A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen

France, Centenary of the Death of Charles Nodier, 1944, a bronze medal by R. Corbin, bust right, reverse two robed females seated, holding laurel wreath, 68mm (CGMP p.444). Practically as struck, rare (£30-40)

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

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Issued by the Monnaie in 1948. Charles Nodier (1780-1844), French poet and novelist from Besançon, one of the earliest promoters of French romanticism