Auction Catalogue

6 February 1998

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 501

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6 February 1998

Hammer Price:
£55

Medals Related to Sports, Egypt, Union Internationale des Sociétés Sportives d’Egypte, a silver-gilt award medal by Huguenin Frès., couple roller-skating on a dance floor, other roller skaters in background, reverse pyramids and sphinx, tablet below engraved (Championnats d’Egypte 1912-1913, Patinage à Roulettes 5 Kil., 1 Prix), 40mm. Very fine, a rare early medal for this sport (£30-40)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Cresswell-Corfield Collection of Medals and Badges.

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The earliest medal for roller skating the cataloguer has seen