Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 52 18 Nov 2020
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Foreign Medals, France, July Monarchy, Napoleon, his body returned to France, the "retour des cendres", copper medal, 1840, by Depaulis, laureate head of the dead Emperor rests on a pillow, rev. the catafalque on board the paddle steamer La Dorade 3 at Rouen, passes beneath a bridge draped with flags, SAR LE PRINCE DE JOINVILLE COMMANDANT DE L'EXPÉDITION, 63.5mm. (Br. 1980; d'E. 1687), a period striking with 'prow' poinçon, a few minor marks, extremely fine, scarce
*ex Baldwin's vault
King Louis-Philippe sent his son François d'Orléans, the Prince de Joinville and an admiral in the French navy, to St. Helena to bring back the remains of Napoleon on La Belle-Poule, a 60-gun frigate. The Prince sailed from Toulon on 7 July 1840 and arrived in St Helena on 8 October. The body passed through Rouen on 10 December and arrived in Paris five days later.
(100-140 GBP)
*ex Baldwin's vault
King Louis-Philippe sent his son François d'Orléans, the Prince de Joinville and an admiral in the French navy, to St. Helena to bring back the remains of Napoleon on La Belle-Poule, a 60-gun frigate. The Prince sailed from Toulon on 7 July 1840 and arrived in St Helena on 8 October. The body passed through Rouen on 10 December and arrived in Paris five days later.
(100-140 GBP)