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France, Commerce, 1934, an Art Deco silver award plaque by C.P. Pillet, Minerva indicates the way to Mercury, who stands on a wheel of fortune, rev. cornucopia, city and river in background, tablet below named (La Confédération de la Charcuterie à son Dévoué Défenseur, 1951), 88 x 63mm (CGMP p.316; cf. DNW 37, 1291). Good very fine, very rare in silver; in original maroon fitted case [this somewhat distressed] (£100-150)

Obverse only illustrated on the Plates