Historical and Art Medals

France, 1908. France. "Victoire", a bronze prize plaque by L. Cariat, Victory with arms raised, reverse hunting-horn and fern, 80 x 34mm (PBE 35; BDM VII, 152; CGMP p. 72). Good very fine

Lucien Jean Henri Cariat (1874-1925), Parisian sculptor, studied under Ponscarme The obverse was originally designed for the 1908 Olympic Games; this only illustrated