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Accademia Fine Art

338 - IMPORTANT SET OF 14 TABLE AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS
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Estimate €100 - €200
Description
IMPORTANT SET OF 14 TABLE AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS In bronze, copper, Florentine bronze and silver-plated metal, from the Art Nouveau, Art Deco and contemporary periods, including in particular: - Official Year 2000 Calendar Medal in bronze from the Monnaie de Paris, based on the geometric design by Jean-Claude Meynard. - ‘60th’ commemorative medal in a plastic capsule. - Large art medal in patinated bronze depicting a male profile - Commemorative medal with an architectural loop depicting a classical ancient monument. - Two medals in the High Middle Ages/Antique style with a pronounced verdigris patina, one depicting a profile crowned with laurels and the other a stylised, archaic-inspired mask or bearded face. - A large gilt-bronze medal depicting a stylised heraldic eagle at the centre of a geometric frieze. - A large dark bronze medal decorated with medieval architectural motifs - A medal featuring equestrian scenes in bas-relief, a medal in the style of abstract geometric art, as well as several medals bearing portraits of dignitaries or allegorical profiles.
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