Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction - Online 23-25 Aug 2021
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FRANCE. Louis-Alexandre Bottée. Bronze Medal. 100th Anniversary of the Museum of Natural History in Paris, 1893. Paris Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
68mm; 131.00 gms. MdP-61E. Obverse: Nude female personification of Nature standing facing, head upturned left, holding billowing drapery overhead; to left, lion reclining left; spring and shell to left, olive tree to right; rising sun in background; Reverse: Legend in six lines above beehive and laurel tree. Edge: [cornucopia] BRONZE located at 6h. Presenting deep brown surfaces with a charming matte nature, this impressive piece offers great eye appeal and a charming obverse that is a blend of Neoclassicism and Art Nouveau.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $150 - $300
68mm; 131.00 gms. MdP-61E. Obverse: Nude female personification of Nature standing facing, head upturned left, holding billowing drapery overhead; to left, lion reclining left; spring and shell to left, olive tree to right; rising sun in background; Reverse: Legend in six lines above beehive and laurel tree. Edge: [cornucopia] BRONZE located at 6h. Presenting deep brown surfaces with a charming matte nature, this impressive piece offers great eye appeal and a charming obverse that is a blend of Neoclassicism and Art Nouveau.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $150 - $300