A Collection of French Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman

National Assembly, 1789, a bronze medal by P. Duvivier and N. Gatteaux [struck after 1880], 64mm (BDM I, 211); General Beauharnois, 1794, a gilt-bronze medal [a later striking?], unsigned, 32mm; Reform of Bronze Coinage, 1852, a copper medal by J. Dantzell, 68mm (Page-Divo 137); Siege of Paris, 1871, a plated bronze medal by J-C. Chaplain [struck after 1880], 75mm (BDM I, 402); Opening of the New Gare de Lyon in Paris, 1901, a silver plaque by L.-O. Roty, 59 x 45mm (BDM V, 239) [5]. Very fine or better £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of French Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman.

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