Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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FRANCE. Orpheus Puts Cerberus To Sleep To The Sounds Of His Lyre Bronze Medal, ND (ca. 1899). Paris Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
By Marie-Alexandre Lucien Coudray. 67mm. Obverse: Head of Orpheus, looking three-quarters left, clutching lyre; Reverse: Winged figure sitting on left corner of a blank escutcheon, facing right, trumpet in its left hand, quill in its right, with music scroll atop the escutcheon; violin and bow below, superimposed on a laurel wreath. Cornucopia privy mark. A classic and charming example of medallic Art Nouveau with lovely satiny patinated surfaces. To view all items from the PHG Collection click here.
From the PHG Collection.
Estimate: $80 - $120
By Marie-Alexandre Lucien Coudray. 67mm. Obverse: Head of Orpheus, looking three-quarters left, clutching lyre; Reverse: Winged figure sitting on left corner of a blank escutcheon, facing right, trumpet in its left hand, quill in its right, with music scroll atop the escutcheon; violin and bow below, superimposed on a laurel wreath. Cornucopia privy mark. A classic and charming example of medallic Art Nouveau with lovely satiny patinated surfaces. To view all items from the PHG Collection click here.
From the PHG Collection.
Estimate: $80 - $120