HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
Charles Pillet
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1896 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette by C. Pillet |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1896 Camille Monier 1896 France Bz Plaque by C. Pillet |
| Full Grade: |
MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, Plaquette, 1896, Bronze, France. INAUGURATION OF MONUMENT CAMILLE J.B. MONIER by Charles Pillet (1869-1960), Alp. Desaide, edit. Size: 68 x 50mm; Weight: 93.5 Grams. Obv. Camille J.B. Monier 23 mai 1812 - 1 nov. 1895 industriel agriculteur né à Eyguières; Rv. En souvenir de l'inauguration du monument élévé à Camille J.B. Monier par souscription publique à Eyguières le 26 avril 1896. Attractive. Medallist: Charles Philippe Germain Aristide Pillet (July 20, 1869–1960) was a French sculptor and engraver. Born in Paris, Pillet was a pupil of Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu and Jules-Clément Chaplain. He won the first Grand Prix de Rome engraving medals 1890. He became a member of the Société des Artistes Français in 1898. The Louvre preserves a letter he wrote to Eugène Delacroix.