Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

FRANCE, Duval-Janvier, c. 1900, an octagonal bronze plaque by A.-L.-M. Charpentier, 60 x 52mm (PBE 152; BDM VII, 177; Jones, Art of the Medal, 345; cf. DNW 123, 691); Salon de la Marine, a silver award medal by G. Guiraud, named (Lucien Gibert, 1979), 70mm [2]. First extremely fine, second very fine £150-200

Lucien Gibert (1904-88), medallist and sculptor from St Étienne, famous for his Art Déco work and a considerable figure in the world of French 20th century sculpture