The Collection of Art Déco Medals formed by Paul Fellerman

FRANCE, Centenaire de l’Imprimerie Administrative Paul Dupont [Centenary of the Printing House of Paul Dupont], 1925, an Art Déco bronze plaque by É. Boudon, bookbinder wielding a press above a woman checking pages of manuscript, rev. entrance to the Dupont building, 59 x 48mm, 65.18g (cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 190, 5535; cf. Elsen 85, 2306; cf. Silich II, 490). Good very fine £50-£70

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 Dupont (1796-1878), letterpress printer, 4 rue du Bouloi, Paris; the business had over 1,000 employees at the time of its centenary, but closed in 1985