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November 2015 Baltimore Auction - Sess. A-C 5-6 November 2015
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TURKEY. Gilt Bronze Triple Alliance Medal, 1854. UNCIRCULATED.
72.14 mm; 207 gms. Col.-1658; Dogan-6539. VERY RARE. By L.S. Hart. Bust of Sultan Abdul Mejid I, nearly facing, his name and title in French around, the whole surrounded with a border of shields and plaques naming the military leaders of the Crimean War; Reverse: Victory inscribes a list of battles on a memorial pyramid, a mosque beyond, and a snake at her feet; inscription "LA FRANCE ET L'ANGLETERRE UNIES POUR LA DEFENSE DU DROIT", with "DIEU LE VEUT" in exergue. A remembrance of the Ottoman Alliance with France and England against Russia. Gorgeous reflective gold finish. UNCIRCULATED.
From the Collection.s of The Strong, Rochester, New York; sold to benefit the museum's Collection.s fund; originally collected by John Charles Woodbury (1859-1937).
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00
72.14 mm; 207 gms. Col.-1658; Dogan-6539. VERY RARE. By L.S. Hart. Bust of Sultan Abdul Mejid I, nearly facing, his name and title in French around, the whole surrounded with a border of shields and plaques naming the military leaders of the Crimean War; Reverse: Victory inscribes a list of battles on a memorial pyramid, a mosque beyond, and a snake at her feet; inscription "LA FRANCE ET L'ANGLETERRE UNIES POUR LA DEFENSE DU DROIT", with "DIEU LE VEUT" in exergue. A remembrance of the Ottoman Alliance with France and England against Russia. Gorgeous reflective gold finish. UNCIRCULATED.
From the Collection.s of The Strong, Rochester, New York; sold to benefit the museum's Collection.s fund; originally collected by John Charles Woodbury (1859-1937).
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00