Lot Archive

Lot

№ 817

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25 November 1998

Estimate: £20–£30

France, Crédit Foncier de France, 1929, a bronze plaque by L. Laulaigne for Chobillon, seated female figure surveys an agricultural scene, reverse tablet on wreath, DIRECTIONS DÉPARTEMENTALES 1879-1929, 60 x 34mm; together with Tête d’un Grecque, c.1930, a bronze medal by J. Vernon for Chobillon, classic male head left, reverse similar, named (Médaille du Dévouement, O.M.S. 18, Heckel) [2]. Very fine, the former very rare (£20-30)

The first plaque by Laulaigne seen by the cataloguer