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France, 1929. France. Centenary of La Revue des Deux Mondes, a large bronze Art Deco medal by L. Bazor, bust of François Buloz right, reverse robed female holding two torches between the Old and New Worlds, 100mm (cf. Arethuse 26 [1930], p.6; cf. CGMP p.30 for reverse; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 155; cf. BDW 9, 749; 13, 292; cf. Simmons FPL 9, 175). A powerful design, extremely fine, scarce (£70-90)

François Buloz (1804-77), founder of La Revue des Deux Mondes, an influential French publication whose most noted editor was Ferdinand Brunetière (1849-1906)