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Lot 162
Sale 6446 - The Collector’s Cabinet
Jul 30, 2025
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$1,331
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[EXONUMIA] Eight Bronze Medallions Depicting Louis XVI
comprising:
1) An example by Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819) and Augustin Dupré (1748-1833) with a portrait bust of Louis XVI by Duvivier on obverse, the reverse commemoating the Establishment of the Paris City Hall 'Etablissement de la Mairie de Paris' (75.2 g, 53mm).
2) An example by Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819) with a portrait bust of Louis XVI on obverse, the reverse with a presentation text for members of the Navy at the Port of Brest (100.7 g, 60mm, drilled).
3) An example by Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819) and Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux (1751-1832) with a portait bust of Louis XVI by Duvivier on obverse, the reverse decorated with a scene commemorating Louis XVI abandoning his privileges 'Abandon de Tous les Privileges' (120.0 g, 64mm).
4) An example by Konrad Heinrich Küchler with portrait busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette on obverse, the reverse commemorating the execution of Louis XVI. (46.9 g, 48mm).
4) An example by Konrad Heinrich Küchler with portrait busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette on obverse, the reverse commemorating the final meeting of Louis XVI and his family before his execution. (63.3 g, 53mm).
6) An Example by Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819) with a portrait bust of Louis XVI on obverse, the reverse with a scene commemorating Louis XVI's arrival in Paris in 1789 'J'Y Ferai Desormais Ma Demeure Habituelle' (69.9g, 58mm).
7) An example by Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819) with a portrait bust of Louis XVI on obverse, the reverse with an commemorative inscription for the Assembly of Nobles in Paris in 1789 (30.9 g, 43mm).
8) A two-sided portrait medallion by Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819) with portrait bust of Louis XVI, the opposite side with a portrait bust of Marie Antoinette set within a gilt-bronze frame (70mm).
Property from the Estate of Andrew Cunningham Ware
This lot is located in Chicago.

