FRANCE, Third Republic. 1870-1940. Cast Æ Presentation Medal (67mm, 138.90 g). The Spirit of Music – "Orphée endort Cerbère aux sons de sa lyre". By Marie-Alexandre Lucien Coudray (1864-1932). Undated, but struck 1899 for the 1900 Exposition Universelle i

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FRANCE, Third Republic. 1870-1940. Cast Æ Presentation Medal (67mm, 138.90 g). The Spirit of Music – "Orphée endort Cerbère aux sons de sa lyre". By Marie-Alexandre Lucien Coudray (1864-1932). Undated, but struck 1899 for the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Bust of Orpheus, holding cithara, facing slightly left, being crowned by laurel tree behind; artist’s signature to right / Winged genius, head right, seated left on blank tablet, leaning back and holding quill and clarion; viols below all set on laurel wreath. Edge: (cornucopia) BRONZE. Brown surfaces, a few darker spots, scratches and bumps. EF. In a modern case.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 3 April 2024 at 14:38:20 ET.

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