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Auction 46  18-21 May 2023
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Lot 1500

Starting price: 425 USD
Price realized: 750 USD
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EGYPT: AE medal (247.3g), 1930, 87mm Art Deco bronze medal for the Defense du Canal de Suez Monument by Raymond Delamarre, three-quarter view of two gigantic statues, one depicting Egypt bringing light to Asia (or alternatively, Strength and Intelligence), with DEFENSE DU CANAL DE SUEZ in exergue // facing view of the statues from a distance, with a tall monolith behind each one, and CE MONUMENT / A ETE ERIGE / PAR LA COMPAGNIE / DU CANAL DE SUEZ to left and A LA GLOIRE / DES DEFENSEURS / DU CANAL PENDANT / LA GRANDE GUERRE to right, with "1914 - DEFENSE DV CANAL DE SVEZ - 1918" on platform directly below, MICHEL ROUX-SPITZ ARCHITECTE - RAYMOND DELAMARRE SCULPTEUR on step further below, and INAUGURE LE 3 FEVRIER 1930 / LE MARQUIS DE VOGÜÉ / ETANT PRESIDENT / DE LA COMPAGNIE in exergue, tiny reverse rim nick, possibly lightly wiped, BRONZE and cornucopia privy mark on edge, Unc, R.

Estimate: 500-700 USD
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