Tristan and Isolde Medal – Love – Signed by Georges Lay
In bronze
Weight: 57.8 g
Diameter: 49,5 mm
Obverse:
Circular inscription: BELLE AMIE AINSI EST DE NOUS NI VOUS SANS MOI NI MOI SANS VOUS (quote from The Lay of the Honeysuckle by Marie de France, evoking the legend of Tristan and Isolde)
A naked man and woman , standing facing each other , holding hands , and holding a flower in their other hand
Signature: LAY
Reverse:
A naked couple , standing with their backs to each other , heads close together , holding each other by the waist .
Edge:
Smooth without a clear punch. We could guess an E (of BRONZE) on the edge at the level of the B of BELLE. Georges Lay worked for the Arthus Bertrand house, then for the Monnaie de Paris. In 1950, the time of this medal, he worked for Arthus Bertrand.
