AUTO MANUFACTURER RARE ART MEDAL 29/150 19TH CENT Start Price USD 179.95 Current Price USD 179.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Location Paris See more about 'AUTO MANUFACTURER RARE ART MEDAL 29/150 19TH CENT' Description Diameter: 72mm (approx.3")   Weight: 170g (approx.6oz)   Edge/Relief: 5mm France, 1971 " L'OBÉISSANTE ", a RARE Vintage medal in Copper, with splendid two tone patina, This is a limited edition issued by the CFM (Club Français de la Médaille), it is edge numbered 29/150, excellent/mint condition, very little wear, some knocks on rim, edge dated 1971 and marked "CUIVRE" with horn (Paris mint), signed Vic-Daumas. References : see (CGMP p1878 Vol4). Amédée Bollée (1844-1917), built steam vehicles, between 1873 and 1881, ancestors of automobiles. Obv. effigy of the French automobile manufacturer. In legend : AMEDÉE BOLLÉE - 1844-1917 Rev. one of his car with which he traveled in the Sarthe department in 1872-1873 from Le Mans to Paris, the car was a sensation, its name in legend : L'OBÉISSANTE ABOUT THE ARTIST VIC-DAUMAS, French Painter, Medallist, wood Engraver and creator of Jewellery, born in Marseille in 1909. Studied at École des Beaux-Arts in Marseille then at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Exhibited at many Salons. Léon Bollée Automobiles was a French company founded by Léon Bollée in Le Mans to build a first vehicle called "Voiturette". The Bollée family, all car makers, created three brands: steam vehicles, Amédée Bollée (father), built between 1873 and 1881. petrol (gasoline) cars, Amédée Bollée (son), built between 1896 and 1913. the automobiles of Léon Bollée, between 1885 and 1931. The first "Voiturette" built by Léon Bollée in 1886 was a three-wheel tandem driven by a single-cylinder 3 HP engine and belt drive. The cars sold well and several hundred were made for Léon Bollée by Hurtu & Diligeon, only the prototypes were made at the Le Mans factory. The next vehicle appeared in 1899. It was a four-wheel car with independent suspension, whose engine attracted the attention in 1900 of Darracq, which used it in its own models. In 1903, a new factory was built in Le mans and here Léon Bollée Automobiles built two four-cylinder models: one of 28 HP and 4.6 litres, and another of 45 HP and eight litres. These cars were equipped in 1907 with a six-cylinder motor and in 1909 with a four-cylinder of 10/14 HP. The series of 1910 included nine models of which two were of more than 10 litres. By 1911 they were making 600 cars a year. Léon Bolée died in 1913 but the company continued operations being run by his widow and during World War I, as well as a few cars, made amunition and machine guns. Car production returned fully in 1919 with the 2612 cc Type H followed in 1922 by a 3918 cc six. In 1924, the Morris Motor Company, after failing to introduce its cars into France, made a second attempt by buying the factory at Le Mans to make cars with four-cylinder engines very similar to those of the Morris Cowley and Morris Oxford. The new company was called "Morris-Léon Bollée". The company was reorganized by directors sent from the Morris factory in Cowley, and the production of Morris-Léon Bollée cars began at the end of 1925. The first car, the Type MLB had a Hotchkiss 12 HP, 2.5 litre engine. In 1928 an 18 HP model appeared equipped with a straight-eight, 3-litre engine but only six were made. In spite of difficulties in obtaining components, production reached 150 cars per week. However, the French market did not readily take to buying cars made by a foreign company and as sales did not meet expectations production stopped in 1928. Morris was unable to make the French company profitable and finally, in 1931, Morris closed the company and sold the stock to a partnership which handled the sale of the last cars produced. Thus ended the history of the Léon Bollée car. More Medals? don't forget to visit our STORE eBay.com and also see our Sister Shop on eBay.fr : STORE eBay.fr Each Additional Item is $1.50 extra shipping. FREE registered shipping for totals $300 and more (minimum 2 items). L@@K AT MY AUCTIONS FOR OTHER GREAT MEDALS @@ @@@ EZ & HASSLE FREE TRANSACTIONS FROM PARIS TO TEXAS OR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD @@@ Interests/Themes keywords : Art medal, France, Art nouveau. *** AUCTION TERMS *** SHIPPING AND HANDLING USA & Worldwide : $10 in Priority Air Mail - average delivery 5-10 days. USA & Worldwide : $6 in Economy Mail - delivery 10 days - 3 weeks or more. EUROPE : €6 in Priority Air Mail - average delivery 2-5 days. EUROPE : €5 in Economy Mail - average delivery 5-10 days. 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