France, Mercure, c. 1900, a uniface bronze plaque by T.-L.-A. Rivière, Mercury advancing left over a marine landscape, boat in centre, 90 x 57mm (BDM –). Good very fine, very rare (£80-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Art Medals formed by Hans-P. Wipfler.

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Plate XII. Théodore-Louis-Auguste Rivière (1857-1912), sculptor from Toulouse; the first piece of medallic art by him seen by the cataloguer