A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen

Belgium, Queen Astrid, 1935, a bronze medal by P. de Soete for Fisch, bust right in high relief, reverse Brussels Expo stamp, 69mm; together with Exposition Universelle et Internationale, Ghent, 1913, a bronze plaque by G. Devreese, allegorical figures greeting Queen, reverse seated and kneeling females in pavilion, 71 x 69mm (BDM VII, 221; cf. BDW 5, 74); Exposition Universelle et Internationale, Brussels, 1935, a gilt-bronze award plaque by A. Bonnetain for Fonson, winged figures over city view, reverse robed female holding wreath of flowers over a globe, 79 x 64mm (BM Acq. 1978-82, p.12, 10; cf. DNW 41, 806); Adolphe Max, 1935, a bronze medal by R. Bénard, bust left, reverse view of Brussels City Hall, 68mm. [4]. Second very fine and with loop mount on edge, last about extremely fine, others better (£40-50)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen.

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Queen Astrid was killed in a car crash in 1935; this medal only illustrated. Adolphe Max, Burgomaster of Brussels, is commemorated on medals by several artists