Auction Catalogue

31 May 2000

Starting at 1:00 PM

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

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

Lot

№ 879

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31 May 2000

Hammer Price:
£450

Medals Related to the Olympic Games, France, Vainqueur, 1924, a large uniface cast bronze plaque by H. Dropsy, naked athlete holding winged figure of Fame and palm branch, 240 x 158mm (Dropsy Exh. Cat. 1964, –; Arethuse 5 [Oct. 1924]; cf. BDW 5, 113 and 18, 737; cf. DNW 35, 678). Extremely fine, rare (£150-200)

Exhibited at Art Olympique, the exposition staged by the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris to mark the 1924 Olympic Games
See Plate VI