A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen

France, Bernard Palissy, 1855, a bronze medal by A. Vauthier-Galle, shields resting against an ornamented tableau, statues and vases around, reverse legend in 8 lines, wreath around, 50mm (BDM VI, 211). Extremely fine (£20-30)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen.

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A post-1880 restrike by the Monnaie with mm. cornucopiæ.

Bernard Palissy (1510-89), French Huguenot ceramicist and writer on natural history, who died in prison in the Bastille for his Protestant beliefs