XXRARE Art Nouveau br.medal by Ponscarme,1895:The Vote

XXRARE Art Nouveau br.medal by Ponscarme,1895:The Vote

Start price	149.99 USD
Current price	180.27 USD
Start time	06/15/2008
End time	06/22/2008
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XXXRARE Art Nouveau br.medal by Ponscarme, 1895:The Vote (starting price: USD $149.99 NO RESERVE) Obv/ A Lady (Personified Assembly) standing to the left, dressed in a very Art Nouveau way, is reaching the place and sending her Vote into a vase which is on a column. As a legend written on this column, it reads : "17 Janvier 1895 l'Assemblee Nationale elit Felix Faure President de la Republique" (Felix Faure has been Elected by the National Assembly on January 17th ,1895) while on the vote it reads: "Felix Faure"). As the Lady is voting ,she looks to the left at the symbols of Democracy: the Figure of Mariane and a Tree of Liberty. (Signed "H.Ponscarme " in the exergue) Rev/ There is the Constitution with the symbols of the Republic surrounded by a strong branch of oak tree (This is an Official-and ORIGINAL!- Inauguration Medal for the President, in 1895, it was awarded to Mr.Pedebidou, a Deputy who voted for this Election). Signed "H.Ponscarme" in the exergue) Information and bibliography: This bronze medal ( ORIGINAL Official Inauguration Medal for the President, in 1895) was engraved by Hubert Ponscarme (1827-1903) . He was born as a sculptor! Such a talent, then he studied under the great French Master : Oudine. Later he influenced so much the Art of engraving, building the basis of Art Nouveau. When he became a professor (in 1871), his students were : Oscar Roty, Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis, Ovide Yencesse and Alexandre Charpentier…all is said!! Reference: Unlisted in " Catalogue Illustré des Médailles de la Monnaie de Paris " Comment: This bronze medal is an official inauguration medal for the Election of the President. Such an award was only given to the Members and Deputies of the National Assembly who assisted and participated to the event. Well, I don't have to say it's rare! This medal is also in a very nice condition with a light chocolate patina. On the edge : " Bronze" and an edge mark: a " cornucopia". This mark indicates this medal was struck after 1880 .This medal is NOT A RESTRIKE and was struck by the time of this official event: 1895. est. $300/350 & NO RESERVE My NO RESERVE SALES are my way to thank you for trusting my eBay Business, Merci Beaucoup ! Dimensions :72.50mm (i-e almost 3 inches) For payment, I prefer PayPal!!! Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal! function dw(nu){document.write(s1+"ppsl"+nu+".gif"+s2);} f1="document.links"; s1="\"; c1=c2=c3=c4=0; for(i=0;i=0){c1++;}else if(((document.links[i].search)).indexOf("BetterSeller")>=0){c2++;}else if((((document.links[i].search)).indexOf("ListItemForSaleShow")>=0)||(((document.links[i].search)).indexOf("ListItemForSaleAutosShow")>=0)){c3++;}else if((((document.links[i].hash)).indexOf("ListItemForSaleShow")>=0)||(((document.links[i].hash)).indexOf("ListItemForSaleAutosShow")>=0)){c4++;}}} if((c1>=2)||(c2>0)||(c3>0)||(c4>0)){dw(3);}else{dw(2);} f11="xclick-auction";f13="iid=";f14=""; for(i=0;i0){s11=document.links[i].search;j=s11.indexOf(f13);if(j>0){s11=s11.slice((j+(f13.length)));for(k=0;k Created by eBay Blackthorne ver. 3.1.121.0