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NICOLAS MAIER MEDAL COLLECTION SELECTIONSThe medal collection of author Nicolas Maier is coming up for sale at MDC Monaco. He selected these lots which are among his personal favorites. Thank you - great medals. NOTE: the descriptions have been machine-translated from French to English. -Garrett Nicolas Maier writes: "One focus of my collecting activities was on pieces from the Société des Amis de la Médaille française (1899-1920) and depictions in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. I was also very interested in unusual depictions such as Jouve's monkeys. I particularly like the following pieces." 
Third Republic (1870–1940). Medal, La Toilette by Oscar Roty, SAMF No. 11, 1899, Paris. Maier 4; Bronze – 46.50 g – 69.5 mm – 12 h. Obverse: A young Greek woman from behind at her toilette; above, "ROME" and below, the signature "ROTY". Reverse: In the clouds, a lily branch and a mirror. Edge marks: (horn) BRONZE (lizard) and number 11. Only 171 examples struck in bronze and distributed to members of the Société des Amis de la Médaille Française (SAMF). With a glossy brown patina, barely rubbed on the buttock and shoulder. Superb, as struck. From the collection of Nicolas Maier.
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Third Republic (1870–1940). Medal, Souvenir of the Universal Exposition by Jules-Édouard Roiné, SAMF No. 260, 1900, Paris. Maier 6; Silver – 133.85 g – 55 mm – 12 h. Obverse: "LA. FRANCE. ACCUEILLE ET. COURONNE. LE. GÉNIE DES. DEUX. MONDES." The French Republic, seated on a throne to the right with fasces and a rooster at her feet, accompanied by allegories of the Arts and Industry, receives representatives of the world in procession; signature "J. E. ROINÉ" and "D'APRÈS A BESNARD". Reverse: "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE MDCCCC". Aerial view of Paris in perspective, with, in the foreground, buildings specially erected for the Universal Exposition, such as the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais; signature "J. E. ROINÉ". Edge marks: (horn) SILVER (lizard) and number 260. Only 112 examples struck in silver and distributed to members of the SAMF. Only minimal marks on the rims and very lightly rubbed. Superb, as struck. From the collection of Nicolas Maier.
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Third Republic (1870–1940). Medal, The Society of Friends of the French Medal by A. L. M. Charpentier, SAMF No. 254, 1901, Paris. Maier 11; Bronze – 162.00 g – 67 mm – 12 h. Obverse: "SOCIÉTÉ DES AMIS DE LA MÉDAILLE FRANÇAISE FONDÉE LE 28 FÉVRIER 1899". A nude woman, in profile to the left, leaning forward and writing on a tablet; monogram signature "ALMC". Reverse: Four nude men, half-length, of different ages, examining a medal; monogram signature "ALMC". Edge marks: (horn) BRONZE (lizard) and number 254. Only 145 examples struck in bronze and distributed to SAMF members. With a brown patina. Minute marks. Superb, as struck. Medal celebrating the founding of the SAMF. The date on the obverse refers to the society's founding, not the date of the medal's creation, which was two years later. From the collection of Nicolas Maier.
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Third Republic (1870–1940). Medal, The Monkey with the Statuette by Paul Jouve, SAMF No. 161, 1906, Paris. Maier 37; Bronze – 88.83 g – 53 mm – 12 h. Obverse: A monkey seated to the left, contemplating an ushabti; signature "JOUVE". Reverse: Group of monkeys on a branch; signature "J". Edge marks: (horn) BRONZE (lizard) and number 161. Only 117 examples struck in bronze and distributed to SAMF members. With a brown patina. Minor spots. Superb, as struck. From the collection of Nicolas Maier.
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Third Republic (1870–1940). Medal, The Toilette by Ovide Yencesse, SAMF No. 45, 1910, Paris. Maier 55; Bronze – 77.72 g – 65 mm – 12 h. Obverse: Young woman bathing, after Edgar Degas, Le Tub; signature "OVIDE YENCESSE". Reverse: "SOCIÉTÉ DES AMIS DE LA MÉDAILLE FRANÇAISE". At the top, a woman seen from behind, with a bun, looking at herself in a mirror; signature "OVIDE YENCESSE". Edge marks: (horn) BRONZE (lizard) and number 45. Only 80 bronze examples struck and distributed to SAMF members. With a brown patina. Only minor black spots in the fields. Superb, as struck. From the collection of Nicolas Maier.
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Third Republic (1870–1940). Medal, Numismatics, International Numismatic Congress in Brussels, by J. Jourdain, 1910. Maier fig.56 p.138; Silver – 92.14 g – 65 mm – 12 h. Obverse: "LA NUMISMATIQUE". In a landscape of ancient ruins, an allegory of Numismatics is seated, contemplating an ancient coin, while in the foreground a worker has just unearthed a coin hoard. Reverse: "SOCIÉTÉ ROYALE BELGE DE NUMISMATIQUE. CONGRÈS INTL BRUXELLES 1910. STÉ. HOLLANDAISE BELGE DES AMIS DE LA MÉDAILLE." An artist-medalist modeling a wax portrait of King Leopold II; legend "LA MÉDAILLE CONTEMPORAINE" and signature "J. JOURDAIN". Edition of the Société Hollandaise-Belge des Amis de la Médaille d'Art (SHBAMA), with 56 examples struck in silver and 150 in bronze. Nice gray patina. Superb, as struck. From the collection of Nicolas Maier.
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Third Republic (1870–1940). Medal, SS Normandie, by J. Vernon, ND (1945), Paris. Maier 333 – MdP.M.3338; Silver – 156.86 g – 68 mm – 12 h. Obverse: Amphitrite, goddess of the sea, holding the bridle of a sea horse emerging behind her. In the exergue: "NORMANDIE – Jean Vernon". Reverse: "NORMANDIE .79280 Tx / Cie Gle TRANSATLANTIQUE / = French Line = / LE HAVRE. NEW-YORK / = 1935 =". The ocean liner Normandie. Edge punch (horn) 2SILVER. Small nick on the edge at 7 o'clock on the reverse. Lightly cleaned with a forming gray patina. Superb, as struck. From the collection of Nicolas Maier.
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