333 - SET OF THREE BROCHURES

SET OF THREE BROCHURES - Louis-Oscar Roty (1846–1911), signing as "O. ROTY". for the plaque (Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée) created for the inauguration of the new Gare de Lyon in 1899, bearing the inscription “PARIS-LYON-MEDITERRANEE” on the obverse and “FERRO CONJUNGIT” in the exergue and on the reverse, “ASSEMBLEE GENERALE DES ACTIONNAIRES” with a reference to the architect Marius Toudoire. One example is housed at the Musée d’Orsay, having previously been held at the Musée du Luxembourg and then the Musée du Louvre. - 1900 International Exposition, Paris, also signed by the artist Roty. Roty is, in fact, the most famous medalist of the Belle Époque; he is notably the creator of the famous “Semeuse” (The Sower), an allegorical figure still used today on certain French coins. - The third was designed by Frédéric Vernon (1858–1912) for the 1900 Paris World’s Fair, featuring on the obverse the inscription “REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE / EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE PARIS 1900” and an allegory of Victory—draped, winged, and crowned with a laurel wreath—soaring above Paris while holding laurel branches, signed “F. VERNON,” measuring 6 x 4 cm.