Exposition Universelle de Paris 1889 - Médaille de Louis Bottée
Exposition Universelle de Paris 1889 - Médaille de Louis Bottée
€338,757.00
Location
France
Year
1889
Type
Award medals
Composition
Bronze
Weight
103 g
Diameter
63 mm
Thickness
4 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth with punch and inscription. Lettering: BRONZE
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Notice
Louis-Alexandre Bottée
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Nude man seated on an anvil receiving laurels from a helmeted female allegory; below, view of the Exposition with the Eiffel Tower. Legend around, date in the middle and the engraver`s signature in exergue.
Obverse lettering
EXPOSITION - UNIVERSELLE
1889
LOUIS BOTTEE.
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Winged Renommée blowing a trumpet, holding Marianne`s bust under an oak tree. In a cartouche, the winner`s name. On the right, behind the tree, the engraver`s signature.
