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

FRANCE, Hommage à l'antique, c. 1890, a uniface bronze Art Nouveau medal by F. Levillain [for Barbedienne], bearded naked man to right, placing a figure of an older bearded man on a plinth and attended by a semi-naked youth at right, jug on stand at left and tree at extreme right, 153mm, 608.03g. Extremely fine, attractively patinated, rare; set on a circular wooden mount, hook on back for suspension £100-£150

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

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