World Medals: Bottée, Louis-Alexandre (French, 1852-1941); b. Paris FRANCE, Inauguration du port de Calais [Opening of Calais Harbour], 1889, an Art Nouveau bronze award medal by L.-A. Bottée, standing robed figure of France showing the seated figure of Calais the new docks, rev. legend in 16 lines, tablet above un-named, edge impressed bronze and cornucopia, 72mm, 174.06g (Maier 132 [Sale, lot 1501]; PBE 8; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.18, 29; BDM I, 230; cf. Elsen 112, 2274; cf. Höhn 64, 1190; cf. DNW 132, 1652). Very fine £60-£80 Provenance: Bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland January 2004. The Calais Chamber of Commerce and Industry took over the running of Calais harbour in 1883, and construction of a dry dock at the end of the Bassin Carnot began in September of that year. Work was completed in the spring of 1889 and the new harbour was officially opened by the president, Sadi Carnot, on 3 June 1889