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Ref: 7339

France, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Explorer, Death (1936), bronze medal by Emile Lindauer after P Richter, rare

 

 

Obv: bust left in high relief

 

Rev: view of his ship the Pourquoi-Pas?

 

 

Condition: Good very fine; Diameter 68mm

 

Reference: -

 

Notes: Charcot was an explorer of the Antarctic between 1908-1910 and other regions. In September 1936 she sank in a storm off Iceland with the loss of all hands, including Charcot, bar one.

 

 

Price £250

France, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Explorer, Death (1936), bronze medal by Emile Lindauer after P RichterFrance, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Explorer, Death (1936), bronze medal by Emile Lindauer after P Richter

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