Medal - Zurich ND (1912) front Medal - Zurich ND (1912) back
Medal - Zurich ND (1912) photo

Medal - Zurich ND

1912 year
Copper 41.66 g 50.00 mm
Description
Location
France
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
Medals › Art medals
Year
1912
Composition
Copper
Weight
41.66 g
Diameter
50.00 mm
Thickness
2.20 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#86033
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

A piper on the back of a ram

Lettering:
OFFERT
PAR LA COMPAGNIE
'' ZURICH ''

Henry Dropsy

Engraver: Henri Dropsy

Edge

Plain

Lettering: CUIVRE

Comment

Dropsy (H): Danseuse, single-sided copper medal, s.d. (1912) Paris

Young woman dancing barefoot right; signature: HENRY DROPSY


Copper 100.0 mm 314.70 g 12 h
TTB+
Canale.96

Splendid large module of this famous Art Nouveau medal, with a pleasant patina. In a later box. Inspired by the illustrious Isadora Duncan (1877-1927), an American dancer who specialized in antique Greek figures. One example in the Musée d'Orsay