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Establishment of the School of Mineralogy at Mont Blanc [1805], a copper medal by J.-P. Droz and N.G.A. Brenet, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. Mont Blanc (as old man of colossal size), crouching facing and lifting large rock under which two miners are working, 41mm (Bramsen 471; Julius 1498). Extremely fine £100-£120
£100–£120
Blockade of England, 1806, a copper medal by J.-P. Droz and R. Jeuffroy, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. Hercules lifts fish-tailed Titan, 41mm (Bramsen 550; Julius 1620). About extremely fine £60-£80
£60–£80
Sovereignties Granted, 1806, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. table set with sceptres and crowns, three fallen to the ground, beside throne decorated with eagles, upon which sits trophy-tipped sceptre, French imperial eagle on fasces above, 41mm (Bramsen 553; Julius 1624). Extremely fine £80-£100
£80–£100
Battle of Eylau, 1807, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. Napoleon as Diomedes, seated right on pile of flags and arms, holding sword and Victory, 40mm (Bramsen 628; Julius 1727). Good extremely fine £80-£100
Battle of Friedland, 1807, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and A. Galle, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. Victory standing right, inscribing shield set on column, olive branch in field to right, 40mm (Bramsen 633; Julius 1740). Good extremely fine, attractive tan patina £80-£100
Conquest of Silesia, 1807, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. Victory seated left, engraving tablet with sword, a crown at her feet, Pax stands behind her; in background to left, a column of seven crowns, 40mm (Bramsen 635; Julius 1748). Virtually mint state, attractive tan patina £90-£120
£90–£120
Austria Violates the Treaty of Pressburg; the Battles of Abensberg and Eckmühl, 1809, a copper medal by by B. Andrieu and N. Brenet, tetrastyle temple of Janus, doors broken, triple-faced statue on top, rev. Napoleon standing facing, head right, arms outstretched, before two large piles of arms and armour, 41mm (Bramsen 844; Julius 2077). Small verdigris spot on obverse, otherwise extremely fine £60-£80
Battle of Wagram, 1809, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and A. Galle, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. Hercules standing left with arm around Victory, both raising club to menace fallen soldier beneath their feet, 41mm (Bramsen 860; Julius 2107). About extremely fine, dark brown patina £70-£90
£70–£90
Battle of Wagram; Victories of the Year, 1809, a copper medal by L. Manfredini, bust of Napoleon right wearing the Iron Crown of Lombardy, rev. winged Victory with thunderbolts and palm branch, 42mm (Bramsen 862; Julius 2112). Extremely fine, light orange-brown patina over reflective fields £80-£100
Opening of the Canal de l’Ourcq, 1809, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, bust of Napoleon right, rev. Paris seated with attendants, 40mm (Bramsen 868; Julius 2122; BDM I, 54). Extremely fine £60-£80
English Attack on Antwerp; Napoleon's Stay at Schönbrünn, 1809, a copper medal by J.F. Domard and A.J. Depaulis for D.V. Denon, Jupiter seated facing on throne, rev. robed figure of Antwerp standing right, holding spear and caduceus, left foot on prow of ship, couped hand in field, 41mm (Bramsen 870; Julius 2128). About extremely fine £60-£80
Gioacchino Murat, Visit to the Academy of Beaux Arts, Rome, 1809, a cast base metal medal by P.J. Tiolier, façade of the Villa des Medicis, rev. inscription within wreath, 42mm (Bramsen 881; Julius 2157). About extremely fine for issue, very rare £100-£150
£100–£150
Marriage of Napoleon and Marie-Louise of Austria, 1810, a copper medal by L. Manfredini, conjoined crowned busts right, rev. Hymen and Mars, 43mm (Bramsen 961; Julius 2272). Extremely fine, dark bronze patina £90-£120
Erection of Statue of General Desaix in Paris, 1810, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and N.G.A. Brenet, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. heroic statue of Desaix facing, holding sword and raising arm, aquila to left, head of Sphinx and obelisk behind, fallen obelisk at feet, 41mm (Bramsen 976; Julius 2305). Extremely fine £80-£100
Orphans of the Légion d'Honneur, 1810, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and A.J. Depaulis, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. orphan seated to right in front of grave, holding book in lap, branch decorated with wreath above, 41mm (Bramsen 980; Julius 2311). Extremely fine or better, tan patina £70-£90
Baptism of the King of Rome, 1811, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, Napoleon standing left, holding up child in his raised hands, rev. inscription, the Cities of the Empire around, 68mm (Bramsen 1125; Julius 2462). An impressive piece, extremely fine £90-£120
Battle of Moscow, 1812, a copper medal by J.-P. Droz, laureate bust right, rev. eagle flying to right with thunderbolt above Hercules fighting two giants with club, pile of bodies at feet, 55mm (Bramsen 1163; Julius 2530). Extremely fine with proof-like fields, light brown patina £90-£120
Réorganisation du Conservatoire de Musique, 1812, a copper medal by R. Dumarest, Apollo holding lyre and leaning on column, masks in fields, rev. inscription, 50mm (Bramsen 1167; Julius 2539). Extremely fine or better £80-£100
Retreat from Russia, 1812, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and A. Galle, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. French warrior in classical garb, standing right, shielding himself from the wind blown by Boreas; in background, supply wagon and dismounted cannon in flames, a dead horse on the ground, 40mm (Bramsen 1168; Julius 2542). Extremely fine £80-£100
Battle of Lutzen, 1813, a copper medal by A.J. Depaulis and N.G.A. Brenet, uniformed bust of Napoleon right, laurel wreath above, rev. Cossack soldier and Prussian cavalryman flee on horseback right from oncoming French infantry formations visible in background, 41mm (Bramsen 1229; Julius 2627). About extremely fine, reflective fields £60-£80
Departure of Napoleon to St Cloud, 1814, a copper medal by J.-P. Droz and N.G.A. Brenet, laureate bust right, rev. Napoleon taking leave of Paris and Empress Marie-Louise, 41mm (obv. as Bramsen 518, rev. as Bramsen 1333; cf. Julius 2813). Extremely fine, shiny dark patina £90-£120
Battle of Champaubert, 1814, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet, bust of Napoleon in military uniform right, rev. Hercules fights off three giants, 40mm (Bramsen 1341; Julius 2827). Better than extremely fine, traces of original colour £80-£100
Battle of Montereau, 1814, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet, uniformed bust of Napoleon right, rev. Napoleon as Jupiter in triumphal biga drawn by winged horses left; in background, soldiers fight on a bridge, 41mm (Bramsen 1342; Julius 2829). About extremely fine £60-£80
Victories of February 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and N.G.A. Brenet, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. French imperial eagle on thunderbolt left, star above, two fish in field to left, winged Victory holding wreath to right. 41mm (Bramsen 1348; Julius 2837). Good extremely fine £60-£80
Capitulation of Paris, 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and N.G.A. Brenet, laureate bust of Napoleon right, rev. Fortune, seen from behind, standing right on departing vessel with no-one at tiller, looking left at broken wheel in the sky, 41mm (Bramsen 1365; Julius 2854). Light die crack on cheek, good extremely fine with reflective red-brown surfaces £80-£100
Abdication of Napoleon, 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and N.G.A. Brenet, bare-headed bust right, rev. Napoleon signs his abdication, a Fury by his side, 41mm (Bramsen 1385; Julius 2887). Extremely fine or better £80-£100
Arrival of Louis XVIII in Calais, 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and N.G.A. Brenet, bust right, rev. draped figure of France, standing left on shore and extending hands to approaching ship bringing Louis from exile, 40mm (Bramsen 1406; Julius 2918); Entry of Louis XVIII into Paris, 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and N.G.A. Brenet, bust right, rev. Louis and Marie Joséphine in biga left; above, Victory flying left, holding olive branch, 40mm (Bramsen 1410; Julius 2931) [2]. Extremely...
Constitutional Charter, 1814, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, bust of Louis XVIII right, rev. king seated left, presenting charter to citizens, 40mm (Bramsen 1468; Julius 3022); Décoration du Lis [1814], a copper medal by B. Andrieu and J.-J. Barre, bust right, rev. crowned fleur-de-lis with suspension loop, 40mm (cf. Slg. Julius 3476 for obv.); Prize Medal [c. 1815], in copper by R. Gayrard and B. Andrieu, bust of Louis XVIII left, rev. Minerva seated left holding wreath, 69mm; Anniversary...
Napoleon, Exile on Elba, 1814-15, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and N.G.A. Brenet, bare-headed bust right, rev. semi-draped figure of Fortune sitting on rocky seashore watched by an eagle, border of signs of the zodiac around, 41mm (cf. Bramsen 1583; Julius 3272). Extremely fine or better, smooth brown patina £90-£120
Napoleon's Return from Elba, 1815, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet and B. Andrieu, crowned eagle flying over sea, holding Légion d'Honneur in beak, rev. Napoleon standing before two soldiers, 41mm (Bramsen 1591; Julius 3282). About extremely fine £60-£80
Departure of Louis XVIII from Paris, 1815, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and R.V. Jeuffroy, draped figure of Gallia covers the Bourbon shield, rev. Fury holding torch, 50mm (Bramsen 1603; Julius 3296); Treaty of Paris, 1814-15, a copper medal by T. Halliday, bust of Louis XVIII left, rev. Peace standing left holding cornucopia, 48mm (cf. Bramsen 1686; Julius 3426) [2]. First extremely fine, second good very fine £100-£150
Francis I of Austria, Entry into Milan, 1815, a copper medal by F. Vassallo and L. Manfredini, laureate bust left, rev. Francis on horseback left, draped figure of Milan standing right, resting coat-of-arms on ground and raising hand, 42mm (cf. Bramsen 1619). About extremely fine £60-£80
Second Abdication of Napoleon; Elevation of Napoleon II to Emperor, 1815, a copper medal by N.G.A. Brenet, bust of Napoleon II left, rev. Napoleon presents the child to draped figure of France, 41mm (Bramsen 1662; Julius 3389). Extremely fine or better £80-£100
Burial of Napoleon on St Helena, 1821, a copper medal by E. Thomason and C. Jones, bust right within wreath, rev. biographical details in legend of 36 lines, 54mm (Bramsen 1851; Julius 3734). Extremely fine, reflective fields, attractive brown patina £120-£150
£120–£150
Louis XVI and Napoleon, lead clichés by B. Andrieu (3), viz. Storming of the Bastille, Arrival of the King in Paris, both 84mm, Passage of the St. Bernard, 68mm; together with a set of plaster clichés by A. Odelli (6), including Baptism of the King of Rome, Conquest of Hungary, Siege of Lyon, etc [9]. Varied state, last six in contemporary wooden box with maker’s label in lid, minor damage £60-£80
ALGERIA, Defence of Mazagran, 1840, a gilt-bronze medal by A.A. Caqué, Victory on plinth, bolding wreaths, rev. list of the defenders, 51mm (Escande 14 var.). Almost extremely fine, rare £150-£180
£150–£180
AUSTRALIA, Australian International Exhibitions, Sydney and Melbourne, 1879-81, a copper award medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, bust of Prince of Wales right, rev. named (Sir Samuel Davenport KCMG), 76mm (cf. DNW 128, 694). Extremely fine; in gilt-lettered case of issue [this damaged] £60-£80
AUSTRIA, Calendar Medal, 1808, in copper, by A. Guillemard, 49mm (Slg. Julius 3055); FRANCE, Henri IV, Marie de Medici and the Dauphin, 1603/5, a restruck bronze medal by the Monnaie after G. Dupré, c. 1900, 100mm (Jones 16; CGMP I, 130), Chambre de Commerce, Nancy, 1855 [struck 1858], a silver medal by V.M. Borrel, engraved (3 Juin 1909), 34mm, Anciens Élèves du Lycée de St Omer, 1904, a bronze medal by R. Baudichon, 68mm (cf. Meister & Sonntag 17, 563); together with other base metal...
AUSTRIA, Golden Jubilee Exhibition, Vienna, 1898, a bronze medal by K. Waschmann, 63mm (Hauser 3039); together with other Austro-Hungarian base metal medals (5), 1814-1916 [6]. Very fine to extremely fine £80-£100
AUSTRIA, Accession of Karl I, 1916, a bronze plaque by H. Kautsch, bust right within wreath, rev. standing female figure holding sword, regalia on plinth to right, 74 x 55mm (Frankenhuis 370; BDM VII, 497); together with a similar uniface example [2]. Extremely fine £80-£100
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