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France, 700th Anniversary of St Louis bringing the Crown of Thorns to Paris, 1939, a bronze medal by P.-M. Dammann for Arthus-Bertrand, standing figure of St Louis, reverse frontal elevation of Sainte-Chapelle, 80mm, edge stamped 64 (cf. ‘Médailles’, Fidem, 1 June 1938, p.16; cf. BDW 13, 393). About extremely fine, rare (£50-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen.

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The Crown of Thorns, acquired by Louis IX from the Latin emperor Baldwin II of Constantinople, was brought to Paris in 1239. Louis commissioned the Sainte-Chapelle, in the Palais de Justice on the Île de la Cité in the centre of Paris, to house it; the edifice was begun in 1246 and consecrated in 1248