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Medals

Reference:5948 Brussels International Exposition of Fine Arts, 1897

A winged female figure, diaphanously draped, holding a wreath and sounding a trumpet. Below, a vignette containing a city landscape and engraved on a plaque above: ORCHARDSON, WILLIAM-QUILLER, R.A.

Reverse: plain.

By Philippe Wolfers.

Silver. 81 x 70 mm. (weight of 330 grammes).

Condition: Very Fine

Notes:

A tour de force in medal making and a landmark of the Art Nouveau school. One other specimen of this silver plaque has been recorded, awarded to John William Waterhouse and exhibited at the 'Art of the Medal' exhibition at the British Museum in 1979.

 


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References:

Exghibitied in London at the British Museum, 'Art of the Medal' exhibition organized by Mark Jones and recorded in his eponymous catalogue, page 137, No. 366.