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

FRANCE, Maurice et Auguste Pollosson, 1926, a bronze plaque by J. Chorel, busts right, rev. La Guillotière bridge over the river Rhône at Lyon, cityscape in background, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark of J. Balme, 67 x 44mm, 91.35g (Storer –; Brettauer –; cf. DNW 57, 1350). Good very fine £30-£40

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

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Baldwin Auction, 11 February 2006, lot 471 (part)

Maurice Pollosson (1854-1921) and August Pollosson (1859-1924) were brothers and members of a multi-generational medical family who served at the Faculty of Medicine, Lyon.