282, Lot: 500. Estimate $100. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Troisième République. 1870-1940. Æ Medal (68mm, 147.30 g, 12h). The Spirit of Music. By M. A. L. Coudray. Struck circa 1899. Laureate bust of Orpheus facing slightly right, head turned slightly left, holding lyre / Genius seated left on cartouche, head right, holding trumpet and quill; scroll of music notes across lap, violin below, laurel branch around. BRONZE on edge. Near EF, attractive brown surfaces.