FRANCE, Fédération des Industries Mécaniques et Transformatrices des Metaux [Federation of Mechanical and Metal Processing Industries], 1954, a bronze award medal by J.-A. Augis, naked heavily muscled man operating a large flywheel with his hands and feet, other cogwheels behind, rev. legend, un-named, 55mm, 90.83g. Extremely fine, green patina £30-£40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Art Déco Medals formed by Paul Fellerman.

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The Fédération des Industries Mécaniques et Transformatrices des Metaux, a title adopted in 1954, had its origins in the Chambre syndicale des mécaniciens, fondeurs et chaudronniers de France, a body founded in 1839 and ratified by government in 1840