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

№ 695

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3 April 1998

Estimate: £40–£50

France, International Exposition, Paris, The Trocadero, 1937, a bronze medal by R. Bénard, workman in front of old Trocadero, reverse gardens of the Palais de Chaillot, 50mm (CGMP p.40; cf. DNW 30, 802); the same event, Travail de Verre, 1937, a bronze medal by E. Monier, glassworkers turning and blowing glass, reverse Expo pavilion, 33mm (CGMP p.261) [2]. Very fine and better (£40-50)