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France, Albert Besnard, 1936, a cast bronze medal by A.A. Herbemont for the SFAM, bust left, rev. Minerva protects tree with a sword, 102mm, edge stamped 59 (cf. Exh. Cat. Artistes Medailleurs, Paris, 1955, 50; cf. Simmons FPL 12, 82; cf. DNW 45, 834). Extremely fine (£60-80)

Provenance:
DW Auction 24, 26 June 1996, lot 281;
DNW Auction 38, 25 November 1998, lot 840.

Albert Besnard (1849-1934), painter and sculptor