Archives International Auctions Summer Auction June 25th, 2015

Archives International Auctions 161 June 25, 2015 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com 958 958 Imperial Zoological Society France, 1861 bronze, 50 mm in green velvet-lined red box. High relief portrait of Charles L.N.M. de Montigny on obverse. 1861 inscription on reverse, cow seated at bottom of wreath. By Alpheus du Bois, one of his early works. Extremely Fine on cloudy proof like fields. ���������������������������� Est. $75-150 959 959 International Congress of Geographers France, 1889 bronze, 40 mm in black velvet-lined brown case. Female seated with globe. Unengraved reverse. ByAlpheus du Bois (1831-1915). Extremely Fine with golden and iridescent tone. ������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 960 960 International Congress of Geographers France, 1889 bronze, 40 mm in wood case. Figure seated with globe. Unengraved reverse. By Alpheus duBois (1831-1915) one of the deans of French medallic art who also engraved the French Colonial definitive series. Extremely Fine with golden tone. ����������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-150 961 961 International Exposition France, 1900 silvered bronze, 36 x 50 mm. Angel grasping torch from female sleeping beside tree. Exposition buildings on reverse. By Louis Oscar Roty. Extremely Fine. ��� Est. $75-150 962 962 International Exposition France, 1878 copper, 85mm in lower half of purple velvet-lined box. Group of allegorical figures by EugeneAndre Oudine (1810-1887). Reverse two putti holding plans of exposition buildings. Very Fine. ������������������������������������������������������������ Est. $150-250 963 963 Jules Meline France, 1892 bronze, 66 mm. Head right. Two figures on reverse. Served as Prime Minister of France 1896-98. By H. Ponscarme. Very Fine or better, pleasing tone. ���������������������� Est. $75-150