Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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From the remaining stock of Mrs Irene [Neddy] Allen (1928-2020), European and World Medallions, Sweden and Norway, Charles XIV, Queen Desideria (1777-1860), complimentary gilt-bronze medal, 1823, by Jean-Jacques Barre (1793-1855), her diademed bust r., hair tied above, DESIDERIA SVERIGES - OCH NORRIGES DROTTNING, rev. crowned monograms above the arms of the two Kingdoms, ALT CENOM DEM ALT FÖR DEM, 51mm. (Hild. 1), extremely fine, scarce
*ex Mrs. Irene "Neddy" Allen stock
To be sold on behalf of several animal charities
Born Désirée Clary, daughter of a wealthy silk merchant, she was first courted by Joseph Bonaparte in 1794, who then married her older sister Julie Clary. She was officially engaged to Napoleon Bonaparte in April 1795, to be replaced by Joséphine de Beauharnais. She then married General Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte on August 17, 1798, in Sceaux. In 1810 he became King Charles XIV of Sweden and Norway and she Queen Desideria.
(120-160 GBP)
*ex Mrs. Irene "Neddy" Allen stock
To be sold on behalf of several animal charities
Born Désirée Clary, daughter of a wealthy silk merchant, she was first courted by Joseph Bonaparte in 1794, who then married her older sister Julie Clary. She was officially engaged to Napoleon Bonaparte in April 1795, to be replaced by Joséphine de Beauharnais. She then married General Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte on August 17, 1798, in Sceaux. In 1810 he became King Charles XIV of Sweden and Norway and she Queen Desideria.
(120-160 GBP)