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A collection of fourteen patinated bronze medals. 20th centu…
See original version (French)
61
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A collection of fourteen patinated bronze medals. 20th centu…
See original version (French)
Estimate €50 - €80
Voluntary lot
Description
A collection of fourteen patinated bronze medals.
20th century.
It comprises:
- Société Générale centenary medal from 1964,
Diameter: 6.8 cm
- medal bearing the effigy of Saint Bernard from 1953 by Lucien BAZOR
Diameter: 7.2 cm
- a commemorative medal marking the 150th anniversary of Frédéric Chopin’s funeral, issued by the Société Chopin Paris in 1999 and designed by Robert COUTIN,
Diameter: 6.7 cm
- Russian commemorative medal marking the anniversary of the death of Alisher Navoi, 1968,
Diameter: 6 cm
- Medal from the Mauchant Laboratory, 1968, by R.B. BARON.
Diameter: 8 cm
- Russian commemorative medal bearing the effigy of Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis (1875–1911).
Diameter: 5 cm
- Russian medal bearing the effigy of Frédéric Chopin, 1995.
Diameter: 7.7 cm
- Commemorative medal marking the launch of the ship Samuel de Champlain by the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, 1932, by Raymond DELAMARRE.
Diameter: 6.7 cm
- Commemorative medal marking the reconstruction of Paris City Hall in 1982, designed by Marcello TOMMASI.
Diameter: 8.2 cm
- two commemorative medals marking the launch of the ship Normandie in 1935 by the French Line Le Havre–New York Transatlantic Company, in their case (one oxidised)
Diameter: 6.8 cm
- Charles de Gaulle muzzle cap and the Cross of Lorraine medal by the Hamon Art Foundry, presented on a circular, tiered wooden plinth. There is a label on the back.
Diameter: 13.7 cm
Note: Muzzle caps are military accessories originally used to protect naval artillery pieces from sea spray and damp; they are now produced as commemorative art objects.
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