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France, Frédéric Soret, c.1860, a large uniface cast bronze medal by J.F.A. Bovy, bust left, 155mm (BDM I, 245). Very fine, pleasing patina; with suspension loop at top (£60-80)
£60–£80
France, Communications Aériennes, Paris, 1871, a bronze medal by C.-J. M. Degeorge for the Ministère de la Guerre, Lutetia seated on the side of a cannon, a carrier-pigeon flying into her arms, dirigible in air behind, rev. pigeon basket, un-named, 62mm (cf. CGMP p.122; BDM I, 544; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.19, 48; Malpas 94; cf. DNW 50, 1188). Very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £45
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, rev. legend in and around beaded borders, 82mm (CGMP p.156; BDM I, 631). Light toning striations on forehead, otherwise extremely fine, light patina, rare (£30-40)
£30–£40
France, Emile Pathier, 1877, a uniface bronzed electrotype medal, indistinctly signed, bust right, 102mm; Charles Bockairy, a uniface bronzed electrotype medal, indistinctly signed, bust right, 108mm [2]. Both with an attractive ‘antique’ finish, pierced, very fine (£70-90)
£70–£90
France, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878, a silver-gilt and enamel Jury badge, central shield, back named (J.-H. Brevette), 41mm. Extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £70
France, Jules Valadon, 1885, a uniface cast bronze medal by J.-B. Deloye, bust left, 93mm. Bold style, very fine and very rare; with integral loop for suspension (£120-150)
£120–£150
France, Société Nationale des Sciences et Arts Industriels, 1886, a silver award medal signed C.P., two figures with implements of science and industry, rev. winged cherub holds tablet, un-named, 63mm (cf. DNW 45, 726). Small edge knock, very fine (£30-40)
France, The French Youth to Michel Chevreul on his 100th Birthday, 1886, a silver 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; Gaz. Num. 1897, p.135, 12; cf. DNW 47, 845). Light discolouration above bust, otherwise good very fine, rare in silver (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £90
France, The French Youth to Michel Chevreul on his 100th Birthday, 1886, a silver medal by L.-O. Roty, similar, 69mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.89; Coll. R. Marx 14; PBE 840; CGMP p.359; BDM V, 231; Baxter 32; Gaz. Num. 1897, p.135, 12; cf. DNW 47, 845); together with miscellaneous bronze medals (4) [5]. First very fine but scuffed, others better (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £40
France, Fête des Vignerons, Vevey, 1889, a silver medal, unsigned, seated female in local costume, rev. townscape and lake, 28mm (cf. BDW 4, 214); La Vignerone, c.1935, a bronze award medal by G. Contaux for the Syndicat National du Commerce Engros des Vins, Cidres, Spiriteux et Liqueurs de France, female bust right in shawl, holding a bunch of grapes, rev. legends on tablets, grapes and presses behind, named (Roland Marque, Maison E. De Joux, 1955), 50mm (cf. DNW 35, 516); Horticulture,...
Hammer Price: £80
France, Centenary of the École Polytechnique, Paris, 1894, a bronze medal by L.M. Bourgeois, semi-naked female seated, studying papers, airship, lighthouse, locomotive, aqueduct and other instruments of industry around, rev. scholar, legend in front, tablet below, 68mm (CGMP p.65; PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 431; BDM –; cf. DNW 49, 883). Excellent style, good very fine and nicely patinated, rare; in original maroon card box [this slightly distressed] (£60-80)
France, Centenary of the École Polytechnique, Paris, 1894, a bronze medal by L.M. Bourgeois, similar, tablet named (Chove…1928-29), 68mm (CGMP p.65; PBE –; Coll. R. Marx 431; BDM –); La Victoire, 1908, a bronze award plaque by L. Cariat, Victory with arms raised, rev. hunting-horn and fern, 80 x 34mm (PBE 35; BDM VII, 152; CGMP p. 72; cf. DNW 44, 1002); together with a Paris mint copy of Pisanello's medal of Cecilia Gonzaga, rev. unicorn, 86mm (cf. Kress 17) [3]. First good very fine....
France, Département de Seine et Oise, Prix du Conseil Général, 1894, a silver-gilt award medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, seated female holding wreaths, rifle at left, infant with book at right, rev. olive branch above tablet, un-named, 51mm (Coll. R. Marx 324; BDM I, 662); Henri de Puymaigre, 1937, a bronze medal by F. Cogné, bust left, rev. frontal elevation of the Conseil Municipal building in the 7th Arrondissement, 63mm; together with other miscellaneous medals, in silver (5), bronze...
£100–£120
France, Automobile-club de france, 1895, a bronze Société d’Encouragement award medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, semi-naked female figure sat on tricycle, right hand holding a torch and left hand on the tiller, rev. legend above wreath, named (4e Expotion. Internle. de l’Automobile, du Cycle et des Sports, Concours de Decoration des Stands, Décembre 1901, Félix Brosse et Cie), 68mm (PBE 305; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.39, 63; cf. Gaz. Num. 1898, p.23, 197; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 28; cf. DNW...
Hammer Price: £85
France, COMMUNE DE Bercy, c.1900, a set of three matching bronze award medals by Desaide, 70, 60 and 52mm; COMMUNE DE Bercy, c.1900, a bronze award medal by V. Borrel, 51mm [4]. Mint state; all cased (£50-70)
£50–£70
France, Labor Improbus Omnia Vincit, c.1900, a gilt-bronze uniface plaque by H. Kautsch, blacksmith and standing female offered palm and wreath by Victory, back named (Fédération des Groupements Commerciaux du Nord à Mr. Louis Rollin), 85 x 65mm. Extremely fine, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £100
France, Prix du Ministère des Beaux Arts, c.1900, plated bronze award plaques by C. Marey (2), bust of Marianne left, rev. cherubs with arms, both un-named, 51 x 37mm; together with other miscellaneous base metal world medals (7) [9]. First two good very fine and in red fitted cases, others in varied state (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £30
France, ASSOCIATION LéOPOLD BELLAN, c.1900, a bronze award medal by C.P. Pillet, river goddess reclines before building, figure seated on stylised throne, rev. named (Mlle Anne Depardieu), 80mm (PBE 711; BDM –); together with other medals by Pillet and Patey (2) [3]. Extremely fine (£30-50)
£30–£50
France, Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze medal by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, robed female symbolising History inscribing the date on a tablet held by a naked boy, rev. monnaie de paris, winged Genius brandishing torch and leaning on a coining press, 50mm (PBE 317; CGMP pp.172-3; BDM I, 666; Coll. R. Marx 310; cf. DNW 50, 1213); Death of Capt. Georges Guynemer, 1917, a bronze medal by J.-P. Legastelois, bust left in heavily bemedalled uniform, rev. Archangel supporting a...
France, Rédemption, 1901, silver medals by G. Dupré (2), semi-naked man kneels at feet of the Virgin to kiss the feet of the baby Jesus, sheep in fields behind, rev. naked man at altar, 73 and 45mm (CGMP p.167; BDM I, 653; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.41, 69; cf. DNW 47, 671). Very fine (£120-150)
£140–£160
France, Noces d’Argent, 1902, a plated bronze 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. DNW 51, 1152); together with other miscellaneous medals (4) [5]. Very fine and better (£40-60)
France, Exposition Internationale Hygiène Sauvetage, Paris, 1904, a bronze award medal by J.-P. Legastelois, seated figure of La République holding a sprig of oak over the rays of a rising sun, rev. oak wreath and open book, 63mm (PBE –; BDM III, 373; cf. DNW 49, 906); Aux Armes, 1907, a bronze award medal by P.-A. Morlon, female figure in armour personifying France left, in Gallic helmet, rev. branches of oak, tablet in centre, 63mm (CGMP p.269; BDM VIII, 78; Frankenhuis 238; V & A Exh....
£80–£120
France, CENTENAire du Code Civil, 1904, a bronze medal by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, laureate full-face bust of La République, rev. La République stands by seated scribe, 68mm (PBE 977; BDM VI, 243; cf. DNW 38, 757); President Paul Doumer, 1931, a bronze medal by P.-V. Dautel, bust left, rev. flaming torch, 73mm (CGMP p.119; cf. DNW 42, 1514); together with other base metal medals (4), by Rivaud, Coeffin, etc [6]. All extremely fine; first two in cases of issue (£80-100)
£80–£100
France, Gallia, 1907, a bronze medal by P.-A. Morlon, head of France wearing Gallic helmet half-right, rev. tablet on floral spray, 63mm (PBE 618; CGMP p.269; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.44, 294; BDM IV, 152; cf. DNW 50, 1224); Aux Armes, 1907, a bronze award medal by P.-A. Morlon, female figure in armour personifying France left, in Gallic helmet, rev. branches of oak, tablet in centre, 63mm (CGMP p.269; BDM VIII, 78; Frankenhuis 238; V & A Exh. Cat. 1998, 33; cf. DNW 54, 857) [2]. Very fine and...
France, 50th Anniversary of the Compagnie des Chemins de Fer de Paris, à Lyon et la Méditerranée, 1907, a silver plaque by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, train steaming past a level-crossing, coach and horses at left, rev. allegorical female stepping down from the footplate of a locomotive, three figures with trolley waiting to greet her, 60 x 45mm (PBE 982; Moyaux Suppl. 271; Swan 286; cf. DNW 37, 1236). About extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £140
France, Adduction des Sources de l'Avre, 1908, a plated bronze plaque by L.-O. Roty, figures of Paris and Hygiene, rev. naked girl crouches and dips her hand in the water, 70 x 50mm, stamped BA both sides (Roty Compagnonnage p.88; Coll. R. Marx –; PBE –; cf. BDW 13, 128); together with other miscellaneous medals (4), by Dubois, Charles, etc [5]. Very fine to extremely fine (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £130
France, Mary-Anne Legendre, 1909, a uniface plated bronze portrait medal by C.-L. Picaud, bust left in revealing dress, 102mm (BDM VIII, 126; cf. DNW 50, 1228). Fine to very fine, very rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £60
France, Compagnie Générale de Navigation, Bonnardel Frès, c.1910, silver and bronze medals by J. Armand-Calliat, paddle-barge on the River Rhône, bridge and township in background, rev. seated female figure holding rudder, lion standing by her feet, 70 and 41mm respectively (BDM –) [2]. Silver medal very fine but artist’s signature erased on both sides, bronze extremely fine, both very rare (£70-100)
France, Le Dachsund, c.1910, a bronze plaque by P.E. Dreux, dog facing right, tail raised, 122 x 75mm. A very sculptural rendition, good very fine (£50-70)
France, In Labore Quies, c.1910, a large uniface bronze award plaque by H. Kautsch, female seated at desk, holding a quill pen, books on shelf behind, named (Les Compagnies L’Abeille Incendie et Grèle à M. Jean Vincendeau, Agent Général, 1880-1925), 240 x 175mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.6, 32; cf. DNW 50, 1181). Very fine and very rare in this large size (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £200
France, Centenary of Établissements PERRIER-JOUET, 1911, a silver plaque by G. Prud’homme, bust of Pierre Perrier full-face, rev. legend, vine below, 63 x 48mm (PBE –; BDM –); Source Cachat, c.1935, an octagonal bronze plaque by M. Renard for the Société des Eaux Minérales d’Evian-Cachat, naked female standing in front of a fountain, reverse view of Evian in cartouche, 68 x 50mm (cf. DNW 49, 963); La Romanesque, a plated electrotype plaque, unsigned, face of a girl sleeping in...
France, Henry Deutsch de La Meurthe, 1912, a bronze plaque by L.-J. Deschamps, bust left, birds flying around, rev. seated semi-naked female releasing a winged figure over a view of Paris, Eiffel Tower at left, 83 x 57mm (PBE 362; BDM –; cf. DNW 48, 946). Very fine, reverse spotted (£40-50)
France, Aux Dames de la Croix Rouge, 1916, a bronze plaque by H. Allouard, wounded soldier being helped by nurse, VIRTUS CARITAS, rev. angel above a fallen victim lying on a bed of flowers, 70 x 53mm (CGMP p.12; cf. BDW 19, 282); Sainte Anne, 1937, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, facing bust, rev. St Anne seated, showing open book to the Virgin Mary, 59mm (CGMP p.284); Prefecture de Police, Paris, a 1971 restrike of the bronze medal after H. Dropsy, 68mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –);...
Hammer Price: £95
France, Maréchal Foch, c.1918, a uniface cast bronze medal by A. Maillard for Paris-Art, bust left, figure 173 in front, 115mm (BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.43, 93; cf. DNW 46, 806). Belgium, Hommage aux Grenadiers, 1918, a bronze plaque by A. Bonnetain, three separate busts, rev. ANVERS, YSER, PASSCHENDAELE, etc, named (Major B.E.M. Willems), 80 x 55mm [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine and in maroon case of issue (£60-80)
France, ROBESPIERRE, c.1920, a large ceramic portrait plaquette, perhaps Sevres, bewigged bust left, white on blue background, 137mm. Slight edge damage where suspension loop has broken off, nevertheless very fine and a stylish object (£150-200)
£150–£200
France, The South African Memorial Dedicated, 1925, a bronze medal by A. Bourdelle, angel stands serenely with layered wings, rev. view of the memorial, 73mm; Homage to Marie Depage and Edith Cavell, 1915, a bronze medal by A. Bonnetain for Fonson, conjoined busts left, rev. 1915 remember, 60mm (BHM 4115; E 1943; cf. DNW 57, 1433) [2]. Extremely fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £55
France, Centenary of the Death of Renée Laënnec, 1926, a bronze medal by G. Hayem, bust three-quarters right, rev. legend in wreath, 50mm. Very fine; in blue fitted case (£20-30)
£20–£30
France, Inauguration of the Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, 1927, a bronze medal by P.-V. Dautel, bust of Haussmann, street map behind, rev. worker excavating, 65mm (Classens 47, variety; cf. DNW 30, 767); Général Georges, 1935, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, bust left, rev. Athena standing, 68mm (CGMP p.282); Centenary of the Birth of Camille Saint-Saëns, 1935, a bronze medal by P.-C. Lenoir, bust left, rev. standing figures flanking a list of his operatic productions, 59mm (CGMP p.240;...
France, Société des Amis des Gobelins, 1928, an octagonal bronze plaque by H.-L. Gréber, male figures inspecting a tapestry, rev. frontal elevation of building, named (Mr Alfred Lebel Stapfer), 70 x 43mm (cf. DNW 53, 1196). Extremely fine (£40-50)
France, La Danse de Salon, c.1930, a large plated electrotype metal impression of the obv. of an award medal by H. Cam, couple stepping out, she in a fine spreading layered dress, the outer border stamped 'No. 893, Sie. 3 282', 20cm. The outer border twice pierced for attachment to minting machinery, extremely fine (£100-120)
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