[Late 18th and 19th centuries] - Lot 40

[Late 18th and 19th centuries] Set of 10 medals in bronze, 1 in silver and 2 in copper, refrappées by the Monnaie de Paris including: - July 14, 1790, Fête de la Fédération medal in bronze. On the obverse, a large allegorical scene depicting crowned France taking the oath on the altar of the Patrie, on the reverse, the inscription surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves "confédération des français". - Peace of Campo Formio with Austria 1797, bronze medal. On the obverse, a portrait of Napoleon with the inscriptions "Bonaparte général en chef de l'armée franc. en Italie" and "Offert à l'institut nat. par B. Duvivier"; on the reverse, the allegory of Victory with the inscriptions "Paix signée l'An 6 Rep. fr." and "Les sciences et les Arts reconnaissants". -Battle of Marengo 1800, bronze medal. On the obverse, a profile portrait of the First Consul surrounded by the Victory flags and a battle scene engraved by Montagny, with the inscriptions "Bonaparte Premier Consul de la République Fran.se" and "Bataille de Marengo le XXVI prairial an VIII"; on the reverse, the passage of the Grand Saint Bernard on XXV floréal an VIII, engraved by Montigny after Andrieu. -La mort de Napoléon à Ste Hélène 1821, bronze medal. On the obverse, a portrait of the Emperor, surrounded by a crown bearing the names of his great victories; on the reverse, the island of Ste Hélène flown over by an eagle and the inscriptions: "Il mourut sur un rocher" and "Ile de Ste Hélène 5 mai 1821". - Comitia Americana, bronze medal. The obverse features a bust portrait of John Paul Jones, while the reverse depicts the capture of the English frigate HMS Serapis in 1779. -Constitution, La Fayette Commandant Général de la Garde Nationale, 1789, bronze medal. On the front, bust portrait of La Fayette by Duvivier; on the reverse, inscriptions: "Vengeur de la liberté dans les deux mondes" and "Major Général dans les Armées des Etats Unis d'Amérique ....". - Bronze commemorative medal. On the obverse, winged liberty with inscriptions: "Exemple aux peuples X aoust MDCCXCII", on the reverse, "A la mémoire du glorieux combat du peuple contre la tyrannie aux tuileries la commune de Paris". - Bronze medal with profile of Charles X by Gayrard on obverse. On the reverse, "Avènement au trône de Charles X le 16 septembre 1824" (Charles X's accession to the throne on September 16, 1824). - Bronze medal for the establishment of the French Republic on February 24, 1848. On the obverse, head of Ceres, and on the reverse, three allegorical figures; engraved by Oudiné. - Bronze medal commemorating the annexation of Savoy and the County of Nice to France on June 12, 1860. On the obverse, portrait of Napoleon III Emperor, on the reverse, 3 allegorical figures, engraved by Lagrange. - Copper medal from the 1865 Paris World's Fair. On the obverse, bust portrait of Napoleon III, engraved by Albert Barre. - The same medal in 950 mm. silver, with hallmark of the indicating hand. gross weight: 129.9 g. - Copper medal engraved by Daniel Dupuis. On the obverse, Allegory of Paris looking at the plan of Saint Joseph's church, on the reverse, view of the nave of Saint Joseph's church by Ballu.