FRANCE, L’Étude, 1908, an Art Nouveau bronze award plaque by L.-J. Deschamps, naked female standing amongst classical ruins, holding a parchment and a compass, rev. open book resting on palm branch, named (Cinquantenaire de la Librairie Armand Colin, 1870-1920), edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 81 x 46mm, 112.67g (PBE 364; CGMP p.143; cf. DNW M14, 1363). Extremely fine £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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bt Simmons, July 2002

Armand Colin, of 18 rue de l'Abbé de l'Épée, Paris, was a publishing house founded in 1870 by Auguste Armand Colin (1842-1900), and is now part of Hachette.