1912 FRENCH ART NOUVEAU BRONZE MEDAL by MAURICE BOUVAL

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1912 FRENCH ART NOUVEAU BRONZE MEDAL by MAURICE BOUVAL:
$75.00

For sale this bronze uniface plaquette coined in 1912 in homage to G. Chamon signed by M. Bouval on truncation.

Obverse : bust of Chamon with blacksmith (labour, work) and nude woman with caduceus (commerce, trade)

Dimensions: 80 x 63 mm or 3,15 x 2,5 inches

Weight : 137 grams or 4,8 oz

Maurice Bouval(1863–1916) was aFrenchsculptorof theArt Nouveauperiod.From 1880 to thefirst World War, he created a large number of bronze statues or objects including chandeliers, candelabras or table lamps. His main works areOphelia,Femme assise,Jeune femme,Le Sommeil,Femme aux pavots,Le Secret et la Pensive. He was not a prolific sculptor. He participated in the 1890Exposition Universellein Paris and was a member of theSociété des Artistes Français.He was a pupil ofAlexandre Falguière.His works are usually signedM. Bouval.