The Collection of Art Déco Medals formed by Paul Fellerman

FRANCE, Tête de Taureau [Head of a Bull], 1934, an octagonal Art Déco bronze award plaque by R. Delandre, head of bull to left, rev. tablet flanked by tree and fence, named (Offert par Mr J. Le Roy Ladurie, Député), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 45mm, 62.58g (CGMP p.129; cf. WAG 42, 5348; cf. Silich I, 108). Extremely fine £30-£40

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

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Jacques Le Roy Ladurie (1902-88), b. Saint-Mihiel, mayor of Moutiers-en-Cinglais, 1928-83; Minister of Agriculture under the Vichy régime, 1942, but later involved with the resistance movement in the Orléans maquis; MP for Calvados 1951-5 and 1958-62