The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part I)

FRANCE, Tirs Gastinne Renette, c. 1905, a bronze Concours award plaque by M. Bouval for Orfèverie de Falize, man standing in portico, left hand on hip, taking aim at a target, artisan standing at left, rev. flintlock pistol inverted, target and oak branch behind, tablet named (1926 Revolver Comt, 7 e Prix à Mr P. Ribadeau-Dumas), edge impressed bronze and with the foundry mark of J. Balme, 80 x 51mm, 129.64g (cf. iNumis MBS 22, 1432; cf. DNW 169, 1280). Very fine £50-£70

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

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P. Ribadeau-Dumas, was a typopgraphic founder based at 25 rue Julie, Paris. Gastinne Renette were manufacturers of duelling pistols based near the Champs-Élysées in Paris, who came to prominence in the years after the 1848 revolution. Often on the eve of a duel, adversaries tested their skill by meeting at Renette's and hiring one of their shooting compartments.