423, Lot: 539. Estimate $100. Sold for $110. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

UNITED STATES. Silvered Æ Medal (72mm, 195.90 g, 12h). Society of Medalists, 42nd issue. By Cecil Howard; manufactured by the Medallic Art Company. Dated 1950. PEACE/IS/LIFE, young mother, father, and infant in embrace; daisy to left, grain ear to right; in exergue, © HOWARD in incuse / WAR/IS/DEATH, skull with jaw open on barren ground; in background, village consumed by atomic fire and dead tree stump. Edge: SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 42ND ISSUE 1950 – CECIL HOWARD, SCULPTOR MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE. D.T. Alexander, American Art Medals, 1909-1995, SOM 42. EF, toned, some scratches, light deposits.

Purchased from Paul Bosco, 22 January 2009.