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

The 70th Anniversary of the Death of Eugene Delacroix, 1933, a large cast bronze medal by P.-M. Poisson for the SFAM, bust left, reverse centaur rearing to left, tree in background, 108mm, edge stamped 200 (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 172; cf. BDW 18, 567). About extremely fine, rare (£90-120)

Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863), the leading exponent of romantic painting in France