Historical and Art Medals, British and World Coins and Tokens

France, Sévres Silhouette, Duchesse de Berri, hard paste biscuit porcelain silhoutte portrait, circa 1820, modelled by Brachard, signed “Prachard f”. Very fine (£100-150)

Caroline, Duchesse de Berri, daughter of Francis I of Naples. After the fall of Charles X in the revolution of 1830, the Duchesse attempted to swing support in favour for her son Henri, the young Bourbon pretender. In 1832 an armed counted-revolution failed miserably and no further attempts were contemplated