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FRENCH REVOLUTION. - Lot 354

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200 - 300 EUR
FRENCH REVOLUTION. - Lot 354
FRENCH REVOLUTION. Set comprising: a commemorative snuffbox, round shape, in pressed tortoiseshell powder, decorated on the lid with a caricatured scene in relief signed E. Galilée depicting King Louis XVI, carrying on his back a hunter drawn by a man holding a balance, surmounted by the inscription: "Vive le roi et la nation" and on the lower part of the inscription: "J'savais ben qu'jaurions not tour"; a round commemorative medal featuring a historical scene in repoussé brass by Jean-Baptiste Andrieu (1761-1822) depicting the King's arrival in Paris on October 6, 1789, set in a natural wood frame, and a commemorative snuffbox, round shape, in black papier-mâché, decorated on the lid with a historical scene in sculpted bronze and in relief signed Jean-Baptiste Andrieu (1761-1822) depicting the siege of the Bastille and its capture by the citizens of the city of Paris on July 14, 1789. Damage, as is. French work from the late 18th century. H. : 2,5 cm - Diam . : 8 cm ; Frame : H. : 12 cm - L. : 12 cm ; H. 2 cm - Diam. 9.5 cm.
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