Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

France, L’Ange au Violon, c. 1905, a uniface bronze plaque by T. Spicer-Simson, angel kneeling left, playing a violin, 52 x 48mm (BDM –). Extremely fine and very rare (£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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A companion piece to Angel (BM Acq. 1983-7, p.123, 58), executed in Paris early in the 20th century and before Theodore Spicer-Simson (1871-1959) achieved worldwide renown