World Medals: Charpentier-Mio, Félix-Maurice (French, 1881-1976); b. Paris FRANCE, Croquis de gestes dansés [Sketches of Dance Movements], 1913, a uniface cast bronze plaque by F.-M. Charpentier-Mio, three male and two female dancers adopt differing movements, date 26.5.1913 and number 2 stamped at lower right, back lightly stamped p.26, 164 x 122mm, 296.73g. Extremely fine with partial underlying green patina, a stunning plaque of extreme rarity £800-£1,000 Provenance: Bt Yates June 2017. Charpentier-Mio’s oeuvre was dedicated almost entirely to dance. He was inspired by live performances in Paris, such as those of Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950) and Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), the stars of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, and of the American dance pioneer Isadora Duncan (1878-1927). His series of plaquettes titled ‘croquis de gestes dansés’, begun in 1910, originated with sketches quickly drawn during live dance performances and later transformed into sculptural reliefs in the studio (ex. inf. David Yates)