Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction - Online 23-25 Aug 2021
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FRANCE. Louis-Alexandre Bottée. Bronze Plaque. International Exposition in St. Louis, 1904. Paris Mint. CHOICE ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
62x73mm; 128.85 gms. Maier-193. Unawarded. Obverse: Nude genius acting as the helmsman aboard the ship of Progress, with a seated Marianne as passenger; at a distance to upper left, bird's eye view of the expo grounds in St. Louis; Reverse: Olive tree, hammer, anvil, and serpent-entwined staff; rectangular plaque in exergue left blank for engraving. Edge: [cornucopia] BRONZE located at 6h. Yellow-bronze surfaces, with just a hint of light rub upon the high points. A great piece of interest to the American audience.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $200 - $400
62x73mm; 128.85 gms. Maier-193. Unawarded. Obverse: Nude genius acting as the helmsman aboard the ship of Progress, with a seated Marianne as passenger; at a distance to upper left, bird's eye view of the expo grounds in St. Louis; Reverse: Olive tree, hammer, anvil, and serpent-entwined staff; rectangular plaque in exergue left blank for engraving. Edge: [cornucopia] BRONZE located at 6h. Yellow-bronze surfaces, with just a hint of light rub upon the high points. A great piece of interest to the American audience.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $200 - $400