Ancient, British and World Coins, Historical and Art Medals

Medals Related to Motoring & Motor Sport, France, 1895. France. “Automobile Club de France - Société d’Encouragement“, silver prize medal by Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis, naked female figure in a chariot, seated on clouds and holding aloft a torch, date 1894-1895 below, reverse léon clérot on garnished tablet in centre, legend above, 68mm, in case of issue (PBE 95). Extremely fine and rare

Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis (1849-1899). Second Prix de Rome at the age of nineteen. Yvonne Goldneberg describes him as having “le sens de la vie, du movement, bien qu’un peu superficiel”.Obverse only illustrated