France, 1933. 70th Anniversary of the Death of Eugène Delacroix, a large cast bronze medal by P.-M. Poisson, bust left, reverse centaur rearing on hind legs, 115mm, edge stamped 60 (cf. Baudey/Bricher 1992, 172). About very fine (£50-70)

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

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Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863); the medal is a limited issue of the Société Française des Amis de la Médaille