LOT 3576
France. Second Empire, Napoléon III AE Medal. Dated 1853. Commemorative issue of Construction of the Sarcophagus for Napoléon I in Les Invalides in Paris. Dies by E. A. Oudiné.
NAPOLEON III NAPOLEON I, jugate busts of Napoléon III, oak and laurel wreathed, and Napoléon I, laureate, to right; E•A•OUDINÉ•F• below / LA•FRANCE•ET•NAPOLEON•III•INAUGURENT LE•TOMBEAU•DE•L'EMPEREUR•NAPOLEON•I•MDCCCLIII•, France on the left holding laurel wreath in her hand and Emperor Napoléon III on the right with palm branch in his hand in front of Napoléon's I tomb at Les Invalides; the statue of Napoléon I holding sceptre and globe in the centre; below E.A.OUDINE.F and the River Seine reclining to left. Bramsen 2043. Extremely Fine.(205gr, 76mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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France. Hundred Days, Napoléon I AE Medal. Dated 26 February and March 1815 (in Roman numerals). Paris mint. Commemorative issue of Return of Napoléon I to Paris. Dies by Andrieu and Brenet. Denon, director.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Napoléon I standing to left presenting himself to the people and the army represented by a soldier and a civilian who welcome him; RETOUR DE L'EMPEREUR MARS MDCCCXV. in exergue; DENON DIR. to left, ANDRIEU F. to right / Crowned eagle flying across the sea, clutching medal in beak; XXVI. FEVRIER MDCCCXV. BREN.F. and DEN.D. in exergue. Bramsen 1591. NGC graded MS 63 BN (#6355110-003).
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
This event marked the beginning of the 'Hundred Days', the period of the War of the Seventh Coalition, and concluded with the infamous Battle of Waterloo. -
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Group of Six [6] AE Space Flight Medals. 19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: six bronze medals commemorating maiden space flights, and one Shuttle Crew Emblem medal. 215gr total.
UNC.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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France. Consulat AE Medal. Dated 1802. Paris mint. Commemorative issue of the Treaty of Amiens. Dies by Romain-Vincent Jeuffroy.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
CAMBACERES SECOND CONSUL. BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL. LEBRUN TROISIEUME CONSUL., three busts to left, arranged vertically: Napoleon Bonaparte (top), Charles-François Lebrun (bottom left), and Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès (bottom right); JEUFFROY below / LE CORPS LÉGISLATIF AUX CONSULS DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE. around, PAIX INTÉRIEURE, PAIX EXTÉRIEURE. in four lines; ARRÊTÉ DU 30 FLORÉAL AN X. 20 MAI M DCCC II. in three lines in exergue. Bramsen 218; Julius 1093. 142gr, 68mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
The Treaty of Amiens was signed between France and Britain, bringing a brief period of peace during the Napoleonic Wars. France regained its former colonies lost during the Revolution. The King of England renounced the title of King of France, which he had held since Edward III (1340).
