Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 292 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
Lot number: 247 Price realized: 220 GBP (Approx. 280 USD / 257 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals Lorthior, Pierre-Joseph (French, 1733-1813); b. Lille FRANCE, Charles-Philippe d'Artois, 1773, a uniface cast bronze seal by P.-J. Lorthior, youthful horseman to left leaping over arms and trophies, building at right, 115mm, 191.17g (BDM III, 477; cf. iNumis Dec. 2016, 320). Old scratch by horse's head, otherwise very fine, rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: H.D. Rauch Auktion 60 (Vienna), 3 November 1997, lot 2250 Charles-Philippe, Count of Artois (1757-1836) and the future Charles X, was appointed Colonel of the Swiss guards regiments of the Maison du Roi at the age of 14. |