Bodybuilding / Strength / Beauty / Ménilmontant / Régnier / - Lot 51

Bodybuilding / Strength / Beauty / Ménilmontant / Régnier / Buisson Set of 3 medals awarded to Paul Buisson, attesting to the existence of beauty contests and competitions organized by bodybuilding equipment manufacturers such as Régnier during the Belle Époque: - Silver medal for 2nd place in the 1904 Régnier Strength Championship. Obverse: Marianne, “République Française” / Reverse: “Régnier Strength Championship, 2nd Prize to Paul Buisson, Paris, 1904,” signed H. Dubois, Diameter: 3.2 cm, Weight: 15 g - Bronze medal. Obverse: Hercules with dumbbells at his feet, “Concours de Beauté Plastique” / Reverse: laurel and oak wreaths, cartouche “Paul Buisson, 1905,” Diameter: 5 cm - Pentagonal gilt bronze plaque. Obverse: Marianne, “French Republic” / Reverse: “Ménilmontant Championship, Paul Buisson, 1905 Champion,” laurel wreaths. 5 x 3.5 cm