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Lot 175

Sale 6446 - The Collector’s Cabinet
Jul 30, 2025 10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$600 - 800
Price Realized
$1,573
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

[EXONUMIA] A Collection of French Commemorative Medallions Relating to the Ancien Régime

comprising:
1) A bronze example with the obverse decorated with a portrait bust of Louis XII surrounded by the inscription LVDOVICVS XII DEI G FRAN REX MEDIOLANI, the reverse with a porcupine surmounted with a coronet with the inscription SEMPER AVGVSTVS VICTOR TRIVMPHATOR (60mm).

2) A silvered-metal example with a youthful Louis XIII on obverse, the reverse commemorating his coronation (48mm).

3) A silver example by Pierre Regnier (1577-1640) with the obverse decorated with a portrait bust of Louis XIII with the inscription LUD XIII D G FRANCORVM ET NAVAR_ REX, the obverse with a elevation of the Louvre (39mm).

4) A bronze example by Pierre Regnier (1577-1640) with the obverse decorated with a portrait bust of Louis XIII with the inscription LUD XIII D G FRANCORVM ET NAVAR_ REX, the obverse with a elevation of the Louvre (39mm).

5) A silvered-metal example by Jean Mauger (1648-1722) with a portrait bust of Louis XIV on obverse and the inscription LUDOVICUS XIIII REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS, the reverse with a alegorical scene and inscription celebrating the begining of Louis XIV's personal rule (47mm).

6) A bronze example by Jean Mauger (1648-1722) with a portrait bust of a young Louis XIV on obverse with the inscription LUX XIIII FR ET NAV REX CHRISTIANISS, the reverse with a scene commemorating the battle of Cartagena in the Franco-Spanish war (42mm).

together with ten other examples of later Bourbon kings.

Property from the Estate of Andrew Cunningham Ware

This lot is located in Chicago.

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