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France, Tercentenary of the Publication of Discours de la Méthode, 1937, a bronze medal by P. Turin, bust of René Descartes three-quarters right, reverse symbolic tree, TOUTE LA PHILOSOPHIE EST COMME UN ARBRE, etc., 68mm (CGMP p.381; cf. DW 24, 295). Obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so, scarce (£50-60)

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

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René Descartes (1596-1650), one of the most important and influential thinkers in history and arguably the founder of modern philosophy, wrote all his important works, including Discours de la Méthode, in Holland