Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 55 17 Feb 2021
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World Medals, France, Victor de Lanneau de Marey (1758-1830), laying the foundation stone for the reconstruction of the Collège Sainte-Barbe, copper medal, 1825, by E. Gatteau, bust left, rev. legend in 8 lines, 50mm.; other copper/bronze medals (7): Birth of the Prince Imperial, 1856, by Borrel, 25mm.; Giffard's balloon, 1878, 51mm.; Eiffel Tower, 1889 (3), 42.5mm.; Exposition medallets, 1878 (2), 30.5mm., 1900, 32mm.; Germany, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Hamburg, destroyed by fire, 5 May 1842, copper medal (from metal salvaged from the steeple), before and after views, lettered edge, 44mm.; Switzerland, the great fire at Glarus, copper medal, 1861, by J. Siber, panorama of the ruined town, 55mm., very fine or better (11)
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Victor de Lanneau de Marey was a defrocked priest, educator and freemason.
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Hamburg was rebuilt after the devastating fire of 1842 which destroyed much of the city, only to be badly damaged by the Allied bombing during World War II. The ruined church's steeple still stands as a memorial and anti-war statement.
The fire at Glarus started at about 10pm on 10 May 1861, destroying some two-thirds of the town and making 2000 people homeless.
Ex Baldwin's vault
Victor de Lanneau de Marey was a defrocked priest, educator and freemason.
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Hamburg was rebuilt after the devastating fire of 1842 which destroyed much of the city, only to be badly damaged by the Allied bombing during World War II. The ruined church's steeple still stands as a memorial and anti-war statement.
The fire at Glarus started at about 10pm on 10 May 1861, destroying some two-thirds of the town and making 2000 people homeless.