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

FRANCE, Centenaire Ateliers Crozet-Fourneyron, Saint-Etienne, 1932, a bronze plaque by J. Durand for Arthus-Bertrand, bust of Benoît Fourneyron facing, rev. aerial view of the factories, edge impressed bronze and with foundry mark of Arthus-Bertrand, 80 x 57mm, 163.78g (cf. Kölner Münzkabinett 112, 988). Very fine £30-£40

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

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Münz Zentrum Rheinland Auktion 114 (Cologne), 8 January 2003, lot 6658

Benoît Fourneyron (1802-67) was the engineer who invented the water-powered turbine.