COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, WORLD MEDALS, Medals of the First World War, Medals of the Allies, France, "Hommage aux Morts", Arched-topped Rectangular Bronze Plaquette, 1918, by Louis Desvignes (1857-1923), mourning female offers rose to dead soldier, rev quotation from Victor Hugo above draped flag, 62.5mm x 52.5mm (Jones, Dance of Death, 52; Jones, Art of the Medal, 415; CGMP III, pp.144-45, C); "Gloire aux Soldat Inconnu", Bronze Medal, 1921, by R Bérnard (1881-1961), three female spirits lift the body towards Victory, rev the tomb with floral tributes and Croix de Guerre within wreath, 68mm (Jones, Art of the Medal, 417); "La Victoire", 1919, Silvered-bronze Medal (1979), by Louis Patriarche (1872-1955), Victory full-face, rev ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, restrike (1979), 60mm (Jones, Dance of Death, fig 53; V&A, One by One, 60; CGMP III, p.301, B). Last mint state, the others extremely fine or nearly so. (3)
Estimate: £100-120