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A set of four large French medals from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weighing 1 kg, with art-themed subjects including allegories, music and national history connected to the Paris Exposition universelle.
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Set of four major French medals bringing together works by renowned medalists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This lot illustrates several emblematic themes of French medal art: allegories, music, national history and the Universal Exposition. The pieces feature handsome reliefs and a pleasant original patina.
The lot includes:
* Lucien Coudray – Orpheus, Art Nouveau large medal issued by the Monnaie de Paris, depicting the famous mythological musician with his lyre. Reverse adorned with a winged genius and musical attributes, blank cartouche. Edge stamp “MÉTAL”. Weight: 150 g.
* Pierre Turin – Tri-centennial of the Reunion of Alsace with France (1639–1939), official large bronze medal struck by the Monnaie de Paris. Obverse depicting Alsace and France united, reverse with an Alsatian landscape. Weight: 160 g.
* Georges Lemaire – The Paris Exposition 1900, official bronze medal of the Exposition Universelle de Paris, illustrating scientific, industrial and artistic progress of the Belle Époque.
* Raoul Lamourdedieu – Large bronze medal of the Monnaie de Paris representing a mother and child, nominative specimen engraved “Janine Guéguen – 19.11.44”, testament to French decorative art of the 20th century.
Set of four major French medals bringing together works by renowned medalists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This lot illustrates several emblematic themes of French medal art: allegories, music, national history and the Universal Exposition. The pieces feature handsome reliefs and a pleasant original patina.
The lot includes:
* Lucien Coudray – Orpheus, Art Nouveau large medal issued by the Monnaie de Paris, depicting the famous mythological musician with his lyre. Reverse adorned with a winged genius and musical attributes, blank cartouche. Edge stamp “MÉTAL”. Weight: 150 g.
* Pierre Turin – Tri-centennial of the Reunion of Alsace with France (1639–1939), official large bronze medal struck by the Monnaie de Paris. Obverse depicting Alsace and France united, reverse with an Alsatian landscape. Weight: 160 g.
* Georges Lemaire – The Paris Exposition 1900, official bronze medal of the Exposition Universelle de Paris, illustrating scientific, industrial and artistic progress of the Belle Époque.
* Raoul Lamourdedieu – Large bronze medal of the Monnaie de Paris representing a mother and child, nominative specimen engraved “Janine Guéguen – 19.11.44”, testament to French decorative art of the 20th century.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
No
Country/province
France
Condition
Ungraded
Weight
1 kg
Theme
Art
Number of items
4
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