RARE IMPORTANT ORIGINAL 1899 SIGNED LOUIS CONVERS LARGE BRONZE PIDGEON PLAQUE

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A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT ORIGINAL BRONZE PLAQUE - SIGNED 1899 by the FAMOUS "LOUIS CONVERS" for the 1900 PIGEON COMPETITION RACE "OFFERT PAR LE MINISTRE DE LA GUERRE" CONCOURS DE PIGEONS VOYAGEURS 1900" AND INSCRIBED ON THE BOTTOM EDGE DEDICATED TO "TAYLOR BROTHERS -FAVIERE -GUVIGNOT-SUS PARIS " FOUNDRY AND LARGE IN SIZE 315mm by 200mm AND HEAVY-THICK- "1447"GRAMS, THIS COULD OF BEEN THE START OF FIGHT FOR FRANCE AS THE SPEED OF THE CONCORD PLANE WAS IMPRESSIVE AND SO WAS FRANCE'S PIGEON FLIGHTS- AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL WITH MINOR SPOTTING, UNEVEN PATINA AND MARKS- SEE ALL 12 PICTURES, MUSEUM QUALITY- NO RESERVE!