Auction Catalogue

13 March 2002

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins. Tokens, Tickets and Passes. Historical and Art Medals. Numismatic Books

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1111

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13 March 2002

Hammer Price:
£55

France, Marriage of Charles, Duke of Berri, and Caroline Louise, 1816, a bronze medal by B. Andrieu and N.G.A. Brenet, bust of Louis XVIII right, rev. winged figure with two wreaths, 40mm; Homage to Louis XVI, 1816, a bronze medal by R. Gayrard, bust of Louis XVIII left, rev. figures paying respect to tomb, 32mm (BDM II, 225); Restoration of the Statue of Henri IV, 1816, a bronze medal by B. Andrieu, bust right, rev. four wreaths, 50mm; Restoration of the Statue of Henri IV, 1817, a bronze medal by B. Andrieu, bust right, rev. statue, 50mm (Br. 1793; J 3603); The Munificence of the King, 1817, a bronze medal by B. Andrieu and A. Desboeufs, bust right, rev. two standing figures with sculpture above doorway, 50mm [5]. First scuffed, otherwise all very fine and better, patinated (£50-60)