France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Coronation of Napoleon as Emperor An XIII (1804), Denon and Jeuffroy (Silver, 1.32 gr, 13 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMPEREUR Rev. Napoleon standing on a shield held by allegories of Senate and People LE SENAT ET LE PEUPLE. Bramsen 329. Extremely Fine.
Lot 430
Starting price: 50€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Coronation of Napoleon as Emperor An XIII (1804), Denon and Jeuffroy (Gold, 1.94 gr, 13 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMPEREUR Rev. Napoleon standing on a shield held by allegories of Senate and People LE SENAT ET LE PEUPLe. Bramsen 330. Extremely Fine.
Lot 431
Starting price: 100€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte 1804, Merlen (Silver, 34.66 gr, 44 mm) Napoleon enrobed and held aloft by four knights, a cannon left and hydra right BONTÉ DE TITUS SAGESSE DE M AURELE GENIE DE CHARLES M / AU NOM DU PLUS GRAND DES / HEROS FREMIT L'HYDRE / BRITANNIQUE Rev. Chronagrammatic legend within laurel wreath NAPOLEON BONAPARTE / LE TRES GLORIEVX / ET TRES AVGVSTE EMPEREVR / SE FAIT SACRER ET OINDRE / A PARIS PAR PIE VII SOVVERAIN PONTIFE / II DECEMB MDCLLLXVVVVVVVIIIIIIIII. Plain edge. Bramsen 333. Extremely Fine.
Lot 432
Starting price: 350€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Commemorating the Coronation Celebrations at the Paris City Hall An XIII (1804), Brenet (Bronze, 23.01 gr, 35 mm) Conjoined bust of Napoléon, laureate, and Josephine, wearing stephane, necklace, and draped, right NAPOLEON JOSEPHINE Rev. Laureate eagle, head right and with wings displayed, seated facing in nest consisting of laurel and oak branches FIXA PERENNIS IN ALTO SEDES / FÊTES DU COURONNEMENT / DONNÉES / A L'HOTEL DE VILLE. Plain edge. Bramsen 359. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 433
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Commemorating the Coronation Celebrations at the Paris City Hall An XIII (1804), Brenet (Silver, 21.09 gr, 35 mm) Conjoined bust of Napoléon, laureate, and Josephine, wearing stephane, necklace, and draped, right NAPOLEON JOSEPHINE Rev. Laureate eagle, head right and with wings displayed, seated facing in nest consisting of laurel and oak branches FIXA PERENNIS IN ALTO SEDES / FÊTES DU COURONNEMENT / DONNÉES / A L'HOTEL DE VILLE. Plain edge. Bramsen 359. Extremely Fine.
Lot 434
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Restoration of Medals 1804, Andrieu and Denon (Bronze, 35.93 gr, 40 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMPEREUR Rev. In front of a monetary screw press, the Mint presents a medal to Clio FACTIS PROROGAT AEVVM. Plain edge. Bramsen 379. PCGS SP63
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 435
Starting price: 200€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), The Capture of Vienna and Presbourg 1805, Andrieu, Galle and Denon (Bronze, 33.92 gr, 40 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI Rev. Napoleon, naked, as Hercules, female figures of the two cities kneel and offer the keys PRISE DE VIENNE ET DE PRESBOURG. Plain edge. Bramsen 443. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 436
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Battle of Austerlitz 1805, Andrieu and Jaley (Bronze, 37.59 gr, 41 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI Rev. Winged thunderbolt surmounted by a statue of Napoleon with scepter and orb BATAILLE D'AUSTERLIZ / II DEC MDCCCV XI FRIM AN XIV. Plain edge. Bramsen 445. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 437
Starting price: 200€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), The Battle of Austerlitz or Battle of the Three Emperors 1805, Andrieu and Denon (Bronze, 36.04 gr, 40 mm) Laureate head right BATAILLE D'AUSTERLITZ Rev. Laureate heads of Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Emperor Franz II of Austria facing each other ALEXANDER I / FRANCOIS II. Plain edge. Bramsen 446. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 438
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), The establishment of the School of Mineralogy at Mont Blanc (1805), Andrieu, Brenet and Denon (Bronze, 42.00 gr, 40 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMPEREUR Rev. Mont Blanc (as old man of colossal size), crouching facing and lifting large rock under which two miners are working ECOLE DES MINES DU / MONT BLANC. Plain edge. Bramsen 471. PCGS SP63
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 439
Starting price: 200€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), The Battle of Iena 1806, Andrieu, Galle and Denon (Bronze, 34.14 gr, 41 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI Rev. Napoleone in the guise of Jupiter, riding an eagle , destroys the giants who wanted to invade the sky BATAILLE D'JENA. Plain edge. Bramsen 538. PCGS SP63
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 440
Starting price: 200€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), The Capitulation of the fortresses of Spandau, Stettin, Magdeburg, and Custrin 1806, Andrieu, Jeuffroy and Denon (Bronze, 35.74 gr, 40 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI Rev. Napoleon, sitting on an eagle, hovers over four city goddesses at which the keys fall from their hands CAPITULATION DE SPANDAU STETTIN / MACDEBOURG ET CUSTRIN. Plain edge. Bramsen 548. PCGS SP Genuine (UNC Details, Scratch)
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 441
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Peace of Tilsit between Russia, Prussia and France 1807, Andrieu, Droz and Denon (Bronze, 36.07 gr, 40 mm) Conjoined busts of Napoleon, Alexander I and Friedrich Wilhelm III NAPOLEON / ALEXANDRE I / F. GUILLAUME III Rev. God of the river Niemen resting on urn holding a model home, place of negotiation between Napoleon and Alexander I of Russia NIEMEN / PAIX DE TILSIT / MDCCCVII. Plain edge. Bramsen 640. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 442
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Marriage of Jérôme Napoleon and Catherine of Württemberg 1807, Andrieu and Denon (Bronze, 36.10 gr, 40 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI Rev. Hymen, seated, making a garland of roses handed to him by Cupid J NAPOLEON C DE WURTEMBERG / N / MDCCCVII. Plain edge. Bramsen 662. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 443
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Battle of Sommo Sierra and Abolition of Inquisition 1808, Andrieu, Brenet and Jeuffroy (Bronze, 38.73 gr, 40 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI Rev. Napoleon, in biga, tramples the Genius of the Inquisition, chained between the pillars of Hercules BATAILLE DE SOMMO SIERRA / LINQUISITION DETRUITE / MDCCCVIII. Plain edge. Bramsen 756. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 444
Starting price: 200€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), The Proxy Marriage of Napoleon and Marie Louise, Archduchess of Austria 1810, Stuckhart (Silver, 13.13 gr, 33 mm) Conjoined bust of the couple left, vis-Ã -vis with Franz II and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily FRANCISCVS I NAPOLEN I / M LVDOVICA M LVDOV Rev. Concordia seated with two linked cornucopiae CONCORDIA / MDCCCX. Plain edge. Bramsen 844. Very Fine.
At 5.30pm on the 11th March, 1810, Marie-Louise married Napoleon by proxy in Vienna, with Archduke Charles standing in for Napoleon.
Lot 445
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Rome United with France 1809, Andrieu and Denon (Bronze, 40.69 gr, 40 mm) Laureate head right NEAPOLIO IMPERATOR REX Rev. Reclining Tiber, Capitol in background AQVILA REDVX. Plain edge. Bramsen 855. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 446
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), The Battle of Essling, Antwerp attacked by the British 1809, Denon, Domard and Depaulis (Bronze, 41.00 gr, 41 mm) The statue of Jupiter seated on a throne JUPITER STATOR / NAPOLEON À SHOENBRUNN Rev. The city of Anversa with foot on bow of a ship topped by a hand placed vertically ANVERS ATTAQUEE / PAR LES ANGLAIS. Plain edge. Bramsen 870. PCGS SP64
This was the first battle that Napoleon was unable to win against the Austrians
.
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 447
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Arrival of Marie-Louise in France 22 March 1810 (Silver, 12.93 gr, 32 mm) Strasbourg Cathedral ENTREE DE L'IMPERATRICE EN FRANCE / STRASBOURG 22 MARS / 1810 Rev. 2-line inscription within wreah NAPOLÉON / MARIE-LOUISE. Plain edge. Bramsen 949. Uncirculated.
Lot 448
Starting price: 80€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Wedding with Marie-Louise 1 April 1810, Jouannin and Brenet (Silver, 32.11 gr, 40 mm) Napoleon and Marie-Louise, dressed like the antique way, clasping hands near NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI M LOUISE D'AUTRICHE / I AVRIL MDCCCX Rev. Downward arrow and upright torch within wreath. Plain edge. Bramsen cfr. 952. Extremely Fine.
Lot 449
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Lot of 7 small medals.
Lot 450
Starting price: 100€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Marriage of Napoléon and Marie Louise (1810), Andrieu (Silver, 31.00 gr, 41 mm) Hand-engraving within wreath. The edge is inscribed C J BOURQUIN E A MARQUIS LE 19 FEVRIE 1810. Extremely Fine.
Lot 451
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Alliance of the Monarchs in the War against France 1813, Lang (Silver, 26.11 gr, 46 mm) Conjoined busts of Francis I (Austria), Alexander I (Russia) and Friedrich Wilhelm III (Prussia) right FRANCISCVS I ALEXANDER I FRIEDRIC WILHELM.III Rev. Ten line inscription VOTA PVBLICA / PRO / INCOLVMITATE PRINCIPVM / QVORVM CONSILIO VIRTVTE / VNANIMITATE GERMANIA IVGO / EXTERAE DOMINATIONIS / DEPVLSO LIBERTATEM IVRIS / ET NOMINIS DIGNITATEM / RECVPERAVIT / MDCCCXIII. Plain edge. Diakov 365.1 (R2). Uncirculated.
Lot 452
Starting price: 400€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Exile at St Helena 1815, Brenet (Bronze, 37.05 gr, 41 mm) Laureate head right Rev. Napoleon writing upon a tablet held by history SÉJOUR DE NAPOLEON A L'ILLE SAINTE HÉLÈNE / XVIII OCTOBRE MDCCCXV / JUSQU'A SA MORT. Plain edge. Bramsen. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 453
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Exile at St Helena 1815, Brenet (Bronze, 35.10 gr, 40 mm) Laureate head right Rev. Napoleon writing upon a tablet held by history SÉJOUR DE NAPOLEON A L'ILLE SAINTE HÉLÈNE / XVIII OCTOBRE MDCCCXV / JUSQU'A SA MORT. Plain edge. Bramsen. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 454
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Death of General Bertrand (circa 1844), Sambard (Bronze, 36.57 gr, 40 mm) Uniformed bust left in clouds, below, the grave with the faithful crouching dog and willows PLUS HEUREUX MAIS AUSSI FIDÈLE Rev. 6-line inscription within wreath FRANCAIS / RENDU A SA PATRIE / ET A L'ADMINISTRATION / PUBLIQUE / ILE D'ELBE / Ste HÉLÈNE. Plain edge. PCGS SP64
He accompanied the Emperor to Elba in 1814, returned with him in 1815, held a command in the Waterloo campaign, and then, after the defeat, accompanied Napoleon to St. Helena.
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 455
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Birth of the King of Rome 20 March 1811, Stuckhart (Silver, 34.89 gr, 49 mm) Eagle supports oval cameo busts of Napoleon and Marie Louise under nom-imperial or archducal crown NAPOLEON I GALL IMP ITAL REX ET M LVDOVICA ARCHI AVST Rev. Seated Empress accepts infant from winged Hymen, Latin Receive the New Hope of the World NOVAM ACCIPE SPEM ORBIS / REX ROMAE NATVS DIE XX MARTII MDCCCXI. Plain edge. Bramsen 1107. Extremely Fine.
Lot 456
Starting price: 600€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Hub Trial Baptism of Napoléon II 1811, Denon (Lead, 76.19 gr, 67 mm) Emperor holds son over baptismal font BAPTEME DU ROI DE ROME / MDCCCXI Rev. Blank surface consisting of plaster of Paris fill. Bramsen cfr. 1126. Extremely Fine.
Possibly unique. An object of interest to the collector of Napoleonic medals.
Lot 457
Starting price: 100€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), The French at the Dnieper River (Borysthenes) in Russia 1812, Andrieu, Brandt and Denon (Bronze, 36.01 gr, 41 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI Rev. River god seated by urn, French standard behind L'AIGLE FRANCAISE / SUR LE BORYSTHÈNE / MDCCCXII. Plain edge. Bramsen 1158. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 458
Starting price: 200€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Retreat of the French Army from Russia 1812, Andrieu, Galle and Denon (Bronze, 35.24 gr, 40 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI Rev. Boreas, god of the northwinds, showering frost on a classically attired Gallic warrior, a dead horse and a lost cannon at his feet RETRAITE DE L'ARMEE / NOVEMBRE MDCCCXII. Plain edge. Bramsen 1168. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 459
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Battle of Lutzen 1813, Denon, Brenet and Depaulis (Bronze, 41.21 gr, 41 mm) Uniformed bust right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI Rev. The Prussian and Russian cavalry retire before the advancing French infantry BATAILLE DE LUTZEN / II MAI MDCCCXIII. Plain edge. Bramsen 1229. PCGS SP64
Commemorative of a battle which, although seeing a French-Polish victory, cost Napoleon a great deal of men and formed the beginning of his downfall.
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 460
Starting price: 150€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Monument on Monte Cenisio Decreed 1813, Andrieu, Brenet and Denon (Bronze, 43.91 gr, 41 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI Rev. Monument atop Mont-Cenis CONFIANCE FORCE / EN TROIS MOIS LA FRANCE ET L'ITALIE / ARMENT DOUZE CENTS MILLE HOMMES / POUR LA DEFENSE DE L EMPIRE. Plain edge. Bramsen 1233. PCGS SP64
From Baron Desnoyers collection, who was the engraver of King Charles X.
Lot 461
Starting price: 200€
France, French Historical Medals, Napoleon I (1804-1814), Exile on Elba (1814-1815), Droz, Denon and Brenet (Silver, 34.00 gr, 41 mm) Laureate head right NAPOLEON EMP ET ROI Rev. Denuded female sits on rocky seashore watched by an eagle, zodiac signs on border around SEJOUR A L'ILE D'ELBE / MDCCCXIV ET MDCCCXV. Plain edge. Bramsen 1584. Uncirculated.