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

№ 1573

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8 September 1999

Estimate: £40–£50

WORLD ART MEDALS Great Britain, “Half-Baked” a cast bronze BAMS medal, 1991, by Lucien Taylor, 68 x 35mm (cf. “The Medal”, no, 21, p. 123). Extremely fine (£40-50)

A curious medal: in “The Medal” the artist is quoted as follows “this medal is a booby: some small comfort for all the half-witted, half-realised ambitions which give meaning and purpose to life.