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France, Conservatoire National de Musique, 1877, a silver award medal by J.-C. Chaplain, seated figure of Music with lyre, contemplating standing figure of Tragedy, holding a mask and a sword, bird in tree behind, reverse legend and olive branch, named (Mlle. Veluard, 1er Prix de Piano, 1905), 69mm (CGMP p.79; Coll. R. Marx 182; BDM I, 402; Gaz. Num. 1897, p.14, 14). Very fine, scarce (£50-70)