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France, The French Youth Pay Homage to Michel Chevreul on his 100th Birthday, 1886, a bronze medal by L.-O. Roty, bust right with wavy hair, reverse female student with seated figure of Chevreul, 69mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.89; Coll. R. Marx 14; PBE 840; CGMP p.359; BDM V, 231; Baxter 32; cf. DNW 41, 811). About extremely fine (£25-35)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen.

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Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), chemist and member of the Académie des Sciences