{"product_id":"art-deco-french-medal-robert-cochet-monnaie-de-paris-basse-cour-de-lille-50mm","title":"Art Deco French Medal Robert Cochet Monnaie de Paris Basse-Cour de Lille 50mm","description":"\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eBeautiful French Art Deco Medal by Robert Cochet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\"La Basse-Cour Familiale de Lille\" — Femme à la Colombe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eUp for auction is a striking, authentic French Art Deco award medal designed by the renowned sculptor and medalist \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"115\" data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eRobert Cochet (1903–1988)\u003c\/b\u003e. This visually stunning piece combines classic Art Deco elegance on the obverse with fascinating regional French social history on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eDesign \u0026amp; Iconography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003eObverse:\u003c\/b\u003e Features a beautifully stylized Art Deco woman draped in classical attire, reclining against a formal garden balustrade with a classic urn in the background. She gently holds a dove or pigeon on her outstretched hand, while two more doves fly below the octagonal inset frame. Signed \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"292\" data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003eR. Cochet\u003c\/b\u003e along the lower right frame line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003eReverse:\u003c\/b\u003e Inscribed centrally \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"29\" data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\"LA BASSE-COUR FAMILIALE DE LILLE\"\u003c\/b\u003e (The Family Backyard Poultry Club of Lille). The text is surrounded by a stylized, segmented geometric frame enclosing branches of laurel and palm leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eFounded in 1924 by a local physician in Lille, \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"47\" data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eLa Basse-Cour Familiale\u003c\/i\u003e was a social cooperative initiative modeled after working-class allotment gardens (\u003ci data-index-in-node=\"154\" data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003ejardins ouvriers\u003c\/i\u003e). The association promoted backyard poultry keeping and small-scale farming among urban working families to improve their self-sufficiency and preserve regional domestic animal breeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"15\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,0,0\"\u003eSculptor \/ Artist:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Cochet (1903–1988)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,1,0\"\u003ePublisher \/ Distributor:\u003c\/b\u003e CIE A. J. D'ESTRAY — 4 rue Greffulhe, Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,2,0\"\u003eMint \/ Striking Authority:\u003c\/b\u003e Monnaie de Paris (Paris Mint)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,3,0\"\u003eEdge Markings:\u003c\/b\u003e Stamped with the official Paris Mint \"Cornucopia\" (horn of plenty) privy mark and \"BRONZE\" as shown in the edge photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,4,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,4,0\"\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/b\u003e 50 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,5,0\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 60.35 grams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,6,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,6,0\"\u003eComposition:\u003c\/b\u003e Silvered Bronze (Bronze Argenté)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"15,7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"15,7,0\"\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/b\u003e Circa late 1920s to 1930s (Art Deco period)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Paul Sullivan Coins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58194895733110,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/8395\/6342\/files\/IMG_2747.jpg?v=1782995238","url":"https:\/\/paulsullivancoins.com\/products\/art-deco-french-medal-robert-cochet-monnaie-de-paris-basse-cour-de-lille-50mm","provider":"Paul Sullivan Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}