Auction Catalogue

25 November 1998

Starting at 1:00 PM

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British and World Coins. Tokens and Historical Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 811

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25 November 1998

Hammer Price:
£55

France, Ile de la Cité, 1927, an Art Deco bronze medal by P. Turin, frontal view of the island from the Seine, Pont Neuf in foreground and buildings in background, reverse street plan, 68mm (CGMP p.379; cf. BDW 13, 267; cf. DNW 29, 732 and 37, 1277); together with Resistance, 1944, a uniface bronze medal by P. Turin, female head of La Republique holding a broken chain, no date, 68mm (cf. CGMP p.376; cf. DW 24, 321 and DNW 30, 811) [2]. Very fine, latter with obverse edge bruise (£30-40)