Ancient, British and World Coins, Historical and Art Medals

France, Election of Félix Faure as President of the Republic, 1895, by H. Poscarme, standing figure holding fasces, a bust of the Republic to left, reverse open book of the Constitution, tablet below inscribed “Bourcy Député”, 72mm, in red leather case of issue, the top lettered in gilt “Assemblée nationale 1895”; The Funeral of President Carnot, a bronze plaquette by Oscar Roty, Carnot’s body laying in state reverse funeral cortège (PBE.860; BDM VIII. 176; Jones, 1979, 323; cf BDW 5, 14); Marcelin Berthelot, Chemist, bronze portrait plaquette,1901, by Chaplain, bust left, reverse Berthelot seated in his laboratory, figures representing Science and France behind, 70 x 55mm (PBE 83); Michel Eugene Chevreul, a fine bronze portrait medal by Roty, bust right, reverse young standing female figure, representing the youth of France, presenting a laurel wreath to the seated figure of Chevreul, 70mm (PBE 902). Very fine to extremely fine (4)