Auction Catalogue

8 September 1998

Starting at 12:00 PM

.

Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 1056

.

8 September 1998

Hammer Price:
£50

Geneva, Bicentenary of the Reformation, 1735, a copper medal by J. Dassier, cityscape, reverse Faith seated on clouds above a view of the city, figure of Geneva at right, 54mm (Slg. Belli 2023; BDM I, 515; Coll. Zak 136; Coll. Whiting 477); together with Geneva, Conservatoire de Musique, a bronze award medal by J.H.S. Mognetti for Furet, un-named, 41mm (BDM VIII, 68) [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine (£25-35)

Jean-Henri Samuel Mognetti (1820-1904), Geneva medallist employed by Marc-Louis Bovy and his successor Louis Furet