Lechevrel (A.): homage to the foundryman Antonin Liard, cast iron,...

Lechevrel (A.): homage to the foundryman Antonin Liard, cast iron, 1892 Paris
Bust on the left of Antonin Liard in working clothes, above a cartouche inscribed in mirror A - LIARD/ FONDEVR/ EN MEDAILLES flanked by symbolic elements, including a crucible letting vapours escape, where the names CHAPLAIN DUPUIS ROTY BOTTEE ... In the field the (date), the inscription A.NOTRE FONDEVR, the signature A LECHEVREL, the inscription ÆTATIS. SVÆ/ XXXIII and the monogram AL
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Status: SPL - Rarity: RR
Material : Bronze
Diameter: 164.0 mm - Weight: 332.50 g - Axis: 12 h
references: Forrer.III.p.359 - The medal in France. N° 509 -
From the Luc Smolderen collection. Rare and splendid single-faced cast iron paying homage to the famous art founder Antonin Liard (1859-1944), who was a favourite among the majority of medallists of the time and remained active until the 1920s and 1930s. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.