HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
Charles Samuel for Fonson
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1922 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette Tribut to Charles Rolland |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1922 By C. Samuel 1922 for Fonson France Bz Plaquette Tribute to Charles Rolland |
| Full Grade: |
MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, Plaquette, 1922, Bronze, France. CHARLES ROLLAND TRIBUTE, (Hommage de Reconnaissance A Charles Rolland). Uniface, by C.R. Samuel for Fonson. Obv. Bust left on plinth surmounted by a cock, two robed females and a naked youth at sides. President De L'Ecole Francaise 1907-1922. Size: 90mm x 60mm. Weight: 144 Grams. Ref: cf. DNW 50, 1240. cf. DNW 1 July, 2008, Lot 2563. Scarce. Medallist: Charles Samuel (1862 - 1939) was a Belgian sculptor, engraver and medalist. Samuel was born in Brussels and trained there. He studied engraving with Léopold Wiener, sculpture with Eugène Simonis, Joseph Jaquet and Charles van der Stappen, and medal-making with the goldsmith and sculptor Philippe Wolfers. He began his career in 1889, from his house and workshop in Ixelles, which was the first project of noted Belgian architect Henri Van Dievoet.