Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

France, Marcelin Berthelot, 1901, bronze plaques by J.-C. Chaplain (2), bust left, revs. Berthelot seated in laboratory, figures of Truth and France in background; and another adapted for the centenary of his birth, 1927, bust left, rev. legend in six lines, both 70 x 56mm (PBE 83; Storer 323; BDM I, 404) [2]. First extremely fine and patinated, second good very fine (£60-80)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Art Medals formed by Hans-P. Wipfler.

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Plate XII, obverse of first plaque only. Pierre-Eugene-Marcelin Berthelot (1827-1907), physiological chemist