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FRANCE, Royal (Restored). Louis Antoine d’Artois. 1775-1844. Lot of four (4) Æ Medals. Includes:
1) On His Presiding Over the Election of the Chamber of Deputies (41mm, 38.23 g, 12h). Paris mint. By Andrieu. Dated 1815 (in Roman numerals). LOUIS ANTOINE DUC D’ANGOULEME, bust left; ANDRIEU on truncation of bust / S. A. R. PRÉSIDE LllE COLLEGE ELECTORAL DE LA GIRONDE, table draped with cloth decorated with fleurs-de lis and set with urn, desk set, paper, and bell; to right, ornate official chair left; ANDRIEU DE BORDEAUX on ground line; AOUT MDCCCXV/VOTÉ PAR LE/C. E. in three lines. Collignon 66.
2) Appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the ‘Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis’ (51mm, 62.29 g, 12h). Paris mint. By Caunois. Dated 1823. L. ANT. GÉNÉRALISSIME DES ARMÉES FRANÇAISES., laureate bust left; CAUNOIS F. in exergue / CIVILIVM DISCORDIARVM IBERIAE PACIFICATOR., Louis Antoine in military attire and holding palm frond, right on horse prancing across pontoon bridge; IER. OCTOBRE 1823. in exergue. Collignon 386.
3) On His Victories in Spain (51mm, 65.29 g, 12h). Paris mint. By Caunois. Dated Paris mint. By Caunois. Dated 1823. L. ANT. GÉNÉRALISSIME DES ARMÉES FRANÇAISES., laureate bust left; CAUNOIS F. in exergue / Louis Antoine in military attire, right on horse, being led by Victory, seen from behind, though triumphal arch; above Louis Antoine, Minerva, holding spear and shield, flying right, head left; to left, troops marching in line behind Louis Antoine; in exergue, IMP · MAX · EXERC · Q · LVT · TRIVMP./REDITVS./2 DECEMBRE 1823. in three lines. Collignon 393.
4) On His Triumph in Paris (51mm, 65.29 g, 12h). Paris mint. By Caunois. Dated Paris mint. By Caunois. Dated 1823 (in Roman numerals). LVDOVICO · ANTON · ATREBATICO EX · HISPAN · REDVCI, laureate bust left, laurel wreath above; CAUNOIS F. in exergue / SECVRITATE · VBIQVE · PARTA, Louis Antoine in military attire,left in slow biga; to left, personification of the City of Paris presenting him with wreath and palm frond; behing the car, supine male figure holding torch on ground, while above, Victory alights left, holding laurel branch and wreath above Louis Antoine; in exergue, LAETITIA · PARISIENSVM/D · XV · DEC · A · MDCCCXXIII and CAUNOIS F. in three lines. Collignon 395. Brown surfaces a couple of medals with slight deposits. As made.
Louis Antoine (1775-1844), Duc de Angoulême was the elder son of Charles X and the last Dauphin of France. In 1823, he lead the French army in the Spanish campaign to support Ferdinand VII of Spain and bolster authoritarian monarchism in Europe. Louis won an important victory on 31 August 1823 at the Battle of Trocadero. He returned to Paris in triumph on 2 December and the city celebrated his victories on the 15th. Louis Antoine was disputedly king of France for about 20 minutes in 1830.
Closing Date and Time: 18 October 2023 at 15:00:40 ET.
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.
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