France. Robert. Chinon. 920-923. AR Denier (1.31g, 6h). PA 1669; Depeyrot 322. Lightly toned. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, choice extremely fine. From a European private collection
Lot 241
Starting price: 600€
France. Robert. Chinon. 920-923. AR Denier (1.35g, 9h). PA 1669; Depeyrot 322. Lightly toned. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, choice extremely fine. From a European private collection
Lot 242
Starting price: 600€
France. Normandy. Rouen. Saint-Ouen monastery. 930-940. AR Denier (1.42g, 9h). Depeyrot -; Moesgaard 20 (this coin). Lightly toned. Letter 'T' in the second quarter. Exceptional for issue. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection
Lot 243
Starting price: 1000€
France. Normandy. Richard the Fearless. Rouen. 943-996. AR Denier (1.42g, 9h). PA 111; Merson 1 (this coin). Lightly toned. An exceptional coin. Slightly wavy flan, otherwise, choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; former Robert Anthony Merson (1950–2016) collection
Richard the Fearless was the son of William Longsword and grandson of the famous Rollo, the founder of the duchy. His reign was marked by a long period of peace and tranquility. His daughters forged strong and valuable marriage alliances with powerful neighboring counts as well as to the king of England. Richard was thus the grandfather of Harthacnute and Edward the Confessor, and the great-grandfather of William the Conqueror.
Lot 244
Starting price: 1000€
France. Normandy. Richard the Fearless. Rouen. 943-996. AR Denier (1.28g, 9h). PA -; Fécamp 773-2669. Lightly toned. Extremely fine. From a European private collection
Lot 245
Starting price: 100€
France. Normandy. Richard the Fearless. Rouen. 943-996. AR Denier (1.27g, 9h). PA -; Fécamp 4147-6041. Lightly toned. Struck under archbishop Hugues de Cavalcamp. Extremely fine. From a European private collection
Lot 246
Starting price: 100€
Belgium. Flanders. Bruges. Our Lady of the Pottery. 16th century. SN-PB Pilgrim badge (7.14g, 35mm). Bruna -; cf. van Beuningen 1391. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; former S.P. collection
The Our Lady of the Pottery hospital was founded in 1276 on land belonging to the potters' guild, hence its name. Nuns cared for pilgrims, travellers and the sick here. Many miracles have been attributed to the 13th century limestone statue of Our Lady of the Pottery, one of Bruges’ oldest preserved statues, and it became a popular place of pilgrimage.
Lot 247
Starting price: 400€
Belgium. Flanders. Bruges. Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. 16th century. SN-PB Pilgrim badge (7.51g, 29mm). Bruna -; van Beuningen -. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; former S.P. collection
In Catholic imagery, Mary is sometimes portrayed in a sorrowful and lacrimating affect, with one or seven long knives or daggers piercing her heart (according to the Simeon's prophecy). The devotion to the Mary's Seven Sorrows in Flanders owed its origins and development to Jean de Coudenberghe. In 1492, he founded in Bruges a confraternity of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, later approved by Pope Alexander VI. It is to this confraternity, in a Book of Miracles (1510), that we owe the first representation of Our Lady with the seven daggers.
Lot 248
Starting price: 400€
France. John the Good. 1350-1364. AV Florin (3.43g, 4h). Ciani 363; Friedberg 282. Lightly toned. NGC AU Details
The florin was the first European gold coin to achieve the status of an international currency after the disapearance of European gold coinage in the eighth century. Florence first issued the florin in 1252. This coin initially represented the wealth of Florence, which used the patron saint of the city (Saint John the Baptist) to also guarantee the quality of the metal. This later gave rise to a local saying: "Saint John will have no cheating".
Lot 249
Starting price: 600€
France. 3rd Republic. Paris. 1935. AV 100 Francs (6.55g, 6h). Mazard 2345; Friedberg 598. Lightly toned. PCGS MS64
Lot 250
Starting price: 600€
France. Alsace. Strasbourg. After 1397. AR Gros (3.27g, 5h). EL 384; DM 64. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; former Baron Louis Chaurand (1913-2010) collection
Lot 251
Starting price: 100€
France. Lorraine. Charles III. Nancy. 1585. AR 1/4 Teston (2.13g, 1h). Bd -; Flon 151 (this coin). Old cabinet tone. Good very fine. From a European private collection; Monnaies de Collection 1982 (17-19 October) lot 867
Lot 252
Starting price: 200€
France. Lorraine. Toul. Saint Mansuy. 16th century. SN-PB Pilgrim badge (8.84g, 32mm). Bruna -; van Beuningen -. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; former S.P. collection
Saint Mansuy, from Scotland, was the first bishop of Toul. This badge illustrates his most famous miracle: one feast day the governor's son fell from the top of the ramparts in the Moselle river. The pagan gods were invoked but in vain. Later, the governor had a dream... he saw Saint Mansuy who promised to resurrect his son if he converted to Christianity. The next day, Saint Mansuy knelt down in front of the river, the child's body began to float and he raised him from the dead.
Lot 253
Starting price: 400€
France. Picardy. Saint-Quentin. 16th century. SN-PB Pilgrim badge (4.56g, 32mm). Bruna -; van Beuningen -. Old cabinet tone. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; former S.P. collection
Saint Quentin is said to have been the son of a man named Zeno, who had senatorial rank. Filled with apostolic zeal, he traveled to Gaul as a missionary. He settled at Amiens and performed many miracles there. Because of his preaching he was imprisoned by the prefect Rictiovarus, tortured then beheaded in Augusta Veromanduorum (now Saint-Quentin). His cult was very important during the Middle Ages, especially in Northern France.
Lot 254
Starting price: 400€
Italy. Philip II. Naples. 1554-1556. AR Carlino (2.85g, 6h). CNI -; cf. Pannuti-Riccio 15. Old cabinet tone. Good very fine. From a European private collection; former Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955) collection
Lot 255
Starting price: 200€
Italy. Venice. Giovanni Bembo. 1615. Æ Moneyer's pass (12.64g, 36mm). CNI -; Paolucci -. Splendid light brown patina. Holed. Of great numismatic interest. Very fine. From a European private collection; former Raynal Frelin collection
Lot 256
Starting price: 200€
Breguet. Paris. 18k Gold pocket watch with quarters repetition, ca. 1820. Silver dial with guillochage and secret signature of Breguet between 12 and 11. Sold in 1836 in Paris. Master stamp LS. Numbered 155. Diameter 51mm
Lot 257
Starting price: 1000€
Breguet. Paris. 18k Gold lady pocket, late 19th century. Monogram B.B. Original leather box. Numbered 475. Diameter 30mm
Lot 258
Starting price: 400€
Breguet. Paris. Pocket watch with masonic decor, late 19th century. Quarters repetition in gold and silver, dial broken. Numbered 814. Diameter 41mm
Lot 259
Starting price: 400€
Swiss romantic gold enamelled with pearls lady pocket watch, late 19th century. Dedicated to Jeanine Kerr (2 June 1896). Expertise by Dekker, Amsterdam. Numbered 1498. Diameter 22mm
Lot 260
Starting price: 600€
Felsing. Berlin. 14k Gold pocket watch with minutes repeater, early 20th century. Supplier to Emperor's court. Monogram M.B. Spiral Breguet 4259. Diameter 55mm
Lot 261
Starting price: 600€
Longines. Saint-Imier. 18k Gold open face chronograph pocket watch with pulsations, ca. 1920s. Manually wound mechanical movement. Caliber 19.73N. Numbered 2'312'129. Diameter 52mm. Sold to Bessire (22 November 1913) which was at that time the Longines agent for Belgium
Lot 262
Starting price: 400€
F.E. Roskopf. Silversteel railway watch, early 20th century. With chain (30cm). Diameter 55mm
Lot 263
Starting price: 100€
W. Rosskopf. Silversteel railway watch, early 20th century. Numbered 18632. Diameter 53mm
Lot 264
Starting price: 100€
Silversteel pocket watch with a cyclist, early 20th century. Diameter 52mm
Lot 265
Starting price: 100€
Presto. Silversteel pocket watch (8 days) with two racing cyclists, early 20th century. Spiral Breguet. Diameter 52mm
Lot 266
Starting price: 100€
Tissot. Le Locle. School watch chronometer, mid 20th century. Replaced case. Original leather box. Numbered 1336. 128x98x22mm
Lot 267
Starting price: 200€
Tissot. Le Locle. School watch chronometer, mid 20th century. Replaced case and movement. Original wood box. Numbered 1917. 125x108x27mm
Lot 268
Starting price: 100€
Tissot. Le Locle. School watch chronometer, mid 20th century. Replaced case. Original wood box. Numbered 1920. 70x70x37mm
Lot 269
Starting price: 200€
Tissot. Le Locle. Navigator demonstration table clock with world time, ca. 1953. Original box. Numbered 843. 230x260x80mm
