| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 292 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 262 Price realized: 80 GBP (Approx. 102 USD / 93 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals Martel, Jan or Joël (French twin brothers, 1896-1966); b. Nantes FRANCE, L'Électricité, 1938, a uniface Art Déco silver medal by J. Martel, side elevation of a power plant, back engraved (Sentiments Reconnaissants de Tous Barrage de Bort-les-Orgues, 10 Juillet 1951), edge impressed 1 argent and cornucopia, 68mm, 131.90g (CGMP p.250). Very fine and toned; in maroon gilt-blocked case of issue £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt Simmons, July 2003 The Bort-les-Orgues dam (dép. Puy de Dôme), the construction of which took 10 years, was completed in 1951 and, at the time, was the largest artificial lake in the world; today it is the fourth largest reservoir in France. The Martel twins, founding members of the Union des Artistes Modernes, shared the same Parisian workshop and signed their work J. Martel, so it is not possible to distinguish the work of one brother from the other. |  |
