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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)
Hammer Price: £65
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, 71 x 69mm (BDM VII, 221; cf. BDW 5, 74); Exposition Universelle et Internationale, Brussels, 1935, a gilt-bronze award plaque by A. Bonnetain for Fonson, winged figures over city...
Hammer Price: £40
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)
Hammer Price: £45
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)
Hammer Price: £10
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)
Hammer Price: £75
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)
Hammer Price: £20
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)
Hammer Price: £110
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)
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)
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. DNW 38, 710). About extremely fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £30
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 extremely fine (£25-35)
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)
Hammer Price: £50
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. 1897, p.141, 30; cf. DNW 47, 852). Extremely fine, attractive, scarce (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £55
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, 221; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.32, 10; Gaz. Num. 1904, p.24, 83; cf. BDW 5, 15 and DNW 47, 860). About extremely fine (£50-70)
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)
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)
Hammer Price: £160
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)
Hammer Price: £120
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)
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)
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. Dupré, shepherdess seated with child, guarding her flock, reverse farm labourer and dog in contemplation, bullocks pulling a plough under the branches of a tree, 70 x 51mm (PBE...
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)
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)
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). Extremely fine and lightly patinated (£40-50)
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 familiar style, very fine, rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £90
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)
Hammer Price: £70
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; seldom seen in this small size (£30-40)
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)
Hammer Price: £100
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Hammer Price: £60
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). Softly worked in this artist’s familiar style, extremely fine, scarce (£30-40)
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; cf. DNW 38, 777 and 44, 904). About extremely fine and lightly patinated, an attractive study (£60-80)
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)
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)
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)
Hammer Price: £80
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 extremely fine, an attractive plaque (£50-70)
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, 722). About extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
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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