Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 29 19 Mar 2019
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Commemorative Medals, France, Napoléon Bonaparte, as Premier Consul, silver medal, l'an 11 (1803), Erection of the Statue of Joan of Arc in Orléans, by Augustin Dupré (1748-1833), bust right wearing military uniform, rev. A JEANNE D'ARC/MONUMENTE RETABLI A ORLEANS L'AN XI DE LA REP.QUE, statue of Joan of Arc in Orléans dividing legends, 55mm., wt. 102.89gms. (Bramsen 272; Julius 1169, bronze only; BDM I, p. 648), surface marks, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare
The statue, by Edme-Étienne-François Gois (Étienne Gois le fils - 1765-1836), remained in the Place du Martroi till 1855, when it was replaced by the equestrian statue by Foyatier, that is still there today. Gois's statue was moved to the Place Dauphiné for 100 years before moving again to its present location on the Quai du Fort des Tourelles.
(600-700 GBP)
The statue, by Edme-Étienne-François Gois (Étienne Gois le fils - 1765-1836), remained in the Place du Martroi till 1855, when it was replaced by the equestrian statue by Foyatier, that is still there today. Gois's statue was moved to the Place Dauphiné for 100 years before moving again to its present location on the Quai du Fort des Tourelles.
(600-700 GBP)