Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

BELGIUM, Naval Raid on Zeebrugge, 1918 [struck 1927], a plated bronze artist’s proof for the obv. of the plaque by P. de Soete for Fisch, stamped épreuve d’artiste, no.5 below, 81 x 46mm (BM Acq, 1978-82, pl.13, 29; cf. DNW 47, 818); Le Vainqueur, c. 1928, a plated bronze artist’s proof for the obv. of an unadopted Olympic Games plaque by P. de Soete for Fisch, stamped épreuve d’artiste, no.3 below, 81 x 46mm; À Mes Amis, 1931, a bronze artist’s proof for the obv. of the self-portrait plaque by P. de Soete for Fisch, stamped épreuve d’artiste, no. h.s. below, 80 x 53mm (cf. BSJ 16, 553); Conservatoire Africain, 1933, a plated bronze artist’s proof for the obv. of the plaque by P. de Soete for Fisch, stamped épreuve d’artiste, no.7 below, 81 x 46mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.13, 30; cf. Elsen 96, 2127) [4]. Very fine, an interesting group £70-£90

Provenance: From the estate of the artist, Pierre de Soete (1886-1948), and sold with his carte de visite, 9 rue de Ligne, Bruxelles