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France, Centenary of the Birth of Victor Hugo, 1902, a gilt-bronze plaque by R. Rozet for Christofle, facing bust of Hugo appearing from clouds, lightning and sun at right, reverse Pantheon, tree in foreground, 80 x 55mm, edge stamped 102 (Coll. R. Marx 441; BDM V, 263; Wurzbach 3771; Dupriez 2902). About extremely fine, rare (£50-70)

Victor Hugo (1802-1885), novelist, poet and dramatist