Octagonal gambling token. Obverse shows the double bust of young Janus. Inscription: HEUR ET MALHEUR (happiness and woe) / GAYRARD-F. Reverse shows a lion devouring a fox and the inscription: LA RUSE NE PEUT LE SAUVER.
- By Raymond Gayrard, French, 1777 - 1858
- Credit: Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
- Rights: CC0
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Medium
Cast silver
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metalwork
Decorative Arts
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