Baldwin & Sons
Auction 101 28 September 2016
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COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, France, André Henri Lavrillier (1885-1958), The War Memorial, Nice, designed by Alfred-Auguste Janniot (1889-1969), Bronze Medal, 1928, classical warrior brandishes sword alongside roaring lion, rev the Memorial showing two of Janniot's reliefs, 72mm, in card case of issue. About extremely fine.
This medal, which shows the bold, geometric lines of the Art Déco style, commemorates the unveiling of the Nice War Memorial in January 1928. Lavrillier was working from a design provided by Janniot who sculpted the reliefs on the memorial, two of which can be seen on the medal's reverse. Lavrillier studied under his father, an engraver, and under Chaplain and Bourdelle. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1914 and was later made a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Besides medals, he designed a number of coins.
Estimate: £180-220
This medal, which shows the bold, geometric lines of the Art Déco style, commemorates the unveiling of the Nice War Memorial in January 1928. Lavrillier was working from a design provided by Janniot who sculpted the reliefs on the memorial, two of which can be seen on the medal's reverse. Lavrillier studied under his father, an engraver, and under Chaplain and Bourdelle. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1914 and was later made a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Besides medals, he designed a number of coins.
Estimate: £180-220