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Rene Lalique Brass Fundraising Medal from World War I
Item Details
A brass fundraising medal from Wold War I by well-listed artist Rene Lalique (French, 1860 – 1945). Depicted on the medal is a woman wearing a sheer garment with her arms reach outwards to the nude child coming towards her. Below the figures, an inscription reads ‘Orphelinat des armées (Army Orphanage)’. A printed inscription below the medal explains these medals were sold in France on Bastille Day to raise money for orphans of the war. Housed behind acrylic under a white mat in an ornate wooden frame.
Condition
- minor wear to frame; water stains to paper backing.
Dimensions
11.0" W x 13.25" H x 1.5" D
- measures the frame.
Item #
17CHI008-116
