A Collection of Historical and Art Medals

France, c.1890. France, “Beaux-Arts”, uniface cast Æ medal, 99mm, by Jean-Baptiste Emile Dropsy, Fame crowning the artist (see “Médailleurs Contemporains” [Canale, 1928], BDM I, 617, Forrer indicates Prize Medal for Artists, 1890). Extremely fine (£130-160)

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

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J.B.E. Dropsy (1848-1923), worked with F. Levillain and exhibited “Salon des Artistes Français” (c. 1900). Father of Henry Dropsy.