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Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 996

France. Grouping of Architect Medals awarded to Leopold Arnaud. Societé Des Architectes Diplomes Par le Gouvernment, June 1924. Gilt Bronze, 50 mm. Lovely obverse allegorical scene depicting Muse and three students; five-line legend reverse with engraved name and date. Set in period bezel with double-prong reverse bar for wear. Accompanied by a Diploma in Architecture from the École Nationale Des Beaux-Arts, Paris, June 5, 1924 (edge foxing and tears); ND (ca. 1945). Silver, 50 mm. Inscribed "A Leopold Arnaud President Du Groupe Americain "En Reconnaissance". In red, plush-lined case; 1945. Silvered Bronze, 71 mm. Rev. Compass with central plaque in spray, inscribed "GROUPE/AMERICAIN/1945. L'Académie d'Architecture. Member's Medal, 1959. Gilt Bronze, 32 mm. Modernistic design depicting Muse with lamp of knowledge and pillars. Set in bezel for wear; also small Columbia School of Architecture machine-key charm. Silver and enamels. Very Fine-About Uncirculated. (6)

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