The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals

ENGLAND, Diary, 1987, a square cast bronze plaque by J.M. Aurelio for the British Art Medal Society, mountain peaks of the Lake District revealed beneath the folding pages of a diary, rev. a ram revealed beneath similar folding pages, the friend sheep, 77mm, 396.04g (Attwood 50; The Medal 13, p.128; cf. Noonans 326, 2513). Extremely fine, rare £80-£100

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

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Edition of 31. The artist was the guest lecturer on the occasion of the BAMS Congress and associated events held in the Lake District from 26 March to 3 April 1987. The inspiration for the plaque came from the scenery he saw in the Lake District on his visit