Special Collections

Sold on 3 April 1998

1 part

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

Lot

№ 686

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3 April 1998

Hammer Price:
£110

50th Anniversary of the Founding of the Compagnie Continentale Edison, 1932, an Art Deco bronze plaque by P. Turin, two allegorical figures, reverse power lines above bust of Edison right, 73 x 52mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.60, 138; Jones, Art of the Medal, 422; cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 169). A powerful design, extremely fine and rare; in original green box of issue (£120-150)

Ex BDW 3 (205).

Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), inventor of the electric light bulb in 1879