Belgium Medal 1910 Brussels International Exhibition - by Godefroid Devreese EF

Belgium. Brussels International Exhibition, 1910. Award Medal by Godefroid Devreese

Obverse: Herald on horseback facing left, sounding a long trumpet. Legend: ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE · EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE BRUXELLES · 1910. Signed G. DEVREESE at lower left, with the monogram AM of Alphonse Michaux at lower right. Blank recipient cartouche beneath the horse.

Reverse: The personification of Brussels standing on the Lion Staircase of Brussels Town Hall, holding a palm branch and extending a laurel wreath above an artisan ascending the steps with a decorated vase. Gothic arches and buildings of the Grand Place form the background. Below: 1910.

Designed as an award medal for exhibitors at the Brussels International Exhibition of 1910. Devreese’s design won the competition organised in preparation for the exhibition. This example bears the workshop monogram of Alphonse Michaux and has no recipient’s name engraved in the cartouche.

Reference: De Witte 89.
Museum comparison: STAM, N.00558.

Weight: 124.7 g.
Diameter: 70 mm.

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