The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part I)

ENGLAND/FRANCE, Giverny, 2004, a bronze medal by Prof. P. Welton [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, bridge over a pond of water lilies, rev. boat moored under the branch of a tree, 80mm, 173.50g (The Medal 45, p.110). Extremely fine and patinated, as made £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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bt BAMS, October 2004

The inspiration for the medal is the French village of Giverny, best known as the location of Claude Monet’s home and the water garden and Japanese bridge that appeared in Monet’s legendary series of water lily paintings; the scene was also painted by Prof. Welton.