Auction Catalogue

3 April 1998

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 498

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3 April 1998

Hammer Price:
£50

Après l’Absence…, 1917, a bronze plaque by G. Devreese for Fonson, 70 x 60mm; St Hubert, 1918, a bronze Tribute plaque by P. Broecke, 60 x 42mm; Pro Patria, or Maison des Invalides, Antwerp, 1920, a bronze award medal by A. Mauquoy, ONS INVALIDENHUIS, un-named, 70mm (Vandamme/Bernier 95; Lef. 2936; BDM VIII, 356); The Steamship Amstelstroom Torpedoed, 1917, a bronze medal, unsigned, sinking ship with lifeboats in the water, 76mm, edge stamped SMITH LD [4]. Very fine (£30-40)

The Amstelstroom, sailing from Amsterdam to London on the night of 23 March 1917, was struck by three torpedos