French BRONZE MEDALLION 1927 by P Damman, Iris, Messenger of Gods in Space 67mm

Description: This is a beautiful, Art Deco Medallion, celebrating the miracle of wireless technology (transmission sans fil or TSF). Designed by the extremely gifted Paul-Marcel Damman (1885-1939) in France, Paris Mint, 1927. “Télégraphie sans Fil” (Wireless), AE medal. Obverse: Iris (in Greek mythology, Iris is the personification of the rainbow, and a messenger of the gods), holds a caduceus (symbolic staff of heralds and ambassadors), and travels through the sky, with zodiac signs behind her. Reverse: A stylized hexagonal ring antennae encloses the Earth and emits lovely wavelengths through a starry sky, TSF below (Telégraphie Sans Fil) / Edge: Lettering: BRONZE; Engraver’s Mark: Torch or Cornucopia. 68 mm. diameter, and 5.6mm in thickness, 137.2 g. CGMP [Catalogue général illustré des éditions de la Monnaie de Paris] Vol. 3 (1871-1945), 116A. See also Mark Jones, The Art of the Medal (British Museum 1979), at pp. 155-156 & ill. no. 423; https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O89899/wireless-medal-dammann-paul-marcel/. Dammann is one of the most talented French medallists active from the 1910s-1930s. Condition: It is in great condition and has a beautiful patina. See all photos.Will be packed very well and shipped Promptly by USPS, insured.

Price: 169 USD

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

End Time: 2024-10-16T16:00:41.000Z

Shipping Cost: 8 USD