A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen

France, Musées Nationaux, 1910, a bronze award medal by O. Yencesse, female figure of La République standing in front of the Louvre, Greek and Egyptian vases on ground, reverse four crossed branches around central tablet, engraved (Exemplaire de Collection), 72mm (PBE –; CGMP p.403; BDM VI, 698; cf. DNW 38, 769). Softly worked in this artist’s familiar style, extremely fine, scarce (£30-40)

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

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Commissioned by the French government; occasionally seen named to individuals who had given generously to one of the French national museums