The Collection of Art Déco Medals formed by Paul Fellerman

FRANCE, Cinquantenaire du Sénat, Paris [50th Anniversary of the Senate], 1929, an Art Déco bronze medal by R.-R.-A. Bénard, standing figure of Minerva, holding spear, her head turned to left, flight of steps to the grounds of the Sénat building behind, rev. frontal elevation of the Sénat, tablet below named (J.L. Breton, Membre du Sénat), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 81mm, 195.17g (cf. Kölner Münzkabinett 116, 1655; cf. iNumis MBS 49, 1030; cf. DNW 66, 1538). Good very fine
£80-£100

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

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Jules-Louis Breton (1872-1940), b. Courrières, dép. Pas-de-Calais, inventor and politician; student activist, imprisoned in 1894 for his views on President Carnot; deputy of Cher, 1898-1921; introduced tracked armoured cars and tanks to the war in France, 1916; Minister of Health, 1920-1; elected to the Sénat, 9 January 1921, serving until January 1930.

On 27 November 1879 the Palais de Luxembourg, originally built for Marie de Medici and completed in 1630, was assigned to the Senate