Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice February 2022 Auction 22-24 Feb 2022
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
FRANCE. Silvered Bronze Shipping Medal, ND (ca. 1910). Grade: EXTREMELY FINE.
Obverse: Mermaid swims left holding cornucopia in arm; Reverse: Chateau Atlantique sailing right on ocean. Likely made to commemorate the launching of a ship called the Chateau Atlantique in 1912 by the Compagnie generale Transatlantique SA of Paris. This particular company was one of the leading shipping conglomerates in the world at the time, with active operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. This piece offers a good strike and elegant design, with light evidence of handling.
Estimate: $30 - $50
Obverse: Mermaid swims left holding cornucopia in arm; Reverse: Chateau Atlantique sailing right on ocean. Likely made to commemorate the launching of a ship called the Chateau Atlantique in 1912 by the Compagnie generale Transatlantique SA of Paris. This particular company was one of the leading shipping conglomerates in the world at the time, with active operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. This piece offers a good strike and elegant design, with light evidence of handling.
Estimate: $30 - $50