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

№ 504

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3 April 1998

Hammer Price:
£100

Le Nid, c.1900, an Art Nouveau silver plaque by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, naked wood nymph kneeling on a rock, discovering a bird’s nest in a tree with two birds in it, reverse naked child sat on a branch, playing with a bird, named (À Melle M. Prestat, Souvenir du 13 Mars 1904, L’Orphelinat des Postes), 66 x 37mm (PBE 319; CGMP p.175; BDM I, 466; cf. BDW 1, 685, 18, 425 and DW 24, 77). A charming plaque, very fine (£50-70)