Historical and Art Medals

France, 1952. France. "L'Oued", a uniface dark-bronze medal by A. Pommier, rear view of naked seated female under palm trees, 77mm (Classens 138; cf. Arethuse 7, Apr. 1925). 10th issue of the Société des Amis de la Medaille. A superb, strong design, extremely fine and rare

Executed by Pommier in 1925, but not issued by the Paris Mint until 1952 (the issue indicated by a dark patina). Of the original work, Classens wrote "Dans l'Oued, Pommier a pensé davantage á Ia composition, et il nous a donna une des plus belles medailles de notre époque...".Albert Pommier (1882-1943), Parisian sculptor. Illustrated half-size