Auction Catalogue

8 September 1998

Starting at 12:00 PM

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

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 1251

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8 September 1998

Estimate: £60–£80

France, La Guerre, 1915, a uniface five-sided cast bronze plaque by M. Duplay, Neanderthal-like half-length figure representing War, the head perhaps a satirization of the Kaiser, PERTHES-LES-HURLUS MAI 1915 below, hand-signed, 118 x 100mm. Very fine and practically as made, rare and interesting (£60-80)

Perthes-les-Hurlus, Ste. Menehould, dép. Marne