Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 8 20 Sep 2017
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Commemorative Medals, France, Henri Bouchard (1875–1960), sculptor and medallist, 'Alain Bouchard - Le chroniqueur de Bretaigne', uniface bronze medal, the scribe seated at a desk, holding the Chronicles open on a lectern, 79mm. (Bouchard, end page), extremely fine
One can only believe that Henri Bouchard took the great chronicler Alain to be an ancestor. Alain Bouchard (145?–(?)1530), worked on the Croniques de Bretaigne for King Francis II and the image on the medal is derived from a well-recorded woodcut. See footnote to lot 465.
From an edition of 150 specimens, numbered 10/150 and signed on reverse
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (120-160 GBP)
One can only believe that Henri Bouchard took the great chronicler Alain to be an ancestor. Alain Bouchard (145?–(?)1530), worked on the Croniques de Bretaigne for King Francis II and the image on the medal is derived from a well-recorded woodcut. See footnote to lot 465.
From an edition of 150 specimens, numbered 10/150 and signed on reverse
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (120-160 GBP)