Historical and Art Medals, British and World Coins and Tokens

France, 1928. FRANCE. “CYPARIS”. UNION CENTRALE DES ARTS DECORATIfs, cast Æ Medal 102mm by V.Peter (1905) (ANA, Cat. New-York Exhibition 1910, p.231, No9. BDM IV, 463). HOMAGE Piece eNGRAVED AND NAMED ON REVERSE. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine (£100-130)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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*Cyparis, one of Apollo’ favourites; was turned by him into a cypris tree.