Auction Catalogue

14 April 1999

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

№ 749

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14 April 1999

Hammer Price:
£40

France, Paris, 1900, a bronze award plaque by H.-J. Lefèbvre for Arthus-Bertrand, symbolic figure of Paris being carried on a throne, supported by figures representing art, industry and commerce, reverse view of the city, arms above, tablet below, named (Offert par Mr Raymond Laurent, Conseiller Municipal – Paulette Aignerelle, 1938), 87 x 60mm (PBE 521; cf. DNW 38, 738). Extremely fine (£40-60)

A prize for the Paris Music Festival, 1938. The original design commemorates the Paris Expo, 1900