The SAMF ( Société des Amis de le Médaille Française)

 

The SAMF was founded on the 28th of febraury 1899 by Roger Marx (1859-1913), renowed french art critic. Its aim was to encourage the art of the medallist and to promote the taste for medals. When the society was dissolved in 1910, 62 works by 52 artists had been produced. They are amongst the finest examples of the medal art.

 

3 1899 Alexandre Charpentier Maternité
 
3 1899 Oscar Roty La Toilette
 
8 1900 Pierre Roche Loïe Fuller
 
9 1900 Georges Gardet Combat de cerfs
 
11 1901 Alexandre Charpentier Société des Amis de la Médaille Française
 
15 1902 Jules Desbois Amphitrite
 
22 1903 Georges Loiseau-Bailly Les Forgerons
 
31 1899 Alexandre Charpentier La Pierre
 
3 1906 Jouve Les Singes
 
39 1906 Charles René de Saint-Marceaux Les deux saisons
 
40 1907 Ovide Yencesse Le remouleur
 
42 1907 Albert Manque Caresses maternelles
 
43 1907 François Roques L'art des jardins
 
48 1908 Paul Durousseau Faune et Faunesse