Georges BEGUET (1884-1952) - Lot 29

Georges BEGUET (1884-1952) Rectangular bronze plaque for the Rallye Méditerranée Niger - Centenary of Algeria 1830 - 1930 Signed by sculptor Georges BEGUET, Grand Prix Artistique de l'Algérie 1924. Marked by the Janvier-Berchot mint. Engraved attribution to J.M. BENARD In its case. 6 x 8cm Notes : The first Saharan Rally for touring cars was organized in 1930, to mark the centenary of French Algeria. No fewer than eleven teams took part, including Ford, Citroën, Renault, Cottin-Desgouttes, Delahaye, Chenard & Walcker, Fiat, Delage, Bugatti, Hotchkiss, Delaunay, Panhard, Voisin... a total of 44 vehicles. J.M. Besnard, entered in team n°7 in the Citroën C6 n°28, driven by M. Gendron. Related work : Identical plaque, different attribution, engraved to Marquis Armand Marie Joseph IHTIER HORRIC de la MOTTE St GENIS - Crew N.8 on Bugatti Type 40. 100 % Automobilia sale, February 07, 2025, lot 39, sold for 3,528 €. Bibliography: R. RUEDAS, Médailles de l'outre-mer français, Éditeur Victor Gadoury, 2020, Figure 313, illustrated p. 459. P. ESCANDE, Les Médailles d'Algérie: l'histoire de l'Algérie de 1830 à 1962 racontée par les médailles, 1996, Figure 381. G. MERCIER, Le centenaire de l'Algérie, Editions p. G.Soubiron, 1931, Tome 1er, illustrated p. 204.