The Collection of Art Déco Medals formed by Paul Fellerman

FRANCE, Exposition Coloniale Internationale, Paris, 1931, an Art Déco silver award medal by E. Martin and R.-R.-A. Bénard, central female head representing France facing, female heads symbolising Asia, Africa, Oceania and India at sides, rev. symbolic buildings around the temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia, tropical foliage and fruits in foreground, tablet named (Paul Malingre, Député), edge impressed 2 argent and cornucopia, 68mm, 146.01g (Ruedas 23; cf. CGB June 2023, 654; cf. iNumis MBS 48, 1317; cf. DNW M4, 481). Extremely fine; in original red gilt-blocked card case £180-£220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Art Déco Medals formed by Paul Fellerman.

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Paul-Marie-Élie Malingre (1882-1948), b. Paris, industrialist and politician, served as an MP for the Seine from 1928 to 1936, then as general councillor of Haut-Marne