Statuette offered to Marie Curie during the official ceremony for the 25 years of the discovery of radium on December 26th 1923

Gilt bronze statuette of a winged victory offered to Marie Curie by the Association of the students of Paris on December 26th, 1923 during the ceremony for the 25th anniversary of the discovery of radium. Inscription on the base plate : "Hommage des Etudiants à Mme Curie et à la mémoire de Pierre Curie 26 Xbre 1923" ("Tribute of the Students to Mrs Curie and to the memory of Pierre Curie December 26th 1923") ; Signature of the sculptor: Laurent Honoré Marqueste ; Signature of the foundry worker: Fonderie F. Barbedienne Fondeur, Paris (photo A. Lescure/Musée Curie).