Auction Catalogue

8 December 1994

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Historical and Art Medals

The Westbury Hotel  37 Conduit Street  London  W1S 2YF

Lot

№ 744

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8 December 1994

Hammer Price:
£220

France, 1927. France. Chambre de Commerce de Perpignan et des Pyrénées-Orientales, a stylish silver Art Deco presentation medal by Raoul Bénard, Mercury seated holding a sailing ship in one hand, bunches of grapes and fruit on either side, city behind, chambre de commerce de perpignan et des pyrennees-orientales around, reverse kneeling naked figure of a young woman squeezing grapes into a cup held aloft by a young boy, foothills of the Pyrenees in distance, engraved in exergue “le president eugène pams à ses collaborateurs de la chambre de commerce 1930”, 85mm, in original case of issue. Extremely fine and very rare