Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

France, La Musique et La Danse, 1927, a large cast bronze Art Déco medal by P.-M. Dammann for the SFAM, semi-naked female seated on column, playing the pipes, rev. dancer holds branch above winged child with the legs of a horse, 98mm, edge stamped 41 (Jones, Art of the Medal 1979, no.419; Attwood, The Medal 44, p.54, fig. 37; cf. BDW 13, 264-5). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£150-200)

Illustration reduced