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

FRANCE, Centenaire du Conseil Philosophique Clémente Amitié, 1905, a uniface plated bronze Art Nouveau plaque by L. Holweck, seated and standing robed females, the former holding a pair of dividers, the latter under a tree contemplating the landscape, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 69 x 50mm, 95.12g. Extremely fine, rare, in original brown card box; only the second medallic work by this artist seen by the cataloguer £50-£70

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

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bt Simmons, March 2002

La Clémente Amitié [The Clement Friendship], a Masonic academy, was officially founded on 8 March 1805 and still exists today.