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Lot 27
  • 27

French Historical and Commemorative Medals:

Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • bronze
Architectural bronze medals by J. Wiener (7), for Notre Dame, the Pantheon in Paris, Church of St Etienne in Caen, Reims Cathedral, St Ouen in Rouen, Chartres Cathedral and Strasbourg Cathedral, each 59mm; Marseilles Cathedral, bronze medal by Oudiné, 68 mm; Napoleon III, large bronze medal for the Peace of Paris, 1856, 76mm and other 19th century bronze medals (7), mainly of French interest, mainly extremely fine, some cased; together with 19th Century octagonal insurance jetons in silver (28), comprising issues of the Compagnie d'Assurance Mutuelle contre l'Incendie - Département de Loiret, dated 1820, by Depaulis (21), La Concorde Société, dated 1842, by Bovy (2), Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans, dated 1838, by Bovy (3), Assurances Mutuelles contre l'Incendie - Loir et Cher, undated, by Roquelay and Manufactures de St. Gaubin, Chauny et Cirey, dated 1830, by Gayrard, all stamped 'ARGENT' on edges, extremely fine  (44)