A Collection of Historical and Art Medals

France, 1935. François Pompon, a bronze medal by O. Yencesse, bust left with heavy moustache, reverse ‘L’Ours blanc’ [polar bear], 63mm (CGMP p.403). Very fine to extremely fine, rare (£80-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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François Pompon (1855-1933), sculptor; pupil of the École des Arts Décoratifs, who worked alongside Mercié, Falguière and Rodin. His fine model of a polar bear, L’Ours blanc, exhibited at the Autumn Salon of 1922, brought him wide acclaim. Most of his works are exhibited in the museum at Dijon. See Pierre Kjellberg, Les Bronzes du XIXe Siècle, pp.551-4.