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Lot No 679
Belgium, Quatercentenary of the Birth of Peter Brueghel, 1925, a bronze medal by A. Wansart for Fisch, bust left, reverse musician playing horn-like object at right, peasant man and woman dancing at left, 60mm. About extremely fine, patinated (£30-40)
Lot No 680
Belgium, Queen Astrid, 1935, a bronze medal by P. de Soete for Fisch, bust right in high relief, reverse Brussels Expo stamp, 69mm; together with Exposition Universelle et Internationale, Ghent, 1913, a bronze plaque by G. Devreese, allegorical figures greeting Queen, reverse seated and kneeling females in pavilion,...
Lot No 681
Canada, Jacques Cartier, 1930, a bronze medal by P.-C. Lenoir, bust right, reverse arms and supporters, 68mm (CGMP p.240; cf. BDW 18, 570). About extremely fine, light patina (£30-40)
Lot No 682
France, Bernard Palissy, 1855, a bronze medal by A. Vauthier-Galle, shields resting against an ornamented tableau, statues and vases around, reverse legend in 8 lines, wreath around, 50mm (BDM VI, 211). Extremely fine (£20-30)
Lot No 683
France, Proclamation of La République, 1870, a bronze medal by A. Dubois, seated figure of La République being proclaimed by standing figure of La Nation, reverse legend in wreath, 81mm (PBE –; CGMP p.155). A handsome medal, extremely fine and very rare (£50-80)
Lot No 684
France, Inauguration of the Monument to Victor Cousin at the Sorbonne, Paris, 1873, a bronze medal by A. Dubois after L.-R. Carrier-Belleuse, bust left, reverse legend in and around beaded borders, 82mm (CGMP p.156; BDM I, 631). Light toning striations on forehead, otherwise extremely fine, light patina, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 685
France, Prix d’Honneur du Salon, 1875, a uniface bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, winged figure of Glory leading a naked man towards a temple, 77mm (PBE –; CGMP p.79; BDM I, 402). Extremely fine with attractive light patina, rare (£60-80)
Lot No 686
France, Death of Auguste Barye, 1876, a bronze medal by H.A.J. Patey, bust three-quarters left, reverse lion subduing serpent, 68mm (PBE 659; CGMP p.299; Coll. R. Marx 407; BDM IV, 423; cf. Kjellberg, p.66; cf. BDW 18, 391; cf. DNW 38, 704 and 40, 739). About extremely fine, light patina (£40-60)
Lot No 687
France, Claude Bernard, 1879, a bronze medal by A. Borrel, bust right, reverse legend within and around wreath, 68mm (CGMP p.56; BDM I, 221; Gaz. Num. 1904, p.15, 47; cf. DNW 47, 838). Extremely fine, rare (£30-40)
Lot No 688
France, Art Appliqué à l’Industrie, 1884, a bronze award medal by L.-O. Roty for the Ministère de l’Instruction Publique et des Beaux-Arts, Vulcan showing his work to Minerva, reverse tablet on a large palm with branches at sides, un-named, 80mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.88; Coll. R. Marx 7; CGMP p.360; BDM V, 230; cf....
Lot No 689
France, The French Youth Pay Homage to Michel Chevreul on his 100th Birthday, 1886, a bronze medal by L.-O. Roty, bust right with wavy hair, reverse female student with seated figure of Chevreul, 69mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.89; Coll. R. Marx 14; PBE 840; CGMP p.359; BDM V, 231; Baxter 32; cf. DNW 41, 811). About extr...
Lot No 690
France, Lazare Carnot, 1889, a bronze medal by L.-E. Mouchon, Carnot seated at table with lamp, plans on table and on ground, reverse robed figure of La France holding sword, winged Genius at an anvil behind, cannon at right, 68mm (PBE 620; CGMP p.278; BDM IV, 175). About extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 691
France, In Labore Quies, or O. Roty à ses Amis, 1890, a bronze plaque by L.-O. Roty, female seated under a tree, reading a book, other trees in background, reverse rose-branch, legend in six lines, DÉDIÉ À MES CHERS AMIS, etc., 53 x 50mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.91; Coll. R. Marx 27-8; PBE 848; BDM V, 232; Gaz. Num. 18...
Lot No 692
France, Centenary of the École des Langues Orientales Vivantes, 1895, a bronze plaque by A. Borrel, standing figure of France with a group of students at a blackboard, reverse Fame above a bust of the founder Lakanal, female seated reading a book at left, mosque and pagoda in background, 68 x 61mm (CGMP p.54; BDM I,...
Lot No 693
France, Université de Paris, 1895, a bronze medal by J.-C. Chaplain, female seated on throne, holding a book, attended by two standing students, reverse ship of Paris, FLUCTUAT NEC MERGITVR, 68mm (PBE –; CGMP p.78; BDM VII, 175; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.39, 35; cf. DW 24, 51 and DNW 46, 776). Extremely fine (£40-50)
Lot No 694
France, Orphée, 1899, a uniface bronze medal by M.-A.-L. Coudray, head of Orpheus with lyre, 113mm (PBE 261; CGMP p.100; Classens 40; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.18, 28; Coll. R. Marx 463; cf. DNW 35, 665-6 and 45, 738). Extremely fine and practically as struck, very rare in this, the largest size (£90-120)
Lot No 695
France, Daphnis et Chloé, c.1900, a uniface bronze medal by C.P. Pillet, naked figure of Daphnis, seated on a rock, whispering confidences to a naked Chloé who kneels and faces him, 50mm (PBE –; cf. Coll. R. Marx 465; BDM IV, 537). Very fine, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 696
France, La Peinture, 1901, an Art Nouveau bronze plaque by M. Charpentier-Mio, youth painting, reverse wreath, 52 x 40mm (PBE 154; CGMP p.86; BDM VII, 177; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 58; cf. BDW 5, 28, DNW 45, 741 and 46, 790). Good very fine, patinated (£40-60)
Lot No 697
France, Tercentenary of the Gobelins, 1901, a bronze medal by A. Dubois, after Trémolières, bust of Charles le Brun left, reverse seated female with attendants, tablet below, 68mm (PBE 393; CGMP pp.157-8; BDM –). Extremely fine, light patina, rare (£40-60)
Lot No 698
France, Rédemption, 1901, a bronze medal by G. Dupré, semi-naked man kneels at feet of the Virgin to kiss the feet of the baby Jesus, sheep in fields behind, reverse naked man at altar, 73mm (CGMP p.167; BDM I, 653; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.41, 69; cf. DNW 47, 671); together with Angélus, 1903, a bronze plaque by G. Dupr...
Lot No 699
France, Johannes Gutenberg, 1902, a bronze medal by L.-J. Deschamps, bust left, reverse printing press, LA LVMIÈRE FVT, 76mm (CGMP p.143; Classens 157; BDM VII, 217; cf. BDW 9, 685 and 18, 431; cf. DNW 37, 1232 and 46, 791). Extremely fine (£40-60)
Lot No 700
France, Anatole France, 1902, a large uniface cast bronze portrait plaque by H.-E. Nocq, bust right, artist’s stamp by shoulder, stamped 31, 123 x 103mm (PBE 633; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.221, 1; cf. Coll. R. Marx 349; BDM IV, 279; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 63). Brown patina, very fine and very rare (£90-120)
Lot No 701
France, Centenary of the Birth of Hector Berlioz, 1903, a bronze plaque by G. Dupré, three-quarter bust left, scene from Les Troyens below, reverse 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. DW 24, 91 and DNW 37, 1234). Extre...
Lot No 702
France, Baiser d’Enfant, or Tendresse Maternel, 1903, a bronze plaque by O. Yencesse, infant kissing the nose of its adoring mother, reverse branch of oak leaves, 53 x 39mm (PBE 1015; Coll. R. Marx 154; Classens 83; BDM VI, 693; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.369, 3; cf. BDW 13, 162). Softly executed in this artist’s familia...
Lot No 703
France, Enfant aux Roses, 1906, a cast bronze Art Nouveau plaque by O. Yencesse, child with robe containing roses, reverse rose-bush, 54 x 33mm (Coll. R. Marx 159; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.369, 7; Jones, Art of the Medal, 334a; BDM VI, 695; cf. BDW 5, 54 and DW 24, 440). Charming style, good very fine (£40-60)
Lot No 704
France, Pan, 1907, a bronze medal by L. Desvignes for Canale, seated figure of Pan playing musical instrument in a forest, animals watching from behind trees, reverse musical instrument on a branch of ivy, 50mm (Classens 66; Cat. Canale 59; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.37, 52; cf. DNW 33, 366, 35, 672 and 38, 767). Very fine;...
Lot No 705
France, La Bretonne, c.1910, a uniface cast bronze plaque by L. Desvignes, bust of an elderly Breton woman right, 118 x 117mm (BDM –). A portrait full of character, about extremely fine with even patina, very rare (£80-100)
Lot No 706
France, Homme avec un Chapeau, c.1910, a uniface cast bronze plaque, signed LD in monogram, elderly man seated, holding walking stick and hat, 99 x 69mm. Very fine, patinated (£30-40)
Lot No 707
France, Le Beurre, c.1910, a bronze plaque by P.-C. Lenoir, woman churning butter in foreground, another female working at table behind, reverse butter-churn, butter-dish and knife above tablet, 56 x 40mm (PBE 558; BDM –). Very fine and lightly patinated, very rare (£30-50)
Lot No 708
France, Portrait de Vieille, 1910, a uniface cast bronze plaque by P.-C. Lenoir, old man in hat and greatcoat left, 97 x 78mm (PBE –; BDM VII, 548). Good very fine, nicely patinated, rare (£40-50)
Lot No 709
France, Auvergnate, 1910, a bronze plaque by Ernesta Robert-Mérignac, Auvergne woman in regional head-dress, reverse bulls grazing in field, the hills of Cantals in background, 63 x 47mm (CGMP p.351; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.47, 131; BDM VIII, 54). Extremely fine and rare, attractive (£40-60)
Lot No 710
France, Bretonne, 1910, a bronze plaque by Ernesta Robert-Mérignac, bust of a Breton fisherman’s wife right, reverse ruins of a Breton church, 63 x 54mm (CGMP p.352; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.24, 134; BDM VIII, 54; cf. DW 24, 123 and DNW 37, 1242). About extremely fine (£30-50)
Lot No 711
France, Musées Nationaux, 1910, a bronze award medal by O. Yencesse, female figure of La République standing in front of the Louvre, Greek and Egyptian vases on ground, reverse four crossed branches around central tablet, engraved (Exemplaire de Collection), 72mm (PBE –; CGMP p.403; BDM VI, 698; cf. DNW 38, 769). So...
Lot No 712
France, 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; Classens 16; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.43, 115...
Lot No 713
France, Art Décoratif, 1912, a bronze medal by O. Yencesse, kneeling naked boy decorating a vase, reverse four crossed branches around central tablet, 72mm (PBE 1011; Coll. R. Marx 158; BDM VI, 698; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.49, 162). Softly worked in this artist’s familiar style, good very fine, rare (£30-40)
Lot No 714
France, La Laitière, or Laitière Normande, 1913, a uniface bronze plaque by H. Dropsy for Canale, woman pouring milk from a bucket into a mug, 89 x 51mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 32; BDM VII, 234; cf. BDW 9, 708). Softly modelled, very fine, a rare early work by the artist (£40-60)
Lot No 715
France, Alain Bouchard, 1914, a uniface cast bronze medal by L.-H. Bouchard, Bouchard seated at a tableau, reading a book, back engraved (8/150, H. Bouchard), 79mm (Classens 153). With partial green patina, otherwise about very fine, very rare (£30-50)
Lot No 716
France, Les Potiers, 1915, a bronze plaque by P.-C. Lenoir, workers at the three stages of pottery-making shown as a triptych, reverse an old woman seated outside a building with pots for sale, 100 x 41mm (PBE 557; CGMP p.242; BDM VII, 549; cf. DW 19, 280). Minor scratch in centre of reverse, otherwise about extreme...
Lot No 717
France, Georges Clémenceau, La Justice Poursuivant le Crime, 1918, a bronze medal by F. Gilbault for Paris-Art, after Prud’hon, bust of Clémenceau right in hat, reverse two avenging angels pursuing fleeing figure of Crime, naked body of a dead man on ground, 96mm (Frankenhuis 168; V & A Exh. Cat. 1998, 15; cf. BDW 9...
Lot No 718
France, St Hubert, c.1920, a uniface bronze plaque by A.P. Schwab, kneeling figure of St Hubert with his dog, stag’s head at upper left, 48 x 41mm. Very fine (£30-40)
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