FRANCE, Médaille de mariage [Marriage Medal], 1895 [struck 1901]

FRANCE, Médaille de mariage [Marriage Medal], 1895 [struck 1901], a silver medal by L.-O. Roty, seated couple exchanging wedding rings, rev. statue of Eros atop a fountain under a tree, named (Ethel Chamberlain, Lionel Richards, Highbury, 22 Août 1900), edge impressed argent and cornucopia, 41mm, 30.75g (Roty Compagnnonage p.92; Maier 98; PBE 866; CGMP p.360; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.270, 61; BM Acq. 1978-82, p.49, 181; Coll. R. Marx 48; BDM V, 233, 235; The Medal 44, p.40; cf. WAG e173, 103; cf. CGB Oct. 2024, 256; cf. DNW 141, 1726). Virtually as struck; in original beige case, lid stamped ER, inside gilt-blocked ‘Médailles Artistiques Monnehay & Godard, Graveurs, 37 Quai de l’Horloge, Paris’ £80-£100.

Estimate:£80

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