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COMMEMORATIVE FRAMEWORK OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
See original version (French)
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COMMEMORATIVE FRAMEWORK OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
COMMEMORATIVE FRAMEWORK OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Comprising:
- A gilded and enamelled copper judge’s insignia bearing the inscription ‘LA LOI ET LA PAIX’ (LAW AND PEACE), decorated with laurel friezes
48 x 39 mm (2 x 1 ¾ in.)
Minor signs of wear.
- Long tricolour chain fastening with two hooks, featuring an oval ‘RESPECT FOR THE LAW’ medal in gilded brass (suspension ring re-soldered). Later chain.
- Medal bearing the profile of King Louis XVI, inscribed ‘TO THE RESTORER OF FRENCH FREEDOM. ORLEANS FEDERATIVE PACT MAY 1790’.
Later tricolour ribbon.
- Oval medal of the Federal Pact by DUPRÉ. Ribbon from a later period.
- Gilded brass medallion, enamelled with ‘LA LOI’ (minor chips). Fluted ring. Ribbon from a later period.
A.B.E. Revolutionary period.
A commemorative frame of the French Revolution
See original version (French)
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