| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 292 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 107 Price realized: 200 GBP (Approx. 255 USD / 234 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 Déchin, Jules (French, 1869-1947); b. Lille, after Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste (French, 1834-1904); b. Colmar, and Arthus-Bertrand (Paris, 1803-present) FRANCE/U.S.A., Statue de la Liberté [Statue of Liberty], a gilt-bronze uniface plaque by J. Déchin after F.A. Bartholdi for Arthus-Bertrand, Statue of Liberty flanked by massed French and American flags, edge impressed bronze and foundry mark of Arthus-Bertrand, 87 x 42mm, 123.62g (cf. Coin Galleries April 2005, 774). About extremely fine £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Galerie Numismatique, December 2004 The Statue of Liberty, financed initially by France in the 1870s and later by Joseph Pulitzer, was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland on 28 October 1886. |  |
