Auction Catalogue

21 March 2001

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins. Tokens, Tickets and Passes. Historical and Art Medals. Numismatic Books. British and World Paper Money.

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

Lot

№ 872

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21 March 2001

Hammer Price:
£85

France, Ligue Nationale contre l’Alcoolisme, 1874, a bronze award medal by E.-A. Oudiné, standing female figure with serpent, reverse wreath, named (Félix Beunoit, 1913), 50mm (BDM IV, 349); Gallia, 1896, a bronze award medal by C.P. Pillet for Desaide, helmeted bust of Gallia in pig-tails right, reverse tablet on wreath, un-named, 51mm (BDM IV, 537); Exposition Universelle Internationale, Paris, 1900, a bronze medal by G.-H. Lemaire for Mongredin, seated female figure, crowned, holding an oak sprig, reverse dirigible, camera, telegraph pole, battleship, globe and other accoutrements, tablet above, 53mm (PBE 542; BM Acq. 1983-7, pl.40, 85; BDM III, 384); La Foire de Paris, 1904, a bronze medal by J.-P. Legastelois, robed female by frontal elevation of building, reverse legend above arms, 50mm; La Défense Contre la Tuberculose, c.1930, a bronze medal by G. Contaux after A. Faivre, winged warrior with shield and cross of Lorraine, reverse legend, 50mm (cf. BDW 9, 759 and DNW 40, 760) [5]. Third extremely fine and in blue card case, others very fine, first rare (£40-50)