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

WORLD ART MEDALS France, “Benedicite”, a fine uniface bronze plaquette by G. H. Prud’homme, 1926, 94 x 72mm (CCGM III, p. 330/31). Very fine to extremely fine (£60-80)

Forrer praises Prud’homme for his “true understanding of his subject” and “delicacy of manipulation and surety of delineation.” It is hard to disagree. The old woman is a Breton, a people renowned for their piety, particularly in the countryside.