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

№ 1266

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4 October 2001

Hammer Price:
£75

Medals Related to Navigation, Egypt, Auguste d’Arenberg, 1913, a bronze plaque by P.-V. Dautel for the Compagnie Universelle du Canal de Suez, bust right, rev. view of the canal, à son president, etc., below, 91 x 68mm (BDM VII, 210; cf. BDW 5, 76). A trifle dirty, otherwise very fine, scarce (£40-60)

Prince Auguste d'Arenberg, President of the Suez Canal Company from 1896 to1913