Historical and Art Medals

Medals Related to Navigation, Egypt, 1913. Egypt. The Suez Canal Company, a bronze plaque by P. V. Dautel, bust of Prince Auguste d'Arenberg right, reverse view of the canal, A SON PRESIDENT, etc., 91 x 68mm (BDM VII, 210). Very fine, scarce

A presentation plaque to Prince Auguste d'Arenberg, President of the Suez Canal Company from 1896 to1913. Pierre Victor Dautel (1873-1954) sculptor and medallist from Valenciennes, worked in Paris