A Collection of French Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman

Attempted Assassination of Louis Philippe, 1835, a copper medal by A. Caqué, 41mm (BDM I, 343); Fire at Chartres Cathedral, 1836, a copper medal by J. Barre [struck 1842-5], 57mm; Storming of the Bastille and the Donjon at Vincennes, 1844, a copper medal by E. Rogat, 42mm; Opening of the Brussels-Paris Railway, 1846, a copper medal by L. Hart, 36mm (BDM II, 434) [4]. Extremely fine £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of French Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman.

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