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BELGIUM, Inhuldiging op Scheldetunnels, Antwerp [Opening of the Schelde Tunnels], 1933, an...
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Riel, Philomena Antonetta Josepha Maria van, aka Philo van Riel (Dutch, 1910-1970); b. Waalwijk, and Établissements Jules Fonson (Brussels, fl. 1848-1973), specifically Jean Fonson (1871-1937); b. Brussels BELGIUM, Inhuldiging op Scheldetunnels, Antwerp [Opening of the Schelde Tunnels], 1933, an Art Déco bronze medal by Philomena van Riel for Fonson on behalf of the Intercommunale Maatschappij van den Linkerscheldeoever (I.M.A.L.S.O.), two standing female figures representing the east and west banks of the River Scheldt, hands clasped above tunnel entrance, vessel on river above, rev. city arms, edge impressed j. fonson, 70mm, 130.04g (cf. Fischer e3, 11046; cf. DNW 132, 1691). Extremely fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: Bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland September 2003. The Intercommunale Maatschappij van den Linkerscheldeoever (I.M.A.L.S.O.), established in 1929, was responsible for building the Sint Anna Tunnel, a 572-metre long pedestrian link connecting the two banks of the Scheldt in Antwerp, which opened on 10 September 1933
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Riel, Philomena Antonetta Josepha Maria van, aka Philo van Riel (Dutch, 1910-1970); b. Waalwijk, and Établissements Jules Fonson (Brussels, fl. 1848-1973), specifically Jean Fonson (1871-1937); b. Brussels BELGIUM, Inhuldiging op Scheldetunnels, Antwerp [Opening of the Schelde Tunnels], 1933, an Art Déco bronze medal by Philomena van Riel for Fonson on behalf of the Intercommunale Maatschappij van den Linkerscheldeoever (I.M.A.L.S.O.), two standing female figures representing the east and west banks of the River Scheldt, hands clasped above tunnel entrance, vessel on river above, rev. city arms, edge impressed j. fonson, 70mm, 130.04g (cf. Fischer e3, 11046; cf. DNW 132, 1691). Extremely fine £25-£35 --- Provenance: Bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland September 2003. The Intercommunale Maatschappij van den Linkerscheldeoever (I.M.A.L.S.O.), established in 1929, was responsible for building the Sint Anna Tunnel, a 572-metre long pedestrian link connecting the two banks of the Scheldt in Antwerp, which opened on 10 September 1933
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