Auction Catalogue

8 September 1999

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

The Regus Conference Centre  12 St James Square  London  SW1Y 4RB

Lot

№ 1419

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8 September 1999

Hammer Price:
£220

WORLD ART MEDALS France, Bacchanalia, 19th Century uniface cast bronze decorative plaque, unsigned, two seated cherubs eating grapes, a third standing to left caressing the hair of one cherub, a fawn holding the sacred vase scampering to the right, celebrating the cult of Dionysos, dark patina, 164 x 90mm, in a wooden frame (236 x 160mm). Extremely fine (£180-220)

See Plate III