Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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FRANCE. Archaeology Bronze Award Plaque, ND (ca. 1902). Paris Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-65.
MdP III, p. 388. Obverse: Nude female kneeling left, holding pickaxe and unearthed kylix; shovel and basket with other discoveries in background to left; in foreground, facing bust and coins emerging from the dirt; Reverse: Mostly blank field, with a slightly recessed area in the lower half revealing Doric column between facing bust of Athena with triple-crested Attic helmet and Pharaonic bust left. Light brown surfaces, with some pleasing highlights and a warming matte quality. Quite SCARCE this pleasing.
Estimate: $300 - $500
MdP III, p. 388. Obverse: Nude female kneeling left, holding pickaxe and unearthed kylix; shovel and basket with other discoveries in background to left; in foreground, facing bust and coins emerging from the dirt; Reverse: Mostly blank field, with a slightly recessed area in the lower half revealing Doric column between facing bust of Athena with triple-crested Attic helmet and Pharaonic bust left. Light brown surfaces, with some pleasing highlights and a warming matte quality. Quite SCARCE this pleasing.
Estimate: $300 - $500