拍品 173
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A rectangular bronze medallion by Abel la Fleur, the obverse inscribed Federation Francaise de Football Association, Instituee le 7 Avril, 1919, the reverse cast with a scene of a football match and inscribed F.F.F.A., France-Angleterre, Paris, 26 Mai 1938, in original fitted box, 2½ x 1.7/8in. (6.5 x 4.8cm); and a gilt-metal and enamel medal, the obverse inscribed Racing Club de Paris, Arsenal F.C., the reverse inscribed Paris, 7 Nov. 1951, with ring suspension (2)
A rectangular bronze medallion by Abel la Fleur, the obverse inscribed Federation Francaise de Football Association, Instituee le 7 Avril, 1919, the reverse cast with a scene of a football match and inscribed F.F.F.A., France-Angleterre, Paris, 26 Mai 1938, in original fitted box, 2½ x 1.7/8in. (6.5 x 4.8cm); and a gilt-metal and enamel medal, the obverse inscribed Racing Club de Paris, Arsenal F.C., the reverse inscribed Paris, 7 Nov. 1951, with ring suspension (2)

细节
A rectangular bronze medallion by Abel la Fleur, the obverse inscribed Federation Francaise de Football Association, Instituee le 7 Avril, 1919, the reverse cast with a scene of a football match and inscribed F.F.F.A., France-Angleterre, Paris, 26 Mai 1938, in original fitted box, 2½ x 1.7/8in. (6.5 x 4.8cm); and a gilt-metal and enamel medal, the obverse inscribed Racing Club de Paris, Arsenal F.C., the reverse inscribed Paris, 7 Nov. 1951, with ring suspension (2)

拍品专文

The bronze medallion in this lot was sculpted after a design by Abel la Fleur who is probably best known as the sculptor of the original World Cup, The Jules Rimet Trophy and it represents the match played in Paris on 26th May 1938, England defeating France 4-2.