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France, Bénédicité, 1926, a uniface bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, old woman seated in chair left, offering a prayer of thanks before eating soup from a bowl, 94 x 72mm (CGMP p.331; Classens 70; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.44, 138; cf. DNW 56, 807); Recueillement, 1934, a uniface bronze plaque by G. Prud'homme, old man wearing cap and coat seated on a chair, holding a closed book, 96 x 72mm (CGMP p.330; cf. DNW 58, 1566) [2]. First with two minor edge bruises, otherwise very fine, second better (£60-80)

Obverse of first only illustrated on the Plates; this was first issued privately as a cast plaque in 1906 (BDM IV, 706; Gaz. Num. 1909, p.241, 60)