Description:
- Circular bronze medallion. It bears the signature of the sculptor: Cabral Antunes.
- Obverse: Allusion to Christmas, with the Holy Family and signed on one of the edges: Cabral Antunes. "NATAL 1982".
- Reverse: A Guardian Angel appears and bears the engraver"s signature: A. Sousa Freitas - 82.
- On the reverse bordering the medal is the following inscription: "Se Todos Dermos as mãos iremos recolher o Sol que nasce em qualquer lado. Se todos dermos as mãos será NATAL. Seremos só irmãos e o nosso gesto de Paz será inviolado!
- The sculptor is Cabral Antunes (1916-1986) and the engraver Antonio Sousa Freitas (1921-2004).
- In 1969 Freitas founded the Portuguese Medals Office, where he worked with the sculptor Cabral Antunes.
- Edge: Plain without inscription.
- The artistic quality of the medal is very high, executed with great skill, achieving harmonious and expressive effects in the high reliefs.
- The fact that the object has a distinctive mark or contrast is of great importance in order to be able to identify data such as its author, the place where it was made and other details.
Conservation and damage:
- Both the Obverse and Reverse are in good condition.
- The passage of time has given the medal a beautiful patina.
- It has almost no scratches or dents. It remains in its original case, but the plastic covering the medal is broken.
- The object shows the wear and tear of it"s age.
Comments:
- Measurements and weight are approximate.
- Very interesting as a collector"s item and decorative element.
- It is very difficult to find objects with these characteristics.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The object for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the object.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.
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3486 - Bronze medallion Natal 1982...