Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction - Online 23-25 Aug 2021
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MEXICO. Canal Porfirio Diaz Silver Medal, 1898. UNCIRCULATED Details.
Grove-117a. Diameter: 60 mm. By Pillet. Military bust of Porfirio Diaz left, otherwise blank except for an unusually large signature of the sculptor, Ch. Pillet, in the right field; Reverse: Classic Art Nouveau tableau of an undraped woman seated on a rock overlooking the canal, holding up a branch with her left hand while her hand right grasps a large sword. A naked youth tying a bundle of twigs together is seen on the ground behind her. Legend in exergue: "CANAL PORFIRIO DIAZ / A EXPENSAS DE / DON SEBASTIAN DE MIER Y ALMENDARIO / 1881-1898". Edge lettered: (Cornucopia) "ARGENT". A medium gray toned with an overall pleasing aspect.
Estimate: $300 - $600
Grove-117a. Diameter: 60 mm. By Pillet. Military bust of Porfirio Diaz left, otherwise blank except for an unusually large signature of the sculptor, Ch. Pillet, in the right field; Reverse: Classic Art Nouveau tableau of an undraped woman seated on a rock overlooking the canal, holding up a branch with her left hand while her hand right grasps a large sword. A naked youth tying a bundle of twigs together is seen on the ground behind her. Legend in exergue: "CANAL PORFIRIO DIAZ / A EXPENSAS DE / DON SEBASTIAN DE MIER Y ALMENDARIO / 1881-1898". Edge lettered: (Cornucopia) "ARGENT". A medium gray toned with an overall pleasing aspect.
Estimate: $300 - $600