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Lot 36
Sale 6077 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Apr 22, 2015
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$1,000 -
1,500
Lot Description
Bronzed copper John Paul Jones naval mint medal, probably 20th century re-strike marked to obverse and verso, "dupre f." for augustin dupre (french, 1748-1833)
The obverse with profile bust of John Paul Jones after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) encircled by inscription, "Joanni Pavlo Jones Classis Praefecto Comitia Americana"; the verso with naval battle scene depicting the defeat of the British Serapis by the US Bonhomme Richard and inscription, "Hostivm Navibvs Captis Avt Fvgatis Ad Oram Scotiae XXIII Sept. M.DCCLXXVIII," bearing no edgemarks.
Diam: 2 1/8 in.