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Maître Sylvie DAGOT

42 - "SILVER – LOUIS XV – TOKEN from the ROYAL ORANGERY, octagona…
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Estimate €20 - €40
Description
"SILVER – LOUIS XV – TOKEN from the ROYAL ORANGERY, octagonal, 31 mm. Orange trees in crates lined up in a garden bed, with four oranges having fallen from the orange tree shown in close-up at the front; in the exergue HORTUS HESPERIDUM (the Garden of the Hesperides) – Reverse: CULTURI AUREA ‘to the cultivator of the golden fruit (oranges)’, beneath the inscription a large basket of oranges; low-sided basket type with 5 rows. Feuardent F 6329 var – 14.03 grams – Very Fine. Attendance token struck for the managers of the great royal orangeries (Versailles, Fontainebleau, etc.).” – Expert: Mr J-P PINON
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