1900-A 50 Fr Gad-1113 Flan bruni PR(PCGS#787412)
1900-A 50 Fr Gad-1113 Flan bruni PR (PCGS#787412)
April 2023 Hong Kong World Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 43265
- 等级
- PR67
- 价格
- 3,559,411
- 详细说明
- Impressive and Seemingly Unique "Exposition Universelle" Four-Piece Proof Set Pedigreed to the Fabled Farouk Collection FRANCE. Paris Exposition "Flan Bruni" Proof Set (4 Pieces), 1900. Paris Mint. All PCGS Certified. 1) "Winged Genius" 100 Francs. PCGS PROOF-66+. Fr-590; KM-832; cf. Gad-1137 (regular issue); cf. F-552/13 (same). View PCGS TrueView here. 2) "Winged Genius" 50 Francs. PCGS PROOF-67. Fr-591; KM-831; cf. Gad-1113 (regular issue); cf. F-549/5 (same). View PCGS TrueView here. 3) "Marianne/Rooster" 20 Francs. PCGS PROOF-67+. Fr-596; KM-847; cf. Gad-1064 (regular issue); cf. F-534/5 (flan mat). View PCGS TrueView here. 4) "Marianne/Rooster" 10 Francs. PCGS PROOF-67+. Fr-597; KM-846; cf. Gad-1017 (regular issue); cf. F-509/4 (flan mat). View PCGS TrueView here. Emanating from the eminently impressive and fabled Palace Collection of Egypt, more commonly known numismatically as the Farouk Collection, this enchanting four-coin array presents a seemingly unrivaled opportunity. Though a handful of alluring proof issues of these various denominations is known, the "flan bruni" designation places them into a far different level. For the larger two denominations, the present two specimens stand as the finest seen in the PCGS census with such a distinction, whereas for the smaller two denominations, the present two specimens stand (even more incredibly) as the sole representatives to garner such a distinction with respect to their finishes. The reasoning behind such an elevated, precise level of manufacture is unknown, though when observing the years (1889 and 1900) in which any "flan mat" and "flan bruni" examples are known, one sees a rather obvious pattern: the World's Fair. In each of those years, the "Exposition Universelle," as it would have been known in the native parlance, took place within France and, more specifically, in the city of lights herself--Paris. It seems rather likely, during each of these monumental showings that put Paris at the center of the world's stage, that one of the world's most advanced mints would take the opportunity to display their seemingly unrivaled minting capabilities. In the case of the 1889 exposition, a coining press was in fact set up at the grounds for such a function. Tying the mint and this event together that much more is the fact that the Marianne obverse design of the 20 and 10 Francs was designed by the Art Nouveau master, Jules-Clément Chaplain, who also designed the nearly-identical award medal for the 1900 fair. With examples such as the four in this EXCEEDINGLY RAREset (and, in the case of the two smaller denominations, essentially UNIQUE), their stunning exploits were undoubtedly fully realized. Of immensely breathtaking and enchanting quality, with each piece yielding majestic brilliance in the fields and subtle frosting imparted unto the devices--the planchets themselves having been expertly and carefully produced in order to yield the most supreme quality that contemporary methods of manufacture would allow. View the Coins In Motion video here. Estimate: $250,000 - $500,000. Provenance: Ex: Palace Collections of Egypt [King Farouk Collection] (Sotheby's - 2/1954) Lot 631 (part of, the remainder being a matte proof set) @ 115 Egyptian Pounds hammer [~$600 total at the time]. Ex: Property of a California Collector (Stack's - 11/1970) @ $3,300. Ex: Dr. Alfred Globus Collection (Stack's - 10/1972) @ $3,700. Ex: Superior (12/1989) Lot # 1230 @ $17,600. Acquired privately from Denny Kurir at FUN (1/1990). 似是獨一無二的 "Exposition Universelle" 四枚精製套幣 傳奇性的法魯克國王集藏 1900年法國巴黎博覽會"弗蘭布呂尼"精製套幣四枚。巴黎造幣廠。 1) 有翼天才。100 法郎。獲評 PCGS PROOF-66+。 2) 有翼天才。50 法郎。獲評 PCGS PROOF-67。 3) 瑪麗安/公雞。20 法郎。獲評 PCGS PROOF-67+。 4) 瑪麗安/公雞。10 法郎。獲評 PCGS PROOF-67+。 這四枚迷人的硬幣源自傳奇性的埃及皇室集藏，其別名法魯克國王集藏更為人熟知。同時收穫四枚的難逢良機。儘管各面值的精製版數量不少，但"flan bruni"評分無疑將其拉至全新高度。面值較大的兩枚各為 PCGS 冠軍分，兩枚較小面值則各為唯一獲此名稱的錢幣。 為何會有如此精湛準確的鑄造工藝尚不得而知。但我們可觀察到獲 "flan mat" 及 "flan bruni" 名稱的造幣多出自 1889 及 1900 年，兩個年份均有舉行世界博覽會。法國當地稱為"Exposition Universelle"。該博覽會正正在法國巴黎舉行。似乎每當巴黎成為世界舞臺中心，全球最先進的造幣厰之一藉機展現其無能匹敵的鑄幣工藝。正面瑪麗安肖像 20 及 10 法郎均由由新藝術大師 Jules-Clément Chaplain 設計，1900 年博覽會的獎章亦是出自其手，設計幾乎一樣。此極為罕見組合中的四枚錢幣 (2 枚面值較小的錢幣更是獨一無二)均令人嘆為觀止，高超技藝一覽無遺。底板光澤璀璨，圖文霜化柔美。就連幣坯都運用當代最先進的技術精心製作，以帶來最高品質的作品。