ALGÉRIE - ALGERIA Third Republic (1870-1940). Medal, Indigenous Arts Exhibition, by Camille Alaphilippe 1938, Paris. A native woman on the left, three-quarters back, holding a local jewellery necklace; signature C. Alaphilippe 1937. Rv. EXHIBITION OF THE INDIGENOUS ARTS OF ALGERIA. On an entablature, an embroidered fabric and a carafe. Ruedas.443 - Esc.185 ; Bronze - 98,55 g - 59 mm - 12 h From the Pierre-René Bauquis collection. Manufacturer's triangle (IB) and BRONZE hallmarks. Superb at Fleur de coin. By Camille Alaphilippe (Tours, 1874 - Algeria, after 1934). Pupil of Laurens and Barrias at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1898, he was awarded the First Grand Prix de Rome for sculpture. After the Great War, demobilised, ill and ruined, he went to Algeria where he became head of the sculpture section at the École des Beaux-Arts in Algiers.