| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 292 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 83 Price realized: 40 GBP (Approx. 51 USD / 47 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 Chavanne, Jean Marie (French, 1766-1826); b. Lyons FRANCE, Reconstrucción de la Place Bellecour à Lyon, AN VIII [1800], a copper medal by J.M. Chavanne, bust of Napoléon left in military attire, rev. legend in eight lines within wreath, 43mm, 45.60g (Bramsen 59; Slg. Julius 832; cf. Künker e77, 2791; cf. SJA 19, 1044). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt H.D. Rauch, July 2004 Following his victory at the battle of Marengo, Napoléon laid the foundation stone for new buildings at Place Bellecour on 21 June 1800, work that was completed in 1806. |  |
