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France, Alimentation, 1910, a plated bronze award plaque by R. Lamourdedieu, semi-naked female sat by a window, holding a plate of hot food and a bowl of fruit, sheep grazing in field in background, rev. basket of fish and game hanging at the foot of a tree, named (Opération Qualité, 5-12 May 1956, M. Sutter), 70 x 56mm (CGMP p.223; cf. DNW 56, 799). About extremely fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £60
France, Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum, 1911, a bronze medal by P. Grandhomme, female seated on cannon instructing youth with rifle, rev. lion in front of tombstone, aeroplane and military trophies around, 50mm (BDM VII, 389; V & A Exh. Cat. 1998, 1); together with other miscellaneous medals (11, six in silver), by Daniel-Dupuis, Roty, A. Dubois, Marey, etc [12]. First about very fine, others generally extremely fine; several in cases (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £70
France, Le Vêtement du Prisonnier de Guerre, 1914, a cast bronze plaque by M. Blondat [after Forain], prisoner of war seated, writing pad perched on his knee, left hand to his forehead, rev. legend in 8 lines, 133 x 80mm (Frankenhuis 104; V & A Exh. Cat. 1998, 51). Extremely fine (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £120
France, Battles of the Somme, 1916, a bronze medal by M. Delannoy, two females representing England and France with spears and shields above a map of the River Somme, reclining river-god above, rev. names of the towns and villages where battles were fought, 59mm (CGMP p.130; cf. DNW 39, 515). Very fine, scarce (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £140
France, Georges Clemenceau, 1918, a bronze medal by J.-P. Legastelois, bust right, rev. Clemenceau standing in front of troops, 68mm (CGMP p.233; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.21, 82); Croiseur-École Jeanne d’Arc, 1931, a bronze medal by G.-H. Prud’homme, bust of Joan of Arc left, rev. shield of arms, 59mm (cf. CGMP p.326 obv.); together with other miscellaneous World medals (24, two in silver), by Mistruzzi, Cantoni, Weinman, Anie Mouroux, etc [26]. First extremely fine and in maroon fitted case,...
Hammer Price: £95
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 (cf. DNW 48, 718). Very fine (£30-40)
£30–£40
France, Inauguration of the Dunlop Factory at Montluçon, 1922, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon, Mercury tapping for rubber, rev. John Dunlop and the Dunlop factory, 50mm (cf. DNW 51, 1162). Extremely fine; in maroon fitted case of issue (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £35
France, Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris, 1925, an octagonal Art Deco bronze plaque by P. Turin, semi-naked female sat on a cloud, dispensing roses from a basket, rev. legend, 60mm (Classens 128; cf. Baudey/Bricher 125; cf. DNW 56, 803). One of the most famous Art Deco medallic images, extremely fine; in original fitted brown case by M. Flament (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £180
France, Défense du Grand Couronné de Nancy, 1926, a bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, bust of Général de Castelnau left, rev. Bellona kneeling with spear and shield, 68mm (CGMP p.113); Le Matin, c. 1930, a bronze medal by E. Fraisse, standing female figure holding quill and telegraph wires, rev. torch and wreath, LE MATIN on scroll, 50mm (cf. DNW 47, 898) [2]. Very fine and better; second in original green fitted case (£50-60)
£50–£60
France, Compagnie Pour la Diffusion d’ÉlEctricité, c.1927, an Art Deco bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, facing female head with flame-like hair, rays behind, rev. female figure in cloak and long dress, rays from her outstretched hands pouring over the city of Paris, 64mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.54, 62; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 74; cf. DNW 60, 1605). One of the classic Art Deco medallic images, very fine (£40-60)
France, Admiral Violette, 1927, a bronze medal by L.-E. Bouchard for Arthus-Bertrand, bust right, rev. French warships at sea, sun’s rays behind, early seaplane at right, 66mm; Launch of the Croiseur Foch, Brest, 1929, a bronze medal by G.-H. Prud’homme and P.-A. Morlon, bust of Maréchal Foch left, rev. cruiser right, 68mm (CGMP p.324; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.46, 139) [2]. Very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £40
France, Ile de la Cité, Paris, 1927, an Art Deco bronze medal by P. Turin, frontal view of the island from the Seine, Pont Neuf in foreground and buildings in background, rev. street plan, 72mm, a special issue struck on flan of double thickness, edge stamped MONETA 19 (CGMP p.379; cf. BDW 13, 267; cf. DNW 56, 812). Extremely fine, rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £90
France, La Médecine, 1928, a uniface Art Deco bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann for Arthus-Bertrand, naked female with cloak flying behind her, spearing a hydra, back engraved (Cinquantenaire du Doctorat en Pharmacie, Pr. Hérissey, Président en 1934, 3-6-1949), 81mm (cf. DNW 48, 745; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 148). About extremely fine, rare; in original maroon card box (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £170
France, Conseils de l’Amour, 1928, a uniface bronze Art Deco medal by M. Delannoy, young woman listening to suggestions whispered into her ear by Cupid, 49mm (CGMP p.136; cf. DNW 30, 771). Extremely fine; in maroon fitted case (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £50
France, Union Syndicale de l’Industrie du Gaz en France, 1928, a plated bronze members’ medal by H. Dropsy, male faun starts a fire under a tree, rev. gasometer, named (M.G. Fevre), 54mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, 75; cf. DNW 35, 572). Good very fine (£25-35)
Hammer Price: £20
France, Corsica, 1928, a bronze plaque by L. Patriarche, woman in regional costume stood under a fruit tree, rev. ram standing on a rock, map of Corsica behind, 70 x 50mm (Classens 73; CGMP p.305; cf. DNW 52, 678); Quatercentenary of the Birth of Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, 1933, a bronze medal by G. Guiraud, bust right, rev. the Chateau de Montaigne in Perigord, QVE SCAY IE?, 68mm (CGMP p.201; cf. DNW 45, 822); Death of President Louis Barthou, 1934, a bronze medal by A. Rivaud, bust left...
France, Death of Cardinal Dubois, 1929, a bronze medal by A. Maillard, bust left, rev. arms, 68mm; 150th Anniversary of the Banque de France, 1950, a bronze medal after R. Dumarest, standing figure of France greeting Moneta, who pours coins from a cornucopia, rev. seated figures, named (Jacqueline Hargous), 68mm (cf. DNW 53, 1222) [2]. First good very fine, second extremely fine; both in fitted cases of issue (£60-80)
£60–£80
France, Société Provinciale des Eleveurs de Lapins, c.1930, a uniface bronze plaque by L. Chato, three rabbit heads left, 108 x 100mm; together with a silvered-metal duck of French manufacture on a bakelite base [2]. Very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £45
France, Femme avec Fruits, c. 1930, an Art Deco bronze medal by R. Cochet for the CFA, female with back to viewer, examining fruit, rev. wreath, centre tablet inscribed (Herd Book Français de la Race Bovine Hollandaise, Pie Noire), 68mm. Very fine, patinated (£50-70)
France, Course Moto, c.1930, a gilt-bronze award medal by H. Demey, two motorcyclists race through wooded countryside, rev. sun above wreath, tablet with legend (Grand Circuit des Vosges, 13 et 14 Août 1933), 50mm; La Victoire, c.1930, a gilt-bronze award medal by C. Fraisse, winged Victory inscribing tablet, rev. similar, tablet engraved (Médaille d’Or, 12e Grand Circuit des Vosges, 17-6-1934), 50mm [2]. Extremely fine; in original green fitted leather cases by Fraisse-Demey (£50-70)
France, Union des Fabricants de Tissus pour Ameublement de France, Roubaix, c.1930, an octagonal Art Deco silver award plaque by E.F. Ensalt, standing robed figure, rev. legend, named (Maurice Dubrulle), 50mm. About extremely fine, rare; in maroon fitted case of issue (£50-70)
France, La Victoire, c.1930, an octagonal Art Deco gilt-bronze award plaque by E. Fraisse, winged figure of Victory with arms outstretched, rev. leaves in cartouche, engraved (Médaille d’Or, 13e Grand Circuit des Vosges, 9-6-1935), 63 x 51mm. Extremely fine; in original blue fitted case by Fraisse-Demey, 191 rue du Temple, Paris (£50-70)
France, Ceres, c.1930, a light bronze award medal by S. Grün and A. Rivet for the Chambre d’Agriculture de l’Allier, head of Ceres left, holding scythe, harvesting scene in cartouche below, rev. agricultural labourer and implements flanking tablet, ploughing scene above, 57mm (cf. DNW 44, 926). About extremely fine; in maroon fitted case (£50-60)
France, Photographie, c.1930, an Art Deco bronze award medal by S. Grün, female adjusting lens of camera, rev. sun and rays above cloud, un-named, 50mm. About extremely fine (£40-60)
France, Automobile-Club de Belfort et Franche-Comté, c.1930, an openwork enamelled bronze radiator badge in blue, red and green, 92mm. Extremely fine; with fixing screws (£40-60)
£40–£60
France, Moto, 1930, a gilt-bronze award plaque by Fraisse-Demey, motorcyclist at speed on central medallic panel, flanked by robed figures, tablet below engraved (M.C.A.L., M.C.L., Grand Circuit des Vosges, 1931), rev. mass of oak leaves, central tablet engraved (1 Prix), 74 x 53mm (cf. CGMP p.187). Almost extremely fine; in original blue fitted leather case, inside of lid stamped A. Guth, Graveur, Strasbourg (£40-60)
France, First French Aerial Crossing of the North Atlantic from East to West, 1930, a bronze medal by Anie Mouroux, conjoined busts of Costes and Bellonte left, rev. Breguet biplane Le Point d’interrogation rising over an aerial view of Paris, view of the Manhattan skyline above, 68mm (CGMP p.284; cf. DNW 47, 1087; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 162). Very fine, scarce (£90-120)
France, Automobile Club de Marseille, a uniface octagonal plated bronze Art Deco award plaque by H. Demey, part of globe surmounted by car, sun and rays, engraved (1931, Km. Lancé–Bd. Michelet), 75 x 45mm. Extremely fine, scarce (£60-80)
France, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, Guinée, a bronze medal by E.-A. Monier, conjoined busts of a male and female left, rev. map of Guinea on scroll, bunch of bananas in foreground, 59mm (CGMP p.259; cf. DNW 47, 938). Very fine, rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £55
France, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, Haute-Volta, a bronze medal by E.-A. Monier, mother carrying child round her waist, a basket balanced on her head, rev. map of the Upper Volta on scroll, house, palm tree and seated figure to right, 59mm (CGMP p.259; cf. DNW 51, 1173). Remains of paper label adhering to reverse, otherwise very fine (£60-80)
France, 50th Anniversary of the Société Générale Alsacienne de Banque, 1931, an octagonal Art Deco silver plaque by P. Turin, robed female figure to right holding a cornucopia of flowers, rev. paddle-steamer sailing left, 72mm. Good very fine, very rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £430
France, 25th Anniversary of the Hotel Lutetia, Paris, 1932, an Art Deco bronze medal by P.-V. Dautel, frontal elevation of the Hotel, rev. naked female figure supports a chain of flowers against a city backdrop, 66mm (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 170). Extremely fine, rare; in original maroon card case [this distressed] (£80-100)
France, Completion of the First Section of the Grand Canal d’Alsace, 1932, an octagonal Art Deco bronze plaque by M. Renard for the Société Energie Electrique du Rhin, cross-section of the canal set against a construction backdrop, bird flying below, rev. symbolic male nude kneeling, clouds and power station at Kembs in background, named (Monsieur Rossignol de Fargues), 71mm (cf. DNW 35, 685). A powerful design, extremely fine and rare (£120-150)
France, A. Chauffard, 1932, a uniface bronze plaque by G.N. Rispal, bust left, 72 x 53mm (cf. DNW 57, 1330); Gaston Milian, 1936, a bronze plaque by G.N. Rispal, bust left, rev. gateway and façade of the Hôpital Saint-Louis, 70 x 55mm (cf. DNW 47, 958); Justin Jolly, 1941, a bronze plaque by G. N. Rispal, bust right, rev. portico, 70 x 52mm (cf. DNW 57, 1338); together with other scientific-related bronze plaques (4), by Nocq, Bonnetain, Ledoux-Lebard, etc [7]. Very fine, some better...
France, Atalante, 1932, a uniface bronze medal by E. Telcs, naked figure of Atalante stooping to pick an apple from the ground, 59mm (CGMP p.370; cf. BDW 13, 329). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare; in maroon fitted case (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £150
France, Le Premier Service Aerien Paris-Buenos Aires, 1933, a uniface plated bronze plaque by J.J. Martel for Canale, aeroplane L’Arc en Ciel above a map and within a rainbow, legend in six lines in cartouche below, 91 x 54mm. Very fine and very rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £220
France, Le Premier Service Aerien Paris-Buenos Aires, 1933, a uniface bronze plaque by J.J. Martel for Canale, similar, 91 x 54mm. Legend in cartouche plated, small edge knock, otherwise about very fine, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £270
France, Tête d’Enfant, 1934, an octagonal Art Deco bronze plaque by P. Turin, child’s head left, rev. rocking horse, Teddy bear and football, 55mm (CGMP p.383; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.60, 132; cf. DNW 47, 955). About extremely fine, obverse with dark patina, attractive (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £130
France, Association Générale des Syndicats Pharmaceutiques de France et des Colonies, c. 1935, a bronze plaque by M. Burger, seated female holds urn and branch, rev. pestle and mortar on plinth, 70 x 50mm (cf. DNW 45, 801). Very fine; in original orange Monnaie card box (£25-35)
Hammer Price: £30
France, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, the Launch of the Normandie, 1935, an Art Deco bronze medal by J. Vernon, sea-goddess freeing sea-horse, rev. liner under steam, 68mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.60, 142; cf. DNW 61, 1373). Rim bruise on obverse at 2 o’clock, otherwise very fine; in maroon fitted case (£90-120)
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