A Collection of Historical and Art Medals

France, 1886. FRANCE, The French Youth to Michel Chevreul on his 100th Birthday, bronze medal by O. Roty, bust right with wavy hair, reverse female student with seated figure of Chevreul, 69mm (CGMP p.359; BDM V, 231; cf. BDW 13, 748). Extremely fine (£50-60)

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

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Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), chemist and member of the Académie des Sciences, lived to the remarkable age of 103.