The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part I)

ARGENTINA, Congreso Internacional Americano, Exposition de Higiene, Buenos Aires [International Congress of the Americas, Hygiene Exhibition], 1910, a bronze medal by E. de la Cárcova for the Faculty of Medicine, two allegorical robed female figures to right, rising sun in background, rev. legend around and between two trees, tablet below, edge stamped bronze and foundry mark of Sargines Prévot, 70mm, 136.40g (cf. Rauch e34, 579; cf. DNW 60, 1553). Extremely fine £25-£35

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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bt A.C. Eimer, June 2004

Several expositions were planned in Buenos Aires to celebrate the centenary of the 1810 revolution: Agriculture opened on 27 May; Hygiene on 3 July; Fine Arts on 12 July; Transportation on 17 July; and Industrial on 25 September.