, very rare (£60-80)
France, La Peinture, 1901, a silver award plaque by M. Charpentier-Mio, youth painting, rev. wreath, named (Les Amis des Arts de l’Oise à leur président, G. Acher, 1906), 52 x 40mm (PBE 154; CGMP p.86; BDM VII, 177; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 58; cf. DNW 66, 1393). Extremely fine, rare in silver (£80-100)
France, Amphitrite, 1901, a bronze medal by J. Desbois for the SAMF, Amphitrite on sea-monster right, rev. female bather surrounded by concentric circles, 39mm, edge stamped 115 (Coll. R. Marx 105; cf. BDW 13, 145). Very fine and very rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £120
France, Voici Mes Bijoux, 1901, a bronze medal by H.-E. Nocq for the SAMF, a young mother with two children, rev. crib, doll and rocking-horse, 52mm, edge stamped 201 (Coll. R. Marx 103; Classens 59; BDM IV, 281; cf. DNW 35, 545). Extremely fine, attractively patinated (£50-70)
France, 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). Very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £20
France, Noces d’Argent, 1902, a silver plaque by R. Baudichon, couple seated under tree, rev. 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). Extremely fine (£50-70)
France, Centenary of the Birth of Hector Berlioz, 1903, bronze plaques by G. Dupré (2), three-quarter bust left, scene from Les Troyens below, revs. Muse worshipping at the monument to Berlioz at Grenoble, 68 x 48mm (PBE 430; CGMP p.166; Niggl 334; Coll. R. Marx 331; BDM I, 653; cf. DNW 51, 1153) [2]. One extremely fine, the other good very fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £35
France, Élégie, 1904, a bronze plaque by P.-V. Dautel, female bust left, rev. line of pine trees across the site of ancient ruins, 65 x 45mm (PBE 331; CGMP p.121; Classens 51; BDM VII, 210; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.36, 44; cf. DNW 54, 848). Good very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £50
France, L’Ange au Violon, c. 1905, a uniface bronze plaque by T. Spicer-Simson, angel kneeling left, playing a violin, 52 x 48mm (BDM –). Extremely fine and very rare (£60-80)
France, Samuel Pozzi, 1905, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, rev. traité de gynécologie, robed female helping a naked women from a bed, watched by a robed skeleton, 68mm (PBE 90 and 99; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.52, 17; Storer 2872; BDM VII, 175; cf. DNW 53, 1177). Extremely fine, very rare and a most interesting subject (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £180
France, Paul Segond, 1905, a bronze plaque by A.L.M. Charpentier, bust left, rev. Segond with three assistants and a nurse preparing to deliver a baby on an operating table, 81 x 62mm (PBE 160; Coll R. Marx –; Storer 3337; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.39, 47; BDM VII, 176; cf. Arethuse 19 [1928], pl.xvi, 4; cf. DNW 68, 1665). About extremely fine, rare (£120-150)
France, Albert Bartholomé, 1905, a bronze plaque by H. Kautsch, bust left, rev. monument to the dead at the cemetery of Père Lachaise, Paris, 100 x 77mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.157, 1; BDM VII, 497). Light scuffing in obverse field, otherwise very fine and very rare (£90-120)
France, Monument au Mort, Père Lachaise, Paris, 1905, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Kautsch, monument to the dead at the cemetery of Père Lachaise, Paris, 70 x 54mm (cf. ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.157, 1; BDM VII, 497). Light spotting, otherwise very fine, rare (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £30
France, Sully Prudhomme, 1906, a bronze plaque by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, rev. lyre on branch, legend at right, 70 x 58mm (PBE 91; BDM –). Extremely fine, rare (£50-70)
France, Ludwig van Beethoven, 1906, a bronze award plaque by A. Lafleur, half-length bust facing, rev. wreath of palm, named (a Renée de Madre, La Libre Esthétique, 1910), 72 x 49mm (Niggl 166; CGMP p.213; Classens 151; BDM VII, 526; cf. DNW 48, 801). Low relief work, about extremely fine (£30-40)
France, Henri Hallopeau, 1907, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, rev. Hallopeau seated, examining left arm of semi-naked standing female, 68mm (Storer 1462; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.38, 42; BDM VII, 175). Extremely fine, nicely patinated, rare (£50-70)
France, Espérance, 1907, a bronze medal by P.-V. Dautel, standing robed female holding and kissing a baby, rev. water cascading from a rock, trees at side, named (Claude Collinet), 54mm (CGMP p.121; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.19, 43 [recté 1907]). Minor rim nicks, otherwise very fine, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £25
France, Pax, 1907, a silver medal by J.-L. Merot, young female left, holding an olive branch, rev. young naked shepherd seated on a rock, sheepdog at right, sheep in background, 63mm (PBE –; CGMP p.253; cf. BDW 18, 452). Trifling rim nicks, otherwise very fine and very rare; in red fitted case of issue (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £80
France, Aux Armes, 1907, a silver award medal by P.-A. Morlon, female figure in armour and Gallic helmet left, rev. branches of oak, inscription around (Le Secours à l’Ouvrière, Paris, Août 1914 – Avril 1915), tablet in centre named (Mme de Isvolsky), 63mm (Frankenhuis 238; CGMP p.269; BDM VIII, 78; V & A Exh. Cat. 1998, 33; cf. DNW 58, 1544). Extremely fine and very rare as a named silver award, especially to a lady (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £200
France, Faune et Faunesse, 1908, a bronze plaque by P.L. Durousseau for the SAMF, partial head of male faun, rev. standing naked female playing a double flute, 63 x 32mm, edge stamped 85 (Coll R. Marx 140; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.88, 7-8; BDM VII, 243). Very fine and very rare (£70-90)
France, Baigneuses, 1908, a bronze medal by A. Lafleur, two naked females bathing, rev. trees by a river-bank, 54mm (CGMP p.214; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.171, 1; BDM VII, 526; cf. DW 19, 269). Tiny obverse rim nick at 6 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and softly modelled (£30-40)
France, Inauguration du Monument au Général José de San Martin, Boulogne, 1909, a silver plaque by H.-E. Allouard, allegorical robed figures in front of a bust of San Martin on a plinth, rev. wreath of oak and palm, 60 x 45mm (BDM –). Good very fine, toned, rare (£40-60)
France, Aviation, 1909, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon for the Académie des Sciences, winged male figure representing Aviation holding a young woman in his arms, rev. early biplanes, airships and balloons, palm branch below, 65mm (Malpas 424; BDM VII, 55; cf. BDW 9, 697). Extremely fine and very rare (£150-200)
France, Élie de Cyon, 1909, a plated bronze plaque by J.-C. Chaplain, bust left, rev. legend in 18 lines above open book, torch and palm branch, 73 x 56mm (ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.52, 13; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.39, 44; Storer 729; BDM –). Very fine and very rare (£40-60)
France, Republique Français, c. 1910, a bronze award medal after J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, adapted for the Ministère de la Guerre, bust of Marianne right, rev. legend in wreath, 50mm; Préparation Militaire, 1911, a bronze plaque by J.-P. Legastelois, La France showing military manoeuvres to a standing youth, rev. warship and soldiers, upper tablet impressed (Hôpital No.6, Chartreux, 1914-1915), 58 x 39mm (CGMP p.233; Frankenhuis 240); Battle of the Marne, 1914, a bronze medal by J.-P....
France, Victorieux des Éléments, c. 1910, a bronze award medal by C.-C. Desvergnes, Louis Blériot in his monoplane approaching the English coast, Dover Castle at left, rev. eagle and clouds, impressed (Gde. Quinzaine d’Aviation de la Baie de Seine, 25 Août - 6 Septbre. 1910), 49mm (PBE 369; BDM –). Very fine and very rare (£50-70)
France, Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Nord, c. 1910, a silver medal by A. te Lingue, female standing right, locomotive and factories at left, rev. frontal elevation of the Gare du Nord, Paris, 50mm (Moyaux –; BDM –; Swan –). Reverse edge nick at 11 o’clock, otherwise very fine, rare (£40-60)
France, Chambre de Commerce de Saint-Étienne, c. 1910, a silver award medal by E.E. Peynot, robed females with seated artisan, rev. implements of industry, named (H. Valladaud), edge impressed 1909-1925, 62mm. Extremely fine; in red gilt-blocked fitted case of issue by Maison Ludovic Penin, Graveur…21 quay de la Bibliothéque, Lyon (£40-60)
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