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424, Lot: 663. Estimate $100.
Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SPAIN, Estado Español (Spanish State). temp. Francisco Franco. 1939-1975. Cast Æ Medal (74mm, 267.35 g, 12h). "La vida es sueño, Calderón de la Barca" issue. By Manolo Prieto. Undated, but manufactured late 1950s- 1960s. Large human eye with iris and pupil consisting of human skull / Two-line quote from Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681); above, crown and chain in relief and partially incuse; to lower right, signature of artist. See https://www.fundacionmanoloprieto.org/escultura-de-medallas/ (for another example). EF.


Purchased from Paul Bosco, 6 January 2014.