France, 1899. La Toilette, a bronze plaque by O. Roty, rear view of semi-naked female brushing her hair at a basin, reverse mirror and branch, 70 x 35mm, edge stamped 117 (PBE 836; Coll. R. Marx no.93; BDM V, 239; cf. BDW 13, 135). Extremely fine, rare (£80-100)

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

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One of the first limited edition medals to be issued by the Société des Amis de la Médaille Française, founded in 1899 at the initiative of Roger Marx