Lot Archive

Lot

№ 606

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25 November 1998

Hammer Price:
£35

France, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1855, a bronze medal by A.A. Caqué and J. Wiener, conjoined busts of Napoleon III and Eugenie left, reverse exterior of the Palais de l’Industrie, 68mm (BDM VI, 489). Extremely fine; in maroon fitted case of issue, interior gilt-blocked with name of recipient (Melle. Anger, rue de Babylone 15, Paris) (£35-45)