Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

19th Century, Banquet des Allemands, London, 1851, a white metal medal, unsigned, head of La République in wreath, rev. legend, 70mm; Grand Banquet de Londres, 1851, a white metal medal, unsigned, 70mm [2]. Good very fine (£50-70)

These medals are from a series funded by expatriate Frenchmen in London, among them the politician and historian Louis Charles Blanc (1811-82)