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France, Congrès Gastronomique de Lyon, 1885, a gilt-bronze medal, unsigned, seated figure of Lyon preparing to crown a supplicant, rev. arms of Lyon in wreath, 68mm. Good very fine; loosely set into an ornate openwork gilt surround mount, with loop for suspension (£30-50)

Provenance:
DNW Auction 53, 13 March 2002, lot 1158