418, Lot: 569. Estimate $100. Sold for $80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. Silvered Æ Medal (68mm, 155.5 g, 12h). The Spirit of Music – “Orphée endort Cerbère aux sons de sa lyre”. By Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray. Early 20th century restrike, presented to Mme. Paul Berquin as the Prix Amédée Prouvost by Les Rosati de Flandre, 1936. Laureate bust of Orpheus facing slightly right, head turned slightly left, holding lyre / LES ROSATI DE FLANDRE, Genius seated left on cartouche engraved PRIX AMÉDÉE PROUVOST/ 1936/ MME PAUL BERQUIN, head right, holding trumpet and quill; scroll of music notes across lap, violin below, laurel branch around. BRONZE and cornucopia on edge. EF, small edge ding.