Auction Catalogue

1 June 1994

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Historical and Art Medals

Mayfair Art Exhibition Centre  15/16 Grosvenor St  London  W1X 9FB

Lot

№ 15

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1 June 1994

Hammer Price:
£50

France, 1895. France. Centenary of the Foundation of the School for Oriental Languages, a bronze Art Nouveau plaque by A. Borrel, statue with names of the heads of the school, reverse standing figures with Oriental characters on blackboard, 68 x 61mm (BDM I, 221; CGMP p. 54). About extremely fine

The School celebrated its centenary on 30 March 1895. Alfred Borrel (1836-1927) enjoyed a long anddistinguished career as a medallist and coin engraver