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BONAPARTE general-in-chief Bronze medal, signed Bovy Obverse: profile of Bonaparte and inscription Bonaparte Général en Chef - Reverse: Bonaparte on horseback in front of his generals contemplating the pyramids and inscriptions: Soldats du haut de ces pyramides 40 siècles nous contemplent, Napoléon en EGYPTE July 25, 1798. Diam. 4 cm In a boxwood case

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Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

BARTHÉLÉMY (A. M.) & MÉRY (J.). Napoleon in Egypt, Waterloo and the Son of Man. Preceded by a literary notice by M. Tissot. Paris, Bourdin, sd [1842]. In-4, red chagrin, richly decorated smooth spine, large and beautiful gilt plates framed by a triple cold fillet interlaced on the boards, gilt edges, covers and spine preserved (Boutigny). Illustrated second edition. It includes 1 frontispiece, 16 large off-text vignettes on chine appliqué drawn by H. Vernet & H. Bellangé and 120 in-text figures. (Vicaire I, 324.) A superb copy, elegantly bound by Boutigny, on which he has reproduced, in the center of each of the 2 covers, the 2 faces of the bronze medal representing Bonaparte, General-in-Chief of the Army of Egypt, specially made for this edition, engraved by Ch. Bovy and offered to subscribers before the work went to press.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Set of 15 patinated bronze medals of the Consulate and First Empire: - Bonaparte general-in-chief of the French army in Italy, by Duvivier: "le Traité de Campo Formio an VI,diam 56 mm - Bonaparte general-in-chief of the army of Italy, 26 vendémiaire an VI, Paix de Campo Formio, engraved by Chavanne, diam 43 mm - Bonparte l'armée d'Italie, 1796, engraved by Peirre Ferrier, struck in Geneva, diam 42 mm - Bonaparte Premier Consul, battle of Marengo, engraved by Auguste, 25 and 26 prairiale an VIII, diam 50 mm - General Dessaix, mortally wounded at the battle of Marengo, engraved by Auguste, diam 50 mm - Bonaparte Premier Consul, première pierre de la colonne nationale, July 14, 1800, engraved by Vivier, diam 42 mm - Bonaparte Premier Consul, paix de Lunéville, le XX pluviose an IX engraved by Andrieu, diam 42 mm - Bonaparte Premier Consul, He strengthens by his victories, honored by his virtues, makes the Republic and liberty loved by his moderation diam 32 mm (very worn) - Les trois Consuls - Paix intérieure - Paix extérieur, 30 floréal an X, engraved by Geoffroy, diam 68 mm presented in a green shagreen case - Napoléon Empereur, monument funéraire de Dessex, 24 prairiale an XIII, gaveurs Denon - Droz, diam 27 mm - Treaty of Amiens, broken by England in May 1803, engravers Denon and Geoffroy, dam 41 cm - Battle of Marengo and passage of the Saint Bernard, engraved by Denon Dubois, diam 41mm - In year XII, 2000 barques are built -1804, engraved by Denon, diam 41 mm - The victorious Army of Italy - Surrender of Mantua engraved by Lavy, 24 pluviose an V, diam 43 mm - VICTORIUS MOREAU, engraved by Caunois, 1819 Revolution, Consulate, First Empire and Last Restoration period, fair condition

Estim. 80 - 120 EUR

Set of 5 medals - Les trois consuls, pewter print, diam 67.5 mm - Napoleon rising from the Boulogne camp, 1805, crossing the Rhine, September 25, 1805, engraved by Denon and Frenet, 1969 silver print - Two bronze medals, refrappes, Peace of Lunéville and Army of the Rhine, Moreau general-in-chief 55 mm and 59 mm - Foreign pewter medal circa 1800; diam 33 mm

Starting price 150 EUR

Napoleon medal (Andrieu F) Napoleon Bonaparte, on reverse "Exposition présentée par la société pour l'encouragement des études napoléoniennes", bronze, 41mm.

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