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Electronic Auction 447  3 Jul 2019
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Lot 653

Estimate: 200 USD
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FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. Cast AR épreuve unique Plaquette (101x82mm, 198.50 g, 12h). Commemoration of Charlotte Proudhon. By H. Varenne. Dated 1909. Baku Ateshgah with worshippers in foreground; to left; laureate nude female standing right, holding lamp aloft; to right at feet, cherub seated left, looking up to female and holding wreath; in background, additional religious structures on either side of river with sun rising above horizon; in exergue, IGNIS, MUNDI LUMEN, VITÆ FOCUS on ornate tablet flanked by laurel and oak branches / J´AI FAIT FRAPPER/CETTE ÉPREUVE UNIQUE/POUR MADAME/CHARLOTTE PROUDHON/EN TÉMOIGNAGE/D´ UNE PROFONDE/ET RESPECTEUSE.AFFECTION/H · VARENNE 1909 in nine lines. Edge: (cornucopia) 1ARGENT. Toned. EF.

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