A Collection of Historical and Art Medals, the Property of a European Collector

Caresses Maternelles, 1907, a silver plaque by A. Manque for the SAMF, naked buxom female balances a naked boy on her thigh, reverse two naked children embrace each other, 70 x 45mm, edge stamped 46 (Coll. R. Marx 133; BDM VIII, 22). Extremely fine, very rare (£120-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical and Art Medals, the Property of a European Collector.

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Ex BDW 5 (58).

Of the medallist Albert Manque little appears known – even the latest survey by Weil and Coullaré (The Medal 29, pp.54-61) remains silent on the subject of him