HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
Marie Alexandre-Lucien Coudray
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
France Paris 1911 |
| Design Description: |
Bz Plaquette by Coudray |
| Item Description: |
Bronze 1911 Lucien Coudray 1911 France Bz Plaque Vintage Football Scene |
| Full Grade: |
MS 63 |
| Owner: |
Spencer Collection |
Owner Comments:
Medal, Plaquette, 1911, Bronze, France. VINTAGE FOOTBALL, by French Medallist Marie Alexandre-Lucien Coudray (1864-1932). Size: 71mm x 39mm. Weight: 90 Grams. Obv. Turn of the 20th Century Football Game Scene, Ten Players Running with Football in Action, Trees in background, Very Attractive; Rv. Oak Leaves around Tablet Frame for Inscription if Awarded. Purchased in France. Medallist info: Coudray studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and was a student of Dumont, Thomas, Allouard and Ponscarme. In 1893 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. In 1898 he won a first prize at the Salon and a silver medal at the Universal Exposition. Coudray died in 1932.