Live auction - fjt_550551 - FRENCH THIRD REPUBLIC Porte-Louis gravé n.d.
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| Estimate : | 250 € |
| Price : | 210 € |
| Maximum bid : | 218 € |
| End of the sale : | 28 January 2020 18:28:14 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Porte-Louis gravé
Date: n.d.
Metal : silver
Weight : 33 g.
Coments on the condition:
Très bon état, bélière. L’intérieur du couvercle semble doré
Obverse
Obverse legend : CIGALE.
Obverse description : Représentation féminine allégorique. Signé E. DROPSY.
Reverse
Commentary
Jean-Baptiste Emile Dropsy (1848-1923) est un graveur. Il entama son apprentissage de graveur sur métaux à Paris quai de Jemmapes auprès de la société Lemoine. Ce porte-Louis décoré et gravé par Jean Baptiste Emile Dropsy permettait de ranger facilement plusieurs napoléons de 10 francs OR et de 20 francs OR à l’aide d’un système à ressorts.
Historical background
FRENCH THIRD REPUBLIC
(4/09/1870-10/07/1940)
Thiers was overthrown by the monarchists on May 24, 1873 and replaced by Marshal Mac Mahon. The mandate of the president is extended to seven years by the Assembly. The attempt to restore the Monarchy in the person of Henry V fails, because the latter refuses to give up the white flag. The constitutional laws passed on November 30, 1875 will not be modified until 1940; they bring relative political stability and rule out monarchical re-establishment. The legislative conflict of 1877, which opposed Jules Simon and the Duke of Broglie, turns to the advantage of the Republicans. The Universal Exhibition of 1878 takes place at the Trocadéro. The telephone made its appearance in Paris in 1879. Mac Mahon, in conflict with the Assembly, resigned ("submit or resign"). Jules Grévy was elected in his place. Gambetta becomes President of the Chamber of Deputies. The Prince Imperial, son of Napoleon III, is massacred by the Zulus in English uniform. July 14 became a national holiday in 1880..
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