Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

France, Obverse and reverse electrotypes of the awards and medals gained by E. Auroze, Paris, 1895-1931, viz:
Académie Nationale Agricole Manufacturière et Commerciale, 1895, unsigned, 50mm; Comité Français des Expositions à l’Étranger, 1899, by L.A. Bottée, 63 x 42mm; Den 1ste Internationale Udstilling, Copenhagen, 1901, unsigned, rev. rat, 35mm; Exposition Universelle Internationale, Liège, 1905, by F.-C.-V. de Vernon, 72 x 63mm; Exposition Franco-Britannique, London, 1908, by C. Pillet, 69 x 57mm; Exposition Internationale de l’Est de la France, Nancy, 1909, by E. Bussière, 65mm; Exposition Franco-Marocaine, Casablanca, 1915, by G. Rousseau, 60mm; Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, by E.P. Blin, 68mm [Lot]. Generally extremely fine; mounted on an oval felt-backed board by Le Médaillier, Paris, an attractive and unusual display item (£200-250)

Plate 5. E. Auroze, founded in 1872, rat catchers and manufacturers of poisons and traps for various kinds of vermin, are still located at 8 rue des Halles, Paris, the address stated on the board. Apart from the exhibitions featured on the display, early literature shows that the company exhibited at most of the important world expos, both in Europe and the USA, from 1872 until the First World War. Their shop front is featured in the latest Disney animation Ratatouille