HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
Jules-Clement Chaplain

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: France Paris 1906
Design Description: Bz Plaquette Sully Prudhomme - Writer 25th Anniversary in the Academie Francaise
Item Description: Bronze 1906 Sully Prudhomme, Writer 1906 France Bz Plaque by Chaplain
Full Grade: MS 63
Owner: Spencer Collection

Set Details

Custom Sets: HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
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Owner Comments:

Medal, Plaquette, 1881-1906, Bronze, France SULLY PRUDHOMME 25TH ANNIVERSARY IN THE ACADEMIE FRANCAISE, by Chaplain. Obv. Portrait of Prudhomme facing left, SULLY PRUDHOMME at bottom; Rv. 14 line inscription honoring him, date 1881-1906 at bottom, Tree Design to left of inscriptions. Size: 59mm x 72mm. René François Armand "Sully" Prudhomme was a French poet and essayist, and was the first ever winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1901. Medallist: Jules-Clément Chaplain (12 July 1839 – 13 July 1909) was a French sculptor and one of its finest medallists. With Louis Oscar Roty (1846–1911) he helped found the Art Nouveau movement. Purchased from Hedley Betts.

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