The Collection of Art Déco Medals formed by Paul Fellerman

FRANCE, Télégraphie sans Fil [Wireless Telegraphy], 1927, an Art Déco bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann, robed figure of Iris advancing to right, signs of the Zodiac behind, rev. globe encircled by an antenna emitting radio waves, tsf around tablet below, edge impressed moneta 35 and cornucopia, 98mm, 402.33g (CGMP p.116; Jones, Art of the Medal, 423; cf. iNumis Dec. 2014, 212 [= iNumis MBS 19, 2277]; cf. Noonans 311, 759). One of the classic Art Déco medallic images, extremely fine, very rare in this size
£300-£400

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

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Iris, the messenger goddess of the rainbow which was her bridge between heaven and earth, is utilised as a symbol by the artist to indicate the speed with which wireless radio waves move through space