COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, ART MEDALS, "Cypris", large Bronze Medal, 1925, by Leon Claude Mascaux (1882-1965), produced for the Société des Amis de la Médaille Française, winged cherub stands before the naked Cypris seated on the ground, she pulls the petals from a flower he holds towards her, rev Cypris stands in the bow of a small boat paddled by the cherub, legend in Greek below, ΚΥΠΡΙ ΜΝΤΗΡ ΠΟΘΩΝ ΑΕΛΛΟΠΔΩΝ, 108mm, edge stamped and numbered 26 (cf Baldwin's Auction 81, lot 3542). Extremely fine and rare.
A superb Art Deco design struck in high relief by Maurice Koller, Paris. Cypris (Lady of Cyprus) is one of several local names given to the goddess Aphrodite.
Estimate: £500-700