The Collection of Art Déco Medals formed by Paul Fellerman

FRANCE, Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique, Lancement de SS L’Atlantique, 1931, an Art Déco bronze medal by L.-G. Bazor, female figure of Venus standing facing, holding a trident, stood in a quadriga drawn by four sea-horses, rev. liner under steam to left, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 148.91g (Ruedas 44; cf. iNumis MBS 30, 1264; cf. DNW M4, 480). Very fine £70-£90

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

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SS L’Atlantique, built at Saint-Nazaire and launched on 15 April 1930, made her maiden voyage from Bordeaux to South America on 29 September 1931 but, when travelling from Bordeaux to Le Havre for dry-dock repairs in January 1933, the vessel caught fire off Guernsey and was abandoned, with the loss of 19 lives. The fire burnt for five days and, as the ship was not economically repairable, it was sold for scrap in February 1936