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1918 Les Chars d'Assaut, The Tank Assault! French WWI Medal, by Pierre A. Morlon
1918 Les Chars d'Assaut, The Tank Assault! French WWI Medal, by Pierre A. Morlon
1918 Les Chars d'Assaut, The Tank Assault! French WWI Medal, by Pierre A. Morlon

1918 Les Chars d'Assaut, The Tank Assault! French WWI Medal, by Pierre A. Morlon

$ 102.96

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: In his book “The Art of the Medal” (1979), Mark Jones notes that Pierre Alexandre Morlon “attempted to adapt a decorative and sentimental style to an ugly and brutal war” (WWI)… which “resulted in inevitably incongruous juxtapositions between the sinuous lines of nineteenth-century drapery and the inelegant forms of modern weaponry in, for example, Morlon’s medal of a tank.”
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Type: Medal
  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Composition: Bronze
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Brand: Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint)
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    Les Chars d'Assaut Medal, 1918.
    Jones 416; Maier 294. 68mm. Bronze. Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, Sc. (1878-1951). Struck by the Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint). Uncirculated, with few minor spots, accentuated only by the high-resolution scans. Edge incused BRONZE with Cornucopia mint hallmark.
    Obverse:
    depicts a tank crossing a barricaded trench and guarded by a floating bare-breasted, sword-wielding Marianne above. Signed along edge at 8 o’clock position: A.MORLON.
    Reverse:
    un-awarded/blank circular ring at center suspended by four straps within a floral wreath/field.
    In his book
    “The Art of the Medal”
    (1979), Mark Jones notes that Pierre Alexandre Morlon “attempted to adapt a decorative and sentimental style to an ugly and brutal war” (WWI)… which “resulted in inevitably incongruous juxtapositions between the sinuous lines of nineteenth-century drapery and the inelegant forms of modern weaponry in, for example, Morlon’s medal of a tank.”
    The tank depicted on the obverse is the second French heavy tank, the “Saint-Chamond M16”. It first saw action during the April 1917 Aisne Offensive and was, by all accounts, a complete failure. The listing image of the tank is for reference and information purposes only and is not part of this sale.
    Thank you for looking! Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
    I have a large collection of bronze bas-reliefs, plaques, medallions, and medals that I will be listing this month by the following sculptors: Chester Beach, Victor David Brenner, Anthony de Francisci, Donald De Lue, John Flanagan, James Earle Fraser, Laura Gardin Fraser, Daniel Chester French, Henry Hering, Anna Vaughan Hyatt-Huntington, Charles Keck, Julio Kilenyi, Frederick MacMonnies, Hermon A. MacNeil, Paul Manship, Bela Lyon Pratt, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Louis St. Gaudens, and many others, including prominent French medalists/sculptors/engravers – Lucien Bazor, Edouard-Pierre Blin, Louis Bottee, Jules-Clement Chaplain, Lucien Coudray, Paul-Marcel Dammann, Rene Gregoire, Jules-Prosper Legastelois, Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, Anie Mouroux, Georges-Henry Prud’homme, Jules Edouard Roine, Louis-Oscar Roty, and PierreTurin!
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