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August 2021 ANA Auction - Online 23-25 Aug 2021
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FRANCE. Louis-Alexandre Bottée. Silver Medal. International Exposition in Paris, 1889. Paris Mint. UNCIRCULATED.
62mm; 118.47 gms. Embossed and awarded to Burk Brothers. Obverse: Female personification of the Exposition reclining slightly right, head left, crowning blacksmith seated upon anvil; view of the Eiffel Tower and the exposition grounds below; Reverse: Fama leaning right, head left, trumpeting and wrapping arm around bust of Marianne; tree to right; below, decorative rectangular plaque embossed "BURK BROTHERS." Edge: [cornucopia] ARGENT located at 6h. Quite deeply toned and attractive, and with original case included.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500
62mm; 118.47 gms. Embossed and awarded to Burk Brothers. Obverse: Female personification of the Exposition reclining slightly right, head left, crowning blacksmith seated upon anvil; view of the Eiffel Tower and the exposition grounds below; Reverse: Fama leaning right, head left, trumpeting and wrapping arm around bust of Marianne; tree to right; below, decorative rectangular plaque embossed "BURK BROTHERS." Edge: [cornucopia] ARGENT located at 6h. Quite deeply toned and attractive, and with original case included.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500