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

FRANCE, Virginie Dupuis, 1877, a plated copper cliché by J.-B. Daniel-Dupuis, bust left, partly veiled, edge doubly impressed cuivre and cornucopia, 45mm, 22.48g (PBE 294; Marx p.56; Coll. R. Marx 312; BDM I, 661). Extremely fine and toned, very rare
£100-£150

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

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bt Simmons, August 2003

Virginie Félicité Dupuis (1816-92) was the mother of the artist. The portrait on this cliché was reproduced on the better-known medal commemorating the death of Virginie in 1892 (cf. Baldwin 66, 1375).