A Collection of European Art Medals


833


FRANCE, La Joie de Vivre, 1906, a bronze medal by R. Lamourdedieu for the SAMF, naked couple seated on a rock, kissing, rev. naked young man sat on a rock contemplating the rising sun, 57mm, edge stamped 183 (Maier 35; Coll. R. Marx 126; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.308, 17; BDM VII, 529; cf. Baldwin 90, 1955). Very fine, rare


£150-£200


834


FRANCE, Les Mineurs, 1906 [issued 1907], a bronze medal by H.L. Gréber for the SAMF, four miners at work at coal- face, rev. miner attempting to take cover from an explosion caused by fire-damp, 72mm, edge stamped 183 (Maier 36; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.308, 14; Coll. R. Marx 127; BDM VII, 393; cf. DNW 30, 839). Good very fine, very rare


£240-£300


835


FRANCE, Les Singes, 1906 [issued 1907], a bronze plaque by P.-P. Jouve for the SAMF, seated monkey holding an Egyptian statue in a front paw, rev. four monkeys sat on a branch, edge stamped 183, 61 x 53mm (Maier 37; Coll. R. Marx 128; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.308, 15; BDM VII, 491; cf. DNW 30, 840). Very fine and very rare


£300-£400


Apart from his talents as a sculptor of animals, Pierre-Paul Jouve (1878-1973) also produced book illustrations for Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book


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