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Lot 60: Franta Belsky (1921-2000) - H. M. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Est: £200 GBP - £400 GBPSold:
MallamsOxford, United KingdomApril 25, 2017

Item Overview

Description

Franta Belsky (1921-2000)
H. M. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
plaster
relief model for crown piece 21cm diameter

Exhibited:
Society of Portrait Sculptors, Mall Galleries, London, 1981 (5), plaster.

Illustrated:
see Franta Belsky - Sculpture, Richter, Prague and A. Zwemmer Ltd., London, 1992 for an example of this coin as struck.

This crown coin was struck by The Royal Mint in cupro-nickel and silver in commemoration of The Queen Mother's Birthday. It was the winning design of an open competition in 1980.

Artist or Maker

Auction Details

The Franta Belsky & Irena Sedlecka Atelier Sculpture Sale

by
Mallams
April 25, 2017, 05:00 PM BST

Bocardo House St Michael's Street, Oxford, OFE, OX1 2EB, UK