Metal Medal Signed A. Barre With The Effigy Of The Goldsmith Charles Christofle.

This large gilded bronze medal (to be confirmed) on which is represented the profile of the goldsmith Charles Christofle (1805-1863). This medal was issued posthumously for the 80th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Christofle house. Under the profile it is indicated Charles-Henri Christofle is dated 1885.
The French medalist and sculptor Jean-Auguste BARRE was one of the official artists he worked for Louis-Philippe 1st, The Duchess of Orléans, he made nearly 26 busts of Napoleon III and many effigies of Empress Eugénie. He made many medal portraits and we owe him the statute representing Prudence for the Saint-Michel fountain in Paris. A similar medal of a profile of a gentleman is in the Cleveland Museum of Art (USA). Works by this artist can be found in the Louvre, the Petit Palais, the Chateau de Versailles, the Musée des Bx Arts in Lille, Muséee Girodet Orléans...