Auction Catalogue

1 July 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 2645

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1 July 2008

Estimate: £60–£80

France, 50th Anniversary of the Death of Jules Verne, 1955, a bronze medal by R.B. Baron, bust left, rev. balloon, map of part of the eastern hemisphere behind, 68mm (CGMP p.90; cf. DNW 45, 686); Gastronomie, 1957, a bronze medal by M. Charpentier, 86mm (CGMP p.375); Centenary of the Société Chimique de France, 1957, a bronze medal by R. Cochet, 72mm; Centenary of the Banque du Crédit Industriel et Commercial, 1959, a cast bronze medal by H. Dropsy, 59mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; cf. DNW M5, 1578); Pierre Ronsard, 1964, a bronze medal by G. Lay, pren ceste rose, etc, 68mm (CGMP p.1173); Tercentenary of the Académie des Sciences, 1966, a bronze medal by G. Simon, 72mm (CGMP p.1734); La Garde Républicaine, 1971, a bronze medal by F. Anger, 81mm (CGMP p.59) [7]. Extremely fine; fourth in maroon case of issue (£60-80)