FRANCE. Louis-Oscar Roty. Silvered Bronze Plaque. Foundation of the Paris Museum of Applied Arts, 1880. Paris Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
48x66mm; 74.27 gms. Mazard-163. Unawarded. Obverse: Seminude female personification of the Arts seated left on plinth, holding stylus and sketchpad; all within pastoral setting; Reverse: Basket decorated with foliage and surmounted by two wreaths; area below left blank for engraving. Edge: [cornucopia] BRONZE located at 6h. Mostly argent, with some hints of burnished russet toning near the peripheries.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Estimate: $100 - $200