Lot Archive

Lot

№ 1401

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17 March 2004

Hammer Price:
£15

France, Aux Héros de Verdun, 1916, a bronze medal by C.P. Pillet, female figures of France and Verdun standing on rocky rampart defending city from Prussian eagle, rev. busts of Pétain, Nivelle and de Castlenau in medallions, wreath below, 68mm (Frankenhuis 138; CGMP p.313; BDM VII, 133; V & A Exh. Cat. 1998, 7; cf. DNW 42, 1478). Very fine (£25-35)