Lot Archive

Lot

№ 987

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17 November 1999

Hammer Price:
£140

Medals Related to Aviation, France, “Dedale & Icare”, 1888, a fine uniface AR Medal by A. Patey, 72mm, reverse named and dated 1920, 72mm, cased (see Gaz. Num. [1898] p. 219, 1; see BDW 5 [1994] 3). Extremely fine, rare and interesting (£70-90)

The reverse (or obverse) usually shows the Airship base at Chalais-Meudon.