Auction Catalogue

4 October 2001

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins. Historical and Art Medals

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1146

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4 October 2001

Hammer Price:
£120

France, Inauguration of the Prisons de Fresnes-lès-Rungis, 1898, a silver plaque by L.-O. Roty, triptych of views inside the prison, rev. rehabilitated prisoner with his wife and baby walking away from the prison, 80 x 59mm (Roty Compagnonnage p.91; Coll. R. Marx 76; PBE 871; Classens 39; BDM V, 238-9; Jones, Art of the Medal, 324; Baxter 37; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.269, 41; cf. DNW 50, 1294). Extremely fine, rare in silver (£100-120)