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

BELGIUM, Aigles sur un biplan [Eagles on a Biplane] c. 1920, a uniface bronze plaque by M. Rau, two eagles perched on the wing of an aeroplane, symbolic clouds and other birds in background, 67 x 60mm, 131.03g (cf. Schulman 359, 1363). Very fine £40-£60

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

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This design is most often paired with that for an award plaque for the Tour Aérien Belgique-Pays-Bas in the late 1930s.