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36x29 cm. 10 one-sided medals with glass protective domes (1 missing) of Napoleon in a full red leather gilt-tooled velvet-lined binding. The front cover is detachable, with hooks and one (of two) eyelets present. Worn and rubbed at extremities. All relief cast and marked 'ANDRIEU F.' or 'ANDRIEU FECIT', comprising: two large medallions, glazed: one depicting a sinister profile bust of Emperor Napoleon; the other sinister portrait busts of Emperor Napoleon and Empress Marie-Louise; two medium-sized medallions, glazed: 'SEIGE DE LA BASTILLE PRISE PAR LES CITOYENS DE LA VILLE DE PARIS LE 14 JUET 1789 No 1'; and 'ARRIVEE DU ROI A PARIS LE 6 OCTOBRE 1789 No 2' and six small medallions: 'BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRAN BATAILLE DE MARINGO LE XXV PRAIRIAL AN VIII AN X' with a dexter profile bust of Emperor Napoleon amidst millitary trophies above an image of the battle; 'NAPOLEON EMPEREUR' with a dexter profile bust of Napoleon showing ceremonial robes to his upper torso; 'PASSAGE DU BERNARD LE XXV FLOREAL AN VIII' with sinister depiction of Emperor Napoleon on horseback in mountainous terrain; 'JOSEPHINE IMP. ET. REINE' with a dexter profile bust of Empress Josephine; 'MARIE LOUISE IMPERATRICE' with dexter profile bust of Empress Marie Louise; 'NAPOLEON EMP. ET. ROI.' with sinister profile bust of Emperor Napoleon, all unfinished to the reverse; Weiss Collection BW388. Seller Inventory # e00105
Bibliographic Details
Title: Napoleon Medals
Publisher: Paris c.1815, Paris
Publication Date: 1815
Binding: Hardcover
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