Auction Catalogue

19 June 2002

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Ancient, British and World Coins. Tokens, Tickets and Passes. Historical and Art Medals. Numismatic Books. British and World Banknotes

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

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Lot

№ 829

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19 June 2002

Hammer Price:
£130

France, Les Sciences, 1894, silver award medals by L.-A. Bottée (2), seated figure of Science attended by Genie, rev. sphinx looking at itself in a mirror, rising sun at left and oil-lamp below, tablet named (La Société Industrielle de Rouen, à Jeanne Delens, 1915; La Ste Industrielle de Rouen à A. Deshayes), both 51mm (PBE 28; CGMP pp.60-1; Coll. R. Marx 383; BDM I, 231; The Medal 44, p.41; cf. DNW 49, 879) [2]. About very fine and better (£50-70)

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