CNG 96, Lot: 1437. Estimate $1000. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. AV Medal (26mm, 26.21 g, 12h). Exposition des Beaux-Arts, Concours Regional de Marseille. By Bescher. Paris mint; edge: bee and OR. Dated 1879. CONCOURS RÉGIONAL DE MARSEILLE 1879, crowned coat-of-arms; BESCHER below / EXPOSITION DES BEAUX-ARTS (rosette), blank. Edge: bee and OR. Cf. http://tinyurl.com/kl2umfe (for note regarding gold medal of Victorien-Antoine Bastet). As Issued, a few field marks.