The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals

FRANCE, Marie-Ernest Gellé, 1910, a bronze plaque by A. Boucher, bust left, rev. naked female seated right on plinth, her right hand placed to her ear to listen, her left hand commanding silence, church at upper left, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 71 x 53mm, 131.39g (Storer 1204; cf. Künker 356, 8460; cf. DNW 176, 375). Extremely 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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bt Simmons, October 2007

Marie-Ernest Gellé (1834-1923) was an otologist and ear surgeon.