Silver & Collectors' Items - Day 1 and Day 2 - 16th July 2013
Lot 619
The Great Exhibition
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £100
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Description
The Great Exhibition, French souvenir medal, copper, by Desaide Roquelay, figure representing Arts and Industry stands before St. Paul's Cathedral and the Crystal Palace, rev. legend around oak wreath, 63mm (Allen HP-D015, R3), in red leather fitted case of issue. Virtually mint state, extremely rare.
Leslie Allen, The World's Show [London 2000], records a single specimen in an un-named private collection.