A Collection of Art Medals

France, 1943. France. Bourgogne, Hospices de Beaune, 500th Anniversary 1443-1943, Nicolas Rollin & Guigone de Salins, cast Æ medal, 50mm, by H.Bouchard; portraits after Van der Weyden and Van Dyck. Cased, rare and extremely fine (£60-80)

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

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In 1914, H.Bouchard had already issued a medal related to the Founders of the "Hospices de Beaune", see Canale (Classens) 1928. For this new medal and other works by Bouchard, see “Club de la Médaille”, Bulletin 49, Jacquiot, p.43 (ill.). For other medals related to Burgundy, see lots 270 and 293.