The Collection of Art Déco Medals formed by Paul Fellerman

URUGUAY, Edificio de la Facultad de Ingenieria Piedra Fundamental, Montevideo [Foundation Stone of the Faculty of Engineering Building Laid], 1938, an Art Déco bronze medal by A. Pena, naked male crouching to right, cloak flying from his body, balancing a globe on a pole above a foundation stone, rev. legend in 8 lines, 50mm, 56.18g. Very fine £25-£35

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

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Work on the Faculty of Engineering of the University of the Republic building, designed by local architect Julio Agustín Vilamajó Echaniz (1894-1948), began in 1936, but the foundation stone was not laid until 28 May 1938, and the building not completed until 1953