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

FRANCE, Henri Hartmann, 1909, a bronze medal by P.F. Fix-Masseau, bust left, rev. street view outside the Hôpital Bichat, Paris, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 68mm, 198.06g (Storer 1473, recté 68mm; cf. Elsen 144, 2160). Very fine, scarce £30-£40

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

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bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland, January 2003

Henri Hartmann (1860-1952) was a doctor, training at the Hôpital Bichat, where he later became chief surgeon. He retired in 1930.