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WORLD ART MEDALS Belgium, Centenary of the Birth of César Franck, 1922, a bronze medal by A. Darville for Fisch, facing bust, reverse naked figure kneeling at foot of steps, winged angels at sides and cherub at top, REDEMPTION, 70mm (Niggl 2933). Very fine, rare (£50-70)

César Auguste Franck (1822-1890), Belgian romantic composer and organist who studied at the Conservatoire in Paris from 1837-42; he settled permanently in Paris in 1844. He was the chief figure in a movement to give French music an emotional engagement, technical solidity and seriousness comparable to that of German composers