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FRANCE: Napoleon III, 1852-1870, AE medal, 1864, Unc

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FRANCE: Napoleon III, 1852-1870, AE medal, 1864, Unc
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FRANCE: Napoleon III, 1852-1870, AE medal, 1864, 40mm bronze medal, obverse by Chaplain, reverse by F. Depaulis for the Suez Canal - Joining of the Two Seas; NAPOLEON EMPEREUR around bust left, signed CHAPLAIN below // JONCTION DES DEUX MERS above a female figure representing the canal, standing (center) draped, wearing Mercury's cap; a semi-draped female figure standing (left) representing the Red Sea holding hands with another standing, semi-draped, representing the Mediterranean, a caduceus in her left hand; a pyramid, palm and sphinx (left), a steamer (right), with BRONZE and Cornucopia, matte finish, Unc, ex Charles W. Lueders III Collection. Jules-Clément Chaplain (1839-1909) was a French sculptor and one of its finest medallists. With Louis Oscar Roty he helped found the Art Nouveau movement. Alexis Joseph Depaulis (1792-1867) was a French sculptor and medallist. Depaulis was born in Paris, and studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts under Bertrand Andrieu for medal making and Pierre Cartellier for sculpture. He frequently exhibited works at the school's salon from 1815 to 1855. A collection of his casts, medals and seals are preserved at the school, as well as in the Louvre. He typically signed his medals Depaulis F. This is a later official striking of the Paris Mint, circa 1880-1901.