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of the King to the right. Rx: EXIGUUM COLITO above a scene of
a gardener watering a small tree enclosed in a small raised crate.
(D)
1205. LAFAYETTE FIELD MARSHALL AND NATIONAL GUARD
COMMANDANT JETON, 1790.
Fuld 1790.10. 32.3mm. Octagonal.
Bronze. Rambert Dumarest, Sc. (Paris Mint. Cornucopia BRONZE
edgemark.) AU, a few minor spots. MIS DE LAFAYETTE MAL
DE CAMP COMDANT GAL DE LA GDE NALE PARNE around
bust of Lafayette facing left. Rx: COMPE DES GRENADIERS
VOLONTARIES DU ILLE BATAON VIE DIVON around the arms of
Paris. Struck from the copy dies after the first dies failed. (C)
1206. COMMISSAIRES EXPERTS DU GOUVERNEMENT SILVER
JETON, 1831.
Mitchner V-II:1358-4041.
37.5mm. Silver. Joseph
Francois Domard , Sc. XF. Paris Mint) Obv: Mercury seated on
bale, to left, wearing winged cap and holding a winged serpent
staff: scales of justice to left; tablet of law to right. Dated 1831 in the
exergue. Rx: COMMISSAIRES EXPERTS DU GOUVERNEMENT
* around LOI/ DU 27 JULLIET/ 1822. (D)
1207. ARMY OF THE DUC D’ORLEANS, 1842
. 27mm. Copper. Jean-
Auguste Barre, Sc. (Paris Mint. Edge: Pointing hand CUIVRE)
Choice Unc. Obverse: LOUIS PHILIPPE I ROI DES FRANCAIS
around laureated bust facing left. Reverse: L’ARMEE AU
DUC D’ORLEANS PRINCE ROYAL around Carlo Marochetti’s
equestrian statue of Louis Philippe depicting the Duke on his
horse with a sword in his right hand pointing towards the ground.
MDCCCXLII in exergue. (C-D)
1208. PORTRAIT OF THE FRENCH ARCHITECT, FRANCOIS
MANSART, ND.
Eidlitz 673. 28.5mm. Bronze. Jean Dassier, Sc.
Red and brown About Uncirculated. Obv: FRANCOIS MANSART
to either side of his bust to the left. Rx: Two genii forming part of
an architectural design above a tablet inscribed ARCHITECTE/ M.
1666.
François Mansart, who gave his name for the mansard roof, was
the court architect of Louis XIII. and was considered as genius by
contemporaries like Voltaire. Louis XIV. is alleged to have said:
“If I want I can make a thousand new dukes every day, but in a
thousand years I can’t make a new Mansart. “ (C)
1209. CENTENNIAL OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, 1889.
Rx.
of CGI 3:60A. 50.5mm. Bronze. Eugene Oudine (Obv.) & Louis
Bottee (Rx.) Sc. R&B Unc. Obv: REPUBLIQUE * FRANCAISE
around female head personification of France to the left. Rx: View
of Eiffel Tower and 1889 exposition buildings. MINISTRE DES
FINANCES/ Ribbon insc. CENTENIARE DE 1789 above. Below:
ADMINISTRATION/ DES/ MONNAIES ET MEDAILLES. (D)
1210. SEXCENTENNIAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTELLIER,
1889.
Forrer I:446. 60mm. Bronze. Alphee Dubois, Sc. (Paris
Mint. Cornucopia BRONZE edgemark.) XF/AU. Obv: PRAETERITI
MEMOR, FVTVRI SECVRA above a winged genius inscribing 1289
– 1889 on a tablet. On the ground all kinds of symbolic objects,
books and a small olive tree. An open book states: DIGESTVM ET
DECRETVM. In exergue: 23 MAY 1890. Rx: ANNO MDCCCXC
/ UNIVERSITAS / MONTISPESSVLANI / MEMORIAM / CONDITI
/ SEPTIMO ANTE SAECVLO / STVDII GENERALIS / SOLEMNI
FESTO / CELEBRAVIT. The University is one of the oldest
Lot 1204 (reduced)
institutions of higher learning in the world. (D)
1211. SILVER ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHOOTING SOCIETY OF
LYON, 1897.
45.6mm. Bronze. Henri Auguste Patay, Sc. (Paris
Mint). Edge marked with cornucopia & BRONZE. Unc. Obv:
SOCIETY DE TIR DE LYON around seated figure of Maryanne
with a sword resting on her lap, contemplating the square in Lyon.
Rx: Rampant lion with sword, legend in the background SVIS LE/
LION OVINE/ MORDS POINT SI-/ NON QVAND L’ENNEMY/
ME POINCT
.
Cartouche interlaced with oak and laurel branches
inscribed: CONCOVRS/ DES/ NOCES D’ARGENT/ MAI
MDCCCXCVII. (D)
1212. MARNE FIRE SERVICE UNION MEDAL, ND.
36.8mm. Silver.
Henri Dubois, Sc. (Arthus Bertrand) XF/AU. Obv: Full-length
figure in relief of a fireman on a roof, a hosepipe in his right hand,
chimneys to the right, smoke and a town beyond, An angel with a
palm branch is about to crown him with a laurel wreath. Inscribed
above is DEVOUEMENT (Devotion) at left and COURAGE at right.
Rx: An open wreath encloses a beaded circle inscribed: UNION/
DES/ SAPEIURS/ POMPIERS/ DES/ MARNE. (C)
1213. L’HISTOIRE, MONNAIE DE PARIS MEDAL, 1900.
CGI 3:172-D.
50.4mm. Bronze. Jean Daniel-Dupuis, Sc. (Paris Mint.) Choice
AU. Obverse: Robed female figure of History seated on a cloud
inscribed with the date 1900 on a tablet. A small child to the right
helps hold the tablet. Rx: MONNAIE DE PARIS around scene of
a nude cherub holding a torch, symbolic of the future, leaning
Lot 1210 (reduced)
Lot 1211