A Collection of Art Medals

France, 1924. France. “CONCOURS de SAUt”, silvered Æ prize medal by C.Mascaux, 50mm, not named, issued by Arthus Bertrand. Extremely fine (£40-50)

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

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1924-Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Exposition Art Olympique. See Arethuse, fasc. 5 (Oct 1924),p. LXVII and Catalogue Arthus-Bertrand 1925, p.25.
Leon-Claude Mascaux (born in 1882) pupil of Bouchard and Landowski, participated in the exhibition “Douze Médailleurs” organised by Aréthuse, but was totally ignored by the French Mint until the exhibition “Trente Années de la Médaille Francaise” Paris, May/June 1947.