The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals

FRANCE, Antoine Becquerel, 1836, a uniface cast bronze maquette by P.-J. David d’Angers [Eck et Durand], bust left in high relief, back signed eck et durand, 173mm, 485.75g (Reinis 33; Monnaie Exh. Cat. 1966, –; BDM I, 529). Small piercing at top, good very fine, rare; with hook on the back for suspension £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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Antoine-César Becquerel (1788-1878), physicist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena; served in the French army in the Napoleonic campaigns in Spain and France, 1810-14; professor of physics at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, 1837-78