A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen

France, Quatercentenary of the Birth of Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, 1933, a bronze medal by G. Guiraud, bust right, reverse the Chateau de Montaigne in Perigord, QVE SCAY IE?, 68mm (CGMP p.201; cf. DNW 45, 822). Extremely fine, rare (£40-50)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen.

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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-1592), French philosopher and essayist, the most widely read writer of the French Renaissance