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DAVID D'ANGERS AND OTHERS: A LARGE COLLECTION OF 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY PORTRAIT PLAQUES comprising -THREE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE PORTRAIT MEDALLIONS: ALPHÉE DUBOIS (FRENCH, 1831-1905) A MEDALLIC PORTRAIT OF SIR HERMANN DAVID WEBER (1823–1918) P. GIRARDIN (FRENCH, Mid 19th Century), IN THE STYLE OF PIERRE-JEAN DAVID CALLED DAVID D'ANGERSP. GIRARDIN (FRENCH, Mid 19th Century), IN THE STYLE OF PIERRE-JEAN DAVID CALLED DAVID D'ANGERS PORTRAIT OF FRANCOIS-VINCENT RASPAIL (1794-1878), REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN AND CHEMIST, 1849, cast bronze medallic plaquette, signed and dated below bust P. Girardin, his head to right with long hair, 146mm. JEAN JULES SALMSON (FRENCH, 1823-1902), A LARGE BRONZE MEDALLIC PORTRAIT PLAQUE OF L. C. RAGONOT Professor and “French Teacher, Birmingham”, c. 1860’s, in the style of David d’Angers, bewhiskered bust left with tied cravat, name before face, signed below truncation, ‘JULES SALMSON. F., 180mm -TWO BRONZE PORTRAIT PLAQUES CHARLES JEAN MARIE DE GEORGE (FRENCH, 1837-1888) : A CIRCULAR BRONZE RELIEF PORTRAIT PLAQUETTE OF JEAN-LOUIS PASCAL (1837-1920), architect, his bearded face to right, inscribed 'L. PASCAL ARCH', signed 'Degeorge' below truncation, the edge marked 'F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR.', 138.5mm. (5½ ins) Ex. Collection Ralph Holland (1917-2012), Art Historian. A CIRCULAR BRONZE RELIEF PORTRAIT PLAQUETTE OF HENRI REGNAULT (1843-1871), painter, his bearded face to left, inscribed 'H. REGNAULT', signed below truncation 'De George - Rome' below truncation, 130mm (5 1/8 ins); in its original square ebonized wood with raised centre containing the plaque. (2) - TWO MID 19TH CENTURY BRONZE PORTRAIT PLAQUES OF YOUNG MEN comprising: A. LUIGNON (BELGIAN)A. LUIGNON (BELGIAN) A LARGE PORTRAIT PLAQUE OF A YOUNG MAN, “LE JEUNE BOVERIE”, 1844, signed, A. Luignon 1844, his bust right with foppish hair, wearing jacket and loose cravat, his name behind head, “Le Jeune Boverie” and before, “Conservatoire Royale de Musique”, 205mm., in high relief and somewhat in the style of David D’Angers, some verdigris stains PIERRE ANTOINE HIPPOLYTE BONNARDEL (FRENCH, 1824-1856): A CAST BRONZE PORTRAIT MEDALLION OF AN UNKNOWN MAN OF MEDICINE, dated 1850, his bearded head to left, a monogram before him and caduceus behind, signed in 2 lines below “H. BONNARDEL LONDRES. MDCCCL”; the plain reverse with the raised Paris foundry mark of “Eck & Durand”, 178mm. -DAVID D'ANGERS (FRENCH 1788-1856): THREE PORTRAIT RELIEFS TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER PIERRE-JEAN DAVID CALLED DAVID D'ANGERS (FRENCH 1788-1856): PORTRAIT OF PIERRE-JEAN DE BÉRANGER (1780-1857), poet and songwriter, seemingly a mid-19th century cast made by the electrotype process with lead covered reverse, his bust in high relief left, signed below truncation 'DAVID' and dated 1830, 67mm, mounted in a square mahogany frame, 126mm. AFTER PIERRE-JEAN DAVID CALLED DAVID D'ANGERS (FRENCH 1788-1856): PORTRAIT OF LOUIS ANTOINE LEON DE SAINT-JUST (1767-1794), cast metal medallic tribute plaquette to St Just, French Revolutionary, military and political leader, “L' Archange de la Terreur”, member and president of the National Convention, the youngest of the deputies elected, his head to left wearing high collar and cravat, his name behind, signed ‘David’ below truncation, 168mm., foundry signature of Eck & Durand, smooth grey patination; Notes: There is a specimen in the Louvre (RF 2662), which is signed and dated, ‘David 1838’. It also has the foundry signature of Eck & Durand. David also executed a marble bust of Saint-Just. Jean-Georges-Eck (1795- 1863) & Pierre Durand (1794–1880). 3. PIERRE-JEAN DAVID CALLED DAVID D'ANGERS (FRENCH 1788-1856): PORTRAIT OF FRANCOISVINCENT RASPAIL (1794-1878), REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN AND CHEMIST, 1835, cast bronze medallic plaquette, signed and dated below ‘David 1835’, his head to right in high relief, facsimile signature behind, 146mm. Provenance; Ex. Collection Ralph Holland (1917-2012), Art Historian; bought Simmons Gallery, 4 June 1994 4. sitter