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1901. Bohemia. The Glory of Prague Prophesied by Libúse, a uniface bronze Art Nouveau plaque by Prof. S. Sucharda, robed figure representing Libúse pointing to townscape, legend in foreground, 74 x 50mm (La Medaille Tchecoslovaque, Paris Exh. Cat, 1973, 777; BDM V, 713; cf. Simmons FPL 12, 135). Good very fine, rare (£60-80)

According to legend, the Premysl dynasty, which ruled Bohemia from the 9th century to 1306, were descended from a ploughman named Premysl, who was chosen by Libúse, a royal princess, as her husband